‘Lunch and learn’ sessions are a historic part of the relationship between agencies and media owners - but how should they work, and are they still necessary? In this week’s episode, the Media Week Podcast team cook up their recipes for the ideal lunch and learn, as well as discussing the etiquette of CTV ads, AI news recommendations, and Disney’s efforts to lead the way in programmatic streaming ads. Hosted by Bukky from Wavemaker, Harriet from Publicis, Charlie from ShowHeroes and Jack from Craft Media. Figures quoted in the MediaWeek podcast were accurate at the time of recording. Got a ..read more

Campaign UK's editorial team discusses the news of the week, including WPP's rise internal in internal whistleblower reports and Publicis shaking up its board. Creativity and media reporters, Charlotte Rawlings and Shauna Lewis, discuss some of the biggest news of the week with tech editor Lucy Shelley, from Campaign's research into agencies' gender pay gaps to the UK figures in the Cannes Lions Jury and we ask if agencies are losing their individuality as they increasingly move to a holding company solution for their biggest clients. Also discussed in ..read more

In a special episode about the forthcoming British Podcast Awards 2024, Gideon Spanier, the UK editor-in-chief of Campaign, looks at the latest trends in podcasting and advertising and discusses how to win at the most important awards in the UK podcast industry. We speak to two BPA judges, Michaela Hallam, the director of content for Fresh Air, a podcast production company, and Chris Impey, co-editor of The Intelligence, The Economist’s daily news podcast, to get their expert views and awards tips. Plus Adam Shepherd, the editor of the British Podcast Awards and head of podcasts for Haymarke ..read more

On this week’s Campaign news podcast, tech editor Lucy Shelley and media editor Beau Jackson discuss the top stories of the past week including: Accenture Song’s Unlimited acquisition M&C Saatchi’s new strategy Monzo signing AnalogFolk Havas Media Network's new centralised planning team Interview with EssenceMediacom’s Kate Rowlinson Also coming up for the week ahead: the Mail Metro Media football tournament, Campaign Experience Awards (17 April) and Campaign Media Awards (18 April) Note: When discussing Havas Media Network’s Connected Planning Hub it is stated that the team will run a ..read more

Creative and social impact strategist Chloë Davies joins Imogen Watson, Campaign's work and inspiration editor, to give the backstory behind It Takes A Village, a global hub with a mission to celebrate and champion black women in advertising, media, marketing and communications. Described as the culmination of her life's work, Davies officially launched the collective at the end of March, announcing plans to spotlight black women’s underused and unrecognised power.  In this episode, she explains how it will collect data to produce detailed insight and global reports over the n ..read more

This week, the gang dissect whether April Fools is still a relevant cultural moment for brands to tap into (and pick out their favourite fake ads from this year’s crop) as well as looking at banned ads, Meta and Netflix’s data-sharing deal, and the idea of an ad-funded BBC. Hosted by Bukky from Wavemaker, Harriet from Publicis, Charlie from ShowHeroes and Jack from Craft Media. Figures quoted in the MediaWeek podcast were accurate at the time of recording. Got a media confession you need to get off your chest? Need some life advice from the gang? Submit your questions here: https ..read more

The Advertising Standards Authority has had a busy week of complaints, including bans for Nationwide and JML, its second in seven days. Campaign's editorial team discusses the banned ads alongside others that have garnered ASA complaints and extreme responses, including ads from the Alzheimer's Society and Andrex, which was Campaign's Pick of the Week. We also give you the headlines from media and creativity, including Amazon's media pitch shortlist and the Asos creative review. This episode was hosted by tech editor Lucy Shelley and featured media editor Beau Jackson and reporter Charlotte ..read more

The past few weeks in adland have been a busy period for mergers, but luckily in this episode of the Campaign podcast the editorial team has the lowdown to keep you up to speed. Media editor Beau Jackson, tech editor Lucy Shelley and reporter Charlotte Rawlings cover the latest goings-on at The & Partnership and MSix & Partners; AKQA and Grey and Forsman & Bodenfors London and CPB London. The team also dig into Campaign’s deep-dive on the state of parental leave in adland, and take a look at what the industry thought of the UK slipping down the ranks in the Warc Creative 100. Fu ..read more

The pitching arena has gone wild in the last seven days, with multiple big advertising accounts going up for review, putting pressure on incumbents and hopefuls alike. In this episode, the Campaign editorial team go behind the headlines and discuss Molson Coors and Co-op appointing new creative agencies, Sainsbury's reviewing its media account and Pringles reviewing its global creative account. WPP's Mark Read announced in the company's 2023 full year results that the new business pipeline is "significantly higher" than last year. This prompted Beau Jackson, Campaign's media editor, to ask a ..read more

Campaign's Agency of the Year Awards took place last week in Royal Lancaster London hotel. Leo Burnett, MG OMD and Rapp were among the top winners with eight trophies among them this year, including repeat wins for Leo Burnett and Rapp. In this episode, Maisie McCabe, Campaign's UK editor, speaks to the award-winning chief executives at the agencies to discuss if H1's optimism will carry on for the year ahead, what place creative awards have in the media industry and why agencies must transform internally in order to transform their clients. She is joined by: Natalie Bell, CEO of MG OMD and ..read more