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The place to celebrate and elevate neurodiverse talent in the media industry

Co-Launched initiative to celebrate ND talent in the media industry, shine a light on human stories, and share ways of working with companies to bring the best out of media talent.

- Simon Akers

Strands of Genius

By Rosie & Faris

For weekly inspiration (or at least better conversation topics for dinner), subscribe to our newsletter, Strands of Genius. With a nearly 40% average open rate, it's anything but spam.

A great cross section of strategy and culture curated wonderfully by Rosie and Faris Yakob

- Simon Akers

Dave Wakeman's Business of Value

The Business of Value is a weekly newsletter on strategy. For leaders that realize strategy isn’t a document, it is a practice. Each week: One framework. One tool. One question. One idea. To help you clarify where you are and decide where you are going.

Love these regular pithy delights about a consideration for your marketing efforts, pricing and value especially.

- Simon Akers

Ad-verse Reactions by Omar Oakes

Most industry coverage reads like a press release in disguise. Ad-verse Reactions analyses media and advertising, focusing on the gap between what the industry says and what it actually does.

Nowism by Tom Goodwin

Get your irregular dose of optimistic insights on tech, business, and innovation with Nowism by Tom Goodwin. Join the conversation on the world's latest and greatest changes today!

Ross Sergeant | Digital Media

Throughout my career, I've had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest brands and companies in the world, and I've learned a lot along the way. In this blog, I'll be sharing my experience and advice.

An old colleague, a global media leader, a lovely well-dressed man. Ross knows his stuff.

- Simon Akers

Sweathead, A Strategy Newsletter

By Mark Pollard

A weekly newsletter for strategy lovers and hobbyists written by Sweathead's Mark Pollard. We touch on advertising, marketing, and brand, but we also delve into the mind and life of the strategist.

A new addition to my life. Mark Pollard is a marketing strategist who makes things make total sense.

- Simon Akers

Ideas We Love 💕

By Matt & Tom

A weekly(ish) newsletter exploring and unpacking the ideas we love from the world of advertising, media and communications planning

Hey!DHD’s Newsletter

By ADHDers, for ADHDers! Struggling to navigate your diagnosis? Join us to discover how to thrive by working with your brain, not against it!

A personal favourite given my recent ADHD diagnosis.

- Simon Akers

The Skeptical Optimist

By Giulio del Bufalo

I think about Marketing, Society, Technology, and random things.

Excellent observations and insights from a media and now brand marketer!

- Simon Akers

The A to Z of Media Planning

By Matt Prentis

Rules of thumb to help budding media planners, better plan media

A hell of a jump off point for budding (and senior) media planners!

- Simon Akers

The Sweet Spot

By Pollyanna Ward

I’m a believer in keeping the marketing fundamentals whilst adapting the tactics to meet the changes in the world. This is where I'll curate my perspectives to help you filter through all the noise.

The Alchemist from Rory Sutherland

What I can't fit on Twitter - or am too afraid to put on Twitter.

It's Rory Sutherland and its Behavioural Science and Economics applied to brands. What more is there to say?

- Simon Akers

Common People

By Jed

Class, culture and creativity in the modern world. A monthly round-up of links, insights, tools and stats.

Proud to be part of this awesome initiative to enable more working class into the creative industries!

- Simon Akers

Out There

By Becca Magnus

Notes on observations on people, ideas, behaviours and movements from Out There, the real world beyond the screen. Delighting in the unusual, exploring the uncomfortable. From the desk of Becca Magnus, strategist, writer, mischief-maker and make-believer.

New newsletter and Becca is just so honest with writing and makes total sense. Love it

- Simon Akers

Front of Mind

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