The Marketing Academy opens applications for 2026 Global Fellowship
Emily ManockThe Marketing Academy Fellowship is designed to help CMOs transition into CEO roles and broader C-suite positions.
Domino’s reprimanded for HFSS ad ‘likely to appeal to children’
Niamh CarrollThe paid-for ad appeared during a YouTube video about the Minecraft game, which was deemed to appeal to children.
GambleAware finds ‘safe’ gambling ads doing ‘more harm than good’
Grace GollaschGambling ads designed to promote safer gambling are failing to reduce gambling intentions and may be having an opposite effect, according to new research.
Sanex ad banned due to racial stereotyping
Niamh CarrollThe ASA ruled an ad for the shower gel brand was “likely to reinforce the negative and offensive racial stereotype that black skin was problematic”.
BrewDog ad banned for implying alcohol can ‘alleviate boredom and loneliness’
Molly InnesThe brewer claims the banned outdoor ad did not imply the Wingman beer had any “therapeutic or mood-altering effects”.
‘It’s about trust’: Industry bodies issue campaign ahead of new junk food ad rules
Niamh CarrollRules coming into play from October mean brands will not be able to advertise “less healthy” food or drink online or on TV pre-9pm in the ‘Golden Quarter’.
Consumer confidence falls as people adopt ‘wait-and-see mood’
Emily ManockGfK’s headline consumer confidence score declined by one point this month, thanks to cost of living pressures and the prospect of rising taxes.
Alcohol ad ban absent from government health plan
Niamh CarrollIt had been reported last week that the government was considering introducing a total ban on alcohol advertising in the UK, but the measure is absent from a new health plan released today.
Simon Michaelides named ISBA director general
Molly InnesThe former Riviera Travel chief customer and strategy officer will take on the role later this year.
Mobile overtakes TV watching for the first time
Emily ManockYounger generations have driven the rise in mobile viewing, with those aged 15 to 24 spending nearly five hours a day on their smartphones, according to new data from the IPA.
‘Making the complex simpler’: ISBA’s Phil Smith on trust, transparency and reinvention
Grace GollaschPreparing to step down as ISBA director general later this year, Phil Smith discusses the challenges and achievements the ad industry has faced over the past decade.
Government delays less healthy ad ban to formally exempt brand advertising
Niamh CarrollFormal laws banning online and pre-watershed junk food advertising will now not come into force until 2026, however, advertisers and broadcasters have voluntarily agreed to comply with the new rules from October.
John Lewis, Asda and HSBC join brands signed up to influencer code of conduct
Amrit VirdiFifteen new signatories, including the likes of Estée Lauder and Giffgaff, have thrown their weight behind the Influencer Marketing Code of Conduct.
‘Fish where your fish are’: The rise of influencer marketing in financial services
Amrit VirdiAs financial services brands learn to embrace co-creation, finfluencers and lifestyle creators are increasingly being seen as an “accepted medium”.
ICO to review top 1,000 websites in the UK for cookie compliance
Josh StephensonThe Information Commissioner’s Office has laid out its 2025 objectives as it looks to promote responsible data use.