WHO’S LAUGHING NOW? HUMOUR BLOWS PURPOSE OUT OF THE WATER AT CANNES

25. 6. 2024 | 2 min read Creative effectiveness platform System1 has found that the ad industry’s shift towards more humour-focused campaigns has continued into 2024, shifting ever further away from purpose.

WHAT THE EFFECTIVE 100 CAN TELL US ABOUT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS

26. 4. 2023 | 2 min read Commitment to brand purpose, tech innovation and breaking category norms lead to commercial success, a new report from WARC Creative finds.

HOW TO DO ‘GREEN’ ADVERTISING? AUTHENTICITY AND A PROACTIVE APPROACH WIN WITH CONSUMERS, HYPOCRITES ARE PUNISHED

3. 10. 2022 | 19 min read We are living in a time of climate crisis and there is no point in turning a blind eye to it any longer. This is how one could sum up the efforts of many global companies that are giving more and more space to the environmental protection and sustainability in their advertising and marketing campaigns. It is clear that specific actions remain the responsibility of each of us, but these authorities can contribute to a complicated and heated public debate with their attitude and opinion. However, marketers should keep one thing in mind - the “preach water and drink wine”approach is becoming even more fatal in this peculiar discipline. Examples of good practice from abroad will give you a clue as to how to master this difficult task. ADVERTISING REVOLUTION IN the shades of GREEN At the turn of October and November last year, Glasgow, Scotland, hosted the 26th annual UN Climate Change Conference, known as COP26. It is traditionally considered one of the world's most important forums for discussion on climate, nature and landscape issues. To mark the occasion, the British media company Sky Media has decided to adjust its broadcasting schedule, including its commercial breaks. The reason was to sufficiently emphasise the course of the forum and the importance of the issues discussed for the TV audience. Viewers had the opportunity to watch the first ever ‘green’commercial break in British television history on Sky Media portfolio stations.

BRAND PURPOSE DURING A RECESSION—4 REASONS TO PROTECT IT

22. 8. 2022 | 5 min read Marketers shouldn’t risk long-term investments in customer affinity or inadvertently blunt short-term growth

BRAND PURPOSE CAN HAVE A BUSINESS EFFECT

21. 5. 2022 | 7 min read Firms that decide to communicate socially beneficial topics must select carefully the area they want to focus on. A link between a topic and a brand that is not credible will backfire on the brand. That was the issue discussed at the Communication Summit.

CONSUMER PRESSURE ON BRANDS FOR SUSTAINABILITY IS INCREASING

18. 2. 2022 | 3 min read Consumers are increasingly demanding a sustainable dimension and clear values from brands.

CMOS SHARE LESSONS ALL MARKETERS CAN TAKE FROM SUPER BOWL ADVERTISING

4. 2. 2022 | 5 min read The Super Bowl and its run-up represent the premier advertising event in our industry. According to Nielsen, 19 of the 20 all-time most-watched single network broadcast spots were an NFL Championship Game.

ACTIONS, NOT WORDS: BRAND PURPOSE IN A SCHIZOPHRENIC CONSUMER WORLD

22. 10. 2021 | 16 min read Many consumers say they do not want to support sweatshops, but they still often buy the cheapest clothing and running shoes made in such places anyway. Companies today want to do better, but they are getting such mixed signals from customers. In this inspiring keynote, Samuel Scott will show how companies can navigate this complex environment and both help the world and sell more products at the same time.

THE PIVOT TO PURPOSE: ALIGNING GOOD AND GROWTH

5. 4. 2021 | 6 min read It’s tempting to see 2020 as a year where the world was stuck on pause. Yet in many ways it has been a story of radical transformation. Faced with unprecedented problems, businesses evolve as never before, and open up to new possibilities.

MARKETING TRENDS 2021: BRANDS SHOULD OFFER NEW CERTAINTIES

4. 1. 2021 | 7 min read Brand purpose, credibility, social wellbeing, green strategy and e-commerce will all have an impact on marketing in the new year.