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A creative and media team reviewing their brand's own campaign on screen in a studio meeting room, illustrating creative production moving in-house. Title overlaid: The end of the insourcing-outsourcing cycle.

The end of the insourcing-outsourcing cycle

In 2026, 65% of agencies had a client pull work in-house. Why AI stops the insourcing-outsourcing cycle turning this time, and what it means for creative and media hiring.

Creative and media team working alongside AI as agency headcount figures are debated

Creative Industry AI Blame Game

The Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) published its 2025 Agency Census last week, reporting on staffing across its member…
What the best AI talent sees in a hiring process that others miss

What the best AI talent sees that you don’t

Most studios and agencies now need AI capability, and the budget exists. The hiring is where it comes apart. What the best talent reads in your process, and what the studios getting it right do instead.