Bank of England rate rise to 4% tests recovery in marketing budgets
The first increase in more than three years lands as agencies and clients plan 2027 spending, weeks after the IPA Bellwether showed budgets being revised upwards.
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The first increase in more than three years lands as agencies and clients plan 2027 spending, weeks after the IPA Bellwether showed budgets being revised upwards.
With finance chiefs increasingly controlling AI spending, Bahl argues that marketers must spell out the consequences of cuts and frame the debate around risk.
The IPA Bellwether report for Q3 2026 shows every main media channel back in growth, although business confidence remains in negative territory.
With a net 66% of marketers planning to raise creator spend in 2027, she argues that bigger followings do not guarantee better results and every tier needs a clear role.
Because marketing's contribution in B2B firms is spread across sales, product and finance, it is the easiest spend to cut when money is tight, the column argues.