It’s human nature to seek out the best prices. The days when consumers felt embarrassed about bargain hunting are long gone. Now, thriftiness – no matter how much money we might have – is a badge of honour and a key driver of advocacy. These attitudes and behaviours have been normalised, no doubt, by the rise of price
Author: Marissa Hermo
UM Worldwide: 5 Stars Companies that create a great workplace are more likely to have engaged workers who care about their jobs. But in April, Gallup reported that U.S. worker engagement hit an 11-year low, falling to 30 percent of full- and part-time employees feeling “highly involved and enthusiastic about their work and workplaces.” This
The industry has had to move, adapt and evolve at lightning speed – especially amid economic hardships and unforeseen industry events. The last 12 months have brought immense change and growth. Now, imagine the next five years. There will no doubt be a shakeout in terms of which services survive, and the current media-verse may
In a bid to earn more ad revenue, Daily Mail is making a big push into long-form video with plans to debut a dozen shows on YouTube by the end of this year. Daily Mail has already garnered a large following with its short-form video strategy — it’s one of the biggest news publishers on
Silver: UM Worldwide Gold winners of this award in 2022, 2023 saw UM Worldwide bring home 160 account wins including General Mills, one of the year’s biggest global reviews, Upfield, Fidelity, Lucid, KFC, New Balance, and Nespresso. The network is increasingly using AI in its day-to-day work to boost productivity and in consumer research to
IPG Mediabrands’ UM unit has been named the media agency of record for AI-powered search startup Perplexity. The assignment includes the launch of Perplexity’s “first major brand campaign,” including media buying as as well roles as its “U.S. media advisor” and partnering on ad product development. In April, UM announced it was an “early user
Generative AI search platform Perplexity has appointed IPG Mediabrands’ UM as its first media agency of record, the company exclusively shared with Campaign US on Tuesday. UM won the account without pitching, instead reaching out to Perplexity after seeing an article posted earlier this year about the AI company’s plans to launch an ads business,
Once upon a time linear and digital media lived in separate kingdoms, vying for separate opportunities and budgets. But during this year’s upfronts—which featured both Amazon and Netflix making their first in-person upfront presentations—the gates were thrown wide open to bidders across platforms. Whether we’re in an era of never-ending fragmentation or on the verge
Up-and-coming ad buyers reveal what’s exciting them in the current media landscape and changes they want to see Many of the top-of-mind questions in TV advertising aren’t concerning the current state of media, but its future. Industry growing pains in platforms, data, technology and automation are solidifying the foundation for the next generation of media
IPG’s UM consolidated jeans and clothing maker Levi’s global media business, having handled it in the Americas since 2019. Comvergence estimates the brand spent $142 million in 2023. Read more in Digiday.
