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Pitch consultants respond to 'pay-to-play' criticism: Don't 'lump all intermediaries in one bucket'
Feb 23, 2025
Eszter Gurbicz

Pitch consultants respond to 'pay-to-play' criticism: Don't 'lump all intermediaries in one bucket'

Industry body VoxComm said the rise of this model puts agency-client relationships at risk.

AAR: Media new business falls 4% in H1 but bucks industry-wide double-digit decline
The Information
Jul 17, 2024
Ben Bold

AAR: Media new business falls 4% in H1 but bucks industry-wide double-digit decline

Social’s climb continues, becoming the only discipline to experience year-on-year growth.

Asahi International in talks with creative agencies
The Information
Mar 11, 2024
Charlotte Rawlings

Asahi International in talks with creative agencies

The process is being supported by pitch consultancy AAR.

New-business appointments in U.K. declined 18% year-on-year: AAR report
Feb 7, 2023
Shauna Lewis

New-business appointments in U.K. declined 18% year-on-year: AAR report

AAR’s New Business Pulse report compiled data from completed reviews in 2022

AAR urges agencies to add sustainability to pitch creds
Oct 14, 2022
Ben Bold

AAR urges agencies to add sustainability to pitch creds

Intermediary has been carbon neutral since March this year.

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