Leaders can come in all shapes and sizes - including bright and colorful creative ones. The born-and-raised Londoner, Sophie Lutman, has forged a career out of creativity that spans over 25 years. In various creative director roles, Lutman has worked with the likes of BBC, Telefonica, Capgemini, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, and EY, to bring their ideas to life. Months before the pandemic swept the UK and changed our working lives for good, she joined Siegel+Gale to head up its EMEA creative division. Like most leaders, her latest challenge has been guiding her team through the new challenges that working from home brings, including its limitations to collaborating on client briefs and stifling creativity.
Sophie Lutman
December 2021
S+G Blog
Five minutes with: Sophie Lutman on removing complexity
Leaders can come in all shapes and sizes - including bright and colorful creative ones. The born-and-raised Londoner, Sophie Lutman, has forged a career out of creativity that spans over 25 years. In various creative director roles, Lutman has worked with the likes of BBC, Telefonica, Capgemini, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, and EY, to bring their ideas to life. Months before the pandemic swept the UK and changed our working lives for good, she joined Siegel+Gale to head up its EMEA creative division. Like most leaders, her latest challenge has been guiding her team through the new challenges that working from home brings, including its limitations to collaborating on client briefs and stifling creativity.
Sophie Lutman
December 2021
Evolving stakeholder expectations of companies, accelerated digital transformation and radical shifts in how we work have changed companies dramatically, especially in the marketing function. Amid this uncertainty, it has become clear that all leaders require the ability to adapt and learn.
Margaret Molloy
December 2021
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Future of Branding: Asia Matters Global Summit 2021
Evolving stakeholder expectations of companies, accelerated digital transformation and radical shifts in how we work have changed companies dramatically, especially in the marketing function. Amid this uncertainty, it has become clear that all leaders require the ability to adapt and learn.
Margaret Molloy
December 2021
On November 16, I hosted a Future of Branding panel where along with six CMOs, we unraveled the mystery of CMOs and corporate governance. We were also joined by a special guest, Richard Sanderson, Marketing, Communications & Sales Practice Leader, Spencer Stuart. Together we explored the unique value a CMO brings to a public board, managing multiple commitments, diversifying the makeup of boards and how serving on a public board can inform a CMO's day job, ultimately benefiting the brands they lead.
Margaret Molloy
November 2021
S+G Blog
Future of Branding: CMOs on Corporate Public Boards
On November 16, I hosted a Future of Branding panel where along with six CMOs, we unraveled the mystery of CMOs and corporate governance. We were also joined by a special guest, Richard Sanderson, Marketing, Communications & Sales Practice Leader, Spencer Stuart. Together we explored the unique value a CMO brings to a public board, managing multiple commitments, diversifying the makeup of boards and how serving on a public board can inform a CMO's day job, ultimately benefiting the brands they lead.
Margaret Molloy
November 2021
DEI needs to be woven into the fabric of your communications every day. The question, then, is how to make that happen? It requires returning to the language of your core business strategy and reading again … very, very closely.
Derrick Mead
November 2021
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What to keep in mind when revamping DEI strategies
DEI needs to be woven into the fabric of your communications every day. The question, then, is how to make that happen? It requires returning to the language of your core business strategy and reading again … very, very closely.
Derrick Mead
November 2021
Balancing authenticity and action is difficult. One action often outweighs the other, resulting in a disparity that negatively affects people and brand purpose. I offer three imperatives that marketers and other business leaders can implement to authentically and actionably appeal to Hispanic consumers.
Margaret Molloy
November 2021
S+G Blog
The power and importance of inclusive storytelling
Balancing authenticity and action is difficult. One action often outweighs the other, resulting in a disparity that negatively affects people and brand purpose. I offer three imperatives that marketers and other business leaders can implement to authentically and actionably appeal to Hispanic consumers.
Margaret Molloy
November 2021
S+G Blog
How to localize your global brand
ith most major cities now awash with the same multinational brand names, the local feel of many urban thoroughfares has all but disappeared. Still, the sense of familiarity that comes along with the classic Italian restaurant, or well-known Irish pub, does provide customers with enough predictability to make comfortable choices and reduce risk of a disappointing purchase. While predictability offers some clear positives for customers, there are downsides as well.
Siegel+Gale
November 2021
S+G Blog
How to localize your global brand
ith most major cities now awash with the same multinational brand names, the local feel of many urban thoroughfares has all but disappeared. Still, the sense of familiarity that comes along with the classic Italian restaurant, or well-known Irish pub, does provide customers with enough predictability to make comfortable choices and reduce risk of a disappointing purchase. While predictability offers some clear positives for customers, there are downsides as well.
Siegel+Gale
November 2021
Our EMEA president Philip Davies caught up with Rajashree R, CMO of Tata Consultancy Services, to reflect on TCS’s recent rebrand.
Philip Davies
October 2021
S+G Blog
When it comes to branding, you simply can’t fake it
Our EMEA president Philip Davies caught up with Rajashree R, CMO of Tata Consultancy Services, to reflect on TCS’s recent rebrand.
Philip Davies
October 2021
In March 2021, digital artist Beeple sold his piece “The First 5,000 days” as an NFT at a Christie’s auction for $69 million. In February, Grimes sold an NFT for $6 million, and in May “Disaster Girl” sold the meme that made her name for $500k to clear off her student debts. At this point you’re possibly wondering, WTF is an NFT?
Liz Olsen
October 2021
S+G Blog
Art, authenticity and non-fungible tokens
In March 2021, digital artist Beeple sold his piece “The First 5,000 days” as an NFT at a Christie’s auction for $69 million. In February, Grimes sold an NFT for $6 million, and in May “Disaster Girl” sold the meme that made her name for $500k to clear off her student debts. At this point you’re possibly wondering, WTF is an NFT?
Liz Olsen
October 2021
On Wednesday, September 29th, I had the privilege of hosting the inaugural Hispanic Heritage and Inclusive Storytelling edition of Siegel+Gale’s Future of Branding series to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. Through the personal journeys of six senior brand leaders, we honored the depth and richness of Hispanic and LatinX history and culture as well as their communities’ contributions to American society. And the discussion went beyond celebration to examine how brands are observing Hispanic Heritage Month.
Margaret Molloy
October 2021
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Future of Branding: Hispanic Heritage and Inclusive Storytelling
On Wednesday, September 29th, I had the privilege of hosting the inaugural Hispanic Heritage and Inclusive Storytelling edition of Siegel+Gale’s Future of Branding series to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month. Through the personal journeys of six senior brand leaders, we honored the depth and richness of Hispanic and LatinX history and culture as well as their communities’ contributions to American society. And the discussion went beyond celebration to examine how brands are observing Hispanic Heritage Month.
Margaret Molloy
October 2021
As retailers search for new methods to win customers’ hearts and minds, a brand’s physical space of commerce will not play the same transactional role as it once did. With so much accelerated change in the external forces, the bigger opportunity is to have a fluid mindset for their retail experience. Retailers must think of their spaces as living, breathing and ever-changing organisms—called organic retail—that operate more like code or software than a static footprint.
Siegel+Gale
October 2021
S+G Blog
Organic Retail: Reimagining the role of retail through experience
As retailers search for new methods to win customers’ hearts and minds, a brand’s physical space of commerce will not play the same transactional role as it once did. With so much accelerated change in the external forces, the bigger opportunity is to have a fluid mindset for their retail experience. Retailers must think of their spaces as living, breathing and ever-changing organisms—called organic retail—that operate more like code or software than a static footprint.
Siegel+Gale
October 2021