The Insight
Percipient thought-pieces and opinions from some
of
the world’s most respected industry leaders.
shots Co-Editor Danny Edwards talks to Girl & Bear CEO Claire Young about craft, AI, creative production, emerging talent and why human thinking still matters most.
Cracking the connection code
As online ennui and a renewed appetite for IRL meet-ups grow, Caroline Sparkes, Director of Global Brand Marketing, Sparks, suggests we reevaluate the power of offline networking and creative connections.
The human factor: How the industry is getting real
This year’s Cannes Lions saw the focus pulled on human versus machine, putting the AI tools that have entered the arena firmly in their place. Tim Cumming speaks to a range of industry voices as a new sense of the reality and power of human creativity dawns.
Snapshots - Dustin Duke, Amazon's Brand Innovation Lab
shots Co-Editor Danny Edwards talks to Amazon Brand Innovation Lab’s Dustin Duke about why the best uses of technology start with a proper idea.
The girl in the Elsa dress
As a father, and as an agency owner, Aidan Gibbons, Executive Creative Director & Co-Founder of Not Just Any, is dismayed by the recent changes to the UK's Equality & Human Rights Commission's code of practice. In an industry - and a world - where there is no such thing as 'normal', will the new rules change that?
An opinion about AI, that has nothing to do with AI
Imagination and insight are at the heart of great advertising, believes Morgan Whitlock, who aims to bring those traits into TheGardening.Club as Executive Producer of the VFX and AI studio. Because, as production becomes more competitive, simply using this new technology as a cost-saving device isn't enough.
Microdramas go big: The age of brands renting attention is over
Online video viewing is as big as ever, but habits have changed and brands need to change with them. Olly Lewis, SVP & Head of Creative Studio at StudioB, says that understanding the burgeoning sector of microdramas is one way to do that.
Snapshots - Kerry Tucker, Virtue
shots Co-Editor Jamie Madge talks to Virtue Worldwide President Kerry Tucker about branded entertainment, client nerves, toy catalogue diss tracks and why a great idea should never depend entirely on getting the talent.
Gen Z isn’t failing the creative industry, it's the other way around
Larisa Wong, Creative Strategist at Anomaly and Chair of the Brixton Finishing School Alumni Board, argues that the industry is currently failing the next generation of creatives. She says that rather than asking them to jump through endless hoops, or evaluating new talent through an outdated lens, the industry should be adapting to them.