Stacy DeRiso discusses what sets her agency apart from competitors and how she’s leading her staff amid a transitory period as Omnicom awaits approval on its plan to buy Interpublic.

Today’s attention economy is fluid, meme-driven, game-infused and influencer-fuelled. Brands can no longer rely on linear storytelling. The best modern storytelling is multiplayer. 

The Media Leader introduces the quarter-finalists of the return of Media Mind.

Panel at a Trade Desk event urged advertisers to think more carefully about the environments they appear in.

The way people shop has stretched and shifted. H2 is a series of distinct retail rhythms, each with its own audiences, behaviours and opportunities that brands must understand.  

AI is capable of data-crunching on a colossal scale to identify patterns and anticipate demand. Imagine this scaled across entire transport infrastructures, reducing delays, cutting wait times and smoothing the movement of people.

Omnicom reported steady results, demonstrating a strong market position ahead of the deal.

Synthetic research can be a game changer for media strategists — so long as its limitations are taken into account.

Dan Clays, CEO of Omnicom Media Group for the EMEA region and president of this year’s Media Lions, takes us inside the judging process and finds a changing industry with expanding opportunity for media.

Analysis: The caveat could be designed to force the merged entity to advertise with media owners sympathetic to the Trump administration.