To Survive Brands Must Sell Utility Over Desire
As growth stalls and the planet strains, the brands that will remain won’t be the most desirable, but the most useful. These essential brands should rely on systems, values and quality which people trust and use, says designer David Johnston, founder of Accept & Proceed.
Why Digital Brands Are Going All In on the Real World
ESPN and United Airlines just turned a fantasy football draft into a literal mile-high event. It is just one of the signs that digital-native brands are starting to chase something a screen can’t give them: a real moment, shared in person.
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The New Media Hire: Why Agencies Now Want Mathematicians, Not Marketers
Media buying has become a numbers game. Now some agencies are tearing up the hiring playbook and recruiting mathematicians, economists and computer scientists over advertising graduates, and betting that curiosity beats a marketing CV.
Hannah Bowler
A Call to Action For Brands to Make Live Accessible
As huge swathes of society become increasingly priced out of live experiences, Jodie Fullagar, co-founder and co-CEO of Run Deep, believes brands have a clear choice. Remain passive bystanders with logos on perimeter boards, or step in as cultural enablers.
Jodie Fullagar