We’re pleased to announce that our Global CEO and Founder, Michele Arnese, has joined Forbes Agency Council, a community for owners of and executives in successful creative, advertising, and marketing agencies. The Forbes Agency Council members are respected leaders and executives of PR, media, creative, and ad agencies selected for the council based on the depth and diversity of experience in their industry.

Thanks to the growing number of smart speakers and the proliferation of audio content, we listen more to brands versus seeing them. But do we recognize the #brands when we can’t see them?
amp’s Founder and Global CEO, Michele Arnese, answers this question for the latest Creative Moment article and explains how to build a brand with #sound. Find out more about the use of sonic branding, showcasing two outstanding examples!

The Premier League’s launch of an anthem ahead of the 2020/21 season, played at stadiums before kick-off, grabbed headlines in the sporting press. There is no doubt that the anthem – including an orchestra and a live gospel choir – is a musical triumph, capturing the drama and emotion of Premier League matchday action. For ‘The Insight’ section in Shots, Michele Arnese, Founder and Global CEO at amp, examines how the Premier League’s new sonic branding is a step in the right direction and if there is more that the Premier League could be doing with its new audio asset.

What was simply typing a sentence in Google for Generation X, turned to pinch, swipe, zoom across laptops, tablets and smartphones for Millennials and Gen Z. Find out why Generation Alpha will need to hear brands as much as they see them and how brands can implement a ‘comprehensive sound architecture’ and adapt their strategies in order to keep up.