Think pieces

The cost of independence

Why do people willingly give up their freedom to a boss, a method or even a despot?

Why do successful

Argentina is the place for brands to head if they're looking for the best creative value, according to new research.

A week after those lucky enough to have been in the south of France have shaken off the rosé residue

More make up than sense

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The beauty industry offers Copywriters the ultimate exercise in creative writing.

Dance baby dance

I call this scenario “Dance Baby Dance” – imagining that they are firing bullets at my feet and thus forcing

The power of can-if thinking - seeing people as natural resource

Not an ideal choice for the two million people who left China at the end of the Civil War.

The

Marketing to machines: why algorithms are our destiny

We Are Social's global consultant, Simon Kemp explores the impact of machine learning on the marketing industry. 

LOSERS V WINNERS

I just read an interview with Lucy Bronze, one of the England women’s football team.
What I really like is

The management of whales

In online gaming, a whale is someone who plays far more than the typical player. It's not unusual for 2%

The slowest queue

I recently passed a long queue of kids outside the Supreme shop in Soho. I was at once disdainful of

‘No Bucks, No Buck Rodgers’

The Intimate Relationship Between Commerce and Creative Talent.

Unearthing female power

Women are looking stronger than ever.

Do you have the Anatomy of a Leader?

Modern marketing leaders are refocusing their energy on sales and commerciality...

Brave campaigning

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Bravery takes on a new meaning when fighting against environmental, social and human rights wrongs.

I’m still inspired by the

Celebrity endorsements in Asia: more than meets the eye

When someone mentions the words ‘celebrity endorsement’, it doesn’t take long to summon images of Jean-Claude Van Damme  or

Creating an inclusive and diverse workplace requires a human touch

Embracing diversity in the work place matters and it is becoming of increasing importance to an organisation’s success and ability

Facts are not the antidote for doubt

Drink enough water and you will cease to be thirsty.

And yet, a doubting person can be drowning in facts, but

ARTISANAL ADVERTISING

It seems everyone in advertising is desperate to call themselves a storyteller.

They write articles about storytelling, they give lectures

We are all now 'Uber's Children.' Here's what to expect next.

We want what we want now. And we're used to getting it.

Inspired Us: McVities and Monty Python

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Giles Lury talks us through what inspired him in August, from the British Biscuit to moral dilemmas. 

10 things we didn’t know in July

1. Emailing is still the most common internet activity in Britain.

2. In the 1990s all teachers in North Korea

The creative instinct

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During such a fragmented time in the industry I imagine clients must find it difficult to know who to trust