It's not just the stories of marketing successes which help us learn about how to be better, but the stories of the people behind them. I've just finished listening to a great podcast chat between three The Marketing Society members - Ritchie Mehta and…lnkd.in/eEqqi9ec

'𝗕𝗲 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗱𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁... 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲.' These were in the opening words in the introduction to The Marketing Leaders Programme from The Marketing Society and Accenture Song,…lnkd.in/eWExZN5D

Some snapshots of a week with The Marketing Society. This week our members have, amongst other things: ⭐️Celebrated the end of our second Scholarship programme with 50 future marketing leaders in the UAE. 🎉 Held a glorious ‘Summer Social’ connecting…lnkd.in/eU5KbpZC

It was so good to meet up with one of my favourite #Changemakers Cephas Williams this morning. Full of respect for his partnership with Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to bring black creatives to Cannes #BlackOut. If you want to supp…lnkd.in/eWi8vgyq

'𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘯. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩…lnkd.in/et7BVd3S

‘Any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.’ Just one of the reflections from a fascinating discussion yesterday, where in partnership with the brilliant team Accenture Song we brought together some thoughtful and insightful m…lnkd.in/e_7RPjC7

Confession: I did not watch a live football match all the way through until I was in my early twenties. I was lucky enough to live in Newcastle and while I was at P&G there, I was invited to see a match. When I told my good friend Andy Daly I would give…lnkd.in/exJrmhfW

So glad it was fun for you Shelley Zalis - a real joy for me and a real privilege to be talking to a true #changemaker about how to smartly, brilliant, collaboratively turbocharge the acceleration we need towards gender equality #CannesLions2023 @TheMarketingSoc #SuperfastTheBook

‘Creative and moonshot mindsets can accomplish anything - so why are we waiting 132 years to close the gender gap?’ Shelley Zalis is a self-confessed ‘impatient leader’ (like most highly successful entrepreneurs), supersmart, funny and an incredible #Cha…lnkd.in/ePAXQrfz

❤️bravo Zaid Al-Qassab and @channel4 - justly deserved

#Lizzo #glastonbury = amazing!

Streaming live from Singapore on Thursday 27 July from 8:30am - 9.30am (BST), the 101 of ChatGPT will be explored with Tuomas Peltoniemi, Managing Director, SEA at Accenture Song. Find out more and book: loom.ly/6y8nhxM

For those who were at Cannes Lions this year, and those that weren’t, here’s a round-up of some perspectives and insights from The Marketing Society members and friends who were there in this month’s ‘The Edit’. #inspiration #conversations #marketing lnkd.in/eTkSM6wt

5 hours left to buy this at £9.45, reduced from £17.99, + help ⁦Macmillan Cancer Support⁩ as I’m donating my royalties from these sales. Read what ⁦Mark Ritson⁩ ⁦Les Binet⁩ ⁦richard shotton⁩ ⁦Sophie Devonshire⁩ all endorsed + help a great cause amazon.co.uk/Decoded-Scienc…

Such an inspiration , bringing clarity and positivity and joy to others while going through such a heartbreaking time personally - ❤️& deep respect Annabel Croft

Looking forward to this #futurenormalbook #readersareleaders #mindfood

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The Marketing Society Coffeehouse The Coffeehouse on Guild is for any member of The Marketing Society who would like to share ideas, knowledge and thought provoking content, get feedback from the group, and make connections. Members can join here: loom.ly/odfFixc

Andrew Geoghegan wrote back in 2022 that embarking on organisational change means being willing to challenge yourself and others and leading people through uncertainty with courage. To succeed in transforming your brand, you must also transform yourself. marketingweek.com/transforming-b…

Great night at the @TheMarketingSoc annual dinner with the Boots and WPP teams