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December 2021: UK Consumer Confidence Briefing

John Gilbert, 05.01.2022

Age – it’s time for a rethink and a reset

Emily Fairhead-Keen, 07.12.2021

Over 6,000 votes cast to select the 2021 40 Over Forty

MediaCat, 07.12.2021

November 2021: UK Consumer Confidence Briefing

John Gilbert, 02.12.2021
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Inspiration from our first 20 years

Drawing on the last 20 years of experience, David Taylor and the brandgym team look to Apple, Snickers, Nespresso, Magnum and Tesco for brand strategy tips and things they've learned

David Taylor, 18.01.2022
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How will the business world change in 2022?

Changing attitudes and disrupted markets, rising prices and digital yuan, space stations and meta brands... author Peter Fisk looks at key moments for the year ahead

Peter Fisk, 10.01.2022
Insights

Cultural shifts to watch in 2022

From enjoyment and representation to regeneration, dismantling the system and the metaverse, Canopy Insight's Victoria Gerstman gives us five cultural trends for the year ahead

Victoria Gerstman, 05.01.2022
Insights

December 2021: UK Consumer Confidence Briefing

The monthly UK Consumer Confidence Barometer undertaken by GfK shows confidence rose in 3 of the 6 major UK regions

John Gilbert, 05.01.2022
Insights

November 2021: UK Consumer Confidence Briefing

The monthly UK Consumer Confidence Barometer undertaken by GfK shows confidence rising

John Gilbert, 02.12.2021
Experiences

Predictions for event and experiential marketing in 2022

With examples from Gucci and Vans, Sledge's MD, Sarah Yeats, looks at how immersion and branded content will be king in the year ahead

Sarah Yeats, 02.12.2021
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6 takeaways from Cannes Lions

Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity was held virtually last week. In addition to livestreamed awards shows, participants accessed a plethora of on-demand talks.

MediaCat, 29.06.2021
Social Impact

The people demand purpose

Pete Grant, Strategy Director at GOOD, delves into the findings of the agency’s latest research into the public’s expectations around purpose

Pete Grant, 07.06.2021
Transformation

The era of adaptation

Nielsen’s latest report urges companies to listen to the changes in the post-pandemic marketplace, but to be careful not to throw out tried and tested strategies

Morag Cuddeford-Jones, 10.05.2021
Transformation

Ad growth brings light at the end of the pandemic tunnel

Latest growth predictions from WARC and the Advertising Association are cause for optimism

Morag Cuddeford-Jones, 06.05.2021
Transformation

Flexibility and accountability now vital for the employer brand

Employees demand more flexible work structures, a proactive approach to career development and social accountability from their companies, to help cope with future uncertainty.

MediaCat, 11.02.2021
Stories

Reddit’s big Super Bowl gamble

What does the social network stand to gain from spending on the big game?

MediaCat, 09.02.2021
All for one and one for all
Social Impact

All for one and one for all

How companies responded to the global pandemic has created a seismic shift in what customers perceive to be brands’ most important values, according to the FutureBrand Index 2020.

MediaCat, 30.11.2020
Stories

Out of home will thrive despite the odds

Consumers may have been forced to stay at home for much of 2020 but VIOOH’s Jean-Christophe Conti argues that there is still massive potential for communicators in the out of home market

Jean-Christophe Conti, 30.10.2020
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Marketers must re-engage post-pandemic

James Delves explores the latest data from the Chartered Institute of Marketing to find patience, planning and confidence are key in supporting brand reputation post-pandemic

James Delves, 28.10.2020
Experiences

No news is bad news

Whether it’s on social media, review sites or companies’ own webpages, there is no stopping a consumer scorned.

MediaCat, 14.09.2020