Greenwashing: how it works and how to avoid it

With environmental consciousness on the rise, consumers are increasingly looking for products and brands that align with their own sustainability values. As a result, many businesses are genuinely attempting to adopt eco-friendly practices. However, others are opting for a darker, more devious alternative: Greenwashing.

Shiny New Things

A while back I was talking to a marketing press editor (Ben Davis at Econsultancy) about blockchain. I was interested in how this interesting, somewhat impenetrable technology might impact marketers. “Ah yes”, said Ben, “Blockchain – a solution in search of a problem”.

Mav Meets… Michael Jones, our sales outreach guru

Agency Sales is all about selling lots of services and smooth-talking prospective clients into signing lucrative contracts, isn’t it? Not at Maverick, it isn’t. Michael Jones, our Group Partnership Director, is more about listening, learning and long-term relationships. We chatted with him about his role and his approach to it.

From Doubters to Believers – five marketing lessons from Jurgen Klopp

I’ve worked in our client services team for a decade and I love what I do (even if, on some days, I definitely don’t love it!). One of my other big passions is Liverpool football club, who I’ve followed since the late 1980s. Very recently, the Liverpool manager announced he would be leaving at the end of this season.

Not just any manager. The Boss, the Gaffer, the Leader – Jurgen Klopp.

Five things your client is not telling you

A few years back I worked on a campaign for Swiss bank UBS (this was before they lost $50bn by the way). The campaign, ‘You & Us’, focused on the power of relationships, and was extremely successful in building the UBS brand.

One of the ads we made was a 30 second film featuring clients just staring at the camera, not saying a word. The message was clear – “we listen very closely, especially to the things you don’t say”. It was a terrific insight into the nature of agency/client relationships….

Marketing Predictions for 2024

With 2024 in full swing, there’s already a sense of momentum, as new trends in marketing start to emerge. To keep you on the pulse of what’s happening across everything from AI to analytics, we asked some of our Maverick experts to look into their crystal balls…

This Year’s Christmas Ads – The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

It’s December, so all the 2023 Christmas ads have been aired, enjoyed, criticised, or (worst of all) ignored.

It’s been a mixed sack this year, some corkers, some stinkers. So here we go with my Sergio Leone-inspired Christmas advertising platter…

Mav Meets… Daisy Hare one of our Senior Account Directors

What do data analytics, social algorithms and being ‘a safe pair of hands’ have in common? They’re all part of the day job for Daisy Hare, a Senior Account Director within The Maverick Group’s Hub. When she’s not crunching numbers, she’s building relationships both in and out of the agency, making sure our clients (and our people) feel happy and supported.