Prime Performance Labs' Jason Leavy on why ambition, alongside the human qualities of empathy, creativity, taste and judgement, will be critical to effective marketing leadership in the age of AI.
Think pieces
Why experiencing AI first-hand is the key to moving beyond apprehension and unlocking new possibilities for faster, smarter ways of working. Electric Twin's Leanne Tomasevic on this and other insights from The Marketing Society’s The Accelerator Day,
This latest Canvas8 article explores who's really shaping culture in India today and what that shift means for how brands earn loyalty.
This piece explores why customer communications are quietly costing companies far more than most marketing teams realise, and what it would take to fix that.
In the third of this series, Crawford Hollingworth explores trust, perhaps the hardest human connection to earn. AI can verify facts, predict credibility and measure reputation, but it cannot make people believe. Drawing on behavioural science, this piece argues that trust may become one of the last sustainable competitive advantages, and asks leaders whether their organisations are earning belief through shared risk and integrity or merely optimising trust out of existence.
The article from the Red Pill series: While AI makes it easy to replace real customer and employee feedback, the leaders who keep listening to real people will have the advantage.
Semrush data reveals how AI and search now work together throughout consumers' buying journeys and decisions.
Ambitious B2B marketing moves beyond visibility and isolated campaigns to create connected, meaningful experiences that build buyer confidence and drive decisions
What the PepsiCo media move reveals about who's really driving agency transformation and the five questions every CMO should be asking.
Why the today's most effective leaders aren't those who are out front, they are the ones leading from the middle. Andy Goldberg, Chief Marketing Officer, and Chair of The Marketing Society New York draws on his experience leading teams.
Lessons in the key to achieving great global marketing, wherever you go from Helena Verellen.
Real growth in wellness marketing (and life) comes from improving the routines we already have, not adding new ones.
Why doing good in marketing isn't a statement of values, it's in the everyday choices about partners, content, people and trust by Rasha Hamzeh
Influencer marketing's old playbook is losing its grip on audiences. Fanbox’s Richard Summers reveals a framework to help brands build real community engagement through micro-creators.
Rachel Letham reviews a recent LinkedIn Live event with Thomas Barta: The Marketing Leadership Masterclass. With corporate growth stagnating while real change is accelerating, we need more Growth Rebel - people who ignites ideas and makes them happen, as Thomas explains.
Inclusive leadership is an ambitious choice to challenge outdated workplace norms and build a culture where people feel trusted, supported and safe enough to thrive and do their best work.
What does it take to build a marketing and communications function from nothing, earn the trust of sceptical senior leaders and turn a regional idea into a global benchmark?
A recent CEO Conversation event held under the Chatham House rule revealed important leadership lessons which can be applied to any organisation in any sector. Integrated Media Lead, Procter and Gamble’s Billie Wilson shares her thoughts.
Hadi Lotfi explores how AI is moving marketing beyond experimentation and individual tools toward connected workflows, stronger operating models and smarter decision-making that delivers real business impact.
Independent creative agency RPM and research specialist, Canvas 8, interviewed senior marketers from FMCG, hospitality, tech and entertainment sectors, to understand how effectively brand systems today are keeping pace with business operating models.
DEPT®'s Global Market Sentiment Pulse, produced in partnership with The Marketing Society, draws on a survey of 3,000 consumers and the perspectives of senior marketing leaders from Barclays, British Airways, Diageo, Tesco and more to reveal what people actually want from brands in an age of instability.