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Going live: how real-time brands can make the most of fan engagement
The modern live event doesn't end with the final whistle or the last song, it’s a deeper, richer experience.
International what day? Why one day for women isn’t enough
Imogen Tazzyman, ECD at McCann Manchester, explains why International Women’s Day can’t be a single-day gesture and how the Margot Collective is driving sustained change
The indie effect: why Lion-winning creativity can’t be defined by scale
As consolidation reshapes the industry, independent agencies are holding their own through bold, effective creativity. Marian Brannelly, global director of awards at LIONS, looks at Cannes Lions data showing that excellence isn’t tied to size.
Culture moves at all speeds
The power of sport lives in both memory and momentum. Slow culture builds deep emotional bonds through ritual, heritage and shared stories, while fast culture fuels immediacy, relevance and conversation. Understanding the power of both is key for impactful storytelling in sport
Live from Campaign’s gaming summit: Dentsu on where brands are missing out
Listen to Dentsu’s global head of gaming, Brent Koning, as he talks through gaming’s shift into a mainstream, social and underinvested channel, at Campaign's recent gaming summit.
The goosebump test for World Cup brands
To stand out amid relentless content and fragmented attention, advertisers must create moments people actually feel and recall
Helping brands navigate the changing LinkedIn landscape
The social media platform is no longer simply "Facebook for grown-ups". That can mean challenges, but thankfully with a new Visibrain guide, help is at hand.
Late kick-off: how AI can help pubs win the World Cup
Granular audience knowledge, fuelled by AI, can transform performance in the biggest ever global football tournament
Finding your high-attention audience in gaming with Overwolf Ads
Why brands should be teaming up with gamers and making new connections
Gaming isn’t niche anymore. It’s where culture happens
From creators and communities to streaming and social ecosystems, gaming now shapes how millions connect and express identity – creating a new frontier for brands
3 great ads I had nothing to do with – #91 with Krow Group’s Darryl George
Darryl George shares three great ads he admires but had nothing to do with.
“The gastronaut” serves up second consecutive Thinkboxes award win for Waitrose
Waitrose’s “The gastronaut” is the Thinkboxes winner for January/February.
Trust is built in the real world
Brands earn trust not through messages, but by being part of young people’s everyday spaces. Guy Thurlow, co-founder of Next-Gen Media, explains why presence matters more than statements
How trusted editorial has become a safe space for brands
Media planners are using trusted editorial brands to protect brand safety and turn quality over quantity into a winning ROI strategy.
Everything to play for: team up with Campaign for a World Cup briefing
Join us on 17 March at Craven Cottage, home to Fulham FC, for some lively discussion and tactical approaches to winning over fans this summer.
Winter warmers from the best of the new year's ads
The Thinkbox Academy will vote for the Thinkboxes Award winner from these five TV spots
How trust became the most valuable business currency
A recent Bloomberg Media Edelman CCO/CMO workshop tackled issues around how trust shapes companies’ reputations.
Want consumer trust? Put your faith in creativity
Digital Cinema Media's chief executive officer Karen Stacey on the crucial foundations for building trust.
Dial up the precision and fill the gaps: how addressable TV can give you the edge
Addressable TV is becoming increasingly attractive to media planners and advertisers alike.
Elliott Millard to chair TV Planning Awards
The former Wavemaker CSO and planner will oversee judging for the Thinkbox and Campaign event, with the deadline for entries now extended to 13 March.
3 great ads I had nothing to do with – #90 with Wonderhood Studios' Jack Croft and Stacey Bird
Jack Croft and Stacey Bird, executive creative directors at Wonderhood Studios, share three great ads they admire but had nothing to do with…
Why 2026 is a year for collective braveness
A recent Campaign roundtable, held in partnership with DCM, proved to be an energetic, entertaining affair.
Qatar Airways launches first ever digital destination in Fortnite
The World’s Best Airline invites young travellers and gamers to QVerse Island, a digital-first experience, by bringing its signature products and the iconic landmarks of Doha, the capital of Qatar, into the Fortnite universe.
Why OOH continues to feel culturally meaningful
With the OMAs celebrating their 20th anniversary, previous judges look back on the best OOH campaigns from the past two decades.
‘Creativity, simplicity and boldness are winning through’: the Outdoor Media Awards 2026 are open for business
The 20th celebration of the annual awards is now accepting entries and the judges are expecting great things.
Why the time is now for out of home
As the Outdoor Media Awards marks its 20th anniversary, two things are clear: how far OOH has come in the last two decades, and that even better lies ahead.
Why success on TikTok is more about brand behaviour than brand presence
Ahead of Visibrain's webinar “Mastering TikTok: what high-impact brands do differently”, a look at the challenges and opportunities for companies looking to up their presence on the social platform.
3 great ads I had nothing to do with – #89 with Grey London’s Helen Rhodes
Helen Rhodes, chief creative officer at Grey London, shares three great ads she admires but had nothing to do with…
Waitrose Christmas cracker pulls festive Thinkboxes win
Waitrose’s “The perfect gift” is the Thinkboxes winner for November/December.
Never square: how Toblerone turned festive doubt into a show-stopping choir
In a holiday market packed with predictable pralines and safe gifting choices, Toblerone decided not to blend in. Instead, it sang.
Media Matters: why trust is a brand's best friend
How two agencies have found that partnering clients with trusted editorial brands can be a reliable route to success.
Inside Dentsu's approach to Meta's evolving ad tech
Ciara Smyth, managing partner, social at Dentsu, explains why strong frameworks, measurements and relevance remain crucial, no matter the platform
Listen: How brands can build stronger connections through values, not generations
From Gen Z to Boomers, age has long been a marketing shortcut – but is it still useful? Campaign’s Lucy Shelley and Amazon Ads’ Carly Zipp unpack how brands can connect through shared interests and values instead.
Twix “Harmonizer” voted 2025 Audio Ad of the Year
Created by Adam & Eve\TBWA, the winning work saw off competition from BA and Audi to land the award run by Radiocentre and Campaign.
Unwrapping the best of this year's festive offerings
The Thinkbox Academy will vote for the Thinkboxes Award winner from these six TV spots.
It Starts With Us: How Sky Media is building the future of digital attention
“The momentum is real,” Sky Media’s director of digital advertising, Pippa Scaife, explains how unmatched content and massive digital reach are cutting through fragmentation to build a real audience connection
More creative = more customers
Andrew Boardman, head of marketing at Soar With Us, explains how high-volume, persona-driven creative drives more efficient new customer growth on Meta
How do Gen Z use Search?
From their most pressing questions to the AI-powered Search tools they turn to for answers, Campaign hit the streets of Shoreditch to explore how Google Search shapes Gen Z’s daily decisions in 2025.
Watch: 5 trends that will shape adtech and martech in 2026
What will the adtech and martech landscape look like in 2026? And what will it take for marketers to stay competitive? Campaign sits down with StackAdapt’s senior commercial leader, Megan Lilley, to get her view
Powerful and transformative: why the MEFA awards are more important than ever
The Media for All awards champions the people – and their work – who strive constantly to make the advertising industry as diverse and inclusive as possible.
The sound of success: how Magnum and WPP Media leveraged audio to produce strong brand results
Evie Clifton, paid social business director at WPP Media’s Mindshare UK, shows how the iconic “Magnum crack” cut through the noise to drive brand impact
From theory to practice: your road map to AI-powered campaign automation
How marketing teams are turning automation into a competitive advantage, and what you need to know to get started
When demand moves in real time, marketing needs to move with it
AI has made demand detectable in real time, but many marketing structures are still stuck in the past. Agency leaders explain how flexibility is the new measure of marketing maturity — and why Search is helping brands understand intent as it emerges.
Meta & MG OMD: pioneering a new era of retail optimisation
How a partnership with Meta is helping the agency guide its clients and retailers around the digital landscape
A fresh start: Part nine of Campaign and Pinterest’s festive playbook
EssenceMediaCom’s Ben Sonnenthal rounds off our nine-part video series with Pinterest - ‘Unwrap success: Your festive playbook’ - with his take on how brands can use the platform to show up in unexpected ways that still feel authentic
Automation is rewriting the rules of marketing performance
New research across 1,200 marketing executives and professionals highlights a turning point for automation: a growing gap between investment and impact, and an urgent need for leadership to bridge it
Irn-clad creativity. Irn-Bru takes home the Thinkboxes award
Irn-Bru’s “This is not a soft drink” is the Thinkboxes winner for September/October.
Why supporting NABS is more than just writing a cheque…
…you might even meet the love of your life. (And you’ll definitely make the Yay List.)
3 great ads I had nothing to do with – #88 with House of Oddities’ Sachini Imbuldeniya
Sachini Imbuldeniya, co-founder and chief executive officer at House of Oddities, shares three great ads she admires but had nothing to do with…
Responsibility, visibility, credibility: a conversation about reputation
What is more important in business – corporate reputation or brand building?
New year, new intentions: part eight of Campaign and Pinterest’s festive playbook
The January reset doesn’t catch marketers off guard; many consumers start planning their diets, workouts and self-improvement routines months in advance. Episode eight of ‘Unwrap success: Your festive playbook’ reveals how Pinterest surfaces these long planning cycles and why they matter for ‘Q5’
Vote now for the Audio Ad of the Year 2025
The judges have nominated Twix, Audi and British Airways for Radiocentre’s Audio Ad of the Year, in partnership with Campaign. Now you get to cast the deciding vote
2026: The year of doing less, better
It's time to say goodbye to tech bloat and hello to space and simplicity
A peek under the hood of Criteo’s commerce AI
There was a time when the path to purchase was practically a straight line. A consumer would see a product on a store shelf, pick it up, and head to the checkout. Today, things are very different.
Five autumnal ads up the emotion and laughter to bring some extra warmth
The Thinkbox Academy will vote for the Thinkboxes Award winner from these five TV spots
The AI search shift: Will your brand keep up?
The next wave of search is answers-first, not keyword-first. Here’s how marketers can stay visible in the age of AI discovery
Peacocks and Tomorrow: Framed for success
A creative test on Meta helped Peacocks turn standard product ads into top performers. Jordan Moore, head of paid social at Tomorrow, explains how dynamic frames drove an 18% lift in ROAS
From Boxing Day and beyond: part seven of Campaign and Pinterest’s festive playbook
In part seven of ‘Unwrap success: Your festive playbook’, our nine-part video series with Pinterest, Spark Foundry planning director Kate Osborne explains why the festive season doesn’t end on Christmas Day
Winners for 2025 Meta Agency awards revealed
The Meta Agency awards - produced in partnership with Campaign and Performance Marketing World - recognise the best campaigns ran on Meta platforms in the last year
Why James Murphy, Dom Williams and Karen Stacey say 'yay' to supporting NABS – and why you should too
The trio of industry leaders explain why backing NABS is such a big part of their success.
The real ROI of audio revealed at Tuning In 2025
Advertisers have been significantly under-investing in audio, according to new ROI research launched last month at Radiocentre’s flagship conference Tuning In.
How WPP Media and Meta proved creators can boost paid social ROI
Analysis of more than 1500 lift studies across WPP Media finds creator-led content through Partnership Ads outperforms traditional creative assets on Meta and can drive stronger ROI. Richard Kirk, CSO at EssenceMediacom in the UK explains the research findings.
From Pinner to purchaser: part six of Campaign and Pinterest’s festive playbook
EssenceMediaCom business director, Ben Sonnenthal, explains how leaning into Pinterest’s tech and formats helped move customers from discovery to purchase last Christmas
ISBA 125th anniversary best ads shortlist announced: now it's over to you
Campaign readers now have the chance to vote for the best advert In partnership with Campaign, nine judges will choose the best adverts made since the Society first opened its doors in 1900
How to win the new attention economy with Spotify ads
Josh Partridge, head of sales, EMEA, Spotify, explains the attention-value reset and how to solve the digital audio disconnect, leveraging Spotify's open, multiformat platform to capture high-intent audiences and drive outsized results
Audio Ad of the Year 2025: judges unveiled
Three leading creatives are all set to pick the most memorable, well-scripted and effective audio execution of the year
3 great ads I had nothing to do with – #87 with McCann Manchester’s Imogen Tazzyman
Imogen Tazzyman, executive creative director at McCann Manchester, shares three great ads she admires but had nothing to do with…
Sustainability works best when it’s part of your brand
How to combine purpose and product to turn sustainability into measurable results
The planning mindset: part five of Campaign and Pinterest’s festive playbook
Essence MediaCom paid social business director, Jake Matthews, talks about what fuels the agency’s festive media plans, from Pinterest’s trends tool to the platform’s longer planning cycles
4Creative is top of the class for its “Educating Yorkshire” trailer
An energetic, pupil-driven production that captures both spectacle and playfulness earns 4Creative the latest Thinkboxes accolade
ISBA best ads long-list announced as part of its 125th anniversary celebration
In partnership with Campaign, nine judges will choose the best adverts made since the Society first opened its doors in 1900
How AI is reshaping the data supply chain
Jess Saunders, VP at Eyeota, a Dun & Bradstreet company, explains why AI-driven shifts are forcing advertisers to rethink how they find and target audiences
The best cinema ads of 2025: Their stories revealed
From Hugh Jackman to one of advertising’s most famous jokes, we hear about the winning ads at the Digital Cinema Media Awards
3 great ads I had nothing to do with – #86 with FCB London’s Kyle Harman-Turner
Kyle Harman-Turner, creative partner and executive creative director at FCB London, shares three great ads he admires but had nothing to do with…
Win their intent: part four of Campaign and Pinterest’s festive playbook
Episode four of our nine-part video series sees Spark Foundry’s Kate Osborne chat about how the intent-rich behaviour of Pinterest users sets marketers up for success over the festive season
Diversify your media mix: part three of Campaign and Pinterest’s festive playbook
“It’s really important to not box ourselves in”: Essence MediaCom business director, Ben Sonnenthal, chats about how brands can show up in unique ways to win and keep people’s attention at Christmastime and beyond
Love changes everything
After 21 anxiety-inducing years, a love letter from Dan Jacobs
Can it really be back-to-school time already?
The Thinkbox Academy will vote for the Thinkboxes Award winner from these five TV spots