Analysis
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MAA blast from the past: Ameriquest’s medics
There are an awful of of things you can’t do or show in ads these days – maybe that’s why…
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Paul Simons: the ad industry is in danger of sinking under a mountain of meaningless jargon
MAA’s late business partner Paul Simons wrote this nearly five years ago. He was right to ask the question. Today’s…
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Who are the candidates for our 2020 Person of the Year?
Is it time to do a review of 2020? Well we kind of did that with our multifarious Agencies of…
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MAA blast from the past: wholesome(ish) Heinz Ketchup
Heinz has been making family-friendly ads since well into the last century: sometimes there’s the temptation to twist the formula…
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WPP sets out ambitious plans as it emerges in one piece from bad old 2020
WPP is updating investors and analysts today but the menu gives a pretty clear idea of CEO Mark Read’s plans…
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Christianne Wahl of VidMob: why creatives and media planners need to work better together
For too long there has been a disconnect between two major functions in digital advertising – the ad creators and…
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Agencies may find they’re eating from a restricted menu as they venture into 2021
Carat UK CEO Jo Sutherland is reportedly “stepping down” as CEO – announced in a memo – and she won’t…
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MAA’s 2020 holding company of the year, advertiser and – UK creative agency
2020 was a particularly challenging year for the ad holding companies, pre-pandemic already facing challenges from the big consultancies –…
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MAA Agencies of the Year 2020: US, international, media, production and a new category for an awful year
It’s been a year like no other most of us can remember (and let’s hope there isn’t another one) so…
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