Dominic Mills hacks his way through some unfathomable language to understand why every media agency needs its own agent for transformation. Plus: A tale of two retailers…and TV.

Dominic Mills ponders where the new JIC will lead news and magazine brands. Plus: how the WPP saga has put a previously inactive board in the spotlight, and the perils of Facebook’s facial recognition.

It may not have been a shock, but Sir Martin’s speedy and sudden departure from WPP at the weekend was a surprise, says Dominic Mills. Now all eyes are on his legacy, and there are signs one part is already starting to unravel.

Some month, so far eh? This week Dominic Mills looks at the Shakespearean-style drama of WPP, ISBA’s tangle with Ebiquity and and the ‘will-they-won’t-they-join-BARB’ saga involving YouTube.

Looking at the latest digital developments in out-of-home, Dominic Mills wonders if the sector can show its private equity owners the money fast enough.

One might conclude that even Publicis’s differentiated response to the same problems as WPP have left people unconvinced about the holding company model, writes Dominic Mills. Plus: what next for Facebook’s ad model.

Dominic Mills reviews the goods and services that adland will either ditch or embrace this year, as economic necessity demands. Plus: The IAB’s ‘meta’ research fail.

Dominic Mills looks at the striking mismatch between industry perceptions of media effectiveness and what the evidence actually says. Plus: How Marc Pritchard is taking P&G back to the future.

While addressable TV is the next big thing, old-fashioned attitudes to share have slowed television’s progress, and will continue to do so unless they change, writes Dominic Mills. Plus: honest job titles.

Possibly bringing both conscious and unconscious biases to this week’s column, Dominic Mills reviews and digests the Choice Factory – Richard Shotton’s behavioural science bestseller.