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Can marketing reinvent consumerism?

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Rhiannon Davies Shah of WWF-UK explores marketing’s biggest challenge in the decade ahead.

Does marketing have an empathy problem?

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​Good marketing has always had its finger on the pulse of what the people want and has worked hard to put this at the heart of the business.

Clubhouse: The new audio app driving the hype back to social

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Clubhouse has landed. Part talkback radio, part Houseparty, part podcast and part conference call.

More than two sides to an argument

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Is it possible to build and shape a better world, with greater empathy and human connection?

Being human will be at the heart of brand purpose

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Shaun Smith and Andy Milligan look at how leaders have succeeded or failed with empathy during Covid, and what does this mean for brands

Fewer, Bigger, Better

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If businesses are to regroup and eventually thrive, then they are going to need to focus.

Subcultures on TikTok: For you, and everyone

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It's TikTok's mission to 'inspire creativity and bring joy', and it seems that's exactly what the people want.

Making bold moves

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Bold moves are about making the changes that feel right for you, your mental health and your life.

Good or evil? Talking practical business ethics

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Ethics is more often discussed in classrooms and by philosophers (and in recent years by programmers in the fields of tech and AI) than in everyday life and daily business situations.

Don't apologise for your real life on zoom

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We’ve been playing Zoom-bingo for a year now. Perhaps this is simply the latest addition to the game; ‘can you see my screen’, ‘you’re on mute’, ‘I’ll give it a few minutes for everyone to dial in’, and now, inevitably, ‘sorry’.

Reactive to proactive: decision-making with purpose

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As 2021 appears on the horizon, we look forward to hopefully regaining a sense of control at some point.

The blood of the workers

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There’s been an unpleasant flurry of self-interest that has been around for decades. Oddly Covid has uncovered both the problem and the solution.

Beyond transactions

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We care about the means by which they get to us - so brands now need to embed better “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG) standards. But how do brands fund these...

The C.R.I.S.I.S model of crisis management

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This month Andy Nairn, Founder of Lucky Generals, launches his first book. Go Luck Yourself contains “40 ways for you to stack the odds in your brand’s favour”

Why courageous marketers need to check-in

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Is your brand qualified to pass the Brand Tattoo Test? Independent of whether or not you actually like tattoos, the Brand Tattoo Test examines your employees’ desire...

Beyond Binary

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Men are from Mars; women are from Venus. The masculine ideal is big and strong; feminine values are maternal, soft.

An ‘activist mindset’ in 2021

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Ok so firstly, you’re probably wondering what we mean by an ‘Activist Mindset’? Well, put simply it’s about embracing the core values that feed activism...

It's time to get personal

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I can classify change in terms of fags and bags. You see, up until recently, one of my biggest behavioural shifts involved me taking my own bags to the supermarket.

The revolution that only your kids know about

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CSO at VCCP New York, Jonny Shaw, says gaming platform Roblox is the biggest thing happening in media and tech today, and first mover mainstream brands could add real value

OnlyFans: the new home of entertainment

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The Fitting Room's Charlotte Mair argues OnlyFans is more than a social network, rather it's a place that offers an intimate connection between content creators and fans.

It takes 66 days to form a new habit

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We need to break habits formed over 66 years. Co-founder of DICE, Amy Kean, writes about how the marketing industry continues to resist change