Jonathan Hirasawa Ashton explores how AI is transforming marketing leadership, blurring lines between creativity, compliance and accountability, and why tomorrow’s most trusted brands will treat governance as a creative advantage.
Think pieces
In today’s fast-moving marketing landscape, true leadership isn’t about constant acceleration, it’s about setting a sustainable rhythm. This piece by Mia Esat explores how clarity, calm, culture, and purpose sustain performance at speed.
Behind every calm PR response is a flurry of paddling. This piece by Emma Falvey explores how to find calm, clarity, and confidence when crisis hits, and why vulnerability is part of strong leadership.
Artificial intelligence is expanding the boundaries of what’s possible, from generating ideas in seconds to analyzing patterns too complex for the human eye. Its speed and scale are astonishing. And yet, as it continues to accelerate, a more interesting question is emerging: what AI cannot do?
How leading marketers are rethinking funnel strategy, organisational alignment, and measurement to drive revenue in an increasingly complex landscape.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
As marketers we spend our working lives shaping brands but building your own personal brand is every bit as important.
Recent delegate Shell's Omar Abouseif on his experience of attending The Marketing Leaders Programme and how it transformed his leadership approach.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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