Your ad’s second impression might be the one that matters most.

Consumer attitudes towards diversity and inclusion have become more complex, creating a challenging environment for brands looking to celebrate events like Pride Month.

Executives must lead with humility, recognise and address employees’ warranted fears over job loss, and design AI transformation plans that go beyond cost-cutting efforts in order to gain buy-in from staff, according to a new report from Behave.

Advertisers remain fixated on youth, but failing to reach older audiences is bad for business when younger consumers turn to their elders for purchasing advice amid uncertainty.

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

An audit of Adelaide’s attention metrics conducted by MediaSense found its methodology is outcome-driven, transparent, reproducable and independently verifiable. AU scores were correlated with improved ad performance.

Agencies need to evolve their commercial models beyond time- and resource-based pricing, especially as AI efficiencies and demand for outcome-based models increase pressure for change.

The British startup is aiming to help standardise influencer buys by allowing brands to buy based on performance and giving creators greater transparency over usage rates.

Les Binet, Brian Wieser, Kara Osborne Gladwell, Ross Sergeant, Ian Whittaker, Kelly Williams and Alan Moss were asked at Cannes whether technological advancements have made marketers better at their jobs? Their answers skewed nuanced to negative.

After a rainbow-free Cannes and near-silence from brands this Pride Month, it’s now up to us to help make our industry’s LGBTQIA+ talent feel valued, included, and able to thrive, writes Outvertising’s Chris Dunne.