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Beau Jackson

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Beau Jackson is media editor at Campaign.

Vincent Rebeix will be leaving PHD rival after 16 years.

PHD raids EssenceMediacom for new global chief operating officer

Group M veteran to join competitor group in October.

Dr Squatch was founded in San Diego in 2013

Dr Squatch appoints media agency

Stagwell agency wins account for men's cosmetics challenger brand.

EssenceMediacom rebranded its offices in January 2023

EssenceMediacom X brand is axed and CEO departs in UK shake-up

UK agency to be absorbed after fewer than two years in operation.

Part of Toby Jenner’s remit as global president, Group M clients was to integrate the team

Group M builds new global growth and marketing team under Toby Jenner

Appointments follow a series of leadership changes at the group.

Photo of Brian Lesser smiling

WPP appoints new global CEO of Group M as Christian Juhl steps down

Group M leadership shake-up to be effective from September this year.

Sean Seamer joins Brainlabs from broadcast tech and production company Gravity Media.

Brainlabs adds Group M and Gravity Media alumnus to global leadership team

New global chief operating officer follows Sue Unerman joining.

Louise Owen, chief performance officer at UM

UM appoints first chief performance officer

New role has been created to help clients with digital transformation.

United Nations secretary general António Guterres launched the Global Principles for Information Integrity this week

UN calls on big tech to roll back programmatic ads to curb spread of misinformation

Part of five Global Principles for Information Integrity launched yesterday.

Sofia Hernandez, global head of brand marketing at TikTok, spoke at Cannes 2024.

TikTok ‘not interested’ in taking clients from agencies

But agencies should think of the platform as entertainment rather than just social media, says TikTok's global head of brand marketing.

Clockwise from top: 2021 Cannes Lions trophies; the Media Grand Prix winning Sheba-sponsored coral billboard from 2022; and Dove's "Turn your back" campaign which won the Media Grand Prix in 2023.

Why it’s time for media to get to grips with the art of storytelling

Pity the poor media agency, always having to back up campaigns with a range of measurements, data and stats, while their creative counterparts are busily grabbing the gongs and headlines. Will this year’s Cannes Lions awards finally allow media its place in the sun?

The Financial Times at Cannes:" From can doers to Cannes goers" mock-up by Motel.

Financial Times campaign invites adland to 'reach our readers'

First work since the FT started working with creative agencies on a project basis.

E7 the anthropomorphic cell in "Spotify spreadbeats"

Spotify pays homage to media planning in Titanium-shortlisted 'Spreadbeats' ad

The humble spreadsheet is celebrated in latest B2B campaign from Spotify Advertising.

Clockwise from left: Pippa Glucklich, Alex Morris-Platt, Chloe Davies, Arpita Dutt and Shilpen Savani.

How transparent should agencies be about whistleblower complaints?

WPP has reported a 64% increase in reports, so is it time for more transparency across adland?

All In: Steering group chair Kathryn Jacob says adland needs to rethink hybrid work (Image: Getty)

Two thirds of adland staff want to spend two days a week or fewer in the office

All In Census shows employee preference at odds with industry trends.

Thinkbox: Advertising pays back

Advertising generates most profit after first 13 weeks of a campaign

Study shows time matters when considering the effectiveness of ad campaigns.

blocks with arrows in a row

Media agencies having to become more strategic to support brands: report

Research shows most (56%) global CMOs are midway through organisational transformation.

The Guardian Audible campaign

Big Brother is watching you: Audible stages 1984 takeover of The Guardian

George Orwell 'returns' to The Observer in new ad campaign.

The grit Adam & Eve/DDB for Amazon 2024

Amazon draws up shortlist of three for global media pitch

Amazon last reviewed its media account in 2017.

Clockwise from top left: Adam Morton, Karen Martin, Shula Sinclair, Marcos Angelides and Jenny Biggam
Sir Martin Sorrell, S4 Capital

S4 Capital reports 'difficult year' as net revenue drops 4.5%

Sir Martin Sorrell cited 'challenging global macroeconomic conditions', recession fears and high interest rates.

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