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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, ...

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 ...

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 & 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 ...

UK advertiser body ISBA has taken media agencies by surprise by circulating a standard contract to its 450 members – most of the UK’s big advertisers who spend £10bn annually – aimed at achieving that rather hoary objective, ‘transparency.’ In ...

It’s interesting that headhunter Grace Blue has teamed up with M&A advisor SI Partners to launch a consultancy/company matchmaking service. It makes sense to do deals as well as move people around. Grace Blue appointed former VCCP partner Ian Priest ...

That bold and parfit knight Tom Knox, the IPA’s new president, has enlarged on his ‘here for good’ agenda, saying that the IPA (the UK ad agency trade body) is setting a target of 40per cent of senior roles to ...

IPA director general Paul Bainsfair has slammed the latest payment wheeze from some clients: bridging loans to tide agencies over as they wait for payment. Payment can be up to 120 days or even more these days. Bainsfair (left) says: ...

The good times seem to be rolling at last, at least according to agency trade body the IPA’s latest Bellwether survey of UK adspend. Interestingly, main media showed the biggest growth at 11.7 per cent, overtaking internet which languished (relatively) ...