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The Brief – Thursday 4 December – Global ad spend forecast, WPP demoted from FTSE 100, the Economists revenue grew and more

The Brief – Thursday 4 December – Global ad spend forecast, WPP demoted from FTSE 100, the Economists revenue grew and more

04 Dec 2025 | Ellie Hammonds

The brief – The Media Leader’s daily round-up of media news.

The Brief – Tuesday 2 December – Omnicom axes agencies and jobs, new industry awards, ChatGPT launches shopping tool and more
The Brief – Tuesday 2 December – Omnicom axes agencies and jobs, new industry awards, ChatGPT launches shopping tool and more
02 Dec 2025 | Ellie Hammonds
The future of Isba and Origin — with Simon Michaelides and Phil Smith
The future of Isba and Origin — with Simon Michaelides and Phil Smith
01 Dec 2025 | Jack Benjamin
Omnicom: be careful what you wish for
Omnicom: be careful what you wish for
30 Nov 2025 | Omar Oakes
The Brief – Thursday 27 November – BBC censorship, Meta ad fraud, WPP campus and WB Discovery bids
The Brief – Thursday 27 November – BBC censorship, Meta ad fraud, WPP campus and WB Discovery bids
27 Nov 2025 | James Longhurst
Will one and one equal ‘more than two’? Omnicom to complete purchase of IPG imminently
Will one and one equal ‘more than two’? Omnicom to complete purchase of IPG imminently
26 Nov 2025 | Ellie Hammonds

Why Josh Krichefski joined an indie challenger

24 Nov 2025 | Jack Benjamin

The former IPA president speaks to Jack Benjamin about his new role at PMG, the agency’s growth strategy, whether his People First IPA agenda had an impact, and the future of the agency model.

MNC’s VC arm makes debut investment in Gen Z media and marketing network

21 Nov 2025 | Jack Benjamin

MNC Ventures has taken a stake in Native, a company that aims to connect university students to brands.

Goodstuff crowned Media Mind 2025

18 Nov 2025 | The Media Leader Staff

Last night in front of a full house at Odeon Luxe West End in London’s Leicester Square, Goodstuff became Media Mind 2025 Champions

‘Full service thinking’: How brands are reorganising as media becomes less siloed – with Mediasense’s Ryan Kangisser

17 Nov 2025 | Jack Benjamin

Mediasense’s chief strategy officer returns to the podcast to unpack its recent ‘Future of Media Organisations’ study and discuss why media integration – rather than scale – is the key to success moving forward.

At last! Disney embraces creators — now who else has the courage to follow?

17 Nov 2025 | Omar Oakes

Disney quietly announced something radical: letting fans create their own short-form IP on Disney+. But it exposes just how defensively the rest of the industry has been playing.

The strategy behind Publicis Groupe’s landmark year — with Niel Bornman

10 Nov 2025 | Jack Benjamin

At The Future of Media London event, host Jack Benjamin sat down with Publicis Media Connected UK CEO Niel Bornman to chat about Publicis’ post-pandemic growth, performance media, principal media, and the future of the agency model.

So what is your f-cking job, media planners?

04 Nov 2025 | Mike Follett

Lumen’s Mike Follett responds to feedback on his provocative comment that planners “do your fucking jobs”, lest they risk replacement by AI tools.

Ask the experts: Havas, Wavemaker, Republic of Media and Ozone answer your questions on data and research

31 Oct 2025 | The Media Leader Staff

Following up on questions from this year’s Future of Media Manchester event, strategy leaders answered attendees’ queries about how data and insights can be used to impact media strategies.

WPP CEO labels group’s performance ‘unacceptable’ as it looks to SMEs

30 Oct 2025 | Jack Benjamin

Analysis: Rose candidly acknowledged in her first earnings report that WPP’s recent performance has been “unacceptable”, but suggested initiatives like WPP Open Pro, aimed at attracting small business clientele, could stimulate growth.

Dentsu’s Merkle hit by ‘security incident’

28 Oct 2025 | Ellie Hammonds

The advertiser has become the first to be struck by the latest wave of cyber attacks after the group identified a “security incident” within the Merkle network.

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