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New CEO Cindy Rose is dismantling WPP’s holding-company structure in an 18-month, £500m restructure called Elevate28. Here’s what it means for UK clients and talent.

In the UK, any influencer content created in return for payment, free products, commission or a commercial relationship must be clearly labelled as advertising — and the clearest label is the word “Ad”, shown upfront. Two regulators enforce this: the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) through the CAP Code, and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) through the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, which since 6 April 2025 can fine businesses up to 10% o

Havas reported 2.5% organic growth and an improved 11.0% EBIT margin for H1 2026, but flagged that France and the UK turned 'slightly negative' in Q2 — an early warning on UK ad-market softness as results season opens.

A government consultation under the Tobacco and Vapes Act 2024 proposes plain white vape packaging, devices in white, black or grey only, and 'simple recognisable' flavour names — directly constraining the sector's core branding levers.

Apple has updated its Advertising Services Terms, effective 28 July 2026, replacing wording that limited placements to its own apps and devices with language covering other platforms and web pages — the clearest sign yet that Apple Ads could go off-platform.

The ASA has banned BoyleSports' 'Bank Builder Jackpot' free-bets promotion as socially irresponsible — ruling that the reward structure itself, not the wording, encouraged repetitive gambling. A precedent every operator should note.

Pets at Home has built a national campaign around 'The Perfect Poo' — a cheeky but genuinely diagnostic sign of the right pet food — turning staff expertise into a talkable idea. Here's the lesson for retailers.

Monzo has launched 'Get Busy Living', its first global brand platform via BBH London and narrated by Olivia Colman — and its cleverest move is keeping the bank in the corner of the frame.

Ofcom's Media Nations 2026 report finds Netflix is now the first-choice service for 26% of UK viewers versus the BBC's 25% — and YouTube on the TV set has doubled since 2022. What it means for media plans.

Meta's Q2 2026 advertising revenue rose 27% to $59.4bn, but the number UK marketers should watch is the 12% jump in price-per-ad. Here's what auction inflation means for your budgets.

The AA has tied up with Sony's Spider-Man: Brand New Day for a summer campaign by The Gate — a partnership that works because both brands genuinely share one idea: rescue.

Honda's new pan-European platform ‘Your Dreams Engineered’ by Pablo bets on human-centred engineering just as rivals lean into AI — an ownable counter-position UK marketers can learn from.

Hours after England's exit, EE turned defeat into a purpose-led moment with ‘You Did Us Proud, Yes Boys’ — a masterclass in preparing reactive marketing for the outcome nobody wants.

Allwyn has brought Powerball to Britain with a VCCP-led campaign timed to the World Cup Final — a masterclass in buying shared cultural attention rather than just media.

Nielsen's new Ad Intel AI turns fragmented competitive ad data into a conversational, real-time engine — and its Model Context Protocol integration hints at where media intelligence is heading.

Omnicom posted $6.6bn in Q2 2026 revenue and 6.1% organic growth as IPG merger synergies drove adjusted EPS up 29% — and put the agency giant back in the growth conversation.

The FCA has launched a £2m nationwide campaign telling drivers they can complain about mis-sold car finance for free — a behavioural-marketing masterclass UK brands can learn from.

From 2 August 2026, the EU AI Act’s Article 50 requires AI chatbots and AI-generated content to be disclosed. UK brands running EU campaigns are in scope — here is a checklist.

Homeware brand Beldray’s first-ever TV campaign, run through ITV’s spend-matching Backing Business scheme, is a template for how UK SMEs can finally afford television.

Google is moving Local Services Ads into a pay-per-lead Performance Max campaign type from August 2026 and retiring the LSA dashboard. UK service firms need to prepare now.