Maternity Leave: embracing the journey back to work

I was so confident in my return to work from Maternity Leave that I decided to do a half-marathon the day before which, for full disclosure, was a rookie error.  I had taken a year out and navigated one of the biggest life shifts that I will ever go through by having my first child. […]

Medialab Appoints New Head of Planning from IPG

As seen in Campaign Magazine. Jess Talbot is one of two new recruits Medialab has added to grow its team. Jess Talbot, former communications design director at IPG’s Initiative, has been appointed head of planning at independent media agency Medialab. Taking up a new role for the company, Talbot will report to Medialab managing director […]

Standard Life Appoints Medialab as its Media Agency Partner

 Medialab, the UK’s leading independent media agency, has been appointed by Standard Life, part of Phoenix Group, as its UK media agency. Medialab brings its wide and increasing range of innovative products and services to further Standard Life’s ambition to support people’s financial futures.    The move strengthens Medialab’s relationship with Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest […]

Medialab – Making Effectiveness, Effective 

At Medialab, ‘Data driven success’ is our proud tagline. It’s on the window as Medialabbers and clients walk into our office each day, reminding us of what we’re there to deliver. Delivering effective campaigns is truly in our DNA, and this is recognised by our IPA Effectiveness accreditation. The below five pillars are just some […]

Our Analytics Manager, Ju

PRE-MORNING   Before work, I head to Pret; got to maximise on the subscription. Then I hop on the overground into work. I have the Blinkist subscription, which is a service Medialab pays for. It’s an app which holds a huge collection of non-fiction books which are condensed down to 15-minute summaries, so I’ll listen to some […]

Focus on Effectiveness to benefit from the evolving Video landscape

Medialab’s response to Ofcom’s Media Nations Report, 2023. There are many headlines emanating from Ofcom’s latest Communication Report, mostly centered around declining viewing of Broadcast / Linear TV from older audiences. On the back of ITV’s challenging H1 results last week it makes for difficult reading in some parts. What is not surprising to see […]

Alzheimer’s Society Partners Up With ECB

In a first-time partnership, Alzheimer’s Society and ECB teamed up on the 3rd day of the final men’s Ashes test last Saturday to raise essential awareness of the devasting disease. Kicking off the test England’s players swapped shirts, each wearing a different player’s name on their back. An action which serves as a clear reminder […]

Our Senior AV Executive, Ollie

Ollie is Medialab’s Senior AV Executive, having joined back in August straight from his A-Levels. Ollie had previously been with Medialab in 2021 completing some work experience. Here he takes us through what a typical Thursday looks like at one of the UK’s leading independent media agencies. PRE-MORNING I am a big morning person, I’m […]

A Week in the Life of a Work Experience Student

The lovely Erin joined Medialab for a week whilst she completed her work experience during the first year of her GCSEs. We ran her through all aspects of the business, while she also worked on a mini project to present back to the team. Read on to hear what she got up to! MONDAY I […]

Our Account Director, Imogen

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO MEDIALAB? I previously worked at a much larger agency, working with luxury fashion brands as their PPC lead. PPC, for those who may not know, is Pay-Per-Click, this is when you see an ad at the top of a Google search, it has usually been set up by someone like me. […]