Cannes Lions entries dropped 4% this year — but Creative Effectiveness entries jumped 34%. Looks like more agencies want to prove their work actually works.

Most advertising just treads water—because most clients are paid to avoid risk, not make waves.

Big data can (usually) predict what flavor of yogurt I’ll buy next week—but not why Greek yogurt took over the world- or what’s next!

Most “secrets of success” lists forget one thing: they only study winners—so all you’re really learning is survivorship bias.

Brands have always been built through every touchpoint—some people just needed Accenture to buy Droga5 to realize it.

A world without ads sounds nice—until you remember mass marketing is still how most people find out you exist in the first place.

Brands don’t get big by whispering to individuals—they grow by shouting to the crowd and making everyone care at once.

The best marketers know the trick isn’t choosing emotion or purpose—it’s knowing which parts of marketing change, and which never do.