The latest AA/Warc Expenditure Report found strong overall growth in the UK ad market, but TV notably suffered a decline despite growth in BVOD.

The Henley Centre’s influential Media Futures 1999 analysed how the internet would impact businesses and consumers. Its authors look at how it helps us go about looking at the future of AI now.

GroupM’s This Year Next Year forecast predicts strong continued ad growth, led by retail media and streaming TV. But much of the growth is being funnelled to just five Big Tech companies.

GroupM’s president of global business intelligence breaks down the latest This Year Next Year report and why it presents optimism about digital-driven global adspend growth despite uncertain economic conditions.

UK overall media inflation is expected to increase from 0.9% last year, according to a new report. 

The way budgets are set needs to reflect the turbulent times marketing finds itself in. Old tools are no longer equipped to do the job.

Effectiveness was also considered crucial by The Future 100 Club.

GroupM’s global president of business intelligence Kate Scott-Dawkins spoke with Jack Benjamin about the state of the global and UK ad markets.

WPP’s GroupM has maintained its global ad-revenue growth estimate at 5.8% to $889bn in 2023 but predicts a slight growth slowdown next year.

A net balance of more than 10% of firms surveyed expanded their budgets in sales promotions in the last quarter, according to the latest IPA Bellwether report.