Jyoti Rambhai

Intelligence Editor
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AA/Warc: Performance channels dominate UK adspend for the first time in 2023

Adspend in the UK increased by 6.1% reaching $36.6bn, of which performance marketing channels accounted for $28.7bn – more than three-quarters of the total spend.

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WPP partners with Google Cloud to power up generative AI-driven marketing

The move will see the holding company integrate Google’s Gemini into its marketing operating system, WPP Open, already used by its clients L’Oréal, Nestlé and The Coca-Cola Company.

Marketers diversify

Majority of marketers want to diversify adspend away from big tech

Affiliate marketing promises to offer a more balanced way to improve customer retention while also delivering ROI, yet less than a fifth of businesses are investing in it.

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Snapchat+’s AI features see subscribers skyrocket but advertisers remain cautious

With seven million paying users, are brands being too quick to ‘overlook Snapchat’s strengths’ when it comes to advertising?

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Global agency rankings: WPP agencies dominate creative league after SC Johnson win

Dentsu agencies also leap up the rankings across both creative and media

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Europe agency rankings: iProspect storms up media table into top five after BMW win

While VCCP and Leo Burnett climb up the creative league.

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Europe agency rankings: Mondelez account move sees big shifts in media league

Publicis Media, Wavemaker and Carat among the agencies affected by review

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Europe agency rankings: Publicis Groupe dominates creative league with big wins

Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis Sapient and Digitas among the top five.

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Europe agency rankings: Carat enters media league after retaining 4 of the biggest accounts

Meanwhile Publicis Sapient enters creative rankings with 25 wins.

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Europe agency rankings: Big wins push Digitas, DDB and R/GA up the creative league

New-business activity slows on the media side in May.

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Europe agency rankings: Assembly enters media league in top 10

New-business activity slows overall among the 'big six' holding companies.

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Europe agency rankings: Publicis Media enters league taking pole position

Publicis Groupe finished Q1 at the top among holding companies

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Europe agency rankings: Havas most active with 49 wins across creative and media

Havas secured top spot in the creative and third in the media league tables

OMD retained the $60m Levi's global account

Europe agency rankings: OMD takes early lead with 13 wins in January

The media agency wins business in Russia and Ukraine before conflict

Havas Media won the Dolce and Gabbana account

Campaign AI Europe agency rankings: final results for 2021 revealed

OMD climbs into top spot for media, while Havas Worldwide and WPP continue to dominate creative.

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Campaign AI Europe agency rankings: WPP storms into second place

Essence enters media top 20 table after winning Google account

Unrest: has welcomed its first cohort of 11 start-ups.

Uncommon backs start-up accelerator Unrest

New programme aims to support brands that ‘make a difference’.

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Birds Eye takes a swipe at Veganuary in new campaign

'Cheeky' spot encourages meat eaters to try the brand's Green Cuisine by railing against Veganuary.

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Campaign AI Europe agency rankings: indie agency enters league jumping to third place

Havas Worldwide retains top spot in creative while Publicis Groupe jumps 37 places in media table.