Think pieces

Freelancers aren’t free

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Despite “Freelancer” having the word “Free” in it, Freelancers aren’t free.

Nudging healthy eating

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What really works. By Crawford Hollingworth and Liz Barker.

Bye Bye Binary

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Let’s stop presenting binary choices as the only choices.

Three things Gareth Southgate is teaching us about leadership

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We can all grow as leaders. It just takes practice.

How the ‘sound’ of AI can affect brands

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Did you hear Yanny or Laurel?

Not working with a**holes

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So let’s get rid of better, faster and cheaper. And let’s just focus on being decent. In this day and age it’s needed more than ever.

Marketing potatoes as a force for peace

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Potatoes for Peace supports in-school projects where each child is given a customised toolkit...

4 unusual measures of brand success

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Awareness, trial, sales and profitability are all good measures of brand success but while doing researching for my new book of innovation stories...

Pride and bravery

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'Diversity in advertising – just don’t expect to please all of the people all of the time'

Mental health: focus on the cause

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Ahead of the next upcoming Mental Health Fishbowl, I wanted to share some thoughts on mental health

Inspired Us: Elon Musk, Ikea and LEGO

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It is with great pleasure that the invitation to write this month’s Inspired Us article has finally arrived at the doorstep of Dragon Rouge

Mad as Hell

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As Bryan Cranston said when he played Howard Beale in the award-winning run of Network at London’s National Theatre

Rebranding Death

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Someone shared a tweet the other day that caught my eye – a gallows humour reaction of Beyond.Life’s

We're hiring: Membership Account Executive

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We are looking for a Membership Executive to ensure The Marketing Society continues to grow

Inspired Us: sharp objects and Sorry to Bother You

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From film Sorry to Bother You to 12-foot noodles

What are agencies for?

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This week Campaign published two significant pieces about the agency business:

UnMarketing

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School's out for Lubna Forzley and she's got one thing on her mind: UnMarketing.

The only obstacle to finding purpose

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By Jamie Smart

Army sergeants and middle management

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‘Generals win wars, but sergeants win battles’. I can’t find a definitive single source for this aphorism anywhere.

A shout-out to my team

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We are now more than halfway through the year. Don't forget to thank your team in the race to reach end of year goals.

Making new behaviour stick

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A behavioural science guide to habit building by Crawford Hollingworth and Liz Barker