Journal
Authored opinions, cultural reviews and industry insights from our team, peers and clients.
AMA conference 2018
Jack's highlights and top-tips from the Arts Marketing Association’s 2018 conference, titled ‘The Power of Play’, held in Liverpool.
Cog Culture Cup wall chart
An absolute game-changer of an interactive cultural calendar and world cup wall chart thing.
Cog Design Scavenger Hunt
As part of our annual away day we split off into teams and took to the streets of London on...
Museum Marathon
On 15 April, Jack took part in a Museum Marathon in London, here's his journey around 26 museums in one...
Emily’s intro to First Aid
If someone near you collapsed or stopped breathing, would you know what to do? At a one-day Red Cross course,...
Interning at Cog
Middlesex University student, Mila Stokingerova, spent time with us and quickly got stuck-in to some big creative projects. She tells...
A year of our Cultural Calendar
Last August we sent out our first Cultural Calendar email, Anna looks back over the year and what we've learnt.
AMA conference 2017
Our highlights and top-tips from the Arts Marketing Association's 2017 conference, titled 'The Value of Everything', held in Belfast.
Take a look outside
Jack writes about the lessons we can learn by looking outside the arts sector, and how our peers are not...
Speculative pitching
Why won't we take on unpaid creative pitches? Are we delusional, thinking clients might change their procurement processes? Michael explains...
Cog Christmas 2016
It's Christmas and don't we know it. The Cog studio is filled with festive songs, all day everyday from 1st...
An intern’s Cogspective
Ben has been interning at Cog since September, and gives some insights into moving from university to a real design...
AMA Conference 2016
Our top-tips and takeaways from the Arts Marketing Association's 2016 Conference, titled 'On a Mission to Matter', held in Edinburgh.
Generating email sign-ups
Email sign-ups are vital to effective marketing and measurable engagement. But how do you persuade people to join a mailing...
What’s wrong with smartphones at the theatre?
Should we be annoyed with people fiddling with their phones at the theatre, or will a more relaxed environment make...
We are here
Could this exceptional project shape attitudes towards public investment in the arts? On 1st July 2016 a small army...
On the receiving end
What’s it like to be on the receiving end of your job application? Michael gives his top ten insights into...
Did smart-arse design lose us the referendum?
As designers we claim to be expert communicators. But has the referendum shown that all we're really doing is talking...