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Are brands the new mansplainers?
Brandsplaining is a new book tackling how women are addressed and represented in marketing. We talk to the authors about the ‘femvertising’ trend and why brands mustn’t rest on their laurels 02/03/2021 7:39 am
While the concept of mansplaining is by now well-trodden ground, a new book published by Penguin Business is exploring how, despite apparent progress, an incarnation of the phenomenon exists within brands.
Brandsplaining is authored by Philippa Roberts (previously client services director at DDB London and Ogilvy London) and Jane Cunningham (former head of planning at Ogilvy London and MD of Tribal DDB), who together founded Pretty Little Head, their own research consultancy specialising in female audiences.