The vice chairman of creative agency VCCP, Julian Douglas, has been nominated as the IPA president-elect to succeed current president Nigel Vaz, global CEO of Publicis Sapient.

Todd addresses the mismatch between the effectiveness of magazines and adspend in the media and the ongoing progress in the attention debate.

Dr James Carney, founder of AI-powered intelligence company Texture.AI, reveals how the US presidential election has played out over Twitter.

Danny Donovan tells Mediatel News about his first year in the driving seat at Mediahub UK, making the most of a bad situation, and why sometimes the best thing a brand can do is to stop advertising.

Dominic Mills reaches for his Farrow & Ball colour chart as he considers skin tones, Elephant’s Breath and what it all means for industry awards.

Broadcast consultant Stephen Arnell worries that Channel 4 has struck the wrong chord with its plans for a Black Takeover Day

Mediatel News’ Michaela Jefferson meets a graduate from the Brixton Finishing School, talks to its founder and discusses whether adland needs to do more to support multicultural talent at a younger age.

Steven Scaffardi hosts a debate looking at how the ad industry can live up to the promises it made in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

The ad boycotts of today will go the same way as the media sieges of old, writes Bob Wootton.

There can be few things as important to a brand as its name, iconography and heritage, writes Jan Gooding – but at what cost?