Media

Lines on the Antiquity of Microbes by Strickland Gillilan (1904) Adam Had ‘em It can be said, with relative certainty I suspect, that this is the first time an article around six-second creativity for online video has leaned on twentieth-century ...

Read (below) is currently joint COO with Andrew Scott in the wake of Sir Martin Sorrell’s departure but he seems to be the front runner, speaking at WPP’s AGM this week and sending out a note to staff saying WPP ...

Out of Home agency Talon Outdoor is relaunching its hyper-local planning team as Talon Compass, aimed at bringing accountable planning and buying to clients wanting more bespoke or hyper-local services. These will include retail clients requiring geographical and location planning. ...

As the global media industry gets ready for its annual jamboree in Cannes, there’s a more business-like breeze blowing down La Croisette this year. One major media agency group has pulled out altogether, choosing to invest this year’s Cannes budget ...

To Sorrento where over 400 delegates from the global Out of Home industry are gathered at the 59th FEPE International Congress to discuss the medium and its challenges. On the face of it most plants in the OOH garden are ...

Love Island is back on ITV2, and the conversation remains as riveting as ever, with stationery supplies taking centre stage and one contestant asking, “What does ‘superficial’ mean?” But millennial and Gen Z audiences will no doubt be back in ...

By Nick Mawditt OOH and smart cities are joined in their ability to generate inspirational new spaces that are data-driven and reflect a smarter and tech-savvy consumer world. Our recent Talon Inspire event programme took us to Birmingham, Manchester, Newcastle ...

Sir Martin Sorrell has five years to build his new “more agile” marcoms group – majoring on data, content and technology. Now who does that remind you of? It’s a pretty long list. Sorrell’s S4 Capital has £51m in equity ...

Vaping pioneer blu has appointed MSQ Partners and independent brand experience agency Hyperactive to handle the UK launch of its new compact product myblu. At MSQ Stack will handle strategy and creative with media planning and buying through sister agency ...