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  1. Les Binet on the cost of small thinking

    At UBA Media Date 2026, Professor Les Binet delivered a blunt warning: the industry’s ...
    September 1, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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  2. Is sound the most overlooked brand asset ?

    Despite substantial investments in visual identity & media placements, many marketers st...
    July 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  3. Digital Omnibus : Who controls consent?

    In our previous article, we explained why the Digital Omnibus matters for marketers, adverti...
    June 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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  4. Digital Omnibus : Why audience measurement is at stake

    When the European Commission launched its Digital Omnibus initiative, it looked like a techn...
    June 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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  5. Les Binet: Why marketing needs to think bigger again

    For years, marketers have been told to do more with less. Budgets have come under pressure, ...
    June 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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  6. Are brands winning attention but losing relationships?

    In today's marketing landscape, grabbing and keeping consumers' attention has become harder ...
    June 30, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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  7. What if your pitches are costing you the best agencies?

    As a marketer, you ask yourself the same question with every investment: “What’s...
    June 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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  8. Blog series - In the age of AI, agencies must become true strategic partners. (2/5)

    During two round tables, UBA brought together advertisers from different sectors to explore ...
    June 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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  9. Content marketing that drives results

    The ACC Expert Center Content Marketing launches a new casebook featuring 19 Belgian cases t...
    May 26, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  10. Cross-platform video measurement: A guide to TOVA Post-Buy for advertisers

    In today’s fragmented media landscape, measuring the true impact of advertising campai...
    May 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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  11. Why true cross-media measurement remains a challenge?

    At the UBA Exchange Community session on Cross-Media Measurement and CIM ONE, Yannick Carrio...
    May 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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  12. UMA-UBA Benchmark: collaboration reshapes the media mix

    The latest UMA-UBA Benchmark reveals a stabilisation of digital advertising in Belgium, alon...
    May 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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  13. How the CIM became a thought leader on the international stage

    The roll-out of CIM ONE is generating interest abroad. CIM has been invited to explain its c...
    April 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  14. Blog series - Brand-agency collaboration in times of AI. Four key insights. (1/5)

    AI is not just transforming how work gets done. It is reshaping the expectations, roles and ...
    April 28, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  15. Media inflation cools in Belgium

    Each year around this time, the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) releases its biannual ...
    April 21, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  16. Why CIM ONE is not a global initiative

    Glocalisation proves to be the preferred strategy when establishing a cross-media measuremen...
    April 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  17. Win-win for media and advertisers: why CIM ONE is more than a modern measurement tool

    126,5 million euros between now and 2030: that is the additional value that CIM’s new ...
    March 31, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  18. Cross-media measurements with an eye for effectiveness

    How do players such as Ads & Data, DPG Media Advertising and Vlaamse Audiovisuele Regie ...
    March 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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  19. Nick Manning: “Advertisers must put their budget where the brains are”

    Recently, UBA organised an exclusive event in the magnificent setting of La Monnaie in Bruss...
    February 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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  20. Reliable cross-media measurements are more essential than ever: “By 2030, media planning will be fully automated”

    The evolution towards cross-channel media measurement is in full swing, whether in Belgian m...
    February 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  21. Effie Awards 2025 case study: how Mobile Vikings conquered the market without promotions

    With the award-winning ‘Play it smart’ campaign, Mobile Vikings proved that grow...
    February 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  22. Forecast 2026: The consumer trends redefining your next brief

    At The Future Laboratory, our business is the future and for over two decades, we have been ...
    January 27, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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  23. CIM boosts transparency in advertising

    Figures show that brands are allocating an increasingly large share of their advertising bud...
    January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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  24. 2026 media budgets: confidently moving forward

    As marketers navigate economic uncertainty, the 2026 WFA & Ebiquity Media Budgets S...
    December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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  25. Media trends 2026: streaming and AI reshape media strategy 

    At the recent UBA Exchange Community on 3 December, Bart De Pauw (WPP Media) share...
    December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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  26. Advertising : the engine of growth and media

    A new study by Ortelius, the consulting branch of the Econopolis Group, commissioned by the ...
    December 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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  27. Time to take back control

    At the “Advertising: Who Cares?” Summit held in London on 16 October 2025, Nick ...
    December 2, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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  28. Dare to believe in showmanship again

    At the UBA Media Date on 26 August, Andrew Tindall (System1) shared his insights on why medi...
    November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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  29. Media costs: gradual slowdown

    As brands gear up for 2026, the latest WFA Outlook report offers a snapshot of how media cos...
    October 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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  30. Why marketers need both guts and patience

    During the UBA Media Date on 26 August, Magda Nenycz-Thiel from the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute...
    October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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  31. ToVA redefines videoplanning

    The CIM (Center for Information about Media) updates its Total Video Advertising tool, givin...
    October 21, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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  32. Effie Awards 2025: the winners are announced

    Last night, the winners of the Effie Awards 2025 were revealed. This year, the organisers ho...
    October 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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  33. Why 'Made in Belgium' drives brand growth

    A new study by Rossel Advertising reveals that Belgian consumers are increasingly choosing l...
    October 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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  34. Digital ad spend up 4,6% in stable market

    According to the latest UMA benchmark for first half of 2025, the Belgian media market remai...
    October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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  35. Belgian Advertising Ecosystem: Engine of the economy and society

    On 23 September, advertisers, media companies, and agencies gathered in the prestigious sett...
    September 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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  36. How brands grow by holding on to what works

    If you work in marketing today, chances are you’re being asked to do more with less. L...
    June 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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  37. Stronger together for fair and efficient pitches

    ACC, UBA and UMA jointly launch Pitch Guidelines to reduce inefficiencies, elevate professio...
    May 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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  38. Lies Eeckman chairs the jury of the Belgian Marketing Awards 2025

    Lies Eeckman, Managing Director of Polestar Belgium-Luxembourg, will chair the jury of this ...
    May 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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  39. Media inflation: what advertisers can expect in 2025

    The World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) has released its most recent 2025 Media Price Infl...
    April 29, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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  40. New Client-Agency contract including the use of AI

    As a key player in the marketing and communications sector, building strong relationships be...
    October 22, 2024 at 10:20 AM
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