Media

Publicis has laid down a significant marker for its holding company rivals – and even fast-growing newbies like Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital – by posting third quarter (Q3) organic growth of 11.2%. The US was up 11.2%, Europe 10% ...

Phrases such as “the best slots on the planet”, “all about the customer” and “win it big” have become commonplace throughout the online casino community. There is indeed something to be said about such promotions when we consider the fact ...

Remember when subliminal advertising was deemed a threat to humankind? No? Well it was “the use by advertisers of images and sounds to influence consumers’ responses without their being consciously aware of it.” First discovered, allegedly, in 1947 when it ...

The dog that hasn’t barked yet as the marcoms world inches back to post-pandemic normality is M&A, the big deals that everyone expects but which haven’t, so far, happened. WPP, once the busiest acquirer, has pulled in its horns during ...

Twinings’ new campaign, “Alive in every drop,” pulls off a clever balancing act – it feels modern but respects the tradition of pausing for a cuppa, reflecting the way that it can shift the mood of the day. Watching these ...

A Winning Gamble. I don’t like gambling ads. I don’t like the product they promote, the way that most are executed, the inconvenient truth that children still see and hear so many of them. I do, however, like the new ...

As one who doesn’t use Facebook at all it’s sometimes bewildering to discover the amount of ire it provokes – isn’t it just supposed to connect people who want to share not very interesting aspects of their lives? A threat ...

Big media reviews seem to happen almost daily these days but AB InBev’s global review is worth noting: it spends around $5bn on advertising including some of the drinks world’s most famous brands. The review is supposed to conclude in ...

UK Digital adspend saw huge year-on-year growth in the first half of 2021, according to IAB UK’s H1 Adspend update, released today. The data, produced with PwC, shows a half yearly spend of £10.5bn, which is up 49% vs H1 ...