Stories by Jennifer O'Brien

Sparks & Honey outlines its ‘cultural mapping’ vision

US agency, sparks & honey, is using cultural mapping through data and social insight to identify emerging cultural trends, helping brands make important decisions and gain greater insights at the tipping point of their popularity.

How WA’s Royal Life Saving Society rode the digital wave

Allan Godfrey is in the business of saving lives. And as general manager of marketing of WA’s Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS), he is using a mix of digital technologies in order to modernise and strengthen its social enterprising efforts and better engage with the community.

How REA Group is creating an enhanced digital playground

​Property seekers on realestate.com.au can take a walk through their potential new home thanks to a virtual reality property app, one of many digital initiatives being deployed to cater to shifting consumer demands, according to REA Group head of digital, Val Brown.

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How UNSW's new marketing division is tackling digital strategy

​UNSW’s dedicated new marketing division is beefing up its digital marketing strategy as it looks to centralise operations and make marketing a formidable force, according to its newly appointed vice-president international marketing and communications.

Leadership

Lego's new Asian GM: Looking for brand cut through in an age of digitisation

Lego Australia's senior director of marketing, Troy Taylor, has clinched the general manager role of Lego’s Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau business - a post that will see him build brand awareness and put more brick into the hands of children at a time of digitisation and shrinking physical play times.

The 4-point plan needed to address media supply chain chaos

​Ebiquity chief strategy officer, Nick Manning, delivered a scathing review of the media supply chain at last week’s AANA event, attacking programmatic and highlighting some of the other major challenges associated with the lack of media transparency in the advertising industry.

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Marketing prowess versus the enigma of the metaverse

Flash back to the classic film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. Television-obsessed Mike insists on becoming the first person to be ‘sent by Wonkavision’, dematerialising on one end, pixel by pixel, and materialising in another space. His cinematic dreams are realised thanks to rash decisions as he is shrunken down to fit the digital universe, followed by a trip to the taffy puller to return to normal size.

Liz Miller

VP, Constellation Research

Why Excellent Leadership Begins with Vertical Growth

Why is it there is no shortage of leadership development materials, yet outstanding leadership is so rare? Despite having access to so many leadership principles, tools, systems and processes, why is it so hard to develop and improve as a leader?

Michael Bunting

Author, leadership expert

More than money talks in sports sponsorship

As a nation united by sport, brands are beginning to learn money alone won’t talk without aligned values and action. If recent events with major leagues and their players have shown us anything, it’s the next generation of athletes are standing by what they believe in – and they won’t let their values be superseded by money.

Simone Waugh

Managing Director, Publicis Queensland

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