The Multiplier Effect in Marketing where Brand and Demand Work in Harmony
For too long, marketing teams have operated under a false dichotomy and avoided the multiplier effect in marketing. The false dichotomy creates a distinction between brand building and demand generation. CMOs approach both subjects as they are fundamentally different, even competing, priorities. In many organizations, brand marketing is seen as long-term and intangible, while demand…
DOOH Advertising’s Growth Story Needs a Stronger Backbone: What’s Missing?
In a world where screens dominate everything from our phones to refrigerators, it’s no surprise that outdoor advertising is catching up. DOOH advertising (Digital Out-of-Home) has shifted its role in how brands are seen in public spaces. Cities are no longer just concrete backdrops, but are turning into dynamic, interactive living ad boards. From interactive…
AI Knows You Better Than You Think: The 2025 Guide to Brand Awareness and Loyalty
Have you ever felt like a brand knows you a little too well? Like, when your phone lights up at 2 AM with an ad for that neon green water bottle you almost bought — but didn’t? Or when your Monday morning Spotify playlist cues up exactly the song you needed? You never checked out.…
In Conversation: Michael Wilkins on Co-existence of AI and Sustainability in Marketing
AI in the Industry AI is turbocharging digital marketing—but at what environmental cost? As brands race to adopt the latest tools, few are stopping to ask what it’s doing to the planet. We spoke with Michael Wilkins, co-founder of sustainable marketing agency Akepa, to explore the tension between innovation and impact—and where AI fits in…
Dark Funnel Marketing: The Invisible Hand Behind Every Click
It always happens, doesn’t it? You are chatting with a friend on WhatsApp when a friend casually drops a link to a new skincare brand they have been loving. Later, you spot someone raving about the same brand on Instagram Stories. You add their bestseller to your cart without seeing it after a week. That’s…
Culture Over Carbonation: Unpacking Liquid Death’s Demise in the UK
For many months, marketing experts and pundits have covered Liquid Death’s failure in the UK and explored its reasons. Liquid Death’s journey is quite an interesting case study for brands that may see the UK as a potential market for themselves. Liquid Death saw an uptick in its sales and popularity simultaneously in the US…
Can Digital Ads Go Green Without Sacrificing Reach?
Remember the day of blind scrolling? Ad pop-ups, blinking banners, and auto-played videos—we used to click them without giving them a second thought. Digital ads flooded our screens, but no one paused to ask: What’s the environmental cost of a single click? Fast forward to now, things has changed. Today’s digital consumer is sharper, greener…
Meta Advertising Takes a Dangerous Slope with Principal-Based Buying in Recession
Meta advertising has been evolving in the dynamic marketing and ad-buying space ecosystem. Currently, Meta is moving with principal-based trading in the digital landscape. Understanding the complex situation, its reverberations around the advertising process, and the consequences on media planning is significant. Principal-based trading is a controversial topic, and when a giant like Meta, which…
Circular Economy Meets Creative Strategy: Reinventing Sustainable Advertising
First came #SponCon (Sponsored Content). Then de-influencing took over. Now there’s a new wave currently sweeping around our feeds, which is more concerned with sustainability than flashy new purchases. By supporting the circular economy rather than encouraging excessive consumption, influencers are rewriting the rules of traditional advertising. This is the new age of circular economy…
Over-Optimized Customer Journey Maps: A New CX Risk?
Customer journey map is a technical term, but when customers experience the journey and find it not worth the energy, brands fail. I was trying to buy a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, and the entire process made me understand the meaning of the customer journey. I had to juggle between two apps for more…