Dean Taylor argues that the imperfectly wonderful and sometimes messy world of parenthood is something to be embraced rather than avoided.

We aren’t as rational as we imagine ourselves. Everything from the colour of an item to the music playing in the background can influence our decisions. So, with this in mind, Andrew Lewis reckons marketers should take context seriously when targeting consumers.

Contagion’s Dean Taylor reckons it’s time for advertising to catch up with the men and women who have been marching around the world.

In this bout, our contenders bob and weave around the ever-present question of whether research or creativity is more important. Chemistry Interaction director Joseph Silk takes on Y&R planner Craig McLeod.

Publishing veteran David Mahony believes the age of free news content might be concluding, but warns publishers not to substitute one industry problem for another.

Fonterra’s recent ad campaign has pushed hard on the “co-operative over corporate” image. But has Lewis Road Creamery’s open letter shattered those efforts?

Forget the snow-capped hills and crackling fires of our Northern Hemisphere neighbours, December in New Zealand is a time for sandy toes, salt sprayed hair, jandal tan lines, and barbecue lunches. And to accommodate this distinct holiday imagery, advertising agencies over the years have tailored their approach to campaigning in a bid to appeal to New Zealand’s sun-obsessed masses. So from the ridiculously weird to the downright ingenious, we look back at some of the best summer-themed ads this country has produced.

Sky may have recently won a case against illegal streamers of Joseph Parker’s penultimate fight, but the company’s time in the court system is far from over. And with another case against Fairfax, TVNZ and NZME yet to be decided, AJ Park senior associate Matt Hayes provides a legal perspective on Sky’s litigious side.

In the wake of Prime Minister John Key’s resignation, Barnes, Catmur & Friends Dentsu managing partner and executive creative director Paul Catmur has a confession to make.

TRA’s Colleen Ryan looks at recent events in politics and finds there are a few lessons brands can learn from the successes of Brexit and Trump.

PR specialist and former tobacco lobbyist Carrick Graham thinks PR firms need to spend less time appeasing aggrieved third parties and more time driving results for their clients.

Contagion managing director Dean Taylor considers the credibility of market research in the wake of Donald Trump’s successful campaign.

TRA head of strategy Colleen Ryan is takes a look at 111 years of rugby and the recent All Blacks loss’ to Ireland to see how marketers can better predict the future behaviour of customers.