WPP Media has upgraded its global growth forecast to +8.9% to $1.3tn in 2026, up from +7.1% growth previously forecast in December.

Debate for and against a social media ban has been hotly contested for months even among adland’s most vociferous online safety advocates. Downstream effects on platforms, broadcasters and advertisers abound.

Arena Media’s managing director discusses what it means to work for a ‘cultural media agency’, why brands are underinvesting in gaming, and how AI is changing the role agencies play for their clients.

Warc upgraded its 2026 global ad growth forecast, now expecting $1.39tn in total expenditure this year, but ongoing volatility caused by the crisis in the Gulf is placing a quarter of that growth at risk, with even greater implications for 2027.

Creators are now driving the news agenda, putting news brands in the awkward position of embracing a new medium for journalism without a sustainable funding model.

During a presentation at SXSW London, Neil Patel, co-founder of American digital marketing firm NP Digital, advised brands to acknowledge AI search as a demand-generator.

Over two days, Twitch and Amazon Ads unveiled a wave of product announcements, shared new advertising effectiveness data and opened their doors to brands.

Thinkbox’s chief strategy officer sits down with host Jack Benjamin to discuss how brands are advertising through macroeconomic adversity, and how they should reconsider how to best make a cultural impact through their advertising.

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Global Street Art CEO Lee Bofkin offers a peek inside his extraordinary archive and shares why he thinks artistry is undervalued in OOH.