Think pieces

Sprintathon: celebs and sports stars sprint to beat cancer

422 runners are heading to Little Marlow in an attempt to run the world’s fastest marathon time.

Not hearing, but listening

My mother cupped the conch shell to my infant ear. ‘Listen, Jimmy. Listen to the sound of the sea.’ And

The experiential excellence collection: Tesco, Miller, Pokémon and more

Pop-up brand experiences are one of this year’s top experiential trends. Executed well, pop-ups can deliver enormous brand value.

How to make your marketing super human

Is it just me or has the highlight of Rio 2016 been the Paralympics?

Myths, exaggerations and uncomfortable truths

The real story behind millennials in the workplace...

Getting five star ratings in customer satisfaction? You should be worried

As you came through airport security this summer, did you pop one of those smiley faces as you scooped up

Gemma Greaves to become the new CEO

Things are changing at The Marketing Society as Hugh Burkitt, CEO for the past 13 years, has decided to step down.

Does free speech matter any more?

This piece is not all about Kevin Roberts. But it was inspired by reflection on the controversy in the summer...

What can the Olympics teach marketing innovators?

The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in October 1968.

Battle of the brands

Brands that offer similar products are constantly at war to win over the public

Existential brands

It is striking how certain words rapidly catch on, often as a perversion of their true meaning.

5 charming ways to make your owned media memorable

Owned media today often seems to mean digital media - a brand's website, blog or social media account. ]

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Timberland taps into a cultural truth to reboot its brand

I came across an interesting article in The Washington Post about how Timberland has mined customer data to help "reboot"

Brand of the Year 2016: Time to nominate

The countdown begins. Which brand will be named The Marketing Society's Brand of the Year 2016?

To survive and thrive in our digital age, make a list

To survive and thrive in our digital age, make a list.

The changing role of the CMO

If there’s one thing I know about CMOs it is that they have to wear a lot of different hats. Our MD's piece in The Times 'future CMO' supplement.

How two BE-inspired interventions reduced antibiotics prescriptions

Antibiotics were a revolutionary discovery in the 1920s and by the 1940s, when they had been developed for civilian use...

Marketing volunteers and Radio 4 shine a spotlight on youth violence

In 2007 Tracey Ford’s 17 year old son James Andre Godfrey Smartt-Ford was shot in front of 300 children and

Nudging pilots to use less fuel

Inspired by the growing success of nudges, private companies have become interested in working with academics to leverage behavioural science.

THE ZIMMERMAN LESSON

In 1917, Germany was fighting a war on two fronts.
This is always a bad idea because their forces were split.
The problem was simple.

The (un) expected Olympic Games – A perspective from Rio

I am a tri-athlete, am completely passionate about sports and am Brazilian & Carioca by my heart and soul!