Izzy is the Deputy Editor of BITE, Creativebrief’s daily insight into global marketing trends and the cultural movements driving them. She keeps abreast of the latest communication, technology and consumer news, and is responsible for conducting interviews with key agency strategists and creatives to gain insight into the most innovative global campaigns.
By Izzy Ashton
A 2019 report from think tank Credos found that advertisers fall behind bankers and politicians when it comes to winning people’s trust. Today’s consumers are demanding transparency from brands they choose to buy from, especially from those that may have previously not been partial to trust.
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Almost 4.5 million older people claim to have felt lonely in later life according to research conducted by Cadbury and Age UK, while 225,000 older people often go for a week without speaking to anyone.
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As part of a new breed of environmentally first start ups, Archie Wilkinson founded Lifesaver to have a positive impact, whether that be for the people he employs, the business he runs or the planet we so depend on.
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The figure of the handmaid, clad in red, her head covered by a white hood has become a symbol of the time, a cultural emblem that has moved to represent the suppression of women’s rights, particularly reproductive rights.
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The latest campaign from Bernardo’s and FCB Inferno, ‘Hyena’, aims to capture the terror and pain of what being bullied as a child feels like, all the while directing the viewer to the life-changing work the charity offers.
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While there has been many a discussion had around the gender or ethnic recruitment gap, not much time has been given to exploring the disability employment gap in the UK.
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ITV CEO Dame Carolyn McCall on wellbeing, resilience and workplace culture.
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Purpose has arguably fast become the most overused and misunderstood term in advertising. However, Andy Last, CEO of MullenLowe salt is determined to prove that tackling social issues can drive business growth.
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Textile production currently contributes more to climate change than international aviation and shipping combined. This is no longer about just the biggest companies making a change. It is up to each of us to examine our consumption.
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Standing out in the crowded fashion market is never easy but Topshop’s ‘Date Dash’, an online dating show designed to re-write the rules of love, does just that.
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Stack's latest campaign has been designed to attract people’s attention, to change their long entrenched habits about this stretch of road and help prevent any more accidents.
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In an era in which smartphones are akin to consumers’ significant others and life is to be shared via social media, before it is lived, the experience economy is in the midst of a significant boom.
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COPA90 is redefining what it means to be a modern media brand and paving a trail for equality and creativity.
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While the image of the whiskey drinking exec still pervades, campaigns like this from Bloom Gin are helping to rewrite the narrative and create more inclusive messaging for the alcoholic drinks sector.
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By successfully abandoning stereotypes and speaking to real people about their real life experiences, McCain delivers that most over-used but vital marketing goal; authenticity.
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