Stubbs joins from iProspect where she was global president and she will be part of the global leadership team of the WPP agency.

The account covers almost 30 markets across EMEA, Asia and LATAM for the French-owned insurance firm.

Q2 saw ad expenditure climb 5.8% year-on-year (YoY) to a record £6bn, according to the Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report. Here, industry bosses reflect on the findings.

Due to the overwhelming popularity of our London event, the show has been re-branded with a focus on learnings from around the world – while the Manchester show becomes the new UK conference.

Rajar’s Q3 2019 report has painted a healthy picture of an evolving radio sector – here are the key take-outs, with views from industry experts.

KISSTORY, Absolute 80s and Heart 80s – the three most-popular commercial national digital-only stations – all hit record audiences.

Capital Network UK, Greatest Hits Radio, Heart Network and Planet Rock have all joined the national market – so expect some future shake-ups in listening as the competition evolves.

Total Global Radio continues to top Rajar’s league table, but its growth streak has slowed. Meanwhile, BBC stations take a hit and Bauer reports overall growth.

September was a good month for ITV, with revenues bucking the downward trend seen by its rivals (up 4.9% year on year).

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