Think pieces

The Power of Priming 2016

The Marketing Society has now published around 80 articles from The Behavioural Architects, the global insights and research consultancy.

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Marketing Leader of the Year

It's time to have your say and vote for our Marketing Leader of the Year award, in association with Campaign.

Screenwriting technique reveals how brands can unlock universal appeal

Screenwriting guru Phil Parker argues that all great films contain one of eight themes...

10 things we learned in March

From a shiver of sharks to power napping ants and the Casio ring.

JEFFERSON: Stand, And Deliver!

‘The thing about Tony’, drawled the President, ‘is that he does what he says he’s gonna do.’

When Tony Blair

What legacy brands can learn from Barbie’s revival

If you are a legacy brand, how do you stay relevant at a time 'cool' is just a thing of the moment?

The power of context - how to make numbers mean something

Have you ever read a news article which quoted a lot of big numbers, yet you weren't really sure what they meant?

The fine line between craft and farce

Amidst the relentless onslaught of the digital revolution, one category seems to have...

Creativity for introverts – 6 top tips

Charles Darwin. Albert Einstein. Steve Wozniak. Isaac Newton. J.K. Rowling. All proud introverts.

24-hour global conversation: part two

The second time we've conducted a global conversation, this time in association with Bloomberg Media.

Excellence Awards 2016: The shortlist

Competition was fierce and sparked intense debate amongst our panel of judges. So... are you one of the chosen few?

Keep Austin weird: Nine SXSW 2016 takeaways

Recently I attended one of the biggest and most important tech conferences in the world.

Cognitive biases in the workplace and how to counter them

Many companies engaged in the application of behavioural science on their offer to consumers...

I only want to play if I win

Every election I’d watch Mum and Dad go through the same palaver.

Learning to code is not just for programmers

As technology and digital tools have evolved over the past few decades, so has marketing strategy.

Zero Belief Budgeting

There’s been a lot of discussion in the marketing press recently following Unilever’s announcement that they’re going to adopt Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB.)

Does mobile offer brands easy passage to connect with Asia and Africa?

This month, we ask the experts: does the proliferation of mobile technology offer brands...

Is data detrimental to creativity?

The day-to-day work of marketing has become increasingly focused on data...

Are millennials really that different from other generations?

Can 'millennials' really be viewed as a homogeneous group...

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What’s so wrong with colonialism?

Living as I do for the most part in South Africa I have been very aware of the anti-colonialist narrative...