What it's like to be MD of AMV: "It felt rather special for a Romanian to feel so cheered"

"Push work to the edge of madness": Decoding Helen Rhodes

The BBH London ECD is one of a new wave of creative leaders. But how did she get here and what's her mission?

Forget cobblers' children: how agencies market themselves now

Agency experts from Wunderman Thompson, Lucky Generals, St Luke's, Total Media & MSQ talk about how they advertise their superpowers

Surrealist literature, reciting MAYA and rockstars: Lucas Peon on his creative loves

The Gate's chief creative officer reflects on the references that inspire him endlessly

What's going on with digital advertising?

It's been a turbulent time for digital advertising. We speak to industry experts about whether this is more than just a wobble

It's Time We Talked About Advertising's True Value to UK Economy

Publicis Groupe UK CEO and the chair of the Advertising Association says as an industry we've never been better placed to make an impact

Argos' Christmas Opus is a big bowl of joy and love

Like a hot toddy, The&Partnership, has spread some much needed seasonal cheer

Why community support is at the heart of Total Media's B Corp commitment

The media agency's work with the Young Westminster Foundation has ignited staff and brought new skillsets to the charity

The Future of Planning Is Creativity

Planning is always done best when it is the driving force of creativity, argues the chief strategy officer UK & EMEA, Weber Shandwick

Advice to CMOs: How To Manage Your Marketing Budgets?

Agency chiefs on how CMOs can defend their budgets and align marketing investments towards growth, despite the economic headwinds

The best industry players are account managers at heart

Account management understands that everyone can play a role at every step of the creative process, says the chief marketing & operations officer at adam&eveDDB

Collaboration, generosity and Marketing Through Mud and Dust: decoding Shelley Smoler

The Droga5 London CCO is one of a new wave of creative leaders. But how did she get here and what's her style?

An early Christmas star: Asda's Sam Dickson

Working with Havas, Dickson and her team have created one of the real stand-out campaigns of the season

Advertising's entrepreneurs

Advertising has always attracted a high proportion of entrepreneurs - people with the belief to go it alone. We speak with five of them (from four different agencies) to find out more

What it's like to be MD of Lucky Generals: "We're all Generals; there isn't a hierarchy"

Having studied art in Paris, Cressida Holmes-Smith now combines her creative skills with people management, finance and pitching

We need more broader thinkers

To borrow an analogy from athletics, planning needs more multi-event athletes argues the Digitas UK chief strategy officer

From power-hungry arseholes to empathetic enablers - the evolution of creative leadership

In a new era of leadership, a new gen of creative captains is emerging. Ahead of a series of profiles of them we spoke to some established leaders

St Luke's: "The agency for brands that see crisis as a reset moment"

The St Luke's management team on future growth and how its culture continues to defy crisis

"I don't believe there is a better training ground for agency leadership"

The chief executive of Leo Burnett says that no other department teaches you as much about how to build a sense of team vision, direction and spirit as account management

Punk posters, Vaughan Williams and HBO classic: St Luke's Alan Young on his muses

The St Luke's chief creative officer shares three creative inspirations that set his heart alight

What it's like to be managing partner at Goodstuff: "I try and constructively challenge and probe"

Genevieve Tompkins enjoys the ability to fix problems and find or create solutions, as well as pitch for new business

UK Ad Spend Forecast To Rise to £35bn This Year

Spend projected to near £10bn during Q4 World Cup-Christmas period

"We are bringing about too many changes functioning in isolation"

The UK chief strategy officer at VMLY&R says a brand's sum of activities is greater than its individual parts

What metrics work for measuring effectiveness today?

Not sure which metrics to measure effectiveness with? We speak to a number of industry experts to find out their approaches

From Holographic catalogues to Whispering Windows: Welcome to the home of connected brands

VMLY&R's new immersive space helps brands experience cutting edge technology

Goodstuff launches advertising & media module with Your Game Plan

The online module is accessible to 95 colleges and more than 1,000 schools across the UK

Wunderman Thompson Opens Applications for Catalyst Academy 2022

The industry-defining recruitment programme returns for a second year to help grow the marketeers of tomorrow

BBH expands creative placement scheme The Barn

The agency refreshed The Barn programme last year with the appointment of Tony Cullingham

Digitas UK makes Anon CV available to recruiters

The agency is making its CV anonymisation tool free and open source so it can be used by employers everywhere

New training academy launched by The&Partnership & mSix&Partners

The&Academy, a new apprenticeship scheme for the advertising industry, has been launched by The&Partnership and mSix&Partners

BBH announces winners of global short film competition

Differently Does It reveals the next generation of creative talent

Werkhouse opens applications for early-career creatives

The Bristol-based weekend studio experience is seeking creatives over 18 years old looking to pursue a career in design

VMLY&R Launches Inclusion Experience Practice in the UK

The practice aims to accelerate sustainable cultural change in client organisations, drive business growth and instil creative inclusivity at the core

Grey London encourages clients and suppliers to join its DEI commitment

Grey’s Collision of Difference to get to better, stronger ideas and lead to more interesting, more effective work

Saatchi & Saatchi Teams Up With Channel 4 For New Talent

Saatchi & Saatchi partners with Channel 4 to use its legendary Cannes showcase to champion emerging talent from global creative centres, starting with the UK

Media Smart Adapts Educational Resource For SEND Students

Resource has been adapted for SEND (special education needs and disabilities) students following grant funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)

VCCP Stoke Academy launches Apprenticeships

Scheme will offer full-time job opportunities

Havas Media Group launches side-hustle training initiative

Havas Media Group, under the leadership of CEO Patrick Affleck, will be the first ever agency to actively train their staff to launch a side hustle

Goodstuff launches advertising & media module with Your Game Plan

The online module is accessible to 95 colleges and more than 1,000 schools across the UK

Digitas UK makes Anon CV available to recruiters

The agency is making its CV anonymisation tool free and open source so it can be used by employers everywhere