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Izzy Ashton

Deputy Editor, BITE Creativebrief

About

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.


More from Izzy Ashton

Hot Pick

NHS encourages people to not ignore their symptoms and seek support when needed

By Izzy Ashton

Perhaps more than ever the public is in need of reassurance in every aspect of their lives and the NHS aims to do just that, to remind people to take care of themselves and find the help they need.

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Thought Leadership

How can the marketing industry move the dial when it comes to more authentic representation in advertising?

By Izzy Ashton

As an industry, authentic representation comes from diversifying the minds in the room where the marketing is made, on sets where creative is realised and in front of the camera as well.

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Hot Pick

RNIB highlight the need for accessible design with the first accessible pregnancy test prototype

By Izzy Ashton

This prototype has been designed to highlight the need for accessible design, to respect the autonomy of women who simply want to find out their results in private without having to rely on someone else.

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Interviews

“Showing up when things get tough is what customers will remember most”

By Izzy Ashton

Maryam Banikarim, Head of Marketing at Nextdoor on the importance of constant communication and nurturing neighbourhood values.

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Hot Pick

Stamma partners with Wikipedia to tackle harmful language around stammering

By Izzy Ashton

Campaigns like this are essential tools when it comes to education and ultimately, shifting the narrative, helping to shine a spotlight on harmful language used and dismantle it in the process.

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Fuel Your Imagination

Bumble celebrates Black love in the UK with #MyLoveisBlack

By Izzy Ashton

The Black Lives Matter movement has brought to the fore conversations about what it means to be Black in Britain. Dating app Bumble decided to examine what that meant from the perspective of love.

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Fuel Your Imagination

MarketingKind turns to eBay to address the gap between disability and employment

By Izzy Ashton

The campaign is a brilliant example of the capacity of the industry to tackle the big issues through collaboration and commitment to change where it really matters.

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Hot Pick

Dunelm celebrates the idiosyncrasies of home life

By Izzy Ashton

It’s the messiness of this campaign that feels particularly important; it does not attempt to shy away from the reality of life but rather celebrates it in all its imperfect glory.

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Voices

Black History Month: Celebrating diverse voices

By Izzy Ashton

To mark Black History month we want to share some of the people and ideas which have inspired us over the past few months.

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Fuel Your Imagination

Dave and CALM partner with Murdock London Barbers for World Mental Health Day

By Izzy Ashton

Partnerships such as these highlight the importance of prompting vital conversations and creating environments in which people feel empowered to open up.

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Fuel Your Imagination

Jacqueline Wilson and Jodie Whittaker team up with WaterAid to help bust period taboos

By Izzy Ashton

Films like this are essential educational tools when it comes to shifting the narrative around female health across the world.

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Voices

The Brooklyn Brothers celebrates the power of community with the launch of Night School 2020

By Izzy Ashton

The Night School programme is designed to empower and educate young creatives; to unlock their potential and show them, and the industry, what they are capable of.

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Hot Pick

Headspace takes to the airwaves to announce John Legend as Chief Music Officer

By Izzy Ashton

The app recently appointed John Legend as its Chief Music Officer and to kick off the partnership, it has launched a new Focus Mode, designed to help users tune in to what matters most to them.

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Hot Pick

Captain Sir Tom Moore teams up with Cadbury to launch a podcast for Age UK

By Izzy Ashton

With this campaign, Cadbury shows just how much people can learn from older generations if they just take the time to stop to ask.

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Interviews

“There is no marketing playbook for a pandemic”

By Izzy Ashton

Meg Donovan, Global Director, Brand & Product Marketing at Uber on shifting consumer needs, driving positive change and why the brand pivoted to tell people to stop travelling.

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