Think pieces

How Leading CMOs are Restructuring their Funnel Strategy

How Leading CMOs are Restructuring their Funnel Strategy
How leading marketers are rethinking funnel strategy, organisational alignment, and measurement to drive revenue in an increasingly complex landscape.

Why 'Think outside the box' is the worst advice in advertising

Gerry Farrell
Top brands like Tesco and Specsavers don't waste time thinking outside the box, they've created a box worth thinking inside - a perfect creative platform to guide everything they say and do.

Creativity: A Luxury of the Successful or the Essential Solution in Crisis?

Lex Bradshaw-Zanger
L’Oréal SAPMENA Region Chief Marketing & Digital Officer and The Marketing Society, Singapore Board Member, Lex Bradshaw-Zanger breaks down marketing creativity in today's world concluding in challenging times we need to remain open to reinventing what creativity truly means.

Why TV is the Safest Bet in the Digital World

Card Game
Contrary to common assumptions, TV advertising is one of the least risky and most profitable marketing investments, according to the Profit Ability 2 report by Thinkbox and with traditional barriers like high costs and slow execution dissolving through AI and BVOD tech, TV offers far greater predictability in comparison to the supposedly 'safe bet' digital channels.

Now is the Time for Creativity!

Amrita Randhawa
In high-pressure times when fear of failure can stifle creativity, organisations should foster creative culture by encouraging experimental thinking and championing those who push for unconventional approaches, explains Publicis Groupe's Amrita Randhawa as part of The Creativity Crisis Challenge series.

Creative. To be or ever to be.

Vidya Manmohan
Amid rapid technological change, human qualities of authenticity, empathy and purpose remain the most valuable aspects of creativity, writes Vidya Manmohan, Founder of V4Good, advocating for meaningful work that respects craft and builds lasting positive impact.

Making the case for creativity in a changing world

Paul Coxhill Creativity in Crisis
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.

Beyond the Brands We Build: Why Personal Branding Matters More Than Ever

Bushra Khan 
As marketers we spend our working lives shaping brands but building your own personal brand is every bit as important.

From Reflection to Action: How the Marketing Leaders Programme Transformed My Leadership Approach

The Marketing Society Marketing Leaders Programme Lion
Recent delegate Shell's Omar Abouseif on his experience of attending The Marketing Leaders Programme and how it transformed his leadership approach.

Growth through premiumisation: don't raise prices, lower risk

Matt Boffey
Design Bridge and Partners' Matt Boffey makes the case for brands to focus on reducing 'substitution risk' making it harder for customers to accept alternatives, rather than simply raising prices.

Why Don’t More CMOs Become CEOs?

Siew Ting Foo and Grace Chua
Siew Ting Foo reviews the recent The CEO Conversations event in Singapore with FairPrice's Grace Chua and discovers what it takes to get more CMO making the leap to CEO.

The Fellows Fundamentals: Marketing Communications

The Fellows Fundamentals header Chris Macleod
As part of our The Fellows Fundamentals series, Chair of Fellows Chris Macleod provides a comprehensive overview of marketing communications (MarComms) as a strategic discipline and an important part of the marketing mix.

Unblocking Our Energy for Marketing Success

Rebecca Hirst The Creativity Crisis Challenge for The Marketing Society
Energy is the lifeblood of creativity. Only when we understand what to do to shift our energy when it feels stuck, can we think differently about marketing challenges and find breakthrough solutions.

THE PERFECT CREATIVE HEIST: How to Get the Best Out of Your Creative Agency When Times Are Tough

Andreas Krasser The Creativity Crisis Challenge for The Marketing Society
Tough times don’t have to mean boring, generic campaigns, with the right team in place, a clear brief and proactive collaboration, you can still pull off a creative heist.

The Untapped Opportunity of Connected Omnichannel

Simon Morgan
A new report by The Trade Desk reveals two thirds of Southeast Asians have ad fatigue, as a result of disconnected strategies but an omnichannel approach will build the connections that drive growth.

How to get ahead in marketing from Fellows of The Marketing Society

How to get ahead in marketing from Fellows of The Marketing Society
An honest exploration of the choices, failures, and principles that shape marketing careers at the highest level. The insights from this great Fellows-led event

Reset and Rise: Manifesting Your Dream Career and LinkedIn Success

Emma Harris Laura Fox Career Transitions Event The Marketing Society
Our Reset and Rise session brought together two powerhouse speakers to tackle the twin challenges of career navigation: mindset and visibility. Get the insights from the session.

The Future is Asian Creativity

David Tiltman Cannes Lions Unpacked Singapore 2025
Golin Asia Pacific's Darren Burns on why the spotlight at Cannes Lions shone firmly on Asia's creative power, from Indian Railways' Lucky Yatra to Singapore's Vaseline Verified, Asian brands are using creativity as a force multiplier.

Cannes Lions Unpacked: Creativity in the Age of Speed

Rica Facundo talking at Cannes Lions Unpacked in Singapore
Severine Vauleon former Global Brand Vice President at Unilever reviews Cannes Lions and discovered we all need to slow down to allow ideas to breathe, consistency is a new superpower and tech is just an enabler - plus there's a new set of capabilities Asian marketers should pay attention to.

Finding My Voice: What a Stammer Taught Me About Marketing

Rowena Pritchard
How a stammer made Rowena Pritchard become a better marketer. What she once thought of as a limitation she now sees as her hidden strength.

Why Cannes Lions 2025 Revealed Marketing's New Power Players

Sir Martin Sorrell speaking at The Marketing Society event about Cannes Lions 2025
The lights dimmed at Cannes Lions 2025, but the revelations from this year's festival continue to illuminate a fundamental shift in how great marketing actually works. Highlights from our Cannes Lions Unpacked session in Singapore.