Get Ahead of 2026: Agency trends LIVE from The Last Thursday Club

Get a head start on 2026 with this special episode of The IAB UK Podcast, recorded live at November's Last Thursday Club. James Chandler is joined by an agency all star line up: Richard Kirk, Chief Strategy Officer at EssenceMediacom UK; Lucy Smith, Head of Search and Ecommerce at JAA Media; and Rosalie Shakir, Strategy Director at the7stars, to explore what will really matter for marketers in the year ahead. From the pull between performance and brand building to how AI is reshaping search, the trio dig into the trends that count. They also unpack plural media, why communities and culture are becoming central to planning, how sustainability and inclusivity can move from box ticking to business critical, and why better insight, measurement and share of voice data are top of their Christmas lists. If you'd like to be in the audience for our next live recording, you can sign up for future Last Thursday Club get togethers right now at iabuk.com/events Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Get Ahead of 2026: Agency trends LIVE from The Last Thursday Club is an episode from The IAB UK Podcast by Tom.

This episode is 27:55 long.

This episode was published on Dec 3, 2025.

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