Think pieces

What is going on with Britain’s heartland

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Going beyond vast data sets that show the challenges the UK faced to understand how people were really feeling.

One Thing Leads to Another: The Marketing Attention Rub

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As we navigate the ever-evolving landscape of consumer attention, understanding the "attention rub" could be the key to creating more effective, integrated marketing campaigns.

Brand Valuation

David Haigh Fellow of The Marketing Society
Brand valuation is a powerful tool connecting marketing and finance, enabling marketers to quantify and leverage brand value for strategic advantage. Understanding and applying its principles is key for long-term growth and brand equity.

Managing Disagreement Within Your Team

Patrick Barwise Fellow of The Marketing Society
A top performing marketing team manages to combine a high level of substantive conflict (open discussion about the issues) with a low level of emotional, interpersonal conflict. As a team leader, here's how you can help achieve this.

The power of entrepreneurial thinking for brands: Small Details

The power of entrepreneurial thinking
From their iconic squirrel branding to their obsessive attention to product quality, Pip & Nut demonstrated how sweating the small stuff can lead to big success.

Good for business?

The Marketing Society Uncomfortable Converstion
A review of our latest Uncomfortable Conversation event and a delve further into the topic: Is an uncertain future good for business?

Provocations about AI and Brand Building

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As more brands adopt AI they will need to identify the best ways to track and monitor its effectiveness,​​​​​​​ while marketers must navigate the personalisation paradox

Beyond bias - tapping AI’s potential for accelerating Asian marketing

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While Generative AI’s potential in Asia remains bright, current approaches to data means marketers in Asia must continue to develop their own approaches to using AI

How to Love SMBs (and make them love you back)

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SMB's are the backbone of our economy and understanding how they tick is vital for marketers. This new report, Publicis Pro reveals important strategies for unlocking their potential in B2B marketing

Elevating diversity in advertising

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With consumer preferences continually evolving, particularly around diversity in advertising, Spark Foundry’s Insights Accelerated report reveals thoughtful, inclusive strategies to help brands stay relevant and connected in 2024 and beyond.

Happy 90th Birthday Hamish Swan

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Celebrating an Honorary Fellow of The Marketing Society who first joined as a member in the early sixties.

What does generative AI mean for brand safety?

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Generative AI is creating new challenges for brand safety. Michael Thomson looks at the risks and what can be done to mitigate them

Dispatches from our Cannes Correspondents

The Marketing Society Cannes Correspondents
Insights, trends and highlights from Cannes Lions 2024 brought to you by our membership that speaks for itself

BCG on Cannes Lions 2024

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The 2024 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity underscored the importance of brand growth, creativity, AI integration, and the evolving

2024 New Creators Showcase 

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Saatchi & Saatchi showcase some of the best emerging motion creators in the creative industry.

Cannes Lions as a The Marketing Society Member

Linn Frost in Cannes
A place where we all know each other's name. Key takeaways from Cannes 2024 from The Marketing Society member Linn Frost

The Cannes Review 2024 - The Preview

The Marketing Society Cannes 2024
Julian Boulding is back with his annual review of Cannes Lions. We hope you enjoy this dive into the deep waters of the French Riviera and all that Cannes has to offer.

Why do marketers exist?

Digitas Impact Report
A new report by Digitas in association with The Marketing Society reveals the current priorities for leaders and explores how marketers can deal with the impact balancing act

How CMOs are shaping their Gen AI future

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A new BCG survey in partnership with the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) of over 200 CMOs in 7 countries, reveals CMOs overwhelmingly positive view of generative AI (GenAI) as the top way to improve efficiencies and unlock growth.

What brands can learn about customer obsession

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Virgin Atlantic is well known for it’s exceptional customer service, learn about the secrets and strategies behind their best-in-class approach to customers.

Leveraging behavioural science to improve marketing

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Five take outs from Richard Shotton and Rory Sutherland's conversation on how applying behavioural science insights to marketing can lead to improved memorability and performance.