Blogs and think pieces

From AI Tools to Marketing Operating Systems

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AI is reshaping marketing from tool-based experimentation to AI-powered workflows and operating models that drive smarter, connected decision-making and long-term competitive advantage.

Brand systems weren’t built for today’s business operating models

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Independent creative agency RPM and research specialist, Canvas 8, interviewed senior marketers from FMCG, hospitality, tech and entertainment sectors, to understand how effectively brand systems today are keeping pace with business operating models.

Global Market Sentiment Pulse: Contextual Brands in the Age of Instability

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DEPT®'s Global Market Sentiment Pulse, produced in partnership with The Marketing Society, draws on a survey of 3,000 consumers and the perspectives of senior marketing leaders from Barclays, British Airways, Diageo, Tesco and more to reveal what people actually want from brands in an age of instability.

Marketing Is Driven by Physics

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Lex Bradshaw-Zanger on why the principles of physics offer a surprisingly useful framework for understanding how brands grow, customers choose and marketing works.

From CMO to CEO: How Mentoring Helped Me Reframe My Story

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The Marketing Society’s Global Leadership Mentoring Programme played a key role in helping Worldwide Cancer Research's Laura Brady achieve her goal of becoming a CEO.

The end of hype-driven shopping

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South Korean consumers, fed up of data breaches and fake reviews are demanding tangible "proof" before trusting hyped products, pushing brands to build verification and authenticity directly into the shopping experience.

Case studies

The Marketing Society Scotland Star Awards 2026: Leisure & Lifestyle

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On 18 June 2026 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, The Marketing Society Scotland held its annual Star Awards, celebrating excellence across Scotland’s marketing community. Leisure & Lifestyle winners: Every Journey Starts a Story by Stand, CalMac

The Marketing Society Scotland Star Awards 2026: AI, Automation & Emerging Tech

Tackling Pensions Apathy: AI Meets Vanity
On 18 June 2026 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, The Marketing Society Scotland held its annual Star Awards, celebrating excellence across Scotland’s marketing community. AI, Automation & Emerging Tech winners: Tackling Pensions Apathy: AI Meets Vanity by Union Group, Lloyds Banking Group

The Marketing Society Scotland Star Awards 2026: Drink

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On 18 June 2026 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, The Marketing Society Scotland held its annual Star Awards, celebrating excellence across Scotland’s marketing community. Drink Winners: Once Upon a Time In Scotland by Sunshine The Social Agency, Glenmorangie

The Marketing Society Scotland Star Awards 2026: Food

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On 18 June 2026 at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange, The Marketing Society Scotland held its annual Star Awards, celebrating excellence across Scotland’s marketing community. Food winners "Bish Bash Bentos" by Guy & Co, Fray Bentos

Empower

Can subtlety save us from cynicism?

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'Over the last 18 months it's safe to say we're fed up', writes Havas Hong Kong's Head of Strategy, Duncan Bell. 'And brands haven't escaped this malaise.'

Storytelling - Oh no, do we have to?

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Author and global speaker on communication, creativity and collaboration, Neil Mullarkey, says the good news is, everyone can tell a story: colleagues, clients, customers... you just have to seek them out.

Why stories are important for Squiggly Careers

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Helen Tupper, Co-Founder of award-winning career development company Amazing If, on what makes a good squiggly career story and when you should tell yours.

The stories we tell...

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Author, speaker and founder of Upping Your Elvis, Chris Barez-Brown, says that the stories we tell ourselves shape our very being, and in just ten minutes a day we can be happier and more optimistic.

Interviews

Member Interview with Charli Wright

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Member Interview with Charli Wright, CEO, JWI

Member Interview with Helena Verellen

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Member Interview with Helena Verellen, Fractional CMO, Strategic Advisor and Advisory Board Member for New York

Member Interview with Erris de Stacpoole

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Member Interview with Erris de Stacpoole, Public Relations Communications Specialist, Accenture Song