PHD Melbourne boss Simon Lawson takes issue with Mark Ritson's suggestion that ESG is being sidelined by a political swing to the right. But he says advertisers and agencies are already failing on the 'S' part of environmental, social and governance – and shirking responsibility for the wider impact...
Marketers are suffering a confidence crisis – and it's easy to see why, says Liam Loan-Lack. They are lumped with all of the risk in driving future business revenues, and in a depressed market, that's a vulnerable position to be in. Meanwhile, the rules of the game are constantly changing. Is there...
Generative AI will almost certainly replace PRs that largely email pitches and press releases and the pseudo journalists that copy, paste and publish them with, at best, a different headline and intro. But the algorithms cannot replace the contacts, back-channelling, horse trading and clandestine...
There's something to be said for a 60-minute upfront, concentrating the collective network mind to the key messages brands...
Advertising channel selection is challenging at the best of times but changing media consumption habits have complicated...
Blands. That’s what Ben Schott, writing for Bloomberg, coined them. And what a coining it is.
The new generation of humble,...
Alarming stats around ad fraud often emerge, but understanding what they mean, and how it impacts the overall supply chain is...
Since covid hit, the fortunes of the footie and the rugby have somewhat diverged, potentially shifting the goalposts for...
Ask any client what percentage of their time is dedicated to media, let alone digital media, and I am sure many will be...
Do marketers have a toxic relationship with data?
Some might. But I’d suggest they’re in the minority.
Peter Weinberg deli...
Covid's economic impact has curbed job prospects across the board. But studies show increasing staff diversity and...
We need to talk about TV - in all its forms and how we buy and measure it. Or we are going to fall further behind audiences. ...