An interesting article has emerged from the Drum regarding the attraction of talent within the marketing and communications industries. Only yesterday we introduced Ad Lib’s newest recruit Hannah Gooch, whose core remit is to address many of the challenges raised within the article. We’ve seen the candidate market change greatly in recent years, predominantly influenced ... Read full story »

And there we have it, almost the end of another year, and as ever, what a year… With the continued stories of tough times we’re not quite sure of what lies ahead but we’re a happy and positive crew. It’s been a busy and successful year, with objectives achieved (financial and personal, double whoop!) which ... Read full story »

A new study examining which brands consumers view as “meaningful” reveals that the companies which enjoy the strongest consumer loyalty and confidence in the UK are Marks & Spencer, Sainsbury’s and Unilever. The study investigated the ways brands contribute to the well-being of society and its environment and the importance of brands in people’s everyday ... Read full story »

Hello, we’re Ad Lib, specialist recruiters within the digital, media, creative and marketing industries. We’re currently enjoying our finest year to date (having been in operation for 10 years) and are now looking to expand our lovely team with an additional consultant who’ll help spread the Ad Lib word and make more digital, marketing and ... Read full story »

A new piece of research reported by New Media Age reveals that two out of three marketers in the UK aren’t clear on the meaning of the term “gamification”. The researchers polled more than 100 UK marketers in an attempt to find out how popular the marketing strategy gamification is. The term is used to ... Read full story »

A recent report has demonstrated that whilst B2B firms recognise the importance of social media they could do a lot more to ensure better results and a return on investment are achieved. In transpires that 50% of B2B businesses simply aren’t measuring their return or the quality of communications, with only 12% having a dedicated ... Read full story »

It’s exciting times at Ad Lib with two new starters this week, Marc Allen and Ian Wills. First up, Marc is launching Ad Lib’s digital offering in the big smoke. With our increasing presence along the M4 there has never been a better time for us to embrace our London friends and connections fully and ... Read full story »

The rise and subsequent power of mobile, smartphones, tablets and Wi-Fi have brought with them significant growth opportunities to more traditional out-of–home advertising. And the media industry expects that 2012 will be the year that we see a real surge in creative and exciting marketing solutions utilising QR codes, Near Field Communication (such as contactless ... Read full story »

Great news for Ad Lib and you lovely marketing, media and PR people out there! It’s been reported that employment rates in the UK have risen by an average of 6% in one year with the biggest growth areas including Media, Marketing, PR and IT. Experts are happy to see a positive development in many ... Read full story »

It appears an increasing number of companies are concerned by their employees social media use in the workplace. The latest  report reveals that almost three quarters of all polled firms admit to scrutinising staff activity online and blocking various websites. The report shows that the number of companies that have blocked access to social media ... Read full story »