--- title: Insights | Gerry Hopkinson description: Following a successful career in communications, including co-founding award-winning agency Unity (now part of the Selbey Anderson Group), Gerry set up Selbey Labs in April 2022. Through his work at Unity over the past two decades he has developed a perspective on the role of brands in culture, the importance of observation and benefits of testing and learning. --- [![svgviewer-white](https://selbeyanderson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/svgviewer-white.png?width=188&height=20&name=svgviewer-white.png)](https://selbeyanderson.com) [![svgviewer-white](https://selbeyanderson.com/hs-fs/hubfs/svgviewer-white.png?width=188&height=20&name=svgviewer-white.png)](https://selbeyanderson.com) Creative - [Labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/labs) - [Agencies](https://selbeyanderson.com/agencies) - [Insights](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights) [Contact](https://selbeyanderson.com/contact) # INSIGHTS ###### LATEST [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/51NrP-WrnWL._SL1000_.jpg)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-eighteen-0) 29.01.25 [Opinions](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/opinions) [labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/labs) ### [52 Weeks of marketing Wisdom: Week 18](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-eighteen-0) [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/71WoKwABKaL._SL1500_-1.jpg)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-seventeen-0) 14.01.25 [Opinions](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/opinions) [labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/labs) ### [52 Weeks of marketing Wisdom: Week 17](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-seventeen-0) [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/selbeyanderson_2023/Images/team-people-officer.jpg)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/how-to-thrive-in-25-a-playbook-for-b2b-brands) 8.01.25 ### [How to Thrive in 25: A Playbook for B2B Brands](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/how-to-thrive-in-25-a-playbook-for-b2b-brands) [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/81L8JOVXJtL._SL1500_.jpg)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-sixteen) 7.01.25 [Opinions](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/opinions) [labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/labs) ### [52 Weeks of marketing Wisdom: Week 16](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-sixteen) [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/71EKOjeyAqL._SL1500_.jpg)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-fifteen) 10.12.24 [Opinions](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/opinions) [labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/labs) ### [52 Weeks of marketing Wisdom: Week 15](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/52-weeks-of-marketing-wisdom-week-fifteen) ###### Featured [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/selbeyanderson_2023/Images/balancing-utility-and-magic.jpg)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/article/ep-19-balancing-utility-and-magic/) [Podcasts](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/podcasts) ### [Ep 19: Balancing Utility and Magic](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/article/ep-19-balancing-utility-and-magic/) Why smart businesses build their brands at the same time as driving revenues [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/selbeyanderson_2023/Images/alt-facts.jpg)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/article/labs_report_trust/) [Labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/labs) [Reports](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/reports) ### [Making Sense of Trust, Truth & Authenticity](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/article/labs_report_trust/) New research highlights the importance of reliability and competence for brands in the new Era of Uncertainty [![](https://selbeyanderson.com/hubfs/selbeyanderson_2023/Images/cifs.png)](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/article/selbey-labs-partners-with-copenhagen-institute-of-futures-studies/) [Labs](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/labs) [News](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/tag/news) ### [Selbey Labs partners with Copenhagen Institute of Futures Studies](https://selbeyanderson.com/insights/article/selbey-labs-partners-with-copenhagen-institute-of-futures-studies/) Selbey Labs partners with Copenhagen Institute of Futures Studies. ##### The world is increasingly complex, and Selbey Labs helps clients make sense of it with practical, useful and effective strategies to adapt, evolve and thrive. 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