The Marketing Society’s Global Leadership Mentoring Programme played a key role in helping Worldwide Cancer Research's Laura Brady achieve her goal of becoming a CEO.

Member Interview with Erris de Stacpoole, Public Relations Communications Specialist, Accenture Song 

Drawing on decades in television, Maz Farrelly shared practical lessons on capturing attention, building memorable personal and brand identities, and embracing boldness over mediocrity. She encouraged marketers to use AI as a tool rather than a substitute for creativity, arguing that the brands and people who stand out are those willing to be genuinely different.

Marketers from luxury, FMCG, finance, B2B and agencies gathered for an open discussion on what it takes to engage Gen Z in today's fragmented media landscape. The conversation highlighted the growing importance of authenticity, niche communities and regional cultural influence, alongside practical lessons from brands successfully building trust with younger audiences.

In My Humble Opinion is a podcast collaboration between The Marketing Society and Publicis Groupe UK agencies that creates a space for marketing leaders to discuss their opinions on topics affecting our industry which they think about but may not always say out loud.

Maz Farrelly challenged marketers to think like television producers by making every pitch, profile and interaction clear, distinctive and impossible to ignore. The session showed that standing out requires more than polished messaging or AI-generated content: it means knowing what you want, communicating a memorable point of difference and deliberately giving people a reason to keep listening.