Think pieces

The rise and rise of content marketing

Over the last few years if you’ve looked at the Marketing predictions for the year ahead you will have seen

Marketing Academy UK 2017 Scholarship

Each year 30 of the Marketing, Advertising, Media and Communications industries best talent are selected to undertake this 9 month

Mums on YouTube

YouTube is helping modern mums with everything from parenting advice, to entertainment during their priceless moments of downtime.

New Zealand: The pioneering challenger brand

Kiwis invented the jet boat, the electric fence and Xero accounting software. In 1893, New Zealand was the first country

Influencer Marketing: Is it possible to build “affinity at scale”?

Influencer marketing is becoming a key area of attention for CMOs who want to increase the impact of their brand

Competing with giants: How Kenyan companies are outperforming multinationals

Kenya is considered the economic powerhouse of the east African region. It is a major transport, financial and logistics hub

Digital should drive the whole business, not live in a ghetto

The latest bit of cartoon genius from Tom Fishburne brings to life nicely a key theme from our latest research

Baking on YouTube

Every day on YouTube, millions of people from around the world come together to share their passion...

Is Michael Porter still relevant in today’s fast and connected markets?

Michael Porter is seen as the guru’s guru, the world’s best management thinker, the godfather of strategy. Born in Ann Arbor

How advertising can regain its swagger

A few weeks ago, I spent two days in Canberra with Michael Ball. Michael was living with zest and courage

Research you can actually use

It’s time to create effectiveness studies that deliver actionable findings rather than simply sell media channels. Jay Rajdev invites you to take part.

The refreshing brand strategy of failure

One of my favorite reads (albeit not in the brand strategy genre) is the Book of Heroic Failures by Stephen

How to break out with a marketing budget of zero

In our inaugural column on inc.com, we introduced the idea that constraints and limitations.

The rules of advertising

In the world of marketing, a campaign is only successful if it appeals to the target audience on a local level.

A Quite Interesting example in defining and expressing your brand

I was listening to John Lloyd on the radio the other day. Not the ex-tennis player but the television producer

What marketers need to do about the filter bubble

Algorithms are distorting the news and, maybe, damaging democracy. So says everyone (that’s to say, everyone in my filter bubble)

Why this year's John Lewis Xmas ad fails to deliver

Watching the eagerly awaiting John Lewis Xmas ad online today was like unwrapping a present

VSO Christmas Carol Concert

We're delighted to be partnering with VSO again this year for their Christmas Carol Concert

The role of marketing in helping people walk again

You may remember the remarkable Panorama story from two years ago, To Walk Again”, about a paralysed man

Channel 4 scoops Brand of the Year Award

Channel 4, one of the UK's most admired media owners, was voted The Marketing Society's Brand of the Year at

From what the f*ck to giving a f*ck

Do you feel that? The winds of diversity are blowing us swiftly from simply talking about it to giving it a fucking go.