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Week in focus: The Future of Planning, Strategy and Innovation recap

Week in focus: The Future of Planning, Strategy and Innovation recap

02 Oct 2026 | Charli West

Last week, we spotlighted media planning and strategy, exploring how roles are changing, what planners need to know now, and where the industry is heading next. 

Mark Penn: ‘We’re it in terms of a fourth alternative’
Mark Penn: ‘We’re it in terms of a fourth alternative’
30 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Global brands are shifting to paying for outputs, not time
Global brands are shifting to paying for outputs, not time
28 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin
Will ‘media planner’ still be a job title in 10 years? Nine specialists weigh in
Will ‘media planner’ still be a job title in 10 years? Nine specialists weigh in
25 Sep 2026 | Charli West
Before the brief: Media owners on where planning conversations really need to happen
Before the brief: Media owners on where planning conversations really need to happen
23 Sep 2026 | James Longhurst
Strategic thinking is biggest skills gap in marketing, WFA-Mediasense report finds
Strategic thinking is biggest skills gap in marketing, WFA-Mediasense report finds
22 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Publicis won most new business in H1 2026, followed closely by Omnicom, WPP

21 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The latest figures from COMvergence show a three-horse race emerged for new business in the first half of the year.

Planning and strategy roles have increased 18.5% at media agencies since 2024

21 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

IPA data exclusively shared with The Media Leader has shown an uptick in planners at 49 UK agencies, bucking wider industry trends around hiring.

Your guide to anti-ultra-processed planning – with Craft Media’s Sally Weavers and Jen Jones

21 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Craft Media London’s co-founders join host Jack Benjamin to discuss better planning practices and how to incentivise them.

Rinse and repeat? Part II: How Publicis is stealing the show and how it feels to compete

17 Sep 2026 | Nick Manning

In this second part, Nick Manning analyses the rapid transformation of the supply-side sector in more depth, explaining what is happening, why, and what may come next.

Navigating the nascent world of GEO – with Havas’ Amy Banks

14 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Havas Media Network’s head of SEO and GEO talks GEO strategies and who the early winners and losers are in the developing AI search market.

It’s not how big your data is, it’s what you do with it

14 Sep 2026 | Genevieve Brown and Alan Morrissey

WPP offers a practical overview of how to turn data from a vast resource into a clear driver of growth.

The Media Leader announces judging panel for The Future 100 Club 2026

11 Sep 2026 | The Media Leader Staff

Senior media figures, 29 Future 100 alumni, will select this year’s class of 100 rising talent.

Havas bets on integration as it strengthens Village model under Paddy Affleck

02 Sep 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The agency group has restructured its Village model to align media, creative, branding, PR, design, customer experience and business transformation efforts under centralised leadership.

WPP files to seal Foster complaint, arguing allegations ‘immaterial’ to case

25 Aug 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Lawyers for WPP said they would ‘address the deficienies’ in Foster’s amended complaint in a forthcoming filing, but asked that the ‘salacious’ and ‘muckracking’ evidence submitted by Foster be sealed for good cause.

AI in media: The biggest developments of 2026 so far

19 Aug 2026 | Charli West

AI is moving beyond experimentation to become embedded into the infrastructure of media and advertising. Here is a roundup of the biggest AI developments so far this year.

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