Humour in advertising has declined by 37% over the past 20 years, according to Kantar, but evidence shows it remains a powerful tool for brand recall, emotional engagement, and long-term success.

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The latest AA/WARC survey data shows that UK ad spend increased 9.7% during Q3 2024, to a total of £10.6bn. When viewed at a category level, Nielsen data shows that only two major sectors increased ...

The Multiplier Effect makes the case that equity-building and performance advertising must be fully integrated in order to deliver the best returns.

AI is expensive to build and run, the theory goes, and requires specific chips from specific companies – all of these ideas appear to have been disproved with the rise of DeepSeek, an AI start up ...

When it comes to developing highly effective marketing, WARC is the most trusted source of insight and inspiration for world leading brands, agencies, media owners and academic institutions. With our ...

The Super Bowl has always attracted big ad money and this year is no different, with reports that some 30-second spots have sold for a record $8m, an indication of just how much live sport and event ...

Global social spend is set to total $247.3bn in 2024, up 14.3% year on year, ahead of paid search. Both Facebook and Instagram grew by more than 20% year on year in Q1 2024, and Meta is forecast to ...

The WARC Spotlight India series focuses on a timely industry topic facing brands in the market. It comprises a capsule collection of commentary, tackling the topic from a range of angles. Contributors ...

Sean Sands, Carla Ferraro, Vlad Demsar, Justin Cohen, and Andrés Gvirtz We’re long-term subscribers to WARC and it’s a tool we use extensively. We use it to source case studies and best practice for ...

Analyses the results of a global WARC survey of senior strategists.

Global retail media ad spend is forecast to grow 10.1% to $122bn in 2023, having achieved double-digit growth every year since 2014. It is expected to be the fastest-growing channel this year and next ...