Opinion
Manu Sankar Das
Oct 16, 2025

Trust is the new creative brief

Clicks, conversions, and attention are no longer a given for any brand. They must be earned. And the price of entry is credibility.

Brand trust offers tangible returns. An Adobe APAC Trust Report found that nearly half of consumers would spend an extra US$1,000 annually with brands they trust.

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