Opinion
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Adland in the era of Trump
Most industries are feeling the effect of US President Donald Trump and his regular attempts to hold the world to…
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Omar Oakes: Brittish Broadcasting Corporation – what the BBC is trying to tell you
The BBC’s next director general Matt Brittin has never run a broadcaster, commissioned a programme, or worked a day at…
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Omar Oakes: If the UK’s online advertising can’t police itself, who will?
IAB Sweden kicked Meta out. The UK gave it a Gold Standard certificate. The gap between those two decisions is…
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Omar Oakes: you’re not just buying Netflix inventory. You’re building their walls
Netflix is doubling its ad revenue while quietly throttling the creators who built its audiences. And advertisers are funding both…
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Omar Oakes: Trump’s attack on Iran isn’t ‘wag the dog’. It’s so much worse than that
Ayatollah Khamenei is dead. The Supreme Leader of Iran — killed, along with much of his inner circle, in sweeping…
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Legal, decent, honest, truthful they may be – but it’s time to legislate against crap ads
‘Boil-in-a-bag funerals are here at last – I have a few questions’ was the heading on Carol Midgeley’s piece in…
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Can Cindy Rose unearth a winning culture for WPP?
WPP’s Cindy Rose succeeded in calming some first night investor nerves with a well-received presentation yesterday, outlining her Elevate 28…
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Omar Oakes: YouTube has conquered the TV set. That still doesn’t make it television
A little under three years ago, it gave me great (professional) pleasure to publish this line of reportage: “The entire…
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George Parker: Omnicom – cheaper by the four dozen..
The Omnicom saga continued on its merry way when it issued its fourth quarter and full-year results last Wednesday. Fuelling…
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