The post-disruptive advertising era

This article calls on the ad industry to take a new approach to brands, moving from 'human-like' to 'human-friendly', and from introspective and disruptive to empathetic and increasingly invisible.

The post-disruptive advertising era

Gareth KayZeus Jones

To be fit for purpose in today's world, advertising needs to change – from a model based on introspection and disruption to one based on empathy and increasing invisibility.

This article is from the 50th anniversary issue of Admap, which looks ahead to the future of brand communications.All Admap articles are available exclusively on Warc.

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