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Three in Four Advertisers Plan to Overhaul How They Pay Their Agencies
A WFA and MediaSense study finds 75% of advertisers expect to change how they pay agencies within three years, shifting from time to outcomes.
Sep 283 min read


10 Marketing Mistakes Small Businesses Make (and How to Fix Them)
The ten marketing mistakes we see small businesses make most often at Merx Marketing — and how to fix each one before it costs you growth.
Sep 253 min read


Ipsos Global Trends 2026: Personal Optimism Hits a Record Low as UK Sours on AI
Ipsos's Global Trends 2026 finds personal optimism at its lowest since 2013 and a UK notably wary of AI — a pessimistic consumer mindset brands must plan around.
Sep 252 min read


Reebok Names London's NewGen Its TikTok Influencer Agency for Europe
Reebok has appointed creator agency NewGen as its TikTok influencer agency of record across the UK, Germany and France, formalising its Gen Z strategy.
Sep 252 min read


JD Sports Leans on 'Sharper Marketing' and AI as H1 Sales Dip
JD Sports credited 'sharper marketing activations' and faster AI-driven measurement as half-year sales slipped — and promoted 18-year veteran Mike Grimes to group CMO.
Sep 252 min read


George at Asda Launches Its Biggest Womenswear Push in Years With 'If You Know, You Know'
George at Asda has rolled out a major autumn womenswear campaign via Lucky Generals, trading up its style credibility with a fashion-week-timed push.
Sep 252 min read


NatWest and Waitrose Become Founding Partners of 'The Amol Rajan Connection'
Broadcaster Amol Rajan's new media platform has landed Waitrose and NatWest as founding partners — the latest sign of big brands underwriting journalist-led content ventures.
Sep 252 min read


Sky Vegas Relaunches With Kaya Scodelario in Dentsu Creative's 'Primetime Play'
Flutter-owned Sky Vegas has unveiled 'Primetime Play,' a celebrity-led brand platform starring Kaya Scodelario — Dentsu Creative's first major work since winning the account.
Sep 252 min read


IAB UK's 'Digital Dividend': Ad Sector Could Add £242bn and 1.2m Jobs by 2035
The IAB UK's new Digital Dividend report says digital advertising could inject up to £242bn and create 1.2 million jobs by 2035 — if government backs skills, regulation and investment.
Sep 253 min read


Accenture Launches 'Accenture Construct' to Reinvent Capital Project Delivery
Accenture has launched Accenture Construct, a 5,000-strong global business chasing a $260bn market to reinvent how the world's capital projects are delivered — and it's a branded-house masterclass.
Sep 243 min read


M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment Restructures as Robin Clarke Takes a Bigger Role
M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment is reshaping its leadership as global CEO Robin Clarke moves up to lead the group's Passions & PR specialism, with a new US team taking shape.
Sep 242 min read


Greater Anglia Appoints Atomic London to Promote Its New Trains
Greater Anglia and Stansted Express have handed their integrated creative account to Atomic London, betting on brand creativity to sell the story of shiny new trains.
Sep 242 min read


Bupa Enlists Joe Wicks to Separate Health From Hype in a New Video Podcast
Bupa and Joe Wicks are stress-testing wellness fads in a new original video podcast — a branded-entertainment play that swaps hard-sell health insurance for genuine utility.
Sep 243 min read


Charlie Bigham's Champions Unrushed Quality in 'Slowly Does It'
Premium ready-meal maker Charlie Bigham's has launched a new brand platform, 'Slowly Does It', via VCCP Blue — a defiantly unhurried pitch in a category built on convenience.
Sep 243 min read


Formula E Unveils a Bold New Brand Identity for Its Gen4 Era
Formula E has rebranded ahead of its faster, more powerful Gen4 era — a reset aimed at shaking off the 'worthy but niche' image and courting a bigger, younger audience.
Sep 243 min read


WPP's Finance Chief Joanne Wilson Departs to Become Diageo's CFO
Joanne Wilson is leaving WPP to become Diageo's chief financial officer — a boardroom move that says as much about WPP's turbulent year as it does about Diageo's turnaround.
Sep 243 min read


WPP Opens Devon's Point, Its 34,000 Sq Ft AI Production Hub in East London
Inside Devon's Point: WPP's 34,000 sq ft East London hub fuses virtual production, creator studios and AI — and it signals how brands will make content next.
Sep 243 min read


Google Gemini Enlists The Sidemen for a Forest-Survival Content Series
Google Gemini teams up with The Sidemen on a five-video series produced by Arcade — a native creator play aimed at a young, AI-sceptical audience.
Sep 233 min read


McDonald's UK Stages Its Biggest 'World Menu Heist' Yet, via Leo UK
McDonald's UK and Leo UK relaunch 'World Menu Heist' with nine international items from eight countries across an eight-week campaign — and a lesson in why returning platforms beat starting from scratch.
Sep 233 min read


Merx Marketing's 7 Rules for Marketing on a Small Budget
Seven rules for marketing on a small budget, from the team at Merx Marketing — how to compete with bigger rivals by spending smarter, not more.
Sep 223 min read
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