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Pandemic shoppers are shifting stereotypes

By John Clark

John Clark, Planning Director at Coley Porter Bell highlights the shifting consumer shopping habits, encouraging brands to pay attention to stay relevant.

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If not now, when?

By Gareth Kane

The world is more open to change than ever before, writes Gareth Kane, Head of Strategy at The Marketing Store. Now is the time for brands to replace rhetoric with action.

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How technology is enabling more inclusivity in creativity, but where it also hinders it

By Kristen Sanger

Kristen Sanger, Senior Director of Contributor Marketing at Shutterstock on the importance of inclusive keyword use and ensuring diversity in the tech design process to mitigate for human bias.

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The summer of no sampling

By Lillie Cooper

Lillie Cooper, Senior New Business & Marketing Manager at Haygarth on a campaign for La Roche-Posay that captured the power of sampling, even in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.

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Driving the agenda forward together

By Raj Thambirajah

This is the key conviction behind Women in Football’s new brand image. Incidentally, as Raj Thambirajah, Strategy Director at Iris writes, it also reflects the organisation’s collaborative journey to get there.

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Lessons in live streaming

By Dan Whitehead

Dan Whitehead, Director of Consumer Communications at 160over90 on what brands can learn from perfume giant Paco Rabanne’s 1 Million parfum live-streaming launch.

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Please tell me the Christmas ad is going to make us cry again this year!

By Simon Lloyd

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic striking the right tone in Christmas advertising is vital, but that doesn’t mean we should call peak Christmas or shy away from emotional connection, writes Simon Lloyd, CCO of dentsuMB.

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Campaigns must be personalised, not absent

By Sara Francis

Sara Francis, CEO of Joystick by Incubeta on how the data shows in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, consumers were actually far more open to hearing from brands than many may have believed.

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Sustainability is not going away this time

By Dr Rebecca Swift

Dr Rebecca Swift, Global Head of Creative Insights at Getty Images reveals new research and a set of Visualising Sustainability Guidelines to move the visual narrative around sustainability forward.

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Trump: A master in branding, but failing badly in communications

By Jamie Williams

Jamie Williams, Managing Partner at isobel on why Trump’s biggest downfall in the lead up to the 2020 US Elections is his communication strategy.

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How to be a more trustworthy brand

By Ally Waring

Ally Waring, Senior Strategist at Iris on the three characteristics that can provide brands with the building blocks to prove their trustworthiness: competency, character and care.

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Price-based media auditing is dead, so what's going to rise from the ashes?

By Jamie Venerus

As media agencies and adtech companies rush to grapple with the new landscape, who holds them to account, asks Jamie Venerus, Founder of Beta Firinn.

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A purpose isn’t a set of words, but a journey

By Alex Lewis

Purpose may have become a marketing buzzword in recent years, but to see it as a marketing tactic is to miss the point, writes Alex Lewis, Co-Founder and Strategy Lead at Revolt.

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Instagram: Here’s to another ten

By Rahul Titus

Rahul Titus, Head of Influence at Ogilvy on what marketers need to know now that this channel has reached adulthood.

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