Think pieces

Letter from London: Brexit and counting

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By the time you read this, Article 50 may well have been triggered and we are starting to have some

The interfering boss

Jim Carroll's suggestions on how to deal with your interfering boss?

Post Brexit and Trump - a survival guide

As the dust settles here, in Europe and the US, many marketers are now wondering how best to navigate the fast-changing world.

There is more than one way to skin an innovation

Jerry Seinfeld was recently interviewed by HBR about his insights into innovation.

Speaker preview: what to expect from AWE this March

From the perfumed ponce, Richard E. Grant, to business beyond borders and Snapchat.

How to negotiate anything and everything

If everyone could negotiate better, we would have less conflict, more harmony and greater happiness in the world.

Arsenal FC's Anne-Lise Johnsen - my first year

A year ago tomorrow 1st March, I officially became a line manager. Scary. Exciting. A milestone.
 
I have always

The rise of the artificial intelligence in marketing

Vincent Rousselet analyses what the rise of artificial intelligence means for marketers.

Over/with

But you exert power over someone.

You can dance and communicate and engage with a partner. It's a two way

A view from the top: featured CEOs and the leadership track

A look at what effective leadership is today, and value it brings to a company.

Letter from Singapore: Year of the Rooster

Chinese New year (also known as Lunar New Year) is one of the most important traditional holidays for the Chinese

Fake news about book shops that's actually good news

The latest #fakenews is that Waterstones have opened “unbranded bookshops”.

Trump and the brand gap

There’s no arguing Donald Trump the candidate had a distinct brand.

But now that he’s president, Trump’s brand needs to

Monthly brainstorms are a waste of time

Picture the scene. A group of 5 managers are in a room together. Their monthly one-hour get-together, brainstorming ideas for

A lesson in insight from the United Nations

How insightful are you? Are you truly tuned into your consumers, customers and employees? Or are you unintentionally projecting your

Beware the banalities of La La brands

‘Maybe it means something.’
‘I doubt it.’
‘Yeah, I didn’t think so.’

It’s been observed that criticising La La Land

Is creativity a good business strategy?

If Blockbuster or Kodak – the poster brands for death by digital disruption – had answered “yes” to this question

Small people in a big world: the liberating power of perspective

I recently saw Nice Fish, a fine play by Mark Rylance and Louis Jenkins (Harold Pinter Theatre until 11 February).

New Kids On The Block

Bouncing from one hot new thing to another, Post-Millennials, the Centennials, the iGeneration, Gen Z, terrible teens

20 challengers to watch in 2017

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Welcome to our annual round-up of the brands and businesses we think are going to make the biggest impact in

Time to Switch Off. Or...?

One of the interesting features of visiting old buildings is doorways so low you have to stoop to get through