ARCHIVE ▸ BOB WOOTTON
27 Apr 2020
True enough, the advertising industry has responded brilliantly to reconfigure itself wholesale, writes Bob Wootton - but it shouldn't kid itself about its present or future positions.
17 Mar 2020
An industry topic du jour, inhousing threatens the status quo, if not ultimately agencies’ very raison d’être, writes Bob Wootton. Or does it?
04 Feb 2020
The Ad Association's Lead 2020 reflected a growing tension in adland, writes Bob Wootton. Plus: Accenture quits auditing, ditching ABC and trying to fathom Project Origin.
19 Dec 2019
Bob Wootton ends the year by collating adland's loose ends in the hope they can find resolution in 2020.
04 Dec 2019
As content creators align with distribution, it’s going to be harder for viewers to find what they want unless they subscribe to a lot of stuff, writes Bob Wootton. Is it a model TV will get away with?
21 Nov 2019
The economy remains utterly constipated in the face of continuing and ever more desperate gambits to deliver or deny the 2016 referendum result, writes Bob Wootton. How does that impact adland?
The recent collapse of the world’s oldest travel company Thomas Cook resurfaces some old media issues, writes Bob Wootton. Plus: can you build a career by working flexibly?
17 Sep 2019
Bob Hoffman is right to call out agencies for their role in allowing a host of online advertising scandals to flourish - but it's not entirely their fault, writes Bob Wootton.
19 Aug 2019
Bob Wootton embraces a busier-than-usual summer with a look at the world's woes resting on adland’s shoulders, billboard frolics and the “miracle” of 5G.
16 Jul 2019
As the management consultants diversify to span most media agency services and beyond, things get very murky, writes Bob Wootton.
Data Snapshot
Find out more about the UK's most comprehensive aggregator of media data.
Arrange a demoAdvertisement
The Media Leader bulletins
More infoReceive weekly round-ups of the latest comment, opinion and media news, direct to your inbox.
Featured Video
The Media Leaders Awards 2021: Highlights
Latest Data Analysis
Display
TV
Audio
Consumer
- Consumer ABCs: Women's Weeklies
- Consumers ABC's: News & Current Affairs
- Consumer ABC's: Men's Lifestyle
- Consumer ABCs: Home Interest
- Consumer ABCs: Women's Lifestyle
- The Brief - Wednesday 10 December - EU investigates Google, Gemini will have ads, WPP wins UK government media account and more
- Keeping the TV ecosystem healthy - Barb Data Hub
- Direct Line Group on using TV as a full-funnel medium
- How will TV finally get the measurement it deserves?
- Apple TV launches beta version of sports multiview feature
- Rajar Q3 2025: Top takeaways
- Rajar Q3 2025: Heart Breakfast remains top commercial show despite quarterly decline
- Rajar Q3 2025: Commercial audience share hits all-time high with Heart leading the way
- Rajar Q3 2025: Online listening records record platform share
- Tuning In 2025: Watch The Media Leader's round-up
- UK now spends longer on phones than watching TV
- How the VOD giants are navigating the cost of living crisis
- Rebranded BVOD services create an increase in claimed usage
- How we listen is changing rapidly, but radio continues to have the MIDAS touch
- Mediatel Connected whitepaper: The Growing UK Audio Market
