Q3 UK adspend for 2018 rose 5.1% year-on-year to reach £5.6bn – the 21st consecutive quarter of growth, according to AA/WARC Expenditure Report data published today. Here, industry bosses share their views on the findings.

The six individuals were awarded with FIPA (Fellow of the IPA) status and celebrated at the IPA’s President’s Reception yesterday evening.

The daily national newspaper market overall remained steady in the last month of 2018, recording a negligible period-on-period (PoP) change of -0.2%.

De Martin joins from OMD where she served as managing partner EMEA. Prior to that, she held roles at at IPG Mediabrands’ Initiative and Starcom Mediavest Group.

Although some marketers still feel optimistic for 2019, Brexit chaos has dampened business and consumer confidence, driving down budgets and restricting marketing resources. Here, experts share their views on the findings.

If done successfully, investment in wellbeing can be used to build a foundation of sustainable support throughout the life-cycle of a company, writes Simon Russell.

The deal adds Gravity’s marketing capabilities to Vivaldi’s existing business, brand strategy and data analytics offering.

Irwin joined Essence at the beginning of 2018 as chief operating officer for EMEA, prior to which he was COO at former Group M agency Maxus.

In her new role, Navarro will be responsible for implementing and overseeing transformation strategies, growth strategies, management structures and operational duties.

Tracy De Groose, Kathryn Jacob OBE, CEO, Torin Douglas, Matthew Bloxham, Stephen Woodford and Raymond Snoddy share their hopes for 2019.