There’s too much self-interested froth killing the creativity in advertising, writes Bob Wootton. It’s time to ditch these new obsessions and reclaim the big idea.

2016 was a tough year for the industry – Bob Wootton shares his wish list for getting it back on track…

If you bought a jacket with only one sleeve, you’d seek a refund, wouldn’t you? So why is no one kicking up a fuss over Facebook short-changing advertising customers, writes Bob Wootton.

Following the launch of Omnicom’s new agency earlier this year, Bob Wootton wonders whether the advertising produced by agency holding group-created teams is ever as good as the pitch.

Bob Wootton investigates the rumour that one part of a holding group has told media owners to trade their way – or don’t trade with them at all.

Following the decision to leave the EU, forward visibility of ad spending remains sketchy – but it’s certainly not the end of the world, argues Bob Wootton. Plus: AI turns media planning and buying on its head.

Last week agencies and advertisers were warned their investment choices were creating a diminished media landscape in the UK. Here, Bob Wootton asks what it will take to avert disaster.

Antipathy towards holding companies and their group trading operations is growing, writes Bob Wootton

It’s time advertisers, agencies and media owners locked horns under the neutral canopy of the Advertising Association to talk about a cleaner way for the industry to run, writes Bob Wootton

A probe by a US marketing trade group is set to reveal that US ad agencies are accepting rebates from media companies. As adland nervously waits, Bob Wootton looks at some likely consequences.