Think piece
We Built the Most Human Brand in Brooklyn With AI Doing the Unglamorous Heavy Lifting
In this article Ramblin' Chick's Ebaid Albast argues that AI shouldn’t be used to generate content, it should be used to pressure-test thinking, so humans can build sharper, more distinctive brands instead of faster, more forgettable ones.
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Everyone's Automating. Almost Nobody's Growing.
This piece from Tina Chu argues that AI's true value isn't cost-cutting efficiency it's unlocking previously unaffordable revenue strategies and a future of `bilingual' marketers who can orchestrate AI systems while retaining the human empathy and strategic direction.
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A Different Question: Rethinking Trust For A New Era
Authentitas' Michael Bayler on why trust is no longer a communications problem. In an age of disinformation and AI-generated reality, what audiences need isn't reassurance, it's proof.
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Media Planning Under The Spotlight: Challenging Trends in an Uncomfortable Conversation
A review of the recent Uncomfortable Conversations event which debated the notion that all media plans now look the same which concluded that with measurement bias towards digital, commercial incentives and declining full-channel planning expertise, unless we challenge this system, effectiveness will continue to suffer.
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Why Marketing Matters: The Campaigns That Changed Everything: Part 3
To mark the 40th anniversary of The Marketing Society Global Awards, we created a Time Capsule in 2025. We asked the brightest minds in the industry gathered at our Awards Ceremony, one simple question: which campaigns prove that marketing truly matters? From Sport England's This Girl Can to Nike Dream Crazy, three iconic campaigns from the 2010s and 2020s prove that the greatest marketing doesn't sell products, it shapes culture, identity and behaviour change.
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Why Marketing Matters: The Campaigns that Changed Everything: Part 2
To mark the 40th anniversary of The Marketing Society Global Awards, we created a Time Capsule in 2025. We asked the brightest minds in the industry gathered at our Awards Ceremony, one simple question: which campaigns prove that marketing truly matters? From Dove's Real Beauty Apple's iPod Silhouette, three iconic campaigns from the 2000s and 2010s prove that the greatest marketing doesn't sell products, it shapes culture, identity and drives the digital revolution.
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Why Marketing Matters: The Campaigns That Changed Everything: Part 1
To mark the 40th anniversary of The Marketing Society Global Awards, we created a Time Capsule in 2025. We asked the brightest minds in the industry gathered at our Awards Ceremony, one simple question: which campaigns prove that marketing truly matters? From Nike's Just Do It to British Airways' Face, three iconic campaigns from the 1980s and 90s prove that the greatest marketing doesn't sell products, it shapes culture and identity.
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Culture is no longer a marketing input. It is the Operating System for Growth
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.
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If AI’s the baseline, what's your differentiator?
Most marketing agencies have AI now, as well as every freelancer and every graduate. And that means AI capability is no longer impressive: it’s the bare minimum.
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Learn Like a Lobster with The Marketing Society
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.
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