The People’s Republic of David Gray

David Gray Solicitors was established with a strong idealistic image. Now with legal aid and self-funding clients, Elspeth Thomson and Debora Sanderson tell Matt Baldwin why it needed to rediscover its purpose. Legal Aid, the system of public funds that provides...

AI adoption

So much has been written about how AI will change professional services and marketing that I am loath to add to it further. The hype has been all but unavoidable, and will undoubtedly build in 2026. Marketers have been told of its impact and how we should respond. We...

Reaching out

Icarus tries to persuade school leavers that a career in marketing could be for them. In my last dispatch, I explained that thanks to my managing partner’s roving eye for a fashionable cause, I had yet again found myself in a tight spot. Readers may recall that MP had...

Anna Weeden Marketing the creatives

A deep passion for the creative industries builds great marketers. Anna Weeden shares her story with Matt Baldwin. Many professional services marketers will recognise that their partners almost always have an opinion on every aspect of marketing and business...

The Lover Brand

In late September, Wedlake Bell revealed a very different brand. It is, says Georgina Bennett-Warner, the firm’s Head of Marketing, a typical “lover brand archetype” that looks to foster a deeper connection and reflect its passion for helping clients...