A Crisis of Leadership in Advertising

Inside Track have published a memo written by a group of senior advertising executives outlining their concerns about a ‘vacuum of responsible leadership’ at a ‘critical moment’ for the industry.

With AI threatening jobs across the industry, the insider group states that the influence of US politics, through the power of tech giants and holding groups, is undermining the independence of UK advertising.

They suggest that momentum on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, hate speech and climate change are being reversed in order toalign with the US government.

In their words, “The coming years will see significant change forour industry. We believe that many of our leaders would welcome the space for a material conversation about what it would take for us to use our collective power and influence to help shape and support a transition to a more socially just and environmentally regenerative future.”