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Nicola Kemp

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About

Nicola Kemp is Editorial Director for Creativebrief, where she oversees consumer trends, innovation, and interviews with industry thought-leaders from across the creative industries for all areas of the business. She is a member of the Associate Board and focused on growing the reach, relevance and reputation of Creativebrief and BITE. She started her career as a financial journalist before specialising in technology, social trends and marketing. Her work has appeared across titles including Campaign, WGSN, M&M Global, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Guardian and The Observer. A passionate advocate for diversity in all its forms she won The Women in Marketing Journalist of the year award for her work championing diversity in the creative industries, and was featured in Timewise’s Power 50 for her work on flexible working. She was named as one of the 200 women redefining the creative industry by The Dots an #EverydayAction award winner by Bloom, a Pitch 100 Superwoman and a Campaign Trailblazer of the future. With a 5-year-old daughter and a 7-year-old son, Nicola is always on the look-out for new feminist fairy-tales to add to their ever-increasing book collection.


More from Nicola Kemp

Thought Leadership

‘You are not too old and you are not too late’

By Nicola Kemp

Rob Mayhew, Creative Director at Gravity Road and TikTok phenomenon on the power of developing your own, original voice

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Voices

WACL’s #RepresentMe campaign champions positive representation of women in advertising

By Nicola Kemp

The campaign marks the first time WACL has launched an above-the-line advertising campaign

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Thought Leadership

Women in Marketing teams with Dentsu Creative to highlight female authors

By Nicola Kemp

The Fresh Reads project, which runs as part of Creativebrief’s Curious Minds series, aims to help widen the lens of thought leadership in the marketing industry.

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Trend

Flannels transforms into Renaissance Flagship in Beyoncé collaboration

By Nicola Kemp

In celebration of Beyoncé’s world tour Flannels is transforming its store into an immersive fashion, music and art experience

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Thought Leadership

Are brands contributing to a content obesity crisis?

By Nicola Kemp

In an always on marketing ecosystem can brands keep up without oversaturating

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Interviews

‘A lot of in-housing has been born out of necessity’

By Nicola Kemp

Liz Baines, head of planning at Specsavers on the value of planning, the future of in house agencies and why creativity is still a team sport.

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Thought Leadership

The&Partnership scoop UK agency of the year at Gerety Awards

By Nicola Kemp

Riff Raff Films were awarded UK production company of the year by the Gerety’s UK jury.

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Voices

Outvertising tells brands to stand their ground in Pride 

By Nicola Kemp

The UK’s  advocacy group for LGBTQIA+ inclusion in marketing and advertising is backed by 64 of the industry’s most progressive and powerful organisations. 

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Interviews

‘Change brings fresh energy’

By Nicola Kemp

Haifa Barbari, EVP Strategy and Innovation at Dialect on why getting uncomfortable is vital for innovation

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Voices

Industry rallies to support Suki’s Steps

By Nicola Kemp

Entrepreneur and industry leader Suki Thompson launches 'Suki’s Steps' charity drive for Macmillan Cancer Support.

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Thought Leadership

TwentyFirstCenturyBrand appoints Sara Tate to lead transformation practice

By Nicola Kemp

The appointment underlines the importance of people change in modern brand building

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Hot Pick

American Express reminds consumers to enjoy life

By Nicola Kemp

The new campaign from Dentsu Creative underlines the power of looking on the bright side

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Voices

The Creative Mentor Network shines a light on barriers to entry

By Nicola Kemp

A new book raises awareness of the industry’s socioeconomic diversity problem

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Voices

NABS prioritises active listening with community consultation

By Nicola Kemp

Following the results of the All In Census the industry charity is launching a community consultation to better understand and support mental health

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Trend

How The Collective utilised the power of a challenger mindset

By Nicola Kemp

Laura Jones, Strategy Partner at Joint lifts the lid on yoghurt brand The Collective’s challenger marketing strategy.

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