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Why uncertainty is the new normal — with GroupM's Kate Scott-Dawkins
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Dec 09, 2024 |
2024 in review: Themes and challenges for the media industry
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Dec 05, 2024 |
Epic conversation with Pete Robins: The fifth age of media
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Dec 02, 2024 |
Our agony aunts answer your burning media planning questions
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Nov 28, 2024 |
Are middle managers being set up for success? With Nabs' Sue Todd
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Nov 25, 2024 |
Ken Bruce and Fleur East on how radio has changed — and stayed the same
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Nov 21, 2024 |
How life on a commune shaped Havas Media CEO Paddy Affleck's leadership
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Nov 18, 2024 |
It'll all end in tiers: Latest on 'premium vs ads' strategy for Netflix, Disney and Spotify
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Nov 14, 2024 |
The Future of Origin with Isba's Phil Smith
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Nov 11, 2024 |
Trump, The Sequel: Has media learned anything since 2016?
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Nov 07, 2024 |
How useful are AI performance tools? With Pinterest's Matt Crystal
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Nov 04, 2024 |
TV's 'tipping point': In conversation with Sky, C4, Direct Line and Samba TV
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Oct 28, 2024 |
Agency bosses talk tough over principal media
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Oct 24, 2024 |
The mounting case against blocklists
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Oct 21, 2024 |
Future of Media London takeaways: confidence, trust and risk taking
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Oct 17, 2024 |
Are AI ads the future of TV? With ITV's Jason Spencer and Alan Hall
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Oct 07, 2024 |
Amazon UK upfronts, Pinterest's brand pitch + why women's network Wacl is more 'business-like'
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Oct 03, 2024 |
Why the future of media is in Manchester
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Sep 30, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Origin launches — now what?
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Sep 26, 2024 |
Are news outlets too dependent on social media? With NMA CEO Owen Meredith
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Sep 23, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Observer sale, Radiocentre's Tuning In, Origin row
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Sep 19, 2024 |
Are brands overspending on social? With EssenceMediacom's Richard Kirk and Olga Zaitseva
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Sep 16, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Google's adtech trial, Spectator sale, EssenceMediacom changes
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Sep 12, 2024 |
How keyword-blocking continues to harm publishers — with Mantis EVP Terry Hornsby
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Sep 09, 2024 |
AMA: Ask media experts anything!
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Aug 15, 2024 |
Why I left EssenceMediacom after 34 years: Sue Unerman interview
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Aug 12, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Google monopoly, X sues advertisers, Meta earnings
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Aug 08, 2024 |
What did Publicis get for $4.4bn? Interview with Epsilon UK MD Elliott Clayton
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Aug 05, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: YouTube's growing TV influence, Media Nations, HBO, OpenAI vs Google
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Aug 01, 2024 |
Independence is vital for trust in media — Dr Grace Kite interview
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Jul 29, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Google's cookie reversal, Netflix, potential Teads and Outbrain deal
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Jul 25, 2024 |
'Dramatic' surge in media agency entries — Laurence Green on IPA Effectiveness Awards
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Jul 22, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Summer of sport, IPA Bellwether, BBC licence fee
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Jul 18, 2024 |
Ageism, mental health and the necessity of art — with Nabs' Kate Harris
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Jul 15, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: A new culture secretary, Ofcom rulings and streamer consolidation
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Jul 11, 2024 |
Andrew Cole interview: How telcos will shake up the way TV is traded and measured
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Jul 08, 2024 |
Les Binet interview PLUS media prospects under Labour, Netflix/Amazon commissions, Murdoch's last TV gamble
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Jul 04, 2024 |
Talent, creativity and other priorities for the industry this year
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Jul 01, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: The Media Leader Awards, 'TikTok election', Apple's DMA quandary
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Jun 27, 2024 |
How to survive Cannes Lions — interviews with media leaders
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Jun 24, 2024 |
Stories (from Cannes Lions) that mattered: 'Meaningful' AI on show, adtech dominance grows
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Jun 21, 2024 |
Cannes' dirty secret + how to bring creative and media together: Heineken, HP, Craft Media debate
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Jun 17, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Adspend upgrades, fossil-fuel ad bans
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Jun 13, 2024 |
James Chandler: Digital advertising needs to rediscover joy
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Jun 10, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Government adspend, M&A, Evening Standard
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Jun 06, 2024 |
Getting media and creative to work better together, with Laura Jordan Bambach & Tom Curtis
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Jun 03, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Election reaction, Klarna's AI marketing savings
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May 29, 2024 |
Epic conversation with Nick Manning: Media reselling and the future of media buying
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May 27, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Barb joins MRC, GB News in hot water, Netflix moves beyond Microsoft
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May 23, 2024 |
What next for Bauer and radio? interview w/ Simon Myciunka, CEO of Bauer Media Audio UK
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May 20, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Principal media, Rajar, streaming bundles and AI search
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May 16, 2024 |
David Abraham interview: Brands have 'fallen into the trap' of media choices
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May 13, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Disney's streaming milestone, Paramount merger saga, Reddit's first earnings
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May 09, 2024 |
Many marketers 'relieved' about cookie deprecation delay
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May 06, 2024 |
Stories that mattered this week: Google cookie fallout, TikTok fights back, Spotify, Paramount
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May 01, 2024 |
The Future of Marketing with Bloomberg Media – Ep4: The magic of video
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Apr 29, 2024 |
The Future of Audio key interviews: Radiocentre on BBC ads and Acast on podcast measurement
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Apr 25, 2024 |
The Future of Marketing with Bloomberg Media – Ep3: Storytelling and engaging audiences
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Apr 22, 2024 |
Are agencies fit for purpose when it comes to gaming advertising?
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Apr 18, 2024 |
The Future of Marketing with Bloomberg Media – Ep2: Mastering insights and data tools
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Apr 15, 2024 |
'Forbesgate' and the trouble with MFA - with Nick Manning
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Apr 11, 2024 |
Special series! The Future of Marketing with Bloomberg Media – Ep1: Multi-platform campaigns
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Apr 08, 2024 |
Sheffield ad ban, advertising on Discord and Truth Social's volatile IPO
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Apr 04, 2024 |
Should agencies scrap time-based charges? With The Business Model's Caroline Johnson
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Apr 02, 2024 |
BBC's commercial future, election preview… and ads on the moon?
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Mar 28, 2024 |
Does Snapchat want to be a destination for news? With Snap's Lucy Luke
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Mar 25, 2024 |
A world without TikTok? Time for ads on the BBC? With Nicola Kemp
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Mar 21, 2024 |
What is the future of TV tech? Takeaways from the Connected TV World Summit
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Mar 18, 2024 |
Publishers are going all in on audio and video – with Mail Metro Media's Dominic Williams
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Mar 14, 2024 |
Yannick Bolloré: Why Vivendi wants to create 4 'cousin companies'
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Mar 11, 2024 |
TalkTV going off linear, Reach earnings and a new Global CEO
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Mar 07, 2024 |
TheZoo.London: 'Gone are the days consultancy is something to do in-between jobs'
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Mar 04, 2024 |
Reddit IPO, WBD's profitable streaming and declining transparency in agency-client relationships
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Feb 29, 2024 |
Spotify's $10bn advertising ambition – with UK sales chief Ed Couchman
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Feb 26, 2024 |
Thinkbox new members, magazine publishing, GB News and Ofcom
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Feb 22, 2024 |
Pinterest is (almost) at half a billion users – so what now? With EMEA chief Milka Privodanova
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Feb 19, 2024 |
How important is attention measurement to TikTok? With head of client measurement Steve Lockwood
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Feb 15, 2024 |
Gordon Brown at LEAD 2024: Reactions as politicians talk to ad industry
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Feb 12, 2024 |
Big Tech earnings bonanza; concentration and regulation; Super Bowl ads
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Feb 08, 2024 |
Cinema's road to recovery and the need for renewed DEI efforts – with Pearl & Dean's Charlene Williams
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Feb 05, 2024 |
If you could wave a magic wand, how would you improve the media industry?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
Why signal strength is more 'stable' in a changing media world – with EssenceMediacom's Richard Kirk
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Jan 29, 2024 |
Netflix earnings, Omnicom's Flywheel purchase and the ANA programmatic report
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Jan 25, 2024 |
Why social media is all about community now – with Reddit's Paul Peterman
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Jan 22, 2024 |
Election season's impact on media, AI's misinformation pitfalls and tech lay-offs
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Jan 18, 2024 |
Will the cookieless future lead to more effective digital media? With Havas Media's Laura Kell
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Jan 16, 2024 |
Ads on Amazon Prime Video, lay-offs at C4 and Twitch, and the perils of hustle culture
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Jan 11, 2024 |
The Year Ahead for agencies and networks – with Rankin Creative CEO Richard Pinder
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Jan 08, 2024 |
Paramount-WBD merger chatter, NYT's OpenAI lawsuit, and our predictions for 2024
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Jan 04, 2024 |
Rethinking the media agency model in 2024 - with MediaSense's Ryan Kangisser
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Jan 03, 2024 |
Can you 'do the news' well with one-minute videos? With The News Movement's Ramin Beheshti
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Dec 21, 2023 |
Dame Carolyn McCall reflects on ITVX one year on
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Dec 18, 2023 |
What was the biggest story in media in 2023?
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Dec 13, 2023 |
AI influencers are having a moment - with IMTB director general Scott Guthrie
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Dec 11, 2023 |
The future of TV is... anxious?
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Dec 07, 2023 |
How healthy is the global ad market? With GroupM's Kate Scott-Dawkins
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Dec 04, 2023 |
The Guardian's commercial future and trust as a media premium
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Nov 30, 2023 |
Ads effectiveness guru Peter Field on TV effectiveness, attention, and trust in media
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Nov 27, 2023 |
ITV Palooza, impact and 'the moment' for media planners
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Nov 22, 2023 |
Why brands and agencies need to get educated on gaming, with Venatus CEO Rob Gay
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Nov 16, 2023 |
'Triage not treatment': how managers can improve mental wellness, with Sue Todd and James Appleby
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Nov 13, 2023 |
The dangers of AI for news, holiday season ads, and event cinema
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Nov 09, 2023 |
Is the metaverse 'dead in the water'? With gaming expert Shay Thompson
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Nov 06, 2023 |
The 'say-do' gap in mental wellness policies, hybrid working, and TV's summer recession
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Nov 01, 2023 |
Yannick Bolloré interview at The Future of Media
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Oct 30, 2023 |
The Ken Bruce effect, earnings season, and are podcasts just talk shows?
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Oct 26, 2023 |
The 'Duracell bunny' of advertising? Why ITV thinks peak time has 'hidden value'
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Oct 23, 2023 |
Can AI offer benefits to user privacy? With Teads co-CEO Jeremy Arditi
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Oct 19, 2023 |
Future of Media and Gaming takeaways, Israel-Hamas war misinformation
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Oct 18, 2023 |
The Big Shorts - what changes to YouTube trends say about media culture - with Kevin Allocca
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Oct 10, 2023 |
'All about effectiveness': The Future of Media preview with Nick Manning
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Oct 05, 2023 |
Telegraph bidders, commercial radio's 50th anniversary, Brainlabs' ambition, and what's on at FoM
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Oct 04, 2023 |
How should media move faster on sustainability? With Anne Coghlan and Hannah Mirza
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Sep 27, 2023 |
Why publishers are brand building, with Ozone CEO Damon Reeve
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Sep 20, 2023 |
How to support women managing their work-life 'blend,' with Tobi Asare and Stefanie Daniels
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Sep 13, 2023 |
Is TV the base of the media plan in 2023? With Kantar's Jane Ostler
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Sep 06, 2023 |
Fake OOH ads, Telegraph sale, Shorts and the Rugby World Cup
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Sep 04, 2023 |
How advertisers are changing strategy on gaming - with Lucy Rissik and Nina Mackie
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Aug 30, 2023 |
Why OOH audiences have not hit a 'new normal' yet - with Route's Denise Turner
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Aug 23, 2023 |
Pinkwashing: how media should step up LGBT+ support - with Outvertising's Cass Naylor
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Aug 16, 2023 |
Disney and gambling ads, Clear Channel's European challenge, and our new AI columnist
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Aug 14, 2023 |
Why retail media will transform the travel sector: With Kiessé Lamour and Simon Akers
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Aug 09, 2023 |
Broadcast's 'TikTok problem' + Bauer's Brucey bonus
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Aug 07, 2023 |
Are we in a golden age of audio? With Radiocentre CEO Matt Payton
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Aug 02, 2023 |
BONUS: Google's Matt Brittin on AI's impact on advertising, media, and talent
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Jul 27, 2023 |
When is it time to admit you need inclusivity coaching? With Media for All's Shez Iqbal
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Jul 26, 2023 |
RIP Twitter, WTF is X? Plus the Barbenheimer bonanza and NME's return to print
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Jul 24, 2023 |
How attention can help drive media effectiveness - with Mike Follett
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Jul 19, 2023 |
Can AI outdo humans when showing you content? With Taboola CEO Adam Singola at Cannes Lions
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Jul 17, 2023 |
What next for digital publishing? With Raymond Snoddy and Richard Reeves
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Jul 12, 2023 |
Do agencies need a 'Madison Avenue Makeover'? Interview with author Michael Farmer
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Jul 05, 2023 |
How to manage the 'toxic storm of stress' faced by workers - with guest Nicola Kemp
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Jun 28, 2023 |
What is the future of Future?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
Cannes you believe the news? Lions festival preview with guest Laurence Green
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Jun 14, 2023 |
Salesforce, InfoSum, JICMAIL and AudienceProject on media and advertising's key challenges
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Jun 06, 2023 |
Attention measurement: 'once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to make a killing'
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May 30, 2023 |
LIVE: What now for The Future of Brands?
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May 22, 2023 |
The Future of Audio: what now for Spotify?
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Apr 11, 2023 |
Why reframing is better than convincing - with marketing author Richard Shotton
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Apr 04, 2023 |
Why women are being 'edited out of media' - with Nicola Kemp
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Mar 29, 2023 |
Being an English (media) person in New York - with TPA Digital CEO Wayne Blodwell and Good-Loop CEO Amy Williams
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Mar 21, 2023 |
Sir John Hegarty on why 'the big idea' still matters for the future of brands
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Mar 14, 2023 |
How advertisers can develop media ethics - with Compliant CEO Jamie Barnard
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Dec 21, 2022 |
Why 2023 will be 'the year of the public screen' - with JCDecaux UK co-CEO Dallas Wiles
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Dec 19, 2022 |
Why 'Right Reach' is needed in a fragmented media world - with Zenith UK CSO Richard Kirk
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Dec 15, 2022 |
Is TikTok building the new shopping mall?
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Dec 13, 2022 |
Why 'fast fashion' media needs to stop - with Good-Loop founder Amy Williams
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Dec 08, 2022 |
Trusted media, quality data and 'church v state' - with commercial director Dave Randall *sponsored*
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Dec 05, 2022 |
The future of retail media - with Wavemaker global head of ecomm Mudit Jaju
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Nov 30, 2022 |
Why there's a crisis of trust in media - with Nick Manning
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Nov 25, 2022 |
How media attitudes to women's football have changed - with England champion footballer Jill Scott
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Nov 18, 2022 |
Will outdoor advertising ever return to 'normal' after Covid? - with Route CEO Denise Turner
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Nov 14, 2022 |
Why being 'right' about the future of media isn't everything
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Nov 07, 2022 |
BARB CEO Justin Sampson and the future of TV measurement
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Nov 02, 2022 |
Carolyn McCall interview: ITVX, her vision, and what's next for TV
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Oct 31, 2022 |
The forgotten 500,000
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Oct 26, 2022 |
COMING SOON: The Media Leader Podcast
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Oct 21, 2022 |