Think pieces

Toward dumber

If you want to reach more people, if you're measuring audience size, then the mantra of the last twenty years

How BE helps us to live healthier lifestyles

healthy
We generally have good intentions to do some or all of the things that we know are good for us - but frequently procrastinate

What’s the best idea you never had?

2017 is my year of the idea. Having researched and written endlessly and passionately about decision making and meetings for

Letter from South Korea: the history of 'Chaebols'

What comes to your mind when you think of “Korea”?  The Korean War, Samsung, Psy’s “Gangnam Style”, Korean television dramas

The Receiving End

The reason for boxing gloves seems obvious enough.
To protect the person getting hit.
Bare knuckles would obviously do more

Celebrating the oddballs

I was running a workshop for a major international hotel chain a few years ago. They were faced with the

From sub-culture to popular culture: why brands need to get gaming

Of all the different forms of popular culture, gaming is the one of the most full of misconceptions.

Why you should hire people that DON'T want to work for your company

“Why do you want to work for us?”  It’s received wisdom that a large part of any interview process

Standing tall: when brands speak out for diversity

In the world of advertising, it’s a generally accepted truth that diversity is, on a whole, lacking.

Taking a stand

Inspired Us: U.N. Women and Tatami rooms

As part of a new content series, we're asking members what's inspired them this month. For August, Creative Culture gave us theirs.

Navigating borders: nuance, clarity and universal languages

History teaches us that language has never been a static entity.

Are consumer insights really dead?

‘Consumer Insights are Dead’, according to a provocatively titled article on Linked In by Jim White.

In fact, Jim is

Fuelling the online experience with imagery

Experiential marketing is on the rise with many marketers shifting towards experience-led activity to engage consumers beyond traditional methods.

According

Marketing Society Scotland: annual review 2016

Each year our team at The Marketing Society Scotland compile an annual review of their best bits. Below we have

Support Growing Better – an urban farm improving mental health

This month Pimp My Cause is featuring Growing Better, a social enterprise dedicated to creating better mental health through growing edible produce.

The new NEW media

fear

The advertising industry has always structured itself around media. As new media emerged, new skills developed in order to service

Expert tips for getting started on your branded video strategy

Branded video content has become one of the staples of digital marketing through social media. Users are able to engage

What can you learn from coconut water?

It may seem like semantics, but in every different kind of business today, creating – or recreating – a category is the most effective winning strategy.

Letter from Singapore: Myanmar, India and Japan

CMOs in the Asia Pacific region that succeed understand the takeoff points that make or break categories

Finding gold amongst the garbage

Simon Cowell (reality TV judge), Eddie Jones (England’s rugby coach), George Anders (author and business journalist) all have something in

The future of social: why you should be looking East

There is no escaping it. Surveying the marketing press over the past year it has become clear