Blogs and think pieces

Culture is no longer a marketing input. It is the Operating System for Growth

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With attention fragmented and trust in an increasingly fragile state, growth is harder to manufacture than ever. The brands pulling ahead are not spending more - they are embedded in culture. Attention no longer lives in ad breaks. It lives in fandom, memes, WhatsApp groups, music drops, social and feeds and communities where meaning is created and shaped in real time. Nicola Graham explores this topic.

If AI’s the baseline, what's your differentiator?

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Most marketing agencies have AI now, as well as every freelancer and every graduate. And that means AI capability is no longer...

Learn Like a Lobster with The Marketing Society

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The Marketing Society Fellow Helen Tupper and Sarah Ellis hosted an evening with The Marketing Society in New York, to celebrate the launch of their new book Learn Like a Lobster.

The brand-performance divide is a leadership problem, here’s how to fix it

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In this piece, Alicia Coghlan argues that brand and performance marketing are complementary, not competing forces.

China Brand (R)Evolution: Why Global Success Now Requires a Local Soul

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The "China Brand (R)Evolution" session at TikTok Singapore highlighted a seismic shift from low-cost manufacturing to purpose-led global expansion. By analysing the "Chu Hai" (going global) phenomenon and the collapse of the traditional marketing funnel, this article explores how brands must find their "cultural code" and empower local teams to survive a market defined by paradoxes and lightning-fast innovation.

Fighting the Shrinkflation of Creativity

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In the race to move faster and do more, creativity is often what quietly shrinks first. This article from Layal Baaklini explores why that happens and how we as leaders can bring creativity back to full size. You’ll learn five simple ways to protect creative energy and help your team think bigger again.

Case studies

The Marketing Society Global Awards 2025: Not for profit marketing (Highly Commended)

A HEALTH WHODUNNIT: How a murder mystery drove thousands to local pharmacies for life-saving blood pressure check
On 9 July, in London, we celebrated 40 years of The Marketing Society Global Awards. Not for Profit Marketing Highly Commended was A HEALTH WHODUNNIT: How a murder mystery drove thousands to local pharmacies for life-saving blood pressure checks

The Marketing Society Global Awards 2025: Marketing Transformation (Highly Commended)

Waitrose and Partners
On 9 July, in London, we celebrated 40 years of The Marketing Society Global Awards. Marketing Transformation Highly Commended was Our CRM Transformation

The Marketing Society Global Awards 2025: Marketing Transformation (Highly Commended)

Farrans Construction
On 9 July, in London, we celebrated 40 years of The Marketing Society Global Awards. Marketing Transformation Highly Commended was From nought to sixty

The Marketing Society Global Awards 2025: Marketing Innovation and Technology (Highly Commended)

Audi Match
On 9 July, in London, we celebrated 40 years of The Marketing Society Global Awards. Marketing Innovation and Technology Highly Commended was Audi Match, How we helped prospective car buyers find their perfect Partner

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 VJ Anand

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Member Interview with VJ Anand, Co-Founder and CCO, Ballsy

Member Interview with Jack Shearring

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Member Interview with Jack Shearring, Head of Transformation, Mediasense

Member Interview with Chris Cochrane

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Member Interview with Chris Cochrane, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Plug Media