Abigail Dixon explains why the Changemakers Conference is a day she never compromises on, ringfencing it because it offers something rare: a day of inspiration, reflection, and clarity about what she can do and what she should do next. Let's see if this year's delivered.

From new The Marketing Society President Dame Carolyn McCall's call for marketers to take their seat at the top table, to Zak Brown's McLaren turnaround story and Professor Green's raw and honest conversation about masculinity, the 2025 Changemakers Conference was a day of enrichment and enlightenment which proved that at its best marketing connects commercial realism with real human lives.

‘Friendfluence’ is the ultimate futureproofing tool. Peer-led marketing enables brands to keep pace. By building your strategy around people, not platforms, brands ensure their voice stays relevant, authentic and part of the conversation.

Leo Rayman argues that traditional sustainability messaging has become obsolete and as marketers we should instead be reframing the climate transition as a massive economic and technological revolution.

So. Much. Overwhelm. There’s no doubt about it… the world’s a bit of a mess right now. Politics. The economy. War. Division. AI apparently coming for our kids. And trading conditions? Absolutely brutal.

Member Interview with Anne Stagg, CEO, Digitas

Navigating a world of economic uncertainty. Encouraging innovation whilst maintaining operational efficiency. Adopting and adapting to the brave new world of AI and digital transformation. Dealing with the complexities of hybrid working.

As part of our leadership at Speed Challenge series, Georgina Bramall, Marketing Director at giffgaff, explores how purpose-driven leaders balance the 3 Ps, people, planet and profit, to drive both pace and impact, sharing practical approaches that empower teams and reframe marketing success beyond volume metrics.

An honest exploration of why many of the sustainability targets announced a decade ago have been quietly reduced or abandoned and what needs to be done now to redress this with insights from this great The Uncomfortable Conversations event.

As part of our The Creativity Crisis Challenge series, Paul Coxhill urges brands to embed creativity across the entire business and shares the behaviours of those that are already doing this and as a result, are engaging more customers and driving growth.