Suitcase Essentials is a new trends briefing by H+K, packaging up some of our top travel insights into one destination. In the first issue, Heather Bull, Nicole Taylor, and our Mobility team share three global trends brands should keep a close eye on to drive growth, manage their reputations, and avoid risk during continued disruption. … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the contents of his second Budget of the year on Wednesday, 27 October, alongside a spending review detailing how the government will fund public services for the next three years. Importantly, the Budget and Spending Review sets out how delivering real-world improvements to the day-to-day public services is at the heart … Read more
After unceremoniously announcing a landmark rise in corporation tax to 25% back in March, Rishi Sunak will have been wary of incurring the wrath of the City for a second successive Budget. This looks like mission accomplished. The Chancellor’s speech proved to be an uncharacteristically low-key fiscal event for the financial services sector, with major … Read more
When you consider the contribution black footballers have made to the game we all love, it’s no surprise that some of the best football content out there is being created and led by the Black community. For Black History Month, I wanted to share a selection of podcasts, publications and films that cover all things … Read more
Rishi Sunak had a choice to make: tightening the belt to get public finances under control or gamble on unleashing growth. He’s gone for the latter in a big way. In doing so, he’s set the trap for his opponents – by making a tacit admission that the last 10 years of austerity was a … Read more
Since its release on September 17, Netflix’s Squid Game has become a global phenomenon. In fact, the South Korean drama is now the streaming platform’s most popular series in history as it reached 111 million views worldwide in under four weeks – beating the likes of period drama Bridgerton, which amassed 82 million households watching … Read more
Gina MacCarthy, Director of Brand Communications for WPP’s Ford of Europe team asks, is our focus on a safe driving narrative going far enough? As the European agency lead for Ford’s safety and awareness programmes, I spend a large part of each working day navigating the complex messaging and polarising viewpoints that contribute to the … Read more
When we think about the music industry we give accolades to those that have made, what I call, ‘major money moves’ in one way or another. For example, Kenneth Brian Edmonds (aka Babyface), the man behind many recognisable hits including “Exhale (Shoop, Shoop)” by Whitney Houston, Boyz II Men – “A Song for Mama”, “Can … Read more
It’s been a good Black History Month so far. We’ve had our H+K Roots network creating a Spotify playlist that could rival any algorithms and have welcomed recommendations from our Roots members that include journalists to follow and got personal on what Black History Month means to them. We also invited people from inside and … Read more
Climate experts are in agreement that we must all make radical changes to save our planet within the next decade – the time has come to act rather than talk. As the Primatologist and a champion of the natural world, Jane Goodall, once said: “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact … Read more
