Head of Design,
Kyp, London
As a brand strategist, Alexandra Sanders has worked with Pernod Ricard, the NHS and Arcadia Group, for whom she developed identities and creative strategies. Alex's in-house agency list includes Landor, Superbrands, Celador International, Mildberry International and The Licensing Company with whom she worked on brand development for BP, Carling, Ernst & Young, Fairy, Bacardi and Morrison’s to name but a few.
Alex has guest featured for BBC Radio 4 as a branding expert on the Today Show and is currently heading up the global creative team at Kyp, an international marketing communications agency, with clients such as Sony, BP, American Express, Novartis, O2, BBC, Shell and the list goes on.
The multitude of available and ever evolving apps, new technologies and social media channels, however, causes more and more disparate communication platforms. What does this mean for the communications industry?
Social media is not a catwalk for brands, but is a way to get closer to consumers, hear what they have to say and understand how they feel about their brand.
Good or bad, one thing is for sure: the digital teen tribe is on the loose and it is powerful.
By adding a QR component to campaigns, brands are not only adding a measurable connection the consumer’s interaction with the product or advertisement, but they are also blending creative marketing and technology generating awareness and boosting sales, marrying the physical with the digital world effectively.
“For an average consumer the value of branding is down to making the right choice”

Sara Jones, Creative Director at brand development and packaging design agency Anthem Worldwide, shares her round up of the top five print innovations, which have the potential to create real standout, as long as they’re used to enhance –- rather than ‘be’ -- the brand idea.
If you had to choose the ultimate business super power, what would it be? Big budgets, global reach, an innovation pipeline full to bursting, a PR machine capable of generating positive press 24/7? Without hesitation, I answered “agility.”
Cheryl Swanson, Head of Toniq, once again explores the consumer trends for different age groups in the USA.
Before we had Apple Macs, Photoshop and a myriad of other programmes, design centered on tradition and craftsmanship, on the physical and the tactile. Yet now, we see the worlds of digital design and physical craftsmanship joining to create new expressions and celebrations of the power of making.
There’s a natural relationship between the style of our daily surroundings and how we feel. A great space can make us feel better, more hopeful and even more productive. And we often use our own space to express a vision of ourselves.

