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From marketing ideas to life hacks to fun with cats. Get to know us by exploring how we think.

Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

How to get action from insights.

What's an actionable insight? Why does it even matter? We had breakfast with some researchers and here's what we discovered. 

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

Ten tips for better writing.

Everyone can write, right? We learned it at school. So how do some people write stuff so you actually want to read it? Here's ten tips to help. 

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

Where's the ROI in awards?

It costs a lot of cash to enter awards. So it is worth it? We look a look at the "numbers" and  we reckon it all stacks up. 

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

What's a millennial?

We know the stories, we've seen the differences, but what is a millennial? What makes them different? What do they like? 

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

How to connect with Millennials.

Marketing to millennials is just like marketing to anyone, you just need to know how to connect. So we've done some thinking on that.

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

A tale of two robots

Everywhere you look, the robots are coming. But what do we think? Where are they helpful and where are they just freaky?

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

Signs of the time

Nothing says it how it is like a protest sign. Single-minded messages clearly communicated with passion. Just like advertising, only better.

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

Getting Banksy on it

Subversive art or commercial tripe? What do you make of Banksy? Our team took time out to explore the recent Banksy exhibition. Their verdict: a bit of both. 

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

Rebranding santa: What did we learn?

Early in 2017, Santa was in trouble. His gift-delivery business was being disrupted, core ‘believer’ markets were steadily shrinking and key brand metrics were down.... 

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Sarah Stevens Sarah Stevens

You can't go shopping with values.

It's hard to evade politics right now. It’s playing out on every radio station, every street corner and everyone’s Facebook feeds. So we thought we'd add to the noise.

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Sarah Stevens Sarah Stevens

Trends in typography.

What do Topshop, Louis CK, Ziggy Stardust and The Doors have in common? They’re all ambassadors of Cooper Black, one of the world’s most recognisable, and enduring, fonts.

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

Five marketing trends to avoid.

With digital this and customer that, it’s tough to keep up with the disruption du jour. So we thought we'd make it easier with five growing trends that it's better not to follow.

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Michael Goldthorpe Michael Goldthorpe

GDPR. WTF?

Confused about the GDPR? Us too. So we did some research and discovered that really it’s all about doing the right thing by customers.

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