planning

Feb 8, 2022

Planners gonna plan (but don't always)

Planners need to treat everything in life with the same rigour they would approach a brief.

Nov 2, 2021

How working for a performance agency made me a better strategist

The regional strategy director at M&C Saatchi Performance discusses how taking an unusual career step has equipped her with more integrated skills.

Apr 8, 2021

PHD China wins Shanghai Jahwa media planning

New mandate shifts entire portfolio of beauty and wellness brands from MediaCom and Spark Foundry following multi-agency pitch.

Dec 16, 2020

Why Carat is putting emotional intelligence at the core of media buying

US CEO Angela Steele and global CSO Sean Healy dive into the media agency’s repositioning and new planning process, “designing for humans.”

Nov 13, 2020

Campaign Crash Course: How to prepare for a strategy career at an ad agency

Not every planner at an ad agency starts out as a strategist. Many switch over from handling accounts, like McCann Worldgroup's Earl Javier. Now he's sharing tips to make the transition easier for others.

Nov 3, 2020

When embracing strength becomes a great weakness

Do you believe in the 'strong force' theory of advertising or the 'weak force'? Publicis Groupe's planning director asks whether the industry is leaning too hard into the wrong communication model.