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MediaView – February 2025

Welcome to the February edition of MediaView, MediaSense’s media & marketing newsletter. Regular insights designed for advertisers, marketers and digital experts.

Campaign Interview with Jamie Posnanski: ‘The Holding Company Model Has Been Broken for a Long Time’

In an exclusive Q&A with Campaign Asia, MediaSense CEO, Jamie Posnanski discusses the challenges global brands face due to fragmented agency networks & the surge of specialist marketing suppliers.

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“How Marketer Attitudes are Shifting Ahead of a Transformative 2025”

With integration the ‘order of the day’, Ryan Kangisser & Sam Tomlinson discuss shifting marketer priorities in 2025 and the drive towards simplification and effectiveness.

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3 Strategies for Digital Retail Media Success

Retail Media’s growth continues, driven by 1st party data & closed-loop attribution. Collaboration among advertisers, media owners & retailers is crucial for navigating opportunities in this booming space.

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5 Steps to Kick-Start Your Media Sustainability Goals

With media’s environmental impact under scrutiny & the CSRD mandating sustainability reporting, companies must align media supply chains with regulatory standards. Read about our steps to ensure compliance.

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Rethinking Agency Remuneration in 2025

Ryan Kangisser joins the Media Leader podcast, to unpack further the key themes surrounding the Agency Remuneration study and what is changing in 2025.

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Replay 2025 Outlook Webinar

Hosted by Sam Tomlinson, & joined by Lord Gavin Barwell, Former Chief of Staff to Theresa May, Barret Kupelian, PwC Chief Economist, & Lisa Hooker, PwC Retail & Consumer Leader, MediaSense’s latest webinar presents forecasts & predicitions for 2025.

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Campaign’s Year Ahead Event: Embracing Change in 2025

Nick McCrosson & Natalia Allinson frame the year ahead – looking at key themes of authenticity, bravery & sustainability.

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Reports, Research & Resources

Media Agency Models
Understand how global brands are looking to evolve their agency models
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Pitch Resources
Key stages for running a successful pitch process and achieving a seamless agency transition
Pitch Management & Agency Transition

Media 2025: Wave 6
The latest insights related to transformation, talent, measurement & agency models
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Insight Guides
Guides on Audience Extension Networks & Proprietary Media best practices

Gen AI Contract Compliance
How to mitigate risk & drive responsible use across the marketing supply chain
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Influencer Management
Optimising strategy from selection to performance assessment & agency management 
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The State of Hiring in Media Agencies: Fractional talent explores how agencies are adapting to change, retaining talent, and shaping leadership. Read here.

WFA Partner Predictions for 2025: Strategic partners of the WFA share their global marketing predictions for 2025. Read here.

Barb Appoints MediaSense & Snowflake for New Barb Data Hub: Barb, the industry’s standard for understanding what people watch, announces the Barb Data Hub. Read here.

Volvo Picks Initiative for Global Media Account: Volvo has appointed Initiative to its global media planning and buying account following a MediaSense supported review. Read here.

The AA Selects The7Stars & Jellyfish to Handle Media Duties: Appointments follow a competitive review led by the AA procurement team with the support of MediaSense. Read here.

Johnson & Johnson Awards its US & Canada Media Business to WPP: Ad Age covers the WPP Johnson & Johnson’s U.S. and Canada media business win. Read here.

Upcoming Events

Conferences, forums & workshops to mark in your calendar:

MediaSense teams will be attending the below events 🤝 Schedule a meeting or coffee

ANA Media Conference | 31 Mar 2025-2 Apr 2025 | Orlando
The Marketing Procurement iQ Conference | 25-26 Apr 2025 | London
ANA Advertising Financial Management Conference | 27-30 Apr 2025 | Carlsbad
ANA Brand Masters Conference | 7-9 May 2025 | L.A
Campaign Media 360 | 20-21 May 2025 | Brighton
ProcureCon Marketing Europe | 3-4 Jun 2025 | London
Cannes Lions 2025 | 16-20 Jun 2025 | Cannes
ANA Masters of Marketing Conference | 21-22 Oct 2025 | Orlando
ProcureCon Marketing North America | 17-19 Oct 2025 | Austin
ProcureCon Marketing CONNECT | 2-3 Dec 2024 | Hertfordshire

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