On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David look at the sudden wave of CEOs departing UK media agencies. Four big names have left media leadership positions in one week. They ask what’s causing the rush to depart/escape/replace (delete as appropriate) ...

An interview with Richard Glasson, CEO of Hogarth Worldwide. 1/So-called production agencies started as entities that provided the heavy lifting for creative agencies on clients such as retailers. How has this changed? Digital and content have changed everything. When we ...

On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David reflect on what’s driving media pitches in 2017 and what to expect to take centre stage in pitch briefs during 2018. The start of Q4 is a good time to reflect on the ...

On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David stare into the gigantic dark abyss that is ad fraud. So often quoted in surveys as the thing that worries marketers the most, it remains a mystery and takes many guises, more than ...

An interview with Richard Glasson, CEO of Hogarth Worldwide. 1/What prompted you to start Hogarth? We saw the need for bigger and better production agencies that, nine years ago, were mainly providing print ads for clients like retailers – promotions ...

On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David look at the giant opportunity ahead of Amazon to bust open the much-feared ‘duopoly’ of Google and Facebook. The duopoly has accounted for almost all the growth in digital media spend in recent ...

By Jimmy Hartill Advertising is a vital part of running any business. It’s impossible to make money if nobody knows your company exists, after all. But if your business involves alcohol, smoking or (most importantly) gambling, then you face an ...

On this week’s #MediaSnack we look at the continuing case of Facebook’s measurement mess ups. This time some nifty journalism and analyst work reveals that Facebook’s audience tools are claiming to reach significantly more people than exist in nine major ...

On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David look at the second quarter results published by the big marketing services groups over the summer and consider the causes and implications of the poor performance. They ask if the downturn is a ...