Introducing NPD Canada

Introducing NPD Canada

I hope you enjoy reading this blog post. If you want my team to just do your marketing for you, click here. As my enterprise-level agency, NP Digital, has grown, we’ve been able to expand across the globe. We’ve opened agencies in Brazil, the UK, Australia, India, and now: Canada! That’s right: we have opened […]



Three Distinctive Methods Leaders Can Prioritize Throughout Change

Three Distinctive Methods Leaders Can Prioritize Throughout Change

There was a time, just a couple of decades ago, that change inside organizations was more the exception versus the norm. And the cause of that change was less externally driven – there wasn’t the perpetual risk that if you didn’t adapt, for example, to digital disruption, labor demands, or environmental, social, and governance expectations, […]



A brand new picture guide is capturing the great thing about birds

A brand new picture guide is capturing the great thing about birds

Imbued with wide-ranging symbolism – from joy or dread to death or divinity – the bird has long been a source of inspiration for creatives. Some of the best-known admirers of our feathered friends have ranged from Pablo Picasso to photographer Eric Hosking, whose 60-year career saw him break new ground in how birds are […]



The return of Cannes Lions

The return of Cannes Lions

Next week marks the first Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity since 2019. Our ad correspondent, Ben Kay, ponders what might be different this time around In case you hadn’t noticed, Cannes Lions returns this year after a couple of squashed-together virtual festivals. So will it be a ‘new normal’ kind of event, with a subdued […]



Anna Haifisch’s illustrations supply up a warped model of cute

Anna Haifisch’s illustrations supply up a warped model of cute

Anna Haifisch has a beautifully singular, surreal way of discussing and sending up artists, art, and the ‘art world’. Strange, animal-heavy, and sometimes tear-jerkingly pathos-laden, her work has long explored the nuances, trials and tribulations of what it means to create. Haifisch’s book The Artist was published in 2016, having previously been serialised in comic […]



A brand new exhibition captures West Africa in a interval of cultural transformation

A brand new exhibition captures West Africa in a interval of cultural transformation

Untitled, 1974 David Hill Gallery in London has opened a new exhibition of work by West African photographer Rachidi Bissiriou, titled Gloire Immortelle. It presents a selection of images taken by Bissiriou in his home country of Benin as it underwent crucial changes. Born in 1950 in the village of Kétou, Bissiriou set up Studio […]



Two Steps to Repair Flat Characters Utilizing Voice and Persona

Two Steps to Repair Flat Characters Utilizing Voice and Persona

You have created a character. You’ve named them and given them a colorful past, as well as lots of fun personality traits. Your character steps into your story . . . and suddenly you find that they aren’t working. Have you created a flat character? Pin Sometimes a flat character shows up as a minor […]



15 Market Analysis Instruments That Will Assist You Uncover Unimaginable Insights

15 Market Analysis Instruments That Will Assist You Uncover Unimaginable Insights

In a world of increasing competition, understanding your target market is vital. Conducting thorough research of past, current, and prospective customers helps you uncover insights to improve your product or create more effective marketing messages. Those insights don’t have to be hard-won, either. Thanks to new tools and data sources, businesses no longer have to […]



The altering function of the advert company CCO

The altering function of the advert company CCO

ECD, CCO, CEO, COO: the ad industry is awash in three-letter jobs. But beyond the acronyms, what is the role of senior teams in shaping creative work and establishing agency culture today? BBH’s Alex Grieve and Helen Rhodes discuss Adland is known for its big characters – larger than life creative figures who bring flair […]



The numerous faces of William Klein

The numerous faces of William Klein

The photographer and filmmaker’s exhibition at the ICP in New York celebrates the multifaceted nature of his practice over the course of nearly seven decades Held at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, William Klein: YES – Photographs, Paintings, Films 1948-2013, is the first solo exhibition in the US on William Klein […]