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How to approach media as a challenger brand in the FMCG space 

How to approach media as a challenger brand in the FMCG space 

06 Nov 2025 | Joe Benn

Build the right media strategy for your challenger brand and resist the temptation to hedge bets by pursuing multiple approaches or copying other brands, says MNC’s director. 

The key to effective supermarket advertising? Balancing shiny toys with nailing the basics
The key to effective supermarket advertising? Balancing shiny toys with nailing the basics
06 Nov 2025 | Rachel Eyre
Would the real Nigel Farage stand-up to media scrutiny?
Would the real Nigel Farage stand-up to media scrutiny?
05 Nov 2025 | Raymond Snoddy
The crisis in advertising: things we can do today
The crisis in advertising: things we can do today
04 Nov 2025 | Nick Manning
Junior hires: An industry survival plan in the AI era
Junior hires: An industry survival plan in the AI era
04 Nov 2025 | Hannah Mirza
The guidance gap: Why young men trust news on social media
The guidance gap: Why young men trust news on social media
04 Nov 2025 | Jack Maloney

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.

Maximising addressable TV revenue: How PRESTOads and PRESTOplay unlock the full ad revenue potential

04 Nov 2025 | Christophe Kind

Castlabs’ Christophe Kind shares how its new advanced addressable TV ad tracking and measurement solution, PRESTOads, can help drive TV performance in the new streaming era.

Ten years of B Corp: Are we doing enough to back our words with evidence?

03 Nov 2025 | Saunders Carmichael-Brown

Real commitment or just empty pledges? Little Dot Studios’ sustainability lead asks, ‘Is the marketing industry being held to account on sustainability?’

Uniformity kills creativity: why neurodivergent talent needs room to thrive

03 Nov 2025 | Yas Frasso

Following October’s ADHD Awareness Month, one Future 100 member writes about her lived experience and offers advice on creating space for people to work in ways that let their strengths shine.

Trust is essential to the future of media. But how can advertisers measure it?

03 Nov 2025 | Omar Oakes

On the eve of The Future of Media London, the ‘present’ of media is a mess of fake video, AI slop and endless content. Can we build a future where trust is not only measured, but traded?

How to solve the crisis in advertising (part two): I don’t agree with Nick

31 Oct 2025 | Nick Manning

Nick Manning takes issue with Nick Clegg’s views on the web, and explains four ways that agencies can help drive change.

Why now is the time to build your brand’s Sonic Identity

31 Oct 2025 | Seb Juviler

Sonic branding isn’t just effective; it’s the most distinctive and potent asset for brand recall, says Forever Audio’s CEO.

The movement rethinking advertising

31 Oct 2025 | Jan Gooding

It takes a particular kind of leadership and way of organising to get momentum behind any movement. Jan Gooding looks at the building blocks of ‘Advertising, who cares?’

Data overlords or data poverty: A stark choice for advertisers

30 Oct 2025 | Sameer Modha

Big Tech’s outcome models are powerful but pricey. Advertisers’ meagre brand-level models just don’t cut it anymore. So what’s the answer?

Finding a human compass through ‘The Overwhelm’

30 Oct 2025 | Lea Karam

The route out of overwhelm isn’t another layer of tech or a tweak to the funnel. It’s returning to human behaviour as an organising principle, says Lea Karam

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