EXPERT VIEW MEDIA

As AI lowers the cost and speed of creative production, the challenge for brands is no longer simply creating content - it is creating work that feels distinctive. In an environment saturated with AI-assisted output, competitive advantage may increasingly come from taste, clarity, originality and the ability to maintain a strong creative perspective.

When it comes to making informed business decisions, understanding your market is crucial. This is especially true in the B2B sector, where transactions often involve complex products, longer sales cycles, and multiple stakeholders.

Businesses consistently talk about the importance of evidence-based decision-making. At the same time, universities and research institutions continue producing vast amounts of work exploring consumer behaviour, leadership, organisational performance, technology adoption, behavioural economics, and market dynamics. Yet despite the overlap in subject matter, academic research rarely plays a meaningful role in everyday business strategy. This is not because academic work lacks