Not The Year Ahead: There’s no place like home
By Alec Samways
In the spirit of 2020, and feeling entirely unable to predict what happens next, Alec Samways CEO of Splendid Communications offers up some current observations peppered with hopeful, open-ended vision.
Not the Year Ahead: Sustainability
With or without a pandemic, conscious consumers are still calling for changes that will help them make better purchasing decisions in line with their values, writes Georgina Wilson-Powell, Founder of pebble.
Fearlessly failing: Finding your voice amid life’s challenges
Sairah Ashman, Global CEO at Wolff Olins explores the lessons and advice shared at a recent TEDx Women event to address fearlessness, from failing to leadership to finding your purpose.
Not the year ahead: Beauty
This year the need for beauty was more apparent than ever, and that won’t change, writes SEEN Group’s Executive Creative Director Nicola Moulton.
Not the year ahead: Building strong connections
Marsha Tunkel, Senior Strategist at VMLY&R offers her tips for building strong connections, strengthening brand interactions with consumers as we move into the year ahead.
How can the industry push for progress on equality and inclusivity?
Lorraine Jennings, Director of Wellbeing Services & Culture Change at NABS offers practical tips towards helping to create an equal and inclusive culture.
“If you feel like you are being held back, get out”
By Nicola Kemp
Fura Jóhannesdóttir, Chief Design Officer at Huge on taking risks, breaking down the barriers between physical and digital and the power of challenging the status quo.
NABS Manchester committee on leadership, women in the industry & the importance of wellbeing
The region’s most senior leaders offer their advice and support around empathetic leadership, the challenges women face in the industry and the responsibility of being a role model.
Stop thinking about diversity as a job to do
Trak Ellis-Hill, Executive Creative Director at MOFILM on the simple solution to bringing about change: make diversity a business imperative, not just a nice to have.
Surviving the second lockdown
By Nicola Kemp
It's the sequel that no one wanted; as the industry faces up to a second lockdown NABS provides some much needed support and advice.
Saatchi & Saatchi look to open up the industry as the agency turns 50
By Izzy Ashton
Sarah Jenkins, Managing Director and Sam Hawkey, CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi introduce three new initiatives designed to change engrained behaviours and create broader opportunities in the industry.
“Brands are evolving faster than advertising agencies"
By Nicola Kemp
Rod Sobral, Global Chief Creative Officer at Oliver, on the evolution of the in-house model, the danger of hiding behind the myth of the ‘big creative idea’ and the importance of hybrid thinking.
The power of sharing a story
By Steve Rogers
Steve Rogers, CCO of Haygarth Group on the moment he decided to open up to his colleagues about his mental health, and the support that came from a brave moment of sharing.