‘We didn’t even contemplate losing’: unpicking the secrets to MG OMD’s success
The agency was presented with the highest mark in the School Reports last month and continues to add to its impressive tally of awards. How does Manning Gottlieb OMD do it?
MG OMD appoints Dino Myers-Lamptey to leadership team
Dino Myers-Lamptey has been hired to lead an advisory board that will provide 'external stimulus' to the agency's leadership team.
LadBible co-founder takes 'sabbatical'
Arian Kalantari is taking a break from a business he helped grow for more than a decade.
Group M and EssenceMediacom appoint chief operating officers
EssenceMediacom’s Luke Bozeat has taken on Group M role and will be succeeded by Satin Reid.
Premier League clubs to phase out gambling sponsors on matchday shirts
The move, which affects eight teams, follows a consultation between the clubs, the Premier League and the government.
Campaign podcast: Pitching in the current climate | Will Labour's attack ads work?
What are clients looking for from agency partners during an economic downturn and has the Pitch Positive Pledge made a difference?
Channel 4's retail media targeting fuels 29% sales boost
Six brands have trialled the effectiveness of targeting on All 4 by matching viewers with Nectar loyalty card data.
PHD's strategy chief steps down
Lucy Barbor is the second high-profile strategy lead of a media agency to step down in the past month.
Labour attack ads: Keir Starmer’s focus on negativity shows ‘gloves are off’
Communications experts are surprised, but not alarmed, by a Labour attack ad that implies Rishi Sunak is soft on child sexual harassment cases.
Stagwell's Assembly hires former Havas Media chief
Matt Adams, who was most recently COO at Brainlabs, is Assembly's new Europe and UK leader.
Unilever, Heineken and PepsiCo join ITV’s retail media trial
More than a dozen FMCG advertisers are testing ITV’s Matchmaker solution ahead of a July launch.
EasyJet splits EMEA media duties
MSix&Partners and Kepler to take over from long-serving agency partner OMD.
Wavemaker names new strategy and planning chief
Elliott Millard has been promoted into a newly created role following Verra Budimlija’s exit.
TikTok fined £12.7m for children's data and privacy breaches
The UK’s data watchdog said TikTok failed to protect the privacy of 1.4 million children.
Beauty Pie hires media agency for £3m account
The brief has a focus on brand media and growth.
Vinted agrees Channel 4's ‘biggest' multi-platform deal
The secondhand fashion marketplace is sponsoring Hollyoaks and a short-form digital series.
Google sued for £3.4bn over lost publisher ad revenues
It is the second claim filed on behalf of UK publishers in six months.
Josh Krichefski, president, the IPA: 'The Boss' who puts people first
With an approach informed by the near-death of his brother, the new IPA president – and recently appointed CEO of Group M – is taking a people-first approach to the industry body’s agenda under his tenure.
Channel 4 to trial reduced ad loads and new formats on streaming platform
More than 30 brands have signed up to the experiment, including Lloyds Banking Group, Boots, John Lewis and Toyota.
Will agency groups continue to outperform tech companies?
Analysts and agency bosses explain why holding groups have had a better year than pure-play tech companies.