Briefings

Analysis for commercial leaders on the issues that matter to the board. We answer the questions your directors are asking and identify the challenges that will soon confront your strategy and your bottom line.


The Series

Trust Issue No. 02 · April 2026

The Trust Recession

8x Purchase conversion uplift
400% ROI from trust management
63% Live experience purchase rate

Why the CMO still classifying trust as a reputation metric is carrying a balance-sheet liability the board has not priced.

Three forces are withdrawing credibility from the digital economy at the same time. Drawing on primary interviews across Trustpilot, TripAdvisor, Incrmntal, Clinique, RTB House, Secret Cinema, Yahoo, Happydemics, GumGum, and the ANA.

Includes Board Presentation

April 2026 Read Briefing →
Agentic Issue No. 01 · April 2026

The Agentic Marketing Revolution

30% Web traffic decline from AI
23 Avg words in AI search prompt
2030 Industry unrecognisable by

Why the brand not yet machine-readable is losing share of intent before the board can see it.

The agentic shift runs on two clocks. Search-mediated discovery is collapsing while the machine agent emerges as the buyer of record. Drawing on primary interviews across Salesforce, Klaviyo, Snowflake, LG Ad Solutions, Conductor, Pantheon, Optimizely, Wpromote, and the ANA.

Includes Board Presentation

April 2026 Read Briefing →

Built for the Board

These briefings are built from direct conversations with the CEOs and CMOs setting the commercial agenda. We identify the decisions these leaders are making now to handle the challenges that will soon confront your board.

Intelligence

Intelligence for the boardroom

Regular analysis for commercial leaders. We answer the questions currently on the board's agenda and identify the challenges forming just outside of it.

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