Sector turns corner, dare we plan on Roaring Twenties?
Marketers might not want to tempt fate by shouting it from the rooftops but the UK ad market finally appears…
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Ad budgets derailed again but is that a light ahead?
Covid-19 may be continuing to wreak havoc with companies’ marketing plans, but there is finally a chink of light at the…
Brands urged to reinvest in marketing now for recovery
Brand owners must begin ploughing cash back into their marketing activity urgently so that they can reap the rewards once the…
Direct mail spend holding firm in Covid-19 downturn
Direct mail appears to be holding up much better than other marketing disciplines during the Covid-19 crisis, even though the…
Brands fatten up ad budgets for ‘oven ready’ Boris
Boris Johnson’s “oven ready” Brexit deal could yet prove half-baked but the advertising and marketing industry has certainly swallowed it…
Industry crying out for Brexit decision as spend stalls
It seems it is not only Boris Johnson who is banging the drum to “get Brexit done”, the marketing industry…
Bellwether gloom: Reasons to be cheerful parts 1 to 6
With the latest IPA Bellwether Report showing direct marketing budgets being revised down by the lowest level (-9%) for more…
Get the defibrillators out: ‘axis of evil’ clobbers adspend
Marketing budgets are back in the intensive care unit – despite being giving the kiss of life in the first…
Marketing spend given ‘kiss of life’ as growth returns
Marketing budgets appear to have come out of the doldrums – in the short term at least – with the…
Industry calls for Brexit ‘Plan B’ as budget growth stalls
The marketing industry is calling on the Government to draw up a “Plan B” following Parliament’s rejection of the Brexit…