Estimated to touch INR 59,200 crores (US $6.9 billion) this year, the country's digital advertising market is growing at 19.09%, according to a Dentsu report.
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WPP invests in Stability AI to drive brand storytelling
Stability AI’s models and workflows will be integrated with WPP’s AI-driven operating system WPP Open, transforming its visual content creation.
Dirty data practices are the industry’s open secret
A Campaign US investigation into WPP’s Choreograph proves there’s still much work to be done to clean up the data practices that run rampant in U.S. advertising.
The industry has a problem with binaries
Businesses need to start challenging workplace binaries in order to truly create an inclusive space for their employees.
5 things the ad industry should ditch in 2022
As we contemplate a new year, the industry has made a lot of progress since the global reckoning of 2020 - but the work is just getting started.
The courage to evolve
The founder and creative chairman of David & Goliath thinks big about how the advertising industry could use this crisis as a catalyst for change.
The truth about well-being in our industry
Many agencies are still failing to address the well-being of their people and only pay lip service to mental health.
HK protest group urges ad industry to strike for five days
Hong Kong Strike group calls on the advertising industry to protest the government by stopping work throughout next week.
Sadness and disgust among emotions that drive brand value, says biometric study
The carryover effect of emotions including sadness, anticipation, disgust is shown to drive brand value.
'Talk to your normal friends more': Gary Vaynerchuk on staying away from Madison Ave to dominate adland
'I've got thick enough skin for the little jokes that everybody has at these agencies. I'll just see them at 2030 and count score then.'
Cindy Gallop to agencies: Who's brave enough to run my MakeLoveNotPorn ad?
The founder is calling on media shops to step up and help normalize real world sex.
What if your industry simply ceased to exist?
Marketing and communications isn't the only industry changing at a neck-breaking pace. You can't fight the disruption that's underway, and James Thompson argues that you shouldn't.
Sexual harassment in adland: Cindy Gallop wants names
Outspoken industry consultant asks women, and men, to report incidents.
PR360 kicks off activism and trust debate
More than 200 delegates participated in Campaign Asia-Pacific’s PR conference, which explored the overall theme of brand activism and purpose.
On Facebook, 97% of brands still rely on organic reach: BBDO
For years the social network has been telling advertisers they must pay to magnify their exposure, but most continue to resist.
Pixar inside out: What adland can learn from the storytelling masters
What can our industry learn from the Disney-owned animation studio, which is known for its storytelling power? Pixar's 'king of gags' offers five secrets.
Advertising: Time for a redefinition
What is and what isn't 'advertising'? Maybe we should expand our definition, writes Jay Morgan of J. Walter Thompson Sydney.
How advertising can get its mojo back, before it's too late
There's no question the industry is in crisis, but a solution may be found in the unlikeliest of sectors, writes Hari Ramanathan of Y&R Asia.
Dispatch from Nepal: Building respect for a young industry
Book excerpt: Assessing the state of Nepal's advertising industry.