Key Takeaways from LEAD 2025: Access, Trust & AI in Advertising

The LEAD 2025 summit was a powerful reminder of the UK advertising industry’s scale, influence, and responsibility in shaping the future. From ensuring access to talent, maintaining trust in an era of misinformation, and leveraging AI to fuel creativity and facilitate efficiency, the conversations were rich with insight. Here are three key themes from the […]
100 Marketing Mix Models – A Milestone Worth Celebrating!

Our rapidly growing Marketing Effectiveness team have reached a new milestone in 2024, developing and delivering their 100th charity-specific marketing mix model (MMM) in a single year. This is a whopping 60% more year-on-year (and this is only one sector we cover!) This model count represents our dedication and experience in the charity space, with […]
With data-driven digital, every day is Black Friday

As another Black Friday draws to a close, businesses up and down the country are reflecting on how they performed over one of the year’s busiest shopping weekends, however this fixation on seasonal spikes can often come at the expense of long-term growth. Today I will be sharing why we at Medialab believe that while […]
How Laithwaites proved the case for brand building in a 55-year-old business

Article first appeared in Marketing Week, written by Niamh Carroll. After a post-pandemic slowdown in sales, Laithwaites used a regional testing approach to prove the case for brand building in a business that had been largely focused on direct selling. Very few brands have the luxury of huge budgets or decades of brand advertising to […]
Medialab Strikes Gold at the IPA Effectiveness Awards

At Medialab, ‘Data driven success’ is our proud tagline – it’s on the window as our people and clients walk into our office each day, reminding us what we’re there to deliver. Delivering effective campaigns, powered by data, is truly in our DNA, with an effectiveness culture at the heart of everything we do. Our […]
Medialab Data Works – Channel 4’s Paralympics 2024: A Triumph in Viewership and Accessibility

The 2024 Paralympic Games have been a standout moment, not just for ParalympicsGB, who exceeded their Tokyo 2020 medal haul, but also for Channel 4, who has achieved great success in capturing the public’s interest. With a reach of over 17 million viewers within the first week—a 4% rise from Tokyo 2020 and a substantial […]
Medialab’s Response to Ofcom’s Media Nations Report 2024

Ofcom’s Media Nations Report is always a fascinating read and their analysis is second to none. The fragmentation within TV that has been evolving over the last few years shows no signs of decline, but it would seem we are now in a relative period of stability. Given the depth of analysis within the […]
Key Highlights from Medialab’s Q2 Charity Sector Insights Report

To ensure our charity clients remain informed and up-to-date with industry trends, the Medialab data science team has been producing a quarterly Charity Sector Insights Report since Q4 2021 – highlighting key trends and insights across the sector, alongside top-level implications and recommendations. Our Q2 2024 research is now live. For more information, get in […]
Medialab Data Works: How Data-Driven Linear TV Triumphed During the Euros

As the nation recovered from the Euros 2024 final, Medialab analysed the TV data behind the tournament. Here, we reflect on whether the tournament proved successful for advertisers and ITV, or if it mirrored the disappointment felt by England fans during the final weekend. This was the second successive Euros final that England reached, making […]
Maximising Effectiveness for Charities: A Guide to Marketing Mix Modelling

Maximising Effectiveness for Charities: A Guide to Marketing Mix Modelling. Marketing Mix Modelling (also known as MMM or econometrics) is a set of statistical analysis techniques applied to marketing or sales data to estimate the impact of various marketing activities. Or, as our clients put it – “it’s like seeing your marketing plan in 3D […]