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...
“Cookie compliance will be an increasing regulatory priority for the ICO in the future,” wrote Ali Shah, the watchdog’s head...
Whether PEP or KKR lands Arnott’s a key question is how they treat the businesses. Cut or invest? Arnott’s is in the midst of...
CGOs are becoming ‘analytics masters’, investing in tech and automation solutions to react and get to market faster,...
Mark Ritson wasn’t even at Cannes but puts this year’s ‘game changer’ back in its box with his latest invention: 9G.
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Turning footwear into a commodity is an interesting concept – and StockX’s sales and valuation suggest it has legs. CEO Scott...
“Strong double digit growth” is something the advertising holding companies – any company – would give their eye teeth for....
Ofstrovsky said he launched the brand aiming to be the Bud Light of canned wine. Now it is. Meanwhile, beer sales remain in...
Other states will be watching closely how this plays out. But big tech execs appear to agree with the decision. Variations on...
While some big advertisers are paring back spend, the platforms are splashing the cash – and they are spending big on TV,...