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Bombardment is the biggest challenge facing advertisers, says Advertising Association president

Bombardment is the biggest challenge facing advertisers, says Advertising Association president

01 May 2026 | Charli West

Advertising Association (AA) president Andria Vidler speaks to James Longhurst on stage at Future of Brands.

The Media Leader partners Advertising Association’s MBC programme
The Media Leader partners Advertising Association’s MBC programme
27 Apr 2026 | The Media Leader Staff
Believe It or Not Ep. 2: Will humans still touch media plans within five years?
Believe It or Not Ep. 2: Will humans still touch media plans within five years?
23 Apr 2026 | The Media Leader Staff
The companion-ship sails on
The companion-ship sails on
16 Apr 2026 | David Wilding
‘Bullish start to the year’: Media budgets rose in Q1 despite chaotic geopolitics
‘Bullish start to the year’: Media budgets rose in Q1 despite chaotic geopolitics
16 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin
How will AI disrupt media and advertising in the next year?
How will AI disrupt media and advertising in the next year?
15 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The Brand Network Effect: AI changes how brands scale, not why people choose them.

13 Apr 2026 | Chetan Murthy

When brand signals reinforce across memory, social media and machine systems, you stop buying visibility and start accumulating it. This changes how we think about brand strategy.

Media Planning Group launches to train next generation of planners

07 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The MPG was born out of the Advertising: Who Cares? initiative and will sit alongside the non-profit Account Planning Group (APG).

Platforms under fire, measurement in flux, TV being rewritten. 2026 the story so far…

02 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

A look back at the biggest themes that have emerged in UK media during what has at times been a predictably chaotic Q1.

WPP Media partners with Google on AI planning tools for YouTube

01 Apr 2026 | Jack Benjamin

YouTube 5K (referred to by WPP’s media buying arm as YT5K) aims to make channel curation and creative versioning for YouTube more efficient.

What UM has learned from a year of Full Colour Media — with Susan Kingston-Brown

30 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

UM’s global brand president discusses the media agency’s media planning proposition, the value of agency brands, and how she has navigated her team through the transition from Interpublic Group to Omnicom Group.

Publicis Media dominated new business in 2025

23 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

Publicis Media led both of Comvergence’s total and net new business global rankings last year, generating $10bn in new client billings.

Leading Questions with Stephen Woodford – The Advertising Association

20 Mar 2026 | James Longhurst

Stephen Woodford, chief executive of the Advertising Association answers our probing and quick-fire Leading Questions.

Neurodiversity in Media calls for inclusive office policies and improved management training

18 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The initiative, founded in 2024, convened neurodivergent leaders this week to discuss how the media and advertising industries can benefit by being more inclusive of neurodivergence.

News media ‘trusted in theory but not in practice’ as agencies and advertisers remain wary of brand safety

18 Mar 2026 | Jack Benjamin

The News Alliance surveyed media agencies and advertisers, finding that brand safety concerns are still causing hesitation to include news on media plans — despite research showing advertising on news doesn’t have adverse effects on brands.

Women earn 83p for every £1 earned by men in UK’s largest agencies, according to study

04 Mar 2026 | Ellie Hammonds

Analysis by agency intelligence providers Agency by Agency has shown women occupy 57% of the lowest-paid roles highlighting entrenched barriers to progress and equality.

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