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.
      
			
      
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              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
      
			
      
      		
				
              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.
      
			
      
      		
				
              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.
      
			
      
      		
				
              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.
      
			
      
      		
				
              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.
      
			
      
      		
				
              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.
      
			
      
      		
				
              Visual consistency is the cornerstone of strong branding and while AI has hugely sped up this creative work, the small flaws it generates (distorted logos, inconsistent colours) undermine brand integrity. This is where digital twins come in.
      
			
      
      		
				
              The Meta Reels Impact Awards 2025 celebrate the most creative and impactful Reels campaigns across Southeast Asia and emerging markets. Open to brands, agencies, and creators, the awards recognise work that drives real business results through standout creativity.
      
			
      
      		
				
              At The 40th Annual The Marketing Society Awards night 1980s nostalgia was in the air and the brands that won big were those that created moments that made people feel seen, valued and a part of something bigger.
      
			
      
      		
				
              AI Overview now appears in 33% of searches and while this presents challenges like reduced direct website traffic, it offers unprecedented opportunities for hyper-personalisation and direct brand recommendations.
      
			
      
      		
				
              Kate Mackie, Partner Brand, Marketing & Communications at EY explains why trust plays an even more significant role in B2B marketing.