If we want to play our part in not only preserving the planet but our industry too, we have to use our powers to bring about change.

Let’s be clear. Principal media only exists to make media agency groups more money.

Last week’s avalanche of news suggests that advertising still works, so if we improve what we do, we can deliver better results for advertisers and make the world a finer place. But how? 

Ella Sagar is joined by Jack Benjamin and Nick Manning to examine the ‘Forbesgate’ scandal and the trouble marketers and publishers are having over efforts to tamp down on adspend being funnelled to Made-For-Advertising sites.

Amid continued exposés of fraud in the open web and beyond, advertisers — as usual — have to sort things out for themselves. But first, they need to recognise their own need for change.

Media trading currencies remain crude in an era that demands sophistication. TV can lead the push to change this amid the abundance of data and research available.

Jack Benjamin, Ella Sagar and Nick Manning examine Warner Bros Discovery’s latest earnings, Reddit’s forthcoming IPO and why agency-client relationships at holding companies have become less transparent.

Holding groups are increasingly using “principal-based” media trading models, but their lack of transparency goes against any progress made in client trust.

Columnist Nick Manning returns to the podcast alongside host Ella Sagar, editor-in-chief Omar Oakes, and reporter Jack Benjamin to discuss the latest results from Netflix and Omnicom’s recent acquisition of Flywheel.

Digital commerce will change the face of the marketing industry and Omnicom has gone for a land grab in this fast-expanding sector.