The Big Exchange was created to spark a movement addressing the UK’s intricate and interrelated investment and financial services needs. Brittany Golob reports on the company’s approach to messaging, brand language an...
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Sustainable futures: Tokyo 2020
The Tokyo Olympics are only a few months away. One of the commitments that has defined the Games to this point is its positioning on sustainability. Brittany Golob explores Tokyo 2020’s environmental strategies and th...
Sustainability, product innovation can build stronger brands
Innovation is a key aspect of product design, particularly in a competitive marketplace. Concerns about sustainability, social media friendliness and price plague FMCG and retail product manufacturers; add to that mix...
Campaign to mobilise the youth vote launched
The Comms Lab appealed to agencies, individuals and brand owners to get behind the #ItsOurTime campaign this week to motivate the under-30s to use their vote at UK general election....
Shoppers want eco-friendly packaging study shows
Consumers are changing their purchasing habits in response to bad press about packaging waste, a Europe-wide survey of 7,000 people shows. However, consumers are not...
Sustainable futures: Iceland
One of the world’s most sustainable countries, Iceland has built that proposition into its place brand. Liam DeStefano examines the way the country’s tourism sector has been shaped around a sustainable proposition...
Five Minutes With Jakob Trollbäck
As the founder of sustainability and design agency the New Division, Jakob Trollbäck wants to bring positive environmental practices to brands around the world. He discusses the challenges this presents, and best...
Opinion: Should sustainability be part of your brand essence?
Debating the importance of brand consistency and relevance in our fast-changing world, it struck me that the biggest challenge today is the same whether you’re an individual or a brand – how to stop damaging the plane...
Purpose and passion pervade Cannes Lions programme and awards winners
While there has been an effort made in recent years at Cannes Lions to focus on creativity as a broad spectrum, rather than simply as a marketing output, there remains a distinct lack of representation of non-advertis...
Storytelling and sustainability emphasised in craft cider rebrand
Cider is a success. That much has been made clear both in the UK and more widely. In Britain, the cider market accounts for £3.1bn per year – three times the size of the British sea fishing industry. Around the w...