Celebrating Another Year of Excellence: Medialab Achieves Platinum CPD Status Again in 2025! 

For the sixth consecutive year, Medialab has been awarded Gold and Platinum Accreditation by the IPA for our unwavering commitment to exceptional professional development programmes. We’re incredibly proud that, even amidst our rapid growth, we consistently stay true to our values: people-first and purpose-driven. Central to this ethos is our passion to helping our people […]

Storytelling for Impact: Lessons from LookUp’s ‘Storytelling Into A Headwind’

At a time when charities and not-for-profits are navigating immense challenges, from economic pressures to shifting audience expectations, the power of storytelling has never been more vital. Earlier this week, Medialab had the privilege of hosting a session led by Matthew and Caroline from LookUp, who unpacked how charities can harness storytelling across three key […]

Campaign UK’s Independent Agency of the Year

Winning Independent Media Agency of the Year during our 20th birthday year marks a truly special milestone in Medialab’s journey. To not only win but also be the only independent agency shortlisted in the Media Agency of the Year category, alongside global network giants, is something we’re immensely proud of. This is down to never […]

Twenty Top Tips – how to thrive in the media industry!

As part of Medialab’s 20th birthday year, we wanted to write an article that reflects one of Medialab’s key values – We help people flourish. So, we turned to our greatest resource: our people. We asked 20 Medialabbers to share their top tips, insights, and pearls of wisdom on how to get into, and thrive […]

20 Years in 20 Stories: from Bootcamp to Board

As part of Medialab’s 20th Birthday year, we have collected highlights, moments, and milestones that have formed parts of our history. Contributed by 20 team members – from Bootcamp to Board – here are their standout memories from the last 20 years A Culture of Growth and Opportunity Peggy Hung and Sophie Mundy, Media and […]

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 […]

Together We Stand: Diary of a Dyslexic CEO

THE MORE WE TALK, LEARN, UNDERSTAND; THE MORE WE OVERCOME. The 7-13th of October marks Dyslexia Awareness Week; this year’s theme is ‘What’s Your Story?’. With 10% of the population being dyslexic – that’s over 6.7 million stories to tell. We took this as an opportunity to host another one of our ‘Together We Stand’ […]

Sharps switches £20m media account to independent agency

As featured in Campaign. Fitted furniture company Sharps has appointed independent media agency Medialab as its UK media agency following a competitive four-way pitch. The account covers all paid planning and buying, and Campaign understands that it is worth about £20m in media spend.  Dentsu agency iProspect was the incumbent on Sharps’ above the line […]

Our Senior Account Director, Stephen

A Day in the Life of Stephen Moore: Balancing Parenthood and a Senior Account Director Role Stephen Moore’s career at Medialab has been one of growth and development. Starting as an Account Executive, Stephen has worked his way up to his current role as Senior Account Director with expertise in client management and leading innovative […]

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 […]