From agency mergers to out-of-home consolidation, and TV challenges to social media punishments, everything in media and advertising stands on shifting sands, writes Bob Wootton.
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In holding Facebook to account, Damian Collins’ ‘Grand Committee’ of lawmakers was a theatrical master-stroke – as was using one of the tricks of the broadcasting trade to highlight the non-appearance of Zuckerberg.
It’s lonely being the UK’s first and only creative agency to have ‘B Corporation’ status, writes And Rising’s Jonathan Trimble.
There are times when the industry gives the impression it is ashamed of what it does, writes Dominic Mills – but it should lift its head and look at the bigger picture. Plus: how Artefact is embracing geekiness with pride.
How do you achieve the optimum exposure for an out-of-home campaign? An understanding of some behavioural science is a good place to start, writes Kinetic’s Jennie Roper.
The ways in which agencies have adapted since the ANA’s 2016 probe into media rebates appear to have made some elements of trading even less transparent, writes Stephen Broderick.
The best option would be to introduce means testing so that the elderly who really need a free licence fee get it, writes Ray Snoddy
There’s a very significant role classical brand thinking can play in changing the odds for start-ups, writes Craig Wills.
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Dominic Mills is perplexed as to why some brands feel the need to indulge in Christmas ads, while those that should don’t strike the right balance between brand and activation.