Think pieces

History makers or history watchers?

Stand-out campaigns inspired by women taking the driver’s seat in the Middle East

Controversial advertising: Politics

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While it’s easy for brands to go too far, sometimes the issue at hand is too important not to speak up.

Be brave! Replace your customer journey with a customer ecosystem

Ecosystem thinking is a powerful way to make better use of your limited marketing resources. 

Connecting through millennials' Ramadan culture

Photo by Kel Avelino on Unsplash

First Published in 2018:

Is Ramadan on the marketing calendar of your brand? If not, it should be because Islam

Why Dyson's Giles Gordon is supporting the National Youth Ballet

It does take time and energy and that can be really difficult to manage if you have a full-time position but I can promise it is so worth it.

You’ve got this

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Four work-life tips by Vikki Ross

No more standing by

Speak up and be brave, every day.

The spread of China’s Social Currency: Why should personal user data matter to marketers?

As of May in China, any citizen that has committed any social misdeeds will get a poor social currency score

Note from the CEO: last issue of Market Leader

It is our birthday, we are 20 today. And to mark this monumental occasion we have some news to share.

Marketing is memory making

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A Chinese zoo passed off a Tibetan mastiff like this one as a ‘lion’. Read on for more examples of sham branding.

The High Street: Our place to be human

Pundits claim the great British High Street is ‘shutting down’, writes Salt of the Earth, Founder, Rebecca Moody.

When the world zigs, zag

The research is in; Could embracing failure be better for your brand than success? 

Learning from movie, TV and political content creators

Should marketers take inspiration from The Lego Movie?

The purpose of purpose

If you don’t have time to read this, it’s exactly why you should.

Challenger brands to watch 2018

From Halo Top to Fenty Beauty, here are the brands making an impact in the industry

It’s indifference, not alienation, that brands should be worried about

By Gen Kobayashi, head of strategy at O&M London 

What brands stand to lose by not taking a stand

“Let it be absolutely clear, the loss of a discount will neither scare nor distract one single NRA member

Ad agencies got the memo on diversity. Now it’s your turn.

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Are you slowing the progress?

The Business Blindfold

The fundamental flaw in the tools businesses use to understand their consumers – and why removing the blindfold is essential to delivering sustained, profitable growth.

Chinese New Year is evolving and this is how brands can stay ahead

Four key insights to get ahead

Mental Health & Freelance. Cure or catalyst?

Gig economy & mental health. Is it always a positive equation?

Gig economy & mental health. Is it always a positive equation?