The Advertising Association promotes the role and rights of responsible advertising and its value to people, society, businesses and the economy. We represent UK advertisers, agencies, media owners and tech companies on behalf of the entire industry, acting as the connection between industry professionals and the politicians and policy-makers.

A A A

The Advertising Association focuses on major industry and policy areas that have huge ramifications on UK advertising. This section contains our work around public health, gambling advertising, data and e-privacy, trust, the digital economy and more.

Credos is the advertising industry’s independent think tank. It produces research, evidence and reports into the impact and effectiveness of and public and political response to advertising on behalf of UK advertisers in order to enable the industry to make informed decisions.

Front Foot is our industry’s member network of over 90 businesses across UK advertising. It aims to promote the role of responsible advertising and its value to people, society and the economy through a coalition of senior leaders from advertisers, agencies and media owners.

We run a number of events throughout the year, from our annual LEAD summit to the Media Business Course and regular breakfast briefings for our members. We are also the official UK representative for the world’s biggest festival of creativity – Cannes Lions.

This Week: UK Advertising in the Media 25.11.22

/ November 25th 2022
Industry News

This Week: UK Advertising in the Media 25.11.22 

Kicking Off with FIFA World Cup 2022 Ads 

As the FIFA World Cup approaches its first games of the season, we take a look at this year’s campaigns from Coca-Cola, KFC, adidas, Fox Sports, Hyundai and more 

Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards 2022: winners revealed 

Mindshare, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and Mamapöol were among the winners at the inaugural Campaign Ad Net Zero Awards, which took place at The Londoner Hotel in Leicester Square. 

 Campaign Big Awards 2022: winners revealed 

Adam & Eve/DDB was the big winner at the prestigious Campaign Big Awards 2022, which took place at The Londoner Hotel in Leicester Square. 

Felix Richter and Shelley Smoler predict adland on cusp of a ‘big shift’ away from purpose 

The Campaign Big Awards chairs reflected on the “saturation” of purpose-led-work in their address at the Big Awards ceremony. 

Gareth’s back! 5 ads resurrect infamous undead characters during The Walking Dead finale 

Viewers who tuned into the iconic show’s finale were delighted to see legendary deceased characters – brought back as zombies, of course – in five different spots. 

Twitter UK MD Dara Nasr departs 

Former sales chief has been managing director since November 2015. 

Diageo on the ‘magic’ of supporting underrepresented talent 

The drinks giant is joining forces with media agency PHD and the Brixton Finishing School to open up marketing to a new crop of diverse talent. 

Nike “The footballverse” by Wieden & Kennedy Portland 

A short film brings footballers together from the past, present and future to settle the debate around who the greatest player of all time is 

WPP creates Jeremy Bullmore archive to celebrate retiring adman’s 67-year career 

Ex-JWT boss and WPP sage is retiring at age of 93. 

In praise of Jeremy Bullmore: Tess Alps and Mark Read pay tribute on his retirement 

After 67 years in advertising, Jeremy Bullmore is retiring at the age of 93. Tess Alps, the former chair of Thinkbox, and, further below, Mark Read, the WPP chief executive, hail his wit and wisdom. 

It’s time to think about how we can make Brexit work 

Despite last month’s march to rejoin the EU, we have to learn to live with it, writes Jason Cobbold. 

What is advertising’s role in the climate crisis? 

With both Cop27 and Ad Net Zero wrapping last week, the marketing industry is paying more attention to its role in the climate crisis. But what is that role, and what should it be? We asked seven industry leaders. 

Forget Cobblers’ Children: How Agencies Market Themselves Now 

Agency experts from Wunderman Thompson, Lucky Generals, St Luke’s, Total Media & MSQ talk about how they advertise their superpowers 

Pringles Pops Open The Festive Season With Christmas And Footie Mashup 

Created by Grey London, the campaign celebrates a collision of football and festivities 

Who is Twitter’s new ad sales boss Chris Riedy and can he calm advertisers’ anxiety? 

Social media company has a new advertising boss, reports The Drum. 

How to motivate and retain your team during a recession 

You might not be able to guarantee a pay rise, but you can put understanding into practical action. 

Capgemini acquires 23red to boost creative capabilities 

This is the second creative acquisition for Capgemini after buying Rufus Leonard. 

Investor view: Tread carefully but there’s a path ahead to better times 

Our columnist says fears for the global economy may be easing, even if we are not out of the woods yet. 

COP27: as governments fail to do enough, industries like ours must step up 

The disappointing outcomes of COP27 have highlighted that we all need to make some difficult decisions about what we are willing to do to mitigate the climate crisis – and that includes the advertising industry. 

Study finds ad effectiveness does not ‘wear-out’ over time 

Older campaigns and intellectual property (IP) may be a brand’s “greatest and most neglected assets”, according to research from System1. 

HSBC UK “Control” by Wunderman Thompson 

The bank continues to raise awareness of the fact that financial control is a form of abuse.  

Campaign Ad Net Zero winners 2022: Media 

The winner in this category is Sky Zero Footprint Fund: Making Sustainable Attainable by Sky Media. 

We must stop over-simplifying trust in media, because nuance matters 

Four pillars of trust can help brands navigate an increasingly turbulent media world, Newsworks’ insight director explains. 

Walkers joins forces with Comic Relief to get people to ‘open up’: The Marketing Week Christmas blog 2022 

Welcome to the Marketing Week Christmas blog! A chance for the team to cram all the latest festive advertising news into one place. 

What Do Xmas Ads Say About The Mood Of The Nation And The Industry? 

Teetering on the edge of a recession, we ask industry insiders what they make of this year’s crop of Christmas campaigns 

Why adland must work with ‘whole economy’ to fight climate change 

As Cop27 drew to a close, we sat down with Ad Net Zero chair Seb Munden to discuss the ad industry’s progress in addressing climate change. 

In a recession, brand is the ultimate ‘sorting hat’ 

If brands are back, so too is brand management — judging by the events of this extraordinary month for media and advertising. 

Declan Rice Features In Latest CALM Suicide Prevention Campaign 

New CALM campaign from AMV BBDO, fronted by West Ham and England footballer aims to tackle loneliness 

New Reality: Ogilvy launches global lab to ‘unlock’ emerging tech for brands 

Offering designed to demystify and cut through the ‘WTF’ and ‘IDK’ of AR, VR, Web3 and NFTs.