Think pieces

Global Creative Hotspots: Asia

Indian brands are reimagining content and the platforms for engaging them.

Anand Narang, marketing director, Huawei Consumer Business Group, India

A star is born (but so too is a Cow, a Dog and a Question mark)

Boston Consulting Group is one of the world’s leading management consulting firms and as such serves as an advisor to

Cadbury’s tasty augmented reality game

This week he’s choc-a-hoop with confectionery giant, Cadbury whose latest activation turned heads at London Waterloo station. 

Cadbury commandeered the

The true cost of regular team meetings, and why we should care

Time is money but few organisations treat it that way. A junior person who can’t sign off a £1000 invoice...

The old future of advertising

My mate Jon tweeted me this video of Iain Tate and I rambling on in Romania from 2007. Good times

Mum's the word

With nearly 18 million mums in the UK alone, brands standing on a ‘mother knows best’ platform will not be

Beck’s’ playable music poster

This week, he takes a look at Beck’s latest experiential activation, a touch-sensitive, playable music poster.

To celebrate New Zealand’s

Advertising in Japan: What’s so funny?

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It’s no secret that the advertising and marketing industries nurture some of society’s most innovative...

The cowboy and the ruby lips

In the 1920s one of the Philip Morris’ leading brands of cigarettes was marketed to women as being as 'mild

Three kinds of advertising

Direct response ads pay for themselves (at least they do when they work). Socially acceptable paid-for interruption leads to response

Portugal's National Blood Bank and The Walking Dead

Teaming up with Portugal's national blood bank institute, IPST, The Walking Dead created ‘The Walking Dead Blood Store’, where donated

Coca-Cola’s Happiness from the Skies

I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, Coca-Cola really are at the front of the pack when it

Career path: Reflect on life choices

A local pedestrian/bike path is nicknamed Uraputki ('Career Path') because it is a popular route that students take from their

Ten (Creative Director) Commandments

I) I am the LORD OF CREATIVITY, who brought thee out of the desert, regardless of thine own so-called ‘efforts’

A tagline is forever

In the 1930s, presenting a woman with a diamond engagement ring when proposing was not the social norm it is

Could your marketing do for bombs what Princess Diana did for mines?

Many of us are familiar with the work of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines, which along with the help

Pepsi vending machines get physical

This week, he takes a look at Pepsi and their innovative vending machines which accept football skills as payment.

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When the fires go out

Burning fires gave us the means to cook our food, heat our homes, transport our goods and provided us with

Viva Espana?

With Britons basking in warm May sunshine and the prospect of a hot summer to follow, 2014 could be a

Forget me nots: emotional advertising in South-East Asia

An elderly Thai man is helping a woman his age put her shoes on. 'Who are you?' she suddenly asks. The man sighs.

Building a coffee brand in a land of tea

Following the Marketing Society Asia launch event a couple of weeks ago, I’ve been reflecting on my five years to