MX8 Labs Launches With A Plan To Speed Up The Survey-Based Research Biz

What’s the point of a market research survey that could take weeks when consumer sentiment is rollercoasting up and down every day? That’s the problem MX8 Labs aims to tackle. The new startup is trying to increase the speed of current marketing and customer survey results. The company went to market last year, after co-founders [...]

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Watchdog urges UK advertisers to avoid ‘irresponsible’ images of thin-looking models

Use of unhealthy body images ‘becoming more of an issue’, says Advertising Standards Authority The chief executive of the UK Advertising Standards Authority has issued a plea to advertisers to avoid using “irresponsible” images of unhealthily thin-looking models. Guy Parker, CEO of the UK watchdog, said adverts where models appeared to present an unhealthy body [...]

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More US Ad Spend Comes Direct From Brands Than Through HoldCos as AI Reshapes Media Planning and Buying

Three months ago, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent shockwaves through the advertising industry with the suggestion that the tech giant's use of AI will automate the entire campaign process, potentially making the current role of ad agencies redundant. While his comments sparked debate over the extent to which agencies will be displaced, it is clear [...]

By |2025-08-18T09:14:59-07:00August 18th, 2025|News|Comments Off on More US Ad Spend Comes Direct From Brands Than Through HoldCos as AI Reshapes Media Planning and Buying

Mother and Uber Eats kick back and enjoy the new season on Sky Sports

With a new football season comes a spate of ads taking “the beautiful game” very seriously indeed, so it’s good to see a campaign that does the opposite. For Uber Eats’ Sky Sports idents, Mother London sends up all the wealth and glamour that go with the Premier League. The agency has roped in a [...]

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Swatch pulls ‘slanted eye’ ad after backlash in China

Calls for boycott after Swiss watchmaker becomes latest western brand accused of racist imagery The Swiss watchmaker Swatch has apologised and removed an advert featuring a model pulling the corners of his eyes, after the image prompted accusations of racism and calls for a boycott on Chinese social media. Internet users heavily criticised the “slanted [...]

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The Trade Desk’s Blue Ocean Moment: How The DSP Can Rewrite Ad Tech’s Rules

In ad tech, group thinking is the silent killer.  It convinces great companies to keep playing the same game long after the rules have changed. Too many leaders keep reaching for the same playbook that worked a decade ago: connect pipes, aggregate inventory, plug data, take a cut.  Even The Trade Desk (TTD), arguably the [...]

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