What’s Driving Growth Right Now
BETTER QUESTIONS. SHARPER THINKING. BIGGER GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES.
Most marketing commentary explains what happened. We're more interested in what brands should do next.
From changing consumer behavior and competitive pressures to brand strategy, creative effectiveness and sales performance, we examine the forces shaping business growth.
Sometimes we challenge conventional thinking. Sometimes we question the numbers. Always, we look for opportunities marketers can act on.
Because great insights should lead to better decisions — and better business results.
The CMO Is Not Being Eliminated. Wasteful Marketing Is.
The CMO isn’t dead. Wasteful marketing is. As companies demand CFO-level discipline from marketing leaders, oversized agency models are running out of places to hide.
Could Gen X be the most prepared generation in America right now?
Gen X was built for this moment. As the original latchkey kids turned pandemic-era anchors, we’ve weathered every major crisis from the crack epidemic to 9/11 to the Great Recession—and came out adaptable, self-sufficient, and steady. Now, as the nation’s ultimate “sandwich generation,” Gen X isn’t just coping through COVID-19—we’re leading.