Thought Leadership

Virgin’s marketing chief: “Women feel they need to leave because they are not progressing”

By Nicola Kemp

At Bloom's event last month, a panel discussion explored why both brands and agencies need to change the industry’s approach to failure.

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Under the influence: the secrets to brands making the most of influencer storytelling

By David Sanger

Brand2Life’s morning event explored the nuance of influencers, why the word can be ‘sinister’ and how brands need to perform their due diligence if they’re to make a real impact.

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BITE TRENDS: Issue 2, June 2019

By Nicola Kemp

Breaking taboos, the Army's recruitment & the new wave of creative leaders.

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“If you don’t do it for the right reasons, don’t do it”: The future of LGBT+ representation in marketing

By Nicola Kemp

M&C Saatchi's breakfast panel in partnership with Queer Britain explored LGBT+ representation in culture and why it matters for the industry.

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Into Z Future

By Izzy Ashton

Gen Z are a generation of creators, a digitally savvy group of individuals whose relationship to brands looks nothing like their predecessors'. They are, as Snapchat and JWT Intelligence present in their latest report, the next generation of Super Creatives.

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Does the ASA ban on harmful gender stereotyping in advertising mark a watershed for gender portrayal in advertising?

By Nicola Kemp

As new industry guidelines on gender stereotyping come into force, industry leaders explain why this is just the beginning.

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The Power of Purpose

By Izzy Ashton

The role of purpose in driving profit was top of the agenda at Wax/On’s recent Glass Half Full event.

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The Ignored Giant

By Izzy Ashton

“Gaming is driven from generation to generation by a simple human truth: people would rather play than work.” Gaming is big business, and, as BBH London explore, it’s become an industry that brands can’t afford to ignore.

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Make Them Feel

By Adam Reynolds

We feel first and think second. It’s emotions that drive our behaviour, no matter how logical and level-headed we might think we are. Intermarketing taps into the increasing importance of building emotional brand connections with consumers.

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The Modern Affluence Summit

By Izzy Ashton

Tucked away just down from Cannon Street station sits the new Bloomberg offices, one of the most sustainable office buildings in the world where we gathered for Keko London’s Modern Affluence Summit.

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Meet the Forward: When the best creativity is invisible, how can we learn from it?

By Ben Essen

We need to stop fixating on the tip of the iceberg and understand the power of creativity below the brand’s surface. Because often it’s the invisible interventions and minutiae of creative craft that make the biggest difference.

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The high street store is dead; long live the ‘design hub & event space’

By Emily Sathianathan

Instead of trying to save an old-fashioned high street that is no longer relevant, it’s up to retail brands and their agencies to listen to their customers and offer the products, services and experiences they want.

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BITE TRENDS: Issue 1, March 2019

By Izzy Ashton

The launch of the first BITE Trends Report.

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The secret to winning in the experience economy: brand sensuality

By Dom Boyd

Publicis London’s immersive ‘Rare Minds’ event featuring artist and perfumer Paul Schütze showcased a simple truth: brand differentiation is created less by what’s said and more by how you engage the senses.

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