Paul Phillip's 10 tips for stronger pitch outcomes are well worth a read. From getting internal alignment before you go to market to why the pitch doesn't end at appointment, here’s how to run a process that embeds & retains the best talent in the industry.
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In the last episode of our ReModel series, Elliot Moss shares one of his key beliefs - that bold ideas only work when launched from a solid foundation. Watch below to hear more on why logic, rigour and process aren't the enemy of creativity.
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🚀 ReModel: Tales of Marketing Transformation - Series Finale with Elliot Moss
In the final episode of our series, Victoria Fox sits down with Elliot Moss, Chief Brand Officer at Mishcon de Reya, to hear how he balances creativity, growth, and operational rigour.
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Agency model design isn't a downstream consideration. AAR's Hannah Astill and Rebecca Nunneley spoke to LBB about why intentional agency model design matters more than ever, and what integration actually looks like in practice.
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In the latest episode of ReModel, Victoria Fox sits down with Reuben Arnold - formerly of Haven, Starbucks and Eurostar - to get under the bonnet of what actually makes marketing transformation stick. Watch below💻
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In a world racing towards automation and AI efficiency, Kate Mackie's perspective is a timely reminder, technology can simplify, target and streamline, but it can't replace the thing that makes marketing matter.
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We celebrate launches, new tools, new processes, new metrics. We are far less comfortable with endings.
But Vicky Gillan argues that in a more-for-less world, the discipline of letting go might matter just as much as the ambition to build.
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This week on ReModel: Tales of Marketing Transformation, we’re joined by Kate Mackie, Chief Marketing Strategy and Operations Officer at EY, Chair of the Marketing Society Fellows, and one of the industry’s most influential marketers👇
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Our ReModel: Tales of Marketing Transformation launch brought together leaders from across our industry for a morning of real insights and vibrant conversations on what it really takes to build a marketing function that delivers. Catch a snapshot below.
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In our era of continual transformation and innovation, we've all become experts at adding. But what if the real growth opportunity lies in subtraction? Vicky Gillan explores why the courage to let go might be the most underrated leadership skill in our industry.
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In this episode of ReModel, we’re delighted to feature Nicola Smedley and Zoe Eungblut, who share how they’re leading transformation inside a mission-driven organisation.
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Final Reminder ⏰ Tomorrow is the last day to submit your entry for The Marketing Society Global Awards. Take part through the link below.
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When transformative marketer Michelle McEttrick sat down with AAR CEO Victoria Fox, she shared her insights on everything from rebuilding trust in challenged brands to reclaiming marketing’s seat at the top table. Watch the interview below:
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Does too tight a focus on marginal gains create a sea of sameness in marketing? For Mark Vile, there are limits to data-driven decision-making if not paired with creative leaps. In our first ReModel episode, he shares why👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMNN...
In the first ReModel episode, Mark Vile shares what 30 years of experience across market-leading brands teaches you about marketing leadership - with some refreshingly honest views about what it actually means to orchestrate a modern marketing function.
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In his near-three decades at the intersection of brands and agencies, Paul Phillips has seen what distinguishes an average pitch process from a well-run one. Here, he shares this wisdom for CMOs undergoing agency selection in 2026.
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In Episode 1 of ReModel: Tales of Marketing Transformation, we sit down with Mark Vile, CMO at Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines, to explore what it truly takes to build marketing that endures 👇
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This morning, we were thrilled to launch ReModel: Tales of Marketing Transformation at Regent Street Cinema - our new insight series exploring how marketing operating models are evolving in response to today’s complex, fast-moving business landscape. A huge thank you to our speakers 👏
Is your agency model driving growth or quietly holding it back? AAR Group’s Rebecca Nunneley and Hannah Astill spoke to Little Black Book to explore why intentional agency design is the secret to navigating today’s complex marketing ecosystems.
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Thrilled to welcome Tobi Asare as Growth Partner, and congratulate Rebecca Nunneley and Hannah Astill on their well-earned promotions - alongside a deepened partnership with Paul Stevenson🎉
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Most marketing teams are still fighting uphill against broken fundamentals - but this is something agency partners have the skills & expertise to help change. Paul Stevenson explains why agencies can still win out when they act as transformation partners
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AI strengthens what's already there – for better or worse. Click below to learn why the real AI opportunity sits across the People, Process, Partners, and Platforms of the marketing operating model - but you need to get the foundations right first.
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What does exceptional client leadership look like today?
For Vicky Gillan, turning the lens of performance review inwards isn’t about blame or appeasement. It’s understanding that client leadership is the ultimate force multiplier. Read more below.
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In this article, Paul Phillips wonders if it’s time for a more streamlined approach to pitching that saves time, money and resources. Find out what it is (and how much he’d wager on it actually happening!) below.
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Competition is crowding agencies from every quarter, while client-side marketers battle relentless pressure to deliver more relevance, more personalisation and more efficiency. In this landscape, the opportunities for agencies lie upstream.
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One to watch out for this year💡A new research initiative - ReModel: Tales of Marketing Transformation. Across six candid filmed conversations, some of today’s most influential marketing leaders will share what it really takes to drive transformation. Launching 3rd March🎯
When it comes to designing a marketing operating model that seamlessly delivers, AI can’t fix broken foundations - if the friction is already there, it’s likely to accelerate it. Read the latest from Cristiana Spataru to learn where the real AI opportunity lies.
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