New IPA Diversity Survey shows slow progress for C-suite women and ethnic minority staff

January 9, 2019 Comments Off on New IPA Diversity Survey shows slow progress for C-suite women and ethnic minority staff

The UK’s IPA trade body, which represents creative and media agencies, has released its latest Diversity Survey and it shows marginally more women in so-called C-suite jobs (32.7 per cent compared to 31.2 per cent in 2017). People from from ...

IPA publishes new Dignity at Work Code – only it doesn’t

May 22, 2018 Comments Off on IPA publishes new Dignity at Work Code – only it doesn’t

The UK agency trade body the IPA has “published” its much-trumpeted Code of Best Practice on Dignity at Work, which came to pass following a spate of so-called ‘top five emails,’ ranking women on looks etc at agencies. Embarrassingly the ...

IPA’s Golding sets out to tackle agency “objectification”

March 27, 2018 Comments Off on IPA’s Golding sets out to tackle agency “objectification”

IPA president and The&Partnership London CEO Sarah Golding found herself in the midst of the ‘Top Five’ flurry when an injudicious such email from someone leaving T&P found its way into the popular prints. But Golding has moved onto the ...

IPA calls on YouTube and Google to mend their ad ways

August 14, 2017 Comments Off on IPA calls on YouTube and Google to mend their ad ways

The UK’s IPA agency trade body has formally called on Google-owned YouTube and Facebook to work with the IPA and ISBA (the advertiser equivalent) to bring the safety, measurement and viewabillity of their online video up to acceptable industry standards. ...

IPA president Golding launches machine-friendly ad agenda

April 26, 2017 Comments Off on IPA president Golding launches machine-friendly ad agenda

New IPA president Sarah Golding, CEO of CHI & Partners (below), has pledged to maximise the potential of automation and machine-learning to enhance the advertising industry, while also protecting it from its dark side. Golding delivered her ‘Magic and the ...

IPA names its “hall of fame” as part of 100th birthday party

March 8, 2017 Comments Off on IPA names its “hall of fame” as part of 100th birthday party

The IPA is celebrating its 100th birthday in London tonight at a glittering event (well I’m going) and to mark the occasion has chosen what we might call its British Hall of Fame. Judging panel was IPA president Tom Knox, ...

Forgotten gems from 100 years of British advertising

March 6, 2017 1 Comment

The UK agency trade body the IPA is celebrating 100 years of existence this week so it seems fair enough to celebrate some of British adland’s finer works. We all know the usual suspects of course – Cadbury’s Smash (although ...

IPA centenary looks to the past for hope for the future

January 13, 2017 Comments Off on IPA centenary looks to the past for hope for the future

In 1917 the guns from the Battle of the Somme could still probably heard in southern England when the UK ad agency trade association the IPA was formed (the battle began in 1916 but went on for 141 days). What’s ...

CHI’s Sarah Golding to be IPA’s second woman president

December 2, 2016 Comments Off on CHI’s Sarah Golding to be IPA’s second woman president

CHI & Partners CEO and partner Sarah Golding (below) has been nominated as the next president of UK agency trade body the IPA, succeeding Tom Knox of what is now MullenLowe. Barring an unheard of outbreak of hostilities, her appointment ...