Think pieces

Budweiser’s Brewmaster Tour

This week Joss Davidge has spotted Budweiser’s 45-week mobile activation, dubbed the ‘Brew Master Tour’...

When in doubt, re-read rule one

If you need to explain to a customer that he's wrong, that everyone else has no problem, that you have

Dining atop a billboard with MasterCard

MasterCard’s Priceless Table, an activation which granted MasterCard holders a dining experience atop a billboard in Times Square, has whet his appetite this week.

Follow Me Follow You

Two themes come to mind as I write this blog on a weekend full of world-class sport. The first is whether patience is still a virtue...

Guanyin listening to the world

The figure of Guanyin (short for ‘he who listens to the cries of the world’) chose to stay on earth

Brand Experience at BET Awards Fan Fest

When it comes to experiential, Joss Davidge of BEcause makes it his business to keep on top of all the best stuff going on.

Hot Chip

The UK start-up scene is hot. There are lots of incubators, accelerators. The biggest growth sector in London is probably TechSeedCityHubbery.

World Cup of surprises

There's a very popular cliché in Brazil which says that 'football is a little box of surprises' ('futebol é uma caixinha de surpresas').

3 all American brand experiences

Joss Davidge, Managing Partner of brand experience agency BEcause is always on the lookout for star experiential campaigns...

Is market research useful?

A strange question from a market researcher who spent her early years setting up the first advertising research unit in an advertising agency...

Dollar Shave Club cuts through competition on Vine

Dollar Shave Club are at it again and Sony pumps up the jam with some of the most creative Vines.

Our generation's D-Day

What are we sacrificing for future generations? Should this anniversary also be a wake up call...

We’re in the people business

Last week I had the pleasure of presenting at a great event in the Lake District called Learnfest. With a

Save more money in four easy steps

Here in the UK we don't save nearly enough money. According to the latest statistics, many of us are living hand to mouth...

Bud Light’s heavyweight brand experiences

Beer giant Bud Light has built up a strong reputation for its outsized experiential activations. Aimed at young and predominantly male drinkers...

Giving makeup a meaningful makeover

Makeup is being used as a hook by an inspiring social enterprise to help teenage girls to build their confidence

Three marketing lessons from Broadway

Almost all the casting, play selection and advertising done for Broadway shows is designed to appeal to tourists...

Two can do (almost) anything

This legendary campaign by SH Benson for Guinness first saw the light of day in the late 1920’s, with none

The conscious consumers of America

According to a recent report by BBMG, nearly nine in ten Americans say the words 'conscious consumer' describe them

Suspicious Minds!

Coca-Cola posted this video on 7 May, a short film made by Y&R in Dubai. When I last looked, it had been viewed more than 2 million times.

Are you feeling it?

Mark Twain once said that 'Any emotion, if it is sincere, is involuntary'. This statement was substantiated by Daniel Kahneman who famously determined that human...