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“In an attention economy optimised for speed, sameness and scale, the most powerful move a brand can make is to be unmistakably itself.”
Sam Hollis /Head of Strategy /FutureBrand
Sam Hollis
Head of Strategy
FutureBrand
Writing for The Subthread, Head of Strategy Sam Hollis unpacks the paradox of today’s content landscape and what it means for brands.
As culture flattens under the weight of algorithm‑friendly content, Sam argues that the brands building true connection are those leaning into the unpolished, the specific, the human. Not chasing the distracted many, but resonating deeply with the attentive few