
Humans, Noise and Hats
‘Humans Wanted’. Well, that turned out to be a particularly resonant rallying call. At the end of last week Tom Roach and I put out a...
Sarah Newman - APG Director
Feb 13, 20243 min read

Humans Wanted
This is a call to arms for strategy people to join a new APG GenAI & AI Working Group that aims to get the best from the technology for...
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Feb 7, 20244 min read

The Best Job in the World?
I’ve chatted to a lot of planners so far this year and gripes about this and that aside, I’ve been struck by how many wanted to talk about..
Sarah Newman - APG Director
Jan 30, 20243 min read

A word from the APG's new Co-Chairs
Think of a planner. What image comes to mind? Ironic notebook? Quiet demeanour? Statement glasses? You probably conjured one of these right?
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Jan 16, 20243 min read

APG Kicking Down Doors
Here’s what we learned from the Grand Prix winners, Barbie, This Girl Can and Bodyform/Libresse with thanks to...
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Oct 26, 20233 min read


A Review of Richard Shotton's Book - The Illusion of Choice
With ‘The illusion of choice: 16 ½ psychological biases that influence what we buy’, Richard has once again created an immensely readable...
APG
Sep 5, 20231 min read

APG Strategy Skills Survey 2023 - The Results
A point of view on the APG’s updated Strategy Skills Survey and what we have learned from it...
Sarah Newman - APG Director
Aug 7, 20234 min read

The Soft Skills That Work Hard
In this post reflecting on what he’s learned from running APG’s Nailing Your Strategy course, James Caig considers the importance of...
APG
Aug 1, 20239 min read

B&Q, Gardener of the Year: A PR Planning Case Study
My personal philosophy is that PR is where brand collides with the real world...
APG
Jun 13, 20231 min read

Planning in Corporate Affairs | A PR Planning Case Study
At Hanover, every one of our strategists is an integrated strategist with a strong data vertical, be it in media and....
APG
Jun 13, 20234 min read

Planning for Cultural Interest with Minecraft | A PR Planning Case Study
We saw a bigger opportunity at the heart of the brief – that being to reinforce Minecraft’s role in culture as a force for driving...
APG
Jun 13, 20232 min read

What is PR Planning?
PR planning creates strategies to help brands and companies to create sustained value by stimulating, building and engaging...
APG
Jun 13, 20233 min read

APG Awards 2023: A word from Martin Beverley, Chair of Shortlisters
The APG Creative Strategy Awards shortlist represents the best of our discipline and aims to help us all get better.
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Jun 9, 20231 min read


Inside the APG Creative Strategy Awards
How to Get on the Short List: A Perspective from Michael Lee
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Feb 13, 20238 min read


"Beautifully articulated barbed comments": Do Consumers Kill Ideas?
It's clear that despite the potentially polarising nature of the event's title, some common themes were unearthed during the session...
APG
Oct 31, 20223 min read