SCHOOL REPORTS

Has 2025 been the year for independent agencies?

Adam & Eve/DDB to merge with TBWA\London and FCB to fold into AMV BBDO

WaterAid unveils first work by Special with Christmas campaign

Omnicom consolidates advertising business into three global networks

Omnicom keeps six media networks but switches global CEOs to brand presidents

Omnicom reveals huge agency shake-up, unveils new leadership, cuts 4000 jobs

Channel 4 taps Deliveroo for brand and content director

Production company Eleanor launches creative studio

What does our industry’s apathy to sexual harassment say about us?

MediaWeek Live returns for 2026

New CEO expected for McCann Worldgroup

How do Gen Z use Search?

Chaka Sobhani set for new role after Omnicom acquires IPG

Stanley 1913 appoints social media agency

Former EssenceMediacom North chief Paul Cooper reveals next move

ITV spotlights festive film offering with celebrity charades

Marketing Society names Brand of the Year 2025

WPP defers some pay reviews to 2026

Universal marks Wicked: For Good release by turning Brick Lane into Yellow Brick Lane

EBay takes over Outernet London for Black Friday event

Former Saatchis account lead Annabelle Black launches consultancy

Dreams appoints UK media agency

Channel 4 introduces addressable linear advertising

The Lists 2025: Top 10 out of home

The Lists 2025: Top 10 people moves

Tiktok Ad Awards 2025

Apple uses nine handmade puppets for musical festive ad

Publicis London appoints CEO

Dex hires Abba Newbery as CMO

Pitch Update: BBC, Allwyn, De'Longhi, Five Guys, Henkel and more

'A long way from pro-growth, pro-business promises': adland reacts to Autumn Budget

Should Ikea really buy marketing services like MDF?

Pablo appoints group managing partner and four creative directors

John Wren’s ‘defining moment’: can the last King of Madison Avenue make the new Omnicom work?

IPA and ISBA address GenAI in updated Creative Services Framework Agreement

Review of the Week: Aldi roots for Kevin the Carrot once again

Aldi Christmas finalé features musical performance from Kevin the Carrot

Media Matters: why trust is a brand's best friend

Debut Think! campaign by FCB spotlights consequences of drug driving

Movers & Shakers: Screwfix, Daily Mail, FutureBrand, Kantar, VCCP, Leo and more

Jessica Lovell to exit Wonderhood Studios

Channel 4 launches Disability Comms Guide and Playbook

WPP’s Cindy Rose to open One Southwark Bridge office, home to third of UK staff

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Takeover talks, staff cuts and management consultants on call at holdcos in Q3

‘Advertising has failed to market itself’ – Rory Sutherland

Omnicom to reveal new leadership on Monday after closing IPG deal

Is another mega deal inevitable after Omnicom-IPG?

McDonald’s UK unveils festive campaign with ‘Grinched’ Christmas menu

Omnicom-IPG: How merger will reshape the competition

Santander creates AI-generated spoof ads to highlight scams

Loveholidays takes Joe Marler on a sunny holiday inside a billboard

Publicis Media’s Nadine Young to chair 2026 Campaign Media Awards

Goalhanger rebrands as 'multi-platform media brand' to lure advertisers

Brandfuel announces death of co-founder and chairman

Stephanie Brimacombe's role expanded as VCCP merges agencies

Is TV still the main channel for Christmas ads?

Ad campaign calls out Meta for 'failure to protect users' from scams

Brand Film Awards 2026: first judges named

M&C Saatchi and S4 Capital downgrade 2025 growth forecasts

Christmas Private View: Waitrose & Partners, Tesco, Disney, EE, JD Sports and Barbour

The7stars investment lead Lewis Shaw departs

Google Pixel recreates Love Actually scenes in festive ad

De’Longhi UK brews social and influencer pitch

UK agency jumps into global indie league after Ancestry and Loveholiday wins

The TikTok playbook for brands

Leo UK makes four senior hires across strategy and social

Former WPP boss Mark Read announces next move

Stop the noise: the key to achieving more is to care about less

Daily Mail Group agrees to acquire Telegraph titles for £500m

Meta & MG OMD: pioneering a new era of retail optimisation

Ace of Hearts: dealing adland a new hand

Agencies on the Agenda: Forsman & Bodenfors, DDB and Dentsu

Allwyn searches for social and influencer agency

Ovo’s Alice Tendler and Monzo’s AJ Coyne join judging panel for Campaign Agency of the Year UK 2025

Ladbrokes & Coral win propels new entrant to top of new-biz table

‘Adland is not prepared for cyber attacks’ warns former agency chief

EU clears Omnicom-IPG $26bn mega merger

Haymarket Media Group wins global B Corp certification

Mattel and Smyths Toys host 'speakeasy' Uno event

Arthritis UK creates TikTok dance campaign to challenge misconceptions

When demand moves in real time, marketing needs to move with it

Will Sky’s proposed takeover of ITV be good for advertisers?

UK brand experiences are leading Europe in transforming campaigns into culture

Global departures continue ahead of Omnicom-IPG merger

Nationwide’s Richard Warren and Victoria Appleby of T&P to chair Campaign Media Company of the Year Awards

Sky names Grand Prix winner of Zero Footprint Fund

The sound of success: how Magnum and WPP Media leveraged audio to produce strong brand results

MEFA Diversity & Inclusion Awards 2025: winners revealed

Henkel consolidates $825m European media account

Pitch Update: Ikea, Samsung, Costa Coffee, Royal Mail, Loveholidays and more

Five Guys takes bite of creative agency

Smirnoff No 21 vodka ad is a laughing matter

All aboard as Magnum marks Wicked: For Good release with immersive experiences

Income levels tracked: why agencies are on the up despite ‘volatile’ client budgets

Xbox on the hunt for ‘missing’ female football coaches via Football Manager game

James Denton-Clark lands wider group role at Stagwell

Review of the Week: Peta's bloody Christmas film

Campaign Bigs show entertainment does not come but once a year

Give the people what they want: the strategy behind Waitrose & Partners' Christmas campaign

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Coca-Cola's AI Christmas ad 'most talked about' on social

ISBA announces the best ads from the past 125 years

Why Waitrose's 'The perfect gift' went rom-com for Christmas cut-through

Oliver UK appoints ECD across all clients

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