Unpacking the tensions in media: Ensuring advertising supports inclusion

Explains how Diageo and GSK ensure their media investment supports diversity and inclusion.

Conscious media investment

This article is part of a series of articles from the WARC Guide to conscious media investment. Read more.

Just as important as the messages we put out, is where they show up

Advertisers’ media planning & buying choices can play a significant role in supporting diversity and inclusion in the mainstream media landscape. And conversely can have, often unintentionally, a negative impact too. Decisions that advertisers, or the technology they employ, can heavily impact the platforms, publications or editorial that gets funded or not, which in turn plays a key role in shaping the...

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