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The report’s findings demonstrate that while brands’ actions to drive societal progress, inclusion and sustainable behaviors have become more important and expected, people are examining everything through the lens of “me” in the face of more challenging and uncertain times.

For Baltussen, the new role is the natural progression from his time as Commercial Director at iO Campus Eindhoven.

Global programmatic media partner MiQ has announced a new shopper intelligence solution, Consumer Link, built to help CPG brands navigate a fragmented programmatic ecosystem without compromising on audience insights and personalization.

Kantar, the world’s marketing data and analytics company, has announced the launch of Kantar BrandNowTM, an always-on brand performance tracker.

Global marketing network Wunderman Thompson is announcing the expansion of its global B2B offering with the launch of Inspired B2B, a new initiative dedicated to inspiring growth for ambitious B2B brands.

Sustainable Marketing 2030 identifies a greater ambition to transform with 90% of marketers agreeing that sustainability agendas must be more ambitious and 94% saying marketers need to act more bravely and experiment to drive transformative change.

The 2023 Annual Marketing Report surveyed marketers on the implications of the recessionary economic environment, planned media spending, audience data, media mix inclusive of streaming, cross-media measurement challenges and measurement technology.

CMSWire CONNECT is the premier event for professionals in digital customer experience, content management, and enterprise collaboration.

The two companies have announced heir new product, RAD Visual Arts, which allows best-in-class creatives to collaborate with brands to develop cultural moments, content, and community through AI-informed visual art.

Havas Media Group (HMG) has announced that The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation (PMCF), Canada’s cancer charity dedicated to raising funds for Princess Margaret Cancer foundation, has named HMG as its media agency partner following a competitive review.

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company has announced three senior appointments in support of the next phase of company growth in the Middle East and Africa region. 

Following a tender involving several agencies, Doyen Auto has chosen the experts of iO to accelerate its digital marketing and its different networks.

Practia will become part of Publicis Sapient, Publicis Groupe’s digital business transformation company.

Birdseye has developed a marketing recommendation system designed to help small and growing ecommerce businesses.

 With the launch of a tailored platform in China and a digital strategy to quadruplicate the size of its Indian panel, the company expects to meet the needs of the dynamic Asian markets.  

The partnership will focus on joint integrations and solution development aimed at helping brands leverage their first party data to create personalised engagement.

Travel Mindset, a travel-focused influencer marketing company, and the addition of Rik van der Kooi to the company’s Board of Directors. These additions will allow Steller to expand its offerings in the influencer marketing field, while bringing on new expertise to guide the company’s future vision of providing a more seamless experience throughout the travel inspirational and booking journey.

The companies have worked together to develop new services based on Adobe’s integrated Content Supply Chain technologies to help marketers more effectively.

Influencer marketing suffers from eight common issues that sabotage campaign results, according to an analysis by RAD AI, a platform that delivers ROI-based creative intelligence solutions.

Goat drives authentic brand engagement while integrating targeted paid media to reach the right audience and achieve industry-leading results.

Havas has unveiled Havas Play, a new global network that will earn consumers’ attention and create enduring business impact through meaningful experiences at the intersection of entertainment, sports, technology, and fandom.

Marketing and advertising professionals from around the world are being asked to share their views on the state of diversity, equity and inclusion in the industry by participating in the second Global DEI Census in marketing.

The acquisition will support dentsu’s strategy of offering integrated client solutions at the convergence of marketing, technology and consulting, uniting the group’s service offerings like never before.

MarketResponse is acquiring customer experience specialist Underlined from  Broad Horizon. This acquisition strengthens MarketResponse's leading position as a customer experience specialist in the Dutch and international markets.

Azerion is directly looking for a Graphic Designer in Schiphol-Rijk, Noord-Holland

He brings more than 15 years of experience in digital media, with a strong foundation in biddable media, to the agency at a time when brands are increasing their media spend on performance to accelerate growth.

Pecan AI, a player in AI-based predictive analytics for BI analysts and business teams, has announced the addition of marketing mix modeling (MMM) to its suite of low-code, automated predictive analytics solutions.

In a time where most marketers struggle to become revenue-driven, the demand for data clarity has never been more critical.

With this announcement WPP is now a Consulting Partner within the Stripe Partner Ecosystem (SPE), a program which provides a comprehensive package of resources and access to industry-leading consulting firms.

With Salesforce Net Zero Cloud, organisations can track, analyse and report on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives, including measuring and reducing carbon emissions.

Botify, a performance marketing platform for organic search, has announced the launch of Botify Activation to empower organizations to regain control of how search engines and consumers find products and services organically online.

Kantar, the global marketing data and analytics company, has announced that it has acquired Kauza, the Copenhagen-based shopper data specialist. Through this acquisition, Kantar further expands its Consumer, Retail and Shopper expertise in the Nordics.  

WPP, the creative transformation company, will this month officially open its new Guangzhou Campus – a creative hub that brings together over 500 people across multiple WPP agencies.

Lynch’s appointment comes off the back of a year of unprecedented growth for DEPT® globally.

The analysis offers insights to help marketers reach the modern consumer, optimizing social media marketing and customer support strategies

Now, adtech companies and marketers are embracing the trailblazing innovation for varied reasons from gaining market intelligence, improving persona narratives to generating persona-driven ad content, email campaigns, and landing page copy among other uses.

Disrupting the old models across media, creative, innovation and analytics, the agency has been built to find new opportunity for brands and deliver truly integrated media solutions.

Kantar, the world’s marketing data and analytics company, has introduced a new price sensitivity module to Concept eValuate to help brands identify the ideal price range for new products in today’s inflationary environment. 

Shutterstock is positioning itself as an “ethical” partner in contrast with rival Getty Images.

Publicis Groupe has announced the appointment of Demet Ikiler as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Publicis Groupe EMEA, bringing a new dynamic of leadership to the region.

In a year plagued by ongoing uncertainty and the threat of a global recession, ecommerce brands around the world trusted Measured to optimize more than $5 billion in advertising spend.

As advertisers increasingly demand brand safety and suitability measurements in user-generated content environments, companies are coming up with solutions that are  delivering transparency in their campaigns.

In his role, Reilly will continue to drive the rapid growth and innovation of health marketing services across dentsu.

While the UK economy is widely expected to have entered a technical recession at the end of the year, the latest Q4 2022 IPA Bellwether Report signalled another quarter of total marketing budget growth across the final three months of 2022.

Marketers on Meta’s Instagram and Facebook platforms will now have access to brand and product-level sales results for their shopper marketing campaigns, addressing a key issue in measuring the effectiveness of shopper marketing investments.

The strategic acquisition will further reinforce Publicis Groupe Bulgaria’s competencies in digital transformation, adding firepower to its existing offering across digital strategy, data, social media, and digital content creation.

Kantar, the world’s marketing data and analytics company, has announced the launch of its Global Connected Data Solutions Team within its Profiles division.

Publicis Groupe has announced the acquisition of Yieldify, a London-based marketing technology company.

Remerge has launched Agency Activators – a partnership program empowering media and brand agencies to become qualified leaders in the programmatic in-app advertising market.

WPP has announced the acquisition of Fēnom Digital, one of the fastest growing digital transformation agencies in North America.

While the overall market slows, not all categories will take the same hit. Social media is definitely in trouble, but connected TV (CTV) and retail media are in good shape.

Lionwise gathers thought-leadership on topics that occupy a marketeer’s mind. ‘Sharing knowledge, chasing clarity’ is the official baseline of the content platform that can take many forms: an event, a podcast, a webinar, a debate or a white-paper.

As the advertising, marketing, communication and media fraternity reflects on the mixed fortunes that 2022 presented, they are expressing divided feelings about what 2023 portends.

WPP will create a world-class workspace for its people in Atlanta’s historic Old Fourth Ward neighborhood with the development of a new Campus.

Nadia Kokni has been appointed Senior Vice President Global Marketing at Hugo Boss AG. She will join the company on January 1st, 2023, and take over from Miah Sullivan.

The announcement comes as the momentum and influence of B2B marketing continues to rise. Accelerated by the pandemic and the digitalization of B2B, brand marketing has become an imperative for B2B leaders looking to build competitive advantage and long-term value.

Over the years, Apple has positioned itself as a tech giant and innovating through unique products and services to meet market demand. But behind the rise of the behemoth is the investment in the company’s research and development unit.

The company kicked off an internal review earlier this year and led the entire process on behalf of all relevant stakeholders from Hyundai Motor Group brands across their key regions.

As marketers face increased scrutiny over their operations, Gartner, Inc. has revealed its top five predictions that marketing leaders must incorporate in their strategies in 2023 and beyond to drive results and regain the confidence of business leaders.

With direct-to-consumer commerce sales in the United States forecast to grow to almost $213 billion by 2023, more brands are adopting D2C models as part of a multichannel approach.

Ad.net, a provider of digital performance advertising through intent-driven marketing for leading brands and agencies, has announced today its purchase of IntentX, the commerce platform for publishers at scale to increase their revenue.

The partnership allows two leading tech companies to demonstrate industry-first capabilities and experiences by leveraging Loop Media’s distribution network within retail stores nationwide.

Branch, a player in mobile linking and measurement and an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) member, has announced support for the AWS for Advertising & Marketing initiative to help accelerate advertising and marketing transformation.

The main types of solutions in digital marketing software are CRM software, email marketing, social media, search marketing, content management, marketing automation, campaign management and other solutions.

LinkedIn has expanded its B2B marketing offerings with a number of features designed to help marketers reach relevant audiences and analyze performance.

Agencies also reported a slight uptick in qualitative performance being evaluated (56% compared to 54% in 2020), again at least a majority of the time.

The study surveyed 7,500 LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ people in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada to better understand their perceptions and experiences of viewing LGBTQ+ identities in media and advertising.

Growing internet penetration coupled with increasing social media users contributed to the growth of the social media advertising market.

Havas Group will deliver a global and fully integrated solution that brings together brand strategy, creative, content, media and production as well as selective support in social media and influencer marketing.

To have that evolution succeed, iO and Dewaele launched the real estate agency’s new DNA: “Your lifelong partner for housing and business”.

As consumers increasingly complain about growing misinformation, brands are heightening interventions meant to protect their long-term brand values and their short-term business results.

The group will bring together stakeholders from across this emerging new channel in order to enable collaborative conversations, provide education and insights and create recommendations to shape and define this new, exciting advertising space.

A new Insider Intelligence study finds senior marketing leaders are somewhat optimistic about their fortunes in 2023—while simultaneously realizing they will need to shift priorities and embrace agility.

Marketing budgets, though under scrutiny, are expected to rise in 2023. That’s especially true for influencer marketing due to Instagram’s entrenchment and TikTok’s ascent with users.

Global is directly looking for an Agency Manager - Leicester Square, London

This partnership will enable entertainment marketers to reach viewership-based audiences no matter where they’re watching by using TV+® to find and target Comscore viewership audiences across streaming TV programs with greater cost-efficiency and reduced duplication.

With a client portfolio of over 900 merchants across 27 countries, VIVnetworks helps e-commerce brands scale their performance marketing efforts to drive more online sales and unlock growth in Central and Eastern Europe, and globally.

Dentsu International has announced it has collaborated with Microsoft to build a unique collaboration space in the metaverse, designed to excite and inspire brands to innovate and experiment with Web3 technologies.

In July this year, a proposed global framework for measuring ad-based carbon emissions was introduced as a way one way to reduce the total amount of carbon created by the placement and consumption of advertising.

The global leadership team will ensure further integration of the Group’s diverse capabilities to deliver top line growth for clients, while allowing dentsu to realize sustainable enhancement of corporate value.

WPP has published The Consumer Equality Equation, the most comprehensive study into the relationship between ethnicity, the consumer experience in the UK and potential business growth opportunities.

The WPP Campus in São Paulo is designed to meet the evolving needs of hybrid working and will enable greater innovation, creativity and collaboration between agencies, clients and partners.

In leading WPP’s third largest market, FM will be instrumental in shaping the company’s business in Germany, supporting agency leadership teams and promoting a strong WPP culture

Dentsu International has announced the development of the industry’s most comprehensive Web3 Center of Excellence (CoE), bringing together respected experts from across dentsu group with leading partners at the cutting-edge of Web3 development and governance.

Contentoo, the platform for content creation and localization, has raised €5 million investment round, to scale its platform in Europe.

Azerion has announced the acquisition of [M]media, a leading sales house, tech partner and intermediary for publishers and advertisers in the Dutch digital advertising space.

Claus Sonberg, partner in strategic analysis and consulting agency Zynk, has joined Statkraft as the company’s new Senior Vice President Corporate Communication and Marketing.

Dstny, a European leader in business communications, announced the acquisition of easybell, a cloud communication challenger in Germany that provides Cloud PBX and VoIP telephony to B2B customers.

fifty-five, a global MarTech consultancy that empowers brands to unite and fully optimize siloed data across all channels to drive business results, announced the opening of its tenth office in Milan.

Integrated communications team smart FLUX has developed the biggest campaign of the year for car brand smart Europe GmbH.

Kantar, the global marketing data and analytics company, has introduced brand lift metrics into Link AI for Digital, the first of the company’s next-gen AI predictive tools.

This acquisition further accelerates WE’s capabilities in advising brands to take bold action on social and economic issues and matters of brand reputation and responsible governance.

Rosie Labs, the global marketing collective, has announced it is extending its international reach and building up its Web3 practice with the opening of a new Paris-based office in the historic Le Marais district.

Close to 30% of major advertisers say they’re cutting their ad budgets into next year with 74% said the economic downturn is influencing their 2023 budget decisions.

WPP has announced the opening of its new Toronto Campus, a creative hub bringing together 2,000 people across multiple WPP agencies.

WPP has announced that Juan Pedro Moreno has been appointed President of WPP’s business in Spain.

Kantar, the global marketing data and analytics company has announced the appointment of Steve Silvers to lead the newly combined Creative & Media Solutions business.

These announcements while unique are also poised to benefit content creators.

Passport has developed a reputation for creating highly impactful, innovative and results-driven campaigns for clients such as Coca-Cola, Kraft and Heineken.

The Prebid DOOH Taskforce’s purpose is to enhance the Prebid framework with DOOH support and designing what the DOOH format looks like in the Prebid framework (compared to display, video-instream, video-outstream, etc.) websites, and work with other committees on new and improved documentation.

In order to give advertisers a more complete view of the impact of their marketing on lower-funnel business results wherever they occur, LinkedIn will automatically add this offline data into aggregate reporting on ad conversions.

The project manager and communications specialist who helped launch the Brussels vaccination campaign over the past two years brings a whole lot of specific expertise to Antwerp.

End-to-end agency iO’s expansion continues in the Nordic market. Earlier in September iO acquired the Danish agency Peytz & Co, and now Stockholm-based digital agency Triggerfish is becoming part of iO.

Pressure is mounting on brands to go beyond existing rules and apply a moral lens to the complex web of data-related marketing practices to develop more responsible, inclusive and ethical data practices.

New WFA research has found that while Chief Marketing Officers, CMOs, are keen to address consumer and regulatory concerns around data-driven marketing, the complexity of the data and digital ecosystem is making it hard for them to identify the right practical measures to take.

Havas Media Group has unveiled “Creative Elements That Win on Meta Platforms,” a research study conducted in collaboration with Meta that delivers insights to help advertisers develop creative that matters on Facebook and Instagram.

WPP has announced the acquisition of JeffreyGroup, an independent corporate communications, public affairs, and marketing consulting firms in Latin America.

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising,  IPA, has announced that Digital Voices and House of Greenland have been elected into IPA membership at its quarterly Council meeting.

Brands are stepping up their net zero emissions commitments and reducing their carbon footprint through a raft of campaigns, interventions and partnerships as they seek to accelerate the transition to a clean energy economy.

On average, these companies have seen monthly revenue increase by more than 50%. T

The advert plays on the renewed interest in the 1986 movie Top Gun, following the release of the sequel Top Gun: Maverick, and encourages traders to ‘trade up’ and experience the superior benefits of IC Markets.

Publicly available data does not map precisely to the start of the pandemic, but according to research by The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) and PwC, US affiliate marketing grew from $6.2 billion in 2018 to $9.1 billion in 2021.

 Using proprietary methodology, Epsilon converted survey results from 2000+ respondents across 4 retail categories and 40 brands into an index forming a proven relationship between loyalty drivers, attitudes, and actual consumer behaviour.

The world is experiencing growing interest and adoption of addressable advertising as brands maximize reach and frequency of their target audiences across their full video investment.

The move recognizes the importance of the UK as WPP’s home market and its second largest worldwide after the United States, and the ongoing simplification and integration of the company’s operations.

The research identifies the rewards of taking creativity more seriously, with clients saying creativity was ‘business critical’ more likely to say they were ‘growing’ (33%) as opposed to respondents coming from ‘maintaining’, ‘recovering’ or ‘declining’ businesses (25%).

Global is directly looking for an Account Manager, Field Based - London & South East

Quantcast, a global advertising technology company, has announced Deb Stambaugh as its chief marketing officer. Stambaugh joins Quantcast at a pivotal moment of transformation.

iO, an agency that brings together strategy, creation, content, marketing, and technology to support clients in their communication and digital transformation, is expanding into new markets by acquiring Peytz & Co, one of Denmark’s digital agencies.

Essence’s scope of work includes strategy, analytics, media planning and media activation for the internet restaurant company’s brand marketing activities.

The hires come on the heels of significant growth in Europe for MediaLink. The firm has more than tripled its headcount in the region since September 2020, when Saxton joined to lead its operations there.

Kantar, the global marketing data and analytics company, has announced the sale of Kantar Public to Trilantic Europe, a pan-European private equity firm focused on mid-market transactions, is complete. 

The addition of CMM augments Allison+Partners’ deep corporate communications, executive positioning, thought leadership and business-to-business communications capabilities with DE&I communications, Pan-African media relations, reputation management, crisis communications, content marketing and CSR.

Events.com's global platform helps event planners create memorable in-person, hybrid, and virtual event experiences. The combination will provide a one-stop-shop for event discovery, ticketing, sponsorship, marketing, and management.

Companies are spending on technology that will allow them to gather and store their own data, access information to make decisions, and act as needed.

But it also reveals the opportunities presented by in-game advertising that has reached a fever pitch this year and attracted the attention of major publishers.

This type of content, which is relatively inexpensive but requires original content in addition to creator content, ranks lower with small and large businesses.

Entravision, a global advertising solutions, media and technology company, today announced a strategic partnership with LATV Networks, a minority-owned and operated media company serving the Latino community as a content hub, talent incubator and cultural advocate.

This year, TikTok’s share will reach 15.5%, beating Facebook’s 14.8%. Instagram will remain on top with 44.7%.

The acquisition of The Stable adds more than 400 people to Accenture bringing unparalleled omnichannel commerce capabilities and expertise that drive revenue and efficiency for brands across consumer goods, retail, marketplaces and direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels.

More than 60% of US social media marketers partner with creators primarily to increase engagement, and roughly the same share do so to reach new audiences.

In a world where consumers are increasingly becoming skeptical of traditional advertising, marketers are turning to influencers to create authentic content, connect with customers and position brands.

impact.com, the partnership management platform, in partnership with WARC, an international marketing intelligence company, has released an in-depth research report on the rapidly evolving brand-influencer dynamic.

According to young people, the profession being well paid tops the lists of reasons why they would enter the industry (37%), with good career progression coming in second (33%). Working in a creative job is in third place (28%) whilst having a role that provides transferable skills comes in fourth (25%).

CMOs rely on marketing technology to justify investment, navigate privacy regulations, and prove revenues have grown.

Global is directly looking for an Account Manager, Field Based - London & South East

Koen Denolf is a Content Strategist and Managing Partner at The Fat Lady.

Stephan will be responsible for the firm’s global corporate brand, marketing, and internal and external communications across the H+K network, spanning 73 offices in 41 countries worldwide.

Global audio advertising market is taking pride of place as audio becomes increasingly appealing for brand advertising since it can be presented in an open environment.

Content creators offer brands the opportunity to advertise in an inexpensive, targeted, and authentic way on social media.

Hivestack is directly looking for an Integration Specialist - EMEA

Accenture has agreed to acquire Romp, a brand and experience agency in Indonesia renowned for its creative talent and innovative services across branding, creative and performance marketing.

German operator Ecotel announced it has signed an agreement with sales and consulting company Municall to market cloud and fiber-optic products for business customers.

Entravision, a global advertising, media and ad-tech solutions company, has announced the closing of the previously announced strategic investment stake in Jack of Digital, a digital marketing services company that serves as the exclusive advertising sales partner of TikTok in Pakistan.

StepUp will merge with Kantar’s existing XTEL Trade Promotion offering. The combined business will be branded Kantar XTEL and will operate as an independent entity within the Kantar Group.

Marketing budgets have climbed to 9.5% of total company revenue in 2022, an increase from 6.4% in 2021, according to Gartner, Inc. While marketing budgets are increasing this year, they still lag pre-pandemic spending levels.

S4Capital plc, the digital advertising and marketing services company, has announced the appointment of a new Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, as part of its previously indicated plans to invest in and tighten its financial control, risk and governance processes.

In what is creating jitters in the marketing industry, close to half (48%) of all advertisers, agencies, ad tech companies and media owners think the industry is facing its “worst-ever crisis” when it comes to talent.

Magnolia Communications, an award-winning full-service B2B demand generation agency, has announced its partnerships with Terminus, ON24 and Active Campaign to provide additional digital marketing services and a 360-degree approach to its clients.

Nearly half (48%) of all advertisers, agencies, ad tech companies and media owners think the industry is facing its “worst-ever crisis” when it comes to talent, topping off at 54% among agencies, according to new research from WFA and global media advisors MediaSense.

In this newly created position, Ms. Cerda will spearhead a company-wide effort to bring Entravision’s collective global marketing strategies together under a single unified umbrella.

To help businesses and brands accelerate their growth and win across the continent, Kasi Insight, Africa’s decision’s intelligence company and Creative VMLY&R Kenya, a marketing agency, have announced a new partnership to help brands win over consumers with smart and data driven marketing.

Brands continue to outsmart each other in the eyes of consumers as competition across social media, service delivery and sustainable practices heats up.

Hilton is shaking up hotel marketing and advertising with the announcement of its first global brand platform that identifies what has been missing from hotel marketing – the hotel stay.

Xaxis South Africa has announced it’s partnership with Hivestack, the world’s programmatic digital out of home (DOOH) ad tech company, to drive the future of OOH solution in the South Africa market.

AI applications are becoming more common across functions including supply chain, product, and back office. Brands are using AI tools to generate deep customer insights, track supplier pricing, and more.

Brands are looking to gaming as another way to draw new consumers, especially younger ones. There is big money in mobile gaming, particularly, and the industry is bringing changes to marketing and brand engagement.

Customer acquisition costs have increased by as much as 60% in the last five years according to industry estimates.

 Sourcepoint’s proprietary platform allows advertisers to ensure media quality by analyzing how media inventory suppliers comply with consumer privacy regulations like CCPA and GDPR.

WPP has announced that it is acquiring Corebiz, a Latin American ecommerce agency specialising in VTEX implementation, one of the largest enterprise digital commerce platforms in the region.

Teampay for Marketers is a first-of-its-kind personalized offering designed specifically to help marketers spend at the speed of business–with proactive controls, upfront approvals, Slack and Teams integrations and real-time spend visibility.

Adriel is an intuitive plug-and-play platform that enables marketers to connect, manage, and optimize an unlimited number of digital advertising accounts in a central workspace.

IAB Europe, the European-level industry association for the digital advertising and marketing ecosystem, has released results of a new survey, which surveyed buyers to identify their digital advertising quality concerns and understand their attitudes towards industry standards, and different types of inventory.

When it comes to following up on leads and guiding potential clients through the conversion funnel, automation can save marketers a lot of time

Cranfield University in partnership with CIM Academy, a Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) accredited study centre, have announced a new joint Master of Science (MSc) programme that aims to address the current skills gap in the UK.

The impact management system includes end-to-end services helping entities — large or small, nonprofit or corporation — develop and execute data-driven marketing and sustainability strategies.

&.media group is a full service media & content group with its headquarters in Amsterdam.

The digital retail juggernaut booked event spaces and loaded them with goods that would be on sale on Prime Day. Think: bathrooms stocked with cosmetics and bedrooms loaded with home furnishings.

The research shows that the pandemic has impacted marketers’ confidence when working on international projects, with nearly half (48%) now finding it more difficult.

As smartphones and internet technologies become increasingly accessible, brands are training their eyes on influencer advertising that continues to gain traction. This is according to a recent report by Stockapps.

Launching in January 2023, the new company will enable clients to leverage a full range of industry-leading design expertise, driving growth and transformation through consumer, business, lifestyle and experience design.

WPP has announced it has agreed to acquire the business of Bower House Digital, a marketing technology services agency located in Australia.

Content consumers are now paying more attention to advertisements when they are engaged in the content the ad is placed within.

Emerald Holding, Inc. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of all of the assets comprising the business known as Advertising Week from Stillwell Partners.

Off The Record is directly looking for an Experiment Designer / Growth Marketer

WPP and the Ukrainian Government today announced a partnership to attract investment into Ukraine and help rebuild its economy.

GroupM’s Essence has won the Nationwide media business as part of a new integrated agency team structure across the WPP network that brings creative, media and advanced data and analytics together to drive unique marketing results for the Fortune 100 company.

New research conducted by MAGNA Media Trials, MAGNA’s proprietary research offering, in partnership with Twitter, quantifies the benefits and drivers of brand cultural relevance today.

World Federation of Advertisers, WFA, is launching a Global DEI Charter for Change at Cannes Lions, with the aim of driving real actions and improving the lived experiences for multiple groups working in the marketing industry.

The appointment of Leon builds on the expansive set of existing capabilities, skillsets and talent that currently resides within Publicis Groupe.

The GSMA has appointed Lara Dewar as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Ms. Dewar starts effective from 1st June and will report to GSMA Director General, Mats Granryd.

creative digital agency iO has acquired Amersfoort-based ontent marketing agency LVB. LVB which was awarded a SAN Accent earlier this month, and iO see massive opportunities to help clients to excel in the areas of strategy, content and creation, marketing, and technology.

 Following an Upfront season that lacked significant conversation about measurement, GroupM has developed a roadmap for audience measurement partners to drive the industry towards improved measurement standards.

As part of DEPT’s mission as a Certified B Corporation, the agency is focused on having a positive impact on clients, employees and society as a whole.

In this new role, which aligns with WPP’s country leadership structure in other major markets, Michael will represent the company in its largest market worldwide. WPP employs approximately 20,000 people in the US, where it has annual revenues of around $6 billion.

As the market dynamics impact the supply and demand curves, decision-makers aim to determine the best way to use various financial tools to stem various strategies for speeding the growth and reducing the risks.

As technology evolves, brands world over continue to recognize and harness the power and capabilities of Augmented Reality (AR) Lenses, which allow consumers to enhance the world around them.

NIS Pro provides professional teams and rights holders in some of the world’s biggest sports leagues with clear, holistic views of their properties to inform smarter sponsorship sales activities and packaging strategies.

This addition allows My Code to continue working with brands to ensure that increasing populations of diverse audiences are accurately and thoughtfully represented.

Publicis Sapient developed the program in partnership with Publicis Groupe.  

Pinpoint Global has appointed Ms. Tracy Zwilling to their team as Director of Marketing. In this role, Tracy will be responsible for leading all marketing initiatives, communications and public relations for Pinpoint Global.

The release comes at a critical time as retailers and consumer brands experience growing financial pressures from escalating advertising, supply chain and e-commerce delivery costs in parallel with rising inventories and changing consumer demand.

RealityOS, Apple's purported operating system for its expected augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) headset, has been discovered in a trademark filing discovered by Vox Media product manager Parker Ortolani.

Research shows only 13% of organizations have a seamlessly integrated marketing and technology stack and brands rely on many different data sources to unlock customer insights.

TikTok’s program brings together leaders in media mix model marketing measurement to drive reporting consistency and quality for advertisers globally, allowing advertisers to gain more insights into the impact of marketing on the short-form video platform.

LJ will be responsible for growing and enhancing WPP’s DEI, Talent Management, Talent Development and Talent Acquisition strategies across the organization.

Teads, the global media platform, announced the appointment of Natalie Bastian to Global Chief Marketing Officer, to lead the company’s worldwide marketing team and strengthen its position as a global technology business.

According to the numbers put forward by StockApps.com, 64% of global marketers are either extremely or very confident about the effectiveness of advertising on social media platforms. On the opposite spectrum, podcasts have the least level of trust from marketers.

In this newly-created global role, Hagedorn will design agile, go-to-market solutions that address complex marketplace challenges – bringing together the Groupe’s unrivaled capabilities in data, creativity, media and technology in new ways to accelerate growth for clients.

WPP and its agencies have partnered with The Black Equity Organisation (BEO) – an organisation founded to advance justice and equity for Black people in Britain – as it launches.

Marketing budgets have climbed to 9.5% of total company revenue in 2022, an increase from 6.4% in 2021, according to Gartner, Inc. While marketing budgets are increasing this year, they still lag pre-pandemic spending levels.

Fifteen leaders from across WPP have been named in the global Empower Role Model Lists 2022 breaking down barriers and driving inclusion for people of colour in business.

Social media also ranks higher in brand marketers' perception of overall effectiveness than any other media channel, and they plan to reward the channel—some 65% of marketers plan to increase spending.

The merger will accelerate S4Capital’s transition into a technology and innovation firm, powered by the combination of art and science.

Bas brings a world of experience with him, an advertising professional for 15 years, he has both technical and digital knowledge and has worked on campaigns for Google, ARAG, Rabobank, Centraal Beheer, Unilever, Mercedes-Benz, Ford and KPN.

International marketing and communications platform, Candid has acquired independent UK advertising agency, Creature, for an undisclosed sum. The move bolsters its cross-border presence and builds on its creative capacity.

The latest edition highlights the significant growth in podcast audiences and content, and how brands and advertisers can utilize the medium to amplify reach and ROI.

After the two years, the trainees will have the opportunity to continue to grow within the organisation, in their chosen specialism. With this initiative, iO is putting its credo 'infinite opportunities' in the spotlight.

As companies target ways to minimize their carbon footprints and achieve climate goals and commitments, global programmatic brands and agencies are working on carbon neutral advertising campaigns.

Piaggio is a world-renowned Italian manufacturer, based in Pontedera, near Pisa, that produces engines as well as motorcycles, scooters and mopeds. Piaggio is notably the inventor of the scooter, the famous Vespa.

New research from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) reveals that the majority of marketers (59%) are finding it harder to predict the fast-changing consumer priorities following the pandemic, and this is causing concern over the future of the brands they represent.

WPP and Epic Games, the interactive entertainment company and developer of Fortnite and Unreal Engine, have announced a new partnership to help WPP agencies deliver a new era of digital experiences for brands in the metaverse.

Smartly.io is now badged as both an official Creative Partner and a Campaign Management Partner for TikTok.

Together, DEPT and 3Q Digital will have 3,000 specialists that will support pver  65 languages and campaign experiences in more than 180 markets.

With the urgent need for highly skilled and diverse talent in the advertising industry and the growing role of technology in redefining modern day advertising, companies and brands are looking at innovative ways of bridging the skills gap.

WPP has launched ‘Everymile’ – expanding its offer with a new fully managed service that will provide brands with an outsourced direct-to-consumer (DTC) ecommerce solution.

In this new role, Kyoko will be responsible for WPP’s business in Japan, strengthening its collective capabilities and bringing together people and resources on behalf of clients.

United Brands Association (UBA) and iO have collaborated to develop the five-part video training “E-commerce in 2022” at the UBA Academy.

Havas Market’s offering stretches far beyond media into e-commerce strategy, operations, analytics, and customer experience.

Havas Group has announced the acquisition of Search Laboratory, an award-winning integrated digital agency dedicated to searching for the truth in data, with offices in Leeds, London, Austin and New York.

Hivestack, the world’s leading, independent, programmatic digital out of home (DOOH) ad tech company has today announced an expansion of its programmatic operations in Italy.

Mediahuis is directly looking for an Investment Associate (Amsterdam/Antwerpen)

Tamara Doves and Marie Wessels have joined Mediatic. This expansion fits within the growth ambition of the Amsterdam-based full-service content marketing agency. 

Blauw Gras, now part of Ace for almost two years, recently presented a new course. From now on, this also includes new leadership with three experienced agency staff members who will join the MT.

The Google program identifies a select group of trusted creative partners to help clients manage and up-level their creatives with end-to-end services, from design to reporting.

In addition to statutory Gender Pay Gap reporting, WPP publishes the consolidated data for all eligible WPP companies in the UK.

The objective of the Cannes CMO Experience Masterclass is to stimulate participants with a strong substantive program and to get acquainted with national and worldwide top CMOs.

Front Networks will integrate into the Havas Creative network. Its expertise in timely and effective digital storytelling, creating engaging digital content and channel mapping.

Smartly.io, the social advertising automation platform for creative and performance marketers, has announced enhanced advertising automation capabilities for retailers and big-box brands.

World Federation of Advertisers, WFA, has published a new playbook, looking at the challenges facing marketing capabilities leaders when they start a new job.

As the protracted conflict pitting Russia against Ukraine escalates, brands, marketers, communicators and advertisers are demonstrating different reactions from withdrawal of services, cancellation of operations to running campaigns in solidarity with the Ukrainian people while calling for an end to the war.

Frontier Australia will be integrated into Havas Group’s Edge Performance Network (EPN), the largest global performance marketing network.

With millions of viewers hooked on to watching videos, a new future of video-based content has evolved – interactive videos with clickable content.

Publicis Groupe has announced that it is stopping its business and investments in Russia by ceding the ownership of its agencies to local management, effective immediately.  

Baidu Global has announced that its AI-integrated marketing platform MediaGo has entered into a strategic collaboration with Xandr, a data-enabled technology ad platform. 

The result is a frictionless experience for buyers who are able to activate Scibids’ customizable, privacy-centric, and highly performant ad decisioning.

Castellan Solutions, the largest, global provider of resilience management solutions, has announced the appointment of Adam Ozmer as its new Chief Marketing Officer.

Emplifi, the unified customer experience platform, has released its “11 key things consumers expect from their brand experiences today,” a new report offering deep insights into customer expectations for B2C brand experiences.

Mr. Cooper will also serve as a member of the company’s Executive Committee and report to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Al Kelly.

WPP has stated that it is standing with Ukraine and the international community in condemning the Russian invasion, which has created a humanitarian crisis in the heart of Europe.

IAB Europe has filed an appeal against the administrative ruling by the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD) regarding IAB Europe and the Transparency & Consent Framework (TCF)

World Federation of Advertisers, WFA, has partnered with FirmDecisions to create the first global guide to best practice in media contracts for advertisers.

Omnicom Group Inc. has announced the acquisition of TA Digital as part of its efforts to further expand its digital transformation, content management, commerce and customer experience capabilities.

That growth has been attributed to the growing preference among individuals for mobile devices to obtain information on the go and subsequently the continued transition from desktop PCs to smartphones.

 Experian marketing data assets will enhance the Nielsen Identity System by providing persistent IDs for open web measurement, increasing coverage and interoperability by supporting audience measurement across screens and devices that are consistent and comparable.

AppLovin Corporation, a marketing platform, has announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Wurl, a high-growth software platform in the Connected TV (CTV) market.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, which triggered a paradigm shift in the way individuals use different apps, has positively impacted market growth in the digital media and digital marketing markets.

As the world readies itself for the next tech revolution, consumers are struggling to adapt and understand the Metaverse phenomenon.

WPP has announced the acquisition of Village Marketing in North America, the industry leader in influencer marketing and creator economy partnerships.

Ace is directly looking for a Growth Associate

Research commissioned by the CMA revealed that 71% of people shopping online had encountered these tactics.

Depreciation of third-party cookies/IDs, across-media addressability constraints and innovations are impacting advertising measurement, bots and fake users are emerging as the newest and greatest threats to the advertising industry.

Knegten will lead Outbrain’s global marketing initiatives and will be instrumental in promoting Outbrain’s global brand.

Thought leader and iO strategic partner Steven Van Belleghem suggests that this has everything to do with the changing market

The Point of Care Marketing Association (POCMA), a nonprofit organization to support the continued growth of the Point of Care (POC) channel through education and advocacy, announced the addition of Havas Media Group to their growing list of members.

Carbia  will be responsible for building and directing business relationships with senior executives in the company’s client portfolio, as well as leading Xandr’s positioning strategy in the region.

ViacomCBS is directly looking for a Director Partnerships Benelux

ViacomCBS is directly looking for a Trade Marketing Manager Benelux

The reappointment follows a thorough media review throughout 2021, a critical element of Mars’ new vision for marketing called “Building Brands for Mutual Value.”

Patricia is passionate about creating opportunities that improve people’s lives and is currently Regional Director at the Stanford Institute for Innovation in Development Economies – Seed, a Stanford Graduate School of Business initiative that builds a network of globally-engaged leaders from Silicon Valley to sub-Saharan Africa.

Hivestack is directly looking for a Senior Marketing Manager EMEA

Growth in the global market is propelled by rapid digitization across various industry verticals, increasing dependence of marketers on consumer data, along with rising penetration of GPS-enabled mobile devices and the internet.

The Interactive Advertising Bureau UK, IAB UK, has partnered with Manchester Metropolitan University to equip graduates with essential industry insight and skills for careers in digital marketing.

Belgium-based marketing and influencer agency BeInfluence has unveiled a new department dubbed The Sway Crew bringing together talents who have signed exclusively with the agency.

This comes as advertisement and social media penetration and spend continue to record impressive growth with latest projections showing an even rosier future.

This joint venture aims to respond to the growing need for support among companies that want to give marketplaces a prominent place in their business.

In her new role, which aligns with the country leadership structure in other major markets, Rose will lead WPP’s business in Australia and New Zealand, supporting agency CEOs.

The Pitch Positive Pledge plan will bring together the IPA, ISBA their members, and intermediaries and was discussed at the cross-industry RENEW conference.

The LTK Brand Influence Forecast is based on qualitative interviews with marketers from leading brands on the LTK Brand Platform and quantitative analysis using LTK Influencer Benchmark™.

Wharton Customer Analytics (WCA) has welcomed Nielsen, a global player in audience insights, data, and analytics, as its newest corporate contributor.

Essence Global, part of GroupM, has promoted Tim Irwin to global chief operating officer.

Instagram is testing “Instagram Subscriptions,” a feature that would enable users to access exclusive content from creators in exchange for a monthly fee, per a company announcement.

United Playgrounds positions itself as a Digital Solutions Group – it conceives, designs and builds end-to-end digital products, services, business solutions and data-driven marketing campaigns.

This growth is predicted to be driven primarily by Gen Z and Millennial social media users, accounting for 62% of global social commerce spend by 2025.

DutchFounders has reached the final close for its second fund, making more than €62m ($70m) available for early-stage marketplaces and so-called marketplace enablers.

The company has now announced that it is building on these announcements with the unveiling of our new visual brand identity, which connects with its new purpose and evolved strategy.

GrowForce, a growth marketing agency which has made its name in the Benelux, has joined Upthrust, one of the 5 driving forces behind Customer Collective. The integration of GrowForce with Upthrust makes the latter a European market leader in growth marketing services.

This bilateral, international partnership will open up new advertising opportunities for marketers across the US, Europe and Asia.

US marketers' interest in TikTok for influencer marketing has skyrocketed since early 2020, as the app has transformed from a novelty to a social media mainstay.

New age technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud computing are inspiring new trends that are supporting the content marketing market.

The use of AI with social media management software is one of the major trends supporting the content marketing market.

S 4Capital plc, the tech-led, new era digital advertising and marketing services company, has announced a combination between 4 Mile Analytics and Media.Monks, which significantly expands the capabilities of its Data&digital media practice.

Dentsu International has appointed Nnenna Ilomechina as Global Chief Operating Officer. Nnenna joins the business in May 2022, as Neil Gissler retires from the global COO role at dentsu in Q1 2022.

The global pandemic continues to impact ad spend and strategies on social media platforms among marketers and this will be more pronounced in 2022.  This, combined with today’s consumers who uses an average of eight social media platforms is informing a multi-platform approach among advertisers and brands for long-term success.

Logitech is directly looking for a Senior Customer Supply Chain Specialist, Europe

Publicis Groupe has acquired Tremend, one of the fastest-growing and largest independent software engineering companies in Central and Eastern Europe.

Sincro's third-generation twin AI improves dealer performance by helping automotive retailers turn inventory faster by providing relevant luxury experiences to in-market automotive shoppers in real time.

Vendasta has announced the acquisition of MatchCraft from Advance Local. MatchCraft is a global software company specializing in search, display, and social media advertising solutions for digital marketing agencies.

Smartly.io, the social advertising automation platform for creative and performance marketers, has announced new research outlining how changes resulting from the global pandemic will impact ad spend and strategies on social media platforms in 2022.

IZEA will also begin paying select influencers in cryptocurrency for campaigns where it has received cryptocurrency as payment from marketers.

This move marks the next step for Marketing Solutions, T-Mobile’s fast-growing advertising technology business, in expanding its advertising offerings for marketers.

The ‘Whole Marketer course’ will empower marketers enabling them to take a holistic view of the leadership, technical and soft skills required for a successful career in marketing, while also the personal understanding to live a fulfilled life.

Thimba Media has acquired Seven Star Digital on a cash free debt free basis to consolidate its position in the UK market.

Azerion, the digital entertainment and media platform, and Havas Media The Netherlands, part of the global media agency Havas, are reaping the rewards of their partnership.

Marin Software, a provider of digital marketing software for performance-driven advertisers and agencies, has announced an integration with Amazon Ads' demand-side platform (DSP).

broadhead, an independent, integrated marketing agency, has acquired HMH Agency, a firm known for its creative work powering brands that are driving the future of transportation.

Video streaming experience has become unwieldy, unfriendly, and expensive for a bulk of consumers with three out of every five subscribers to multiple streaming services expressing frustration with their viewing experiences.

AppLovin Corporation, a marketing software company, has announced it has completed the acquisition of Twitter, Inc.’s MoPub business for $1.05 billion in cash.

Launched in October for men’s college basketball programs, the Nielsen Impact Score is designed to help coaches and collegiate teams position the marketing value of a program.

The holidays, in particular, drive a spike in spend and engagement. This spending however has seen a significant rise in fraudulent traffic on online video and CTV since mid-October.