Leadership

April 1, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

Each year, the Conscious Capitalism Movement holds an event that provides marketing leaders with insights on how to marry purpose and profit in ways that build their business and a better world. I’m thrilled to participate in one of these practicums this year, sharing best practices and case studies around the art and architecture of […]

March 24, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of keynoting at the annual ACCP conference, the Association of Corporate Contribution of Practitioners. This event brings together corporate responsibility and Foundation leads from many of the country’s largest F500 brands and the topic of discussion was how to build the business of a brand by …

February 6, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

A lot of buzz has been generated by the decision of CVS to stop selling cigarettes in its 7,600 stores nationwide. The response has been evenly split between those remarking on how much it will cost CVS in lost revenue and those who recognize the need for CVS to align what they sell with the fundamental health care …

January 29, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

Paull Young, Director of Digital for charity: water, was one of our fantastic 2013 speakers at the annual We First Brand Leadership Summit. In a nutshell, charity: water is a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring clean and safe drinking water to every person on the planet. But what makes charity: water remarkable from …

January 21, 2014 by Simon Mainwaring

As a start up or social enterprise, you have one advantage over big and well-established brands: You get to start with a clean slate and that includes your company name. Most multi-national corporations and industry monopolies were framed in days when most of their attention and advertising spend was self-directed. Tall buildings were emblazoned with …