{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61543e348f80b9001378a427/660c29b25ad9410016c4b2ab?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"194: Campaign Podcast: Agency merger season | Parental leave in adland | Warc Creative 100","description":"<p>The past few weeks in adland have been a busy period for mergers, but luckily in this episode of the Campaign podcast the editorial team has the lowdown to keep you up to speed.</p><p><br></p><p>Media editor Beau Jackson, tech editor Lucy Shelley and reporter Charlotte Rawlings cover the latest goings-on at <a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/-partnership-msix-partners-merge-form-full-service-shop/1866137\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The &amp; Partnership and MSix &amp; Partners</a>; <a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/akqa-grey-merge-operations-five-markets-efficiency-drive/1866664\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">AKQA and Grey</a> and <a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/forsman-bodenfors-london-studio-merges-cpb-london/1866949\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Forsman &amp; Bodenfors London and CPB London</a>. </p><p><br></p><p>The team also dig into Campaign’s deep-dive on the <a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/were-people-business-why-agencies-championing-parental-leave/1845979\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">state of parental leave in adland</a>, and take a look at <a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/uk-adland-concerned-dropping-down-warc-creative-100-rankings/1865960\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">what the industry thought</a> of the UK <a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/warc-creative-100-uk-slips-bronze-2023-listing/1864833\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">slipping down the ranks</a> in the Warc Creative 100. </p><p><br></p><p>Further reading:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/will-ai-power-reboot-full-service-agencies/1867237\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Will AI power a reboot of full-service agencies?</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/brandtech-group-raises-115m-ai-funding/1867214\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brandtech Group raises $115m in AI funding</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Campaign"}