23 May 2023

Racial equity is crucial to our industry

All businesses must get comfortable with talking about race. The future of the advertising industry and its clients relies on it, says WPP’s Karen Blackett OBE

23 May 2023

Racial equity at WPP: what is the vision?

At WPP, we're just getting started,” says LJ Louis. “We have solid early returns and we have a lot to do"

23 May 2023

Allyship – vital in the quest for racial equity

Pedro Reiss, of WPP’s Wunderman Thompson in Brazil, says that allyship has been a valuable tool when bringing about transformational change in the workplace

14 Apr 2023

RGBlack: AI causes history to repeat itself

WPP’s Racial Equity Programme has supported AKQA’s RGBlack initiative in a new phase of development. Tim Devine, of WPP’s AKQA, explains

07 Dec 2022

People, communities and markets

How we communicate with people depends upon how they define themselves as individuals, communities and markets. People are complex and inter-sectional and so are their needs.

06 Dec 2022

Brand Guardian helps navigate DE&I

Discover how an AI called Brand Guardian can assist by helping brands implement DE&I policies in their marketing

06 Dec 2022

Inclusion’s next wave

Being inclusive helps to shape better brands and businesses and, more importantly, results in a better world – and a better future – for everyone. By Marie Stafford and Sarah Tilley

06 Dec 2022

Navigating business transformation

As brands and organisations turn their focus toward growth, four areas – health, racial awareness, climate change and economic recovery – will require attention, say Rachel Hogan and Gareth Jones

01 Dec 2022

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All eyes on social equality

"To stand for social equality is to stand out from the competition,” says WPP's Dr Stacie Graham

01 Dec 2022

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Measuring the power of diversity to fuel creativity

WPP's Rose Herceg believes the businesses that measure the impact of their DE&I efforts in 2023 will be the ones to watch

30 Nov 2022

Beyond the Rainbow: An investigation into LGBTQ+ marketing and its future

Exploring the now and next of identity, media and communications for LGBTQ+ communities, and its impact for brands

04 Oct 2022

Mark Read: The best ideas don't answer just one problem, but many

Creative thinking can and should have a wider impact beyond advertising but can only do that if the industry works harder to attract a more diverse workforce

23 Sep 2022

Detroit Experience Studio: inclusivity matters

Funded through WPP’s Racial Equity Programme and VMLY&R, Detroit Experience Studio both addresses racial inequity within our industry and gives young people in Detroit an opportunity to explore and expand their vast creativity

09 Dec 2021

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Reimagining employee experience

The changing expectations of a global workforce

09 Dec 2021

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The acceleration of inclusive design

Creating more inclusive and equitable products and experiences

09 Dec 2021

Accelerated change in 2022

WPP’s predictions for the year ahead

26 Jul 2021

Dealing with unconscious bias in the boardroom

Essence and Campaign explore how to manage unconscious bias, ways to avoid tokenism and what makes for a good ally

11 Jul 2021

Shaping the next era of media inclusion

GroupM's Kirk McDonald talks to Ad Age about business ethics and a new era of media built on diversity and inclusion

29 Jun 2021

Black agency leaders join forces to foster inclusion

WPP’s Judy Jackson and UWG’s Monique Nelson discuss founding We All Rise Together with UM’s Deirdre Smalls-Landau

02 May 2021

Lessons from the launch of Black Representation in Marketing

Wunderman Thompson's creative lead San Sharma shares key learnings from his campaign work