Alex Tait @alextait.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Some of my thoughts in Digiday on some of the further growing pains in influencer marketing. Transparency absolutely matters, but as the market matures, it is worth considering whether to force creator marketing into frameworks designed for other channels. 👇 digiday.com/marketing/fu... 021
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 03/09/2026. @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social made a powerful case in the Commons yesterday for tackling disinformation in election advertising. Her amendments would bring basic standards of factual accuracy to paid campaign materials. Thanks for your leadership on this, Jodie. 👏👏 0177
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 30/08/2026More ad industry momentum for our recommendations for the Representation of the People Bill. We now have the three key ad trade bodies in the UK - ISBA, the IAB and now the IPA - supporting this amendment for the Bill being tabled by @jodiegoslingmp.bsky.social. @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social 196
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 29/08/2026The ad industry is getting behind Reform Political Advertising's recommendations for the Representation of the People Bill. The IAB is a key trade body whose membership includes publishers, ad tech and other businesses across the digital advertising industry. @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social 1116
Alex Tait @alextait.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Love the community spirit up on one tree hill sharing glasses 130
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 14/06/2026🧵 Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum vote on June 23rd, we’re sharing 10 Brexit ads over 10 days. First: this ad from the Remain campaign. 22012
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Ten years on from Brexit there are still no rules to prevent lies in election ads. We’ve tabled amendments to stop election ads like the infamous Brexit bus misleading voters again. Email your MP and ask them to sponsor them. It takes 1 minute. 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/... 44541266
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 29/05/2026🧵 Our May 7th elections analysis was published today. The findings are stark: - 41.4% of wards were won by by less than 5% - 398 wards were decided by less than 1% - 9 wards were decided by a 1 vote Election ads will now be increasingly decisive. reformpoliticaladvertising.org/after-the-vo... 410269
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 16/05/2026@emily4mk.bsky.social speaking at our parliamentary event with the @appgfairelections.bsky.social "Preventing Disinformation in UK Elections" about anti disinformation amendments she is tabling in parliament. 👏 There is a link to listen to the full event in the video below. 👇 youtu.be/1MjxrzwkPhgyoutu.beEmily Darlington MP on Tackling Disinformation in UK ElectionsYouTube video by Reform Political Advertising 073
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 08/05/2026🧵We've just published our election update. The elections have showed how politics and campaigning are changing. Vote shares are fragmenting, many contests are being decided by tiny margins, and misleading election ads will be increasingly decisive. 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/read-our-may... 1105
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 04/05/2026. @greenparty.org.uk MP Hannah Spencer spoke at our recent parliamentary event about how fast disinformation spread and shaped voter perception at her by-election. With tighter elections rules for election ads are now critical. Listen to her and other MPs speaking at the event below. 1115
Reposted by Alex TaitEntropy. Modern Measurement & Marketing. @entropyconsulting.bsky.social · 25/04/2026This week saw genuinely important progress for Out-of-Home measurement. This is particularly encouraging because it is the implementation of a key recommendation Entropy made as part of an industry project a few years ago. 👇 entropyconsulting.io/ooh-mmm-meas...entropyconsulting.ioIndustry update: Entropy’s OOH measurement recommendation moves into action - EntropyEntropy’s OOH measurement recommendation is becoming reality as better quality data for MMM models is made more accessible. 041
Alex Tait @alextait.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Insightful piece from @sebjoseph.bsky.social in @digidaymedia.bsky.social on the growth of the creator economy and the more interesting question underneath it. As investment scales, measurement has to catch up. Thanks for including us. 👇 digiday.com/marketing/a-...digiday.comA year after Unilever, the ad-funded creator economy is still catching up to its own ambitionThe creator economy doesn't exist in one place. Traackr and Creator IQ can serve as a foundation, but one partner can do all of it. 021
Reposted by Alex TaitEntropy. Modern Measurement & Marketing. @entropyconsulting.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Influencer marketing is about to face a reckoning. Not because it doesn’t work, but because it now has to prove that it does. We’ve written about why, and how to measure what’s actually driving growth: 👇 entropyconsulting.io/influencer-m... 021
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 10/03/2026Below I discuss with @mrjamesob.bsky.social the once-in-a-generation opportunity to introduce rules for transparency and to stop lies in election advertising. Please email your MP and ask them to support our recommendations. 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/... Full interview below. 1013442
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 11/02/2026🧵 MPs are learning how it feels to be a Gorton & Denton resident today. To raise awareness of our recommendations for the Elections Bill we've sent a fake newspaper, The Misleading Times, packed full of dodgy bar charts and made up data to their desks in Westminster. 1155
Alex Tait @alextait.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I recommend reading @sebjoseph.bsky.social's thoughtful and topical piece in Digiday today. Thanks for including me. You can read the full article here. digiday.com/marketing/fu... 110
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Lord David Puttnam opened our House of Commons event with the @appgfairelections.bsky.social speaking about how trust is essential in a functioning democracy. Ahead of the Elections Bill it was certainly topical. You can listen to the full event here. reformpoliticaladvertising.org/listen-to-ou... 0133
Alex Tait @alextait.bsky.social · 23/01/2026It was always going to happen. ChatGPT is getting ads. A prediction we’ll make now: we’re about to get another media incrementality problem. 👇 entropyconsulting.io/what-will-ad...entropyconsulting.ioWhat will ads in ChatGPT mean for measurement? - EntropyIt was always going to happen. ChatGPT is getting ads. A prediction we’ll make now: we’re about to get another media incrementality problem. 131
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Posting this the other side of NYE as in this age of disinformation 2026 is going to be a critical year for democracy in the UK. Please have a read of the thread below and see how you can help. We'd appreciate a share to spread the word. 064
Reposted by Alex TaitEntropy. Modern Measurement & Marketing. @entropyconsulting.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Well, we realised Entropy went a year without a blog about AI. Instead they covered topics like: 📉 What really happens when we stop advertising? 📈 How to make cross-channel attribution as actionable as possible? Read the full list below. entropyconsulting.io/entropys-top...entropyconsulting.ioEntropy’s Top 5 Blogs of 2025 - EntropyThis blog lists Entropy's 5 most read marketing articles of 2025 including the topics of marketing measurement and digital attribution. 031
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 31/12/2025🧵With a new Elections Bill expected early next year, the UK faces a once in a generation opportunity to modernise election rules that have barely changed for decades. If this moment is missed, it may not come again for a long time. Read about our campaign's progress below and how you can help. 👇 2117
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Listen to our House of Commons event ahead of the Elections Bill "preventing disinformation in campaigning" on Spotify, Apple, Youtube 👉 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/listen-to-ou... Incl Lord Puttnam, @elliechowns.bsky.social Green, @justinmadders.bsky.social Labour, George Freeman Conservatives 053
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 30/11/2025Listen to our HoC event "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning" on Spotify, Apple or Youtube. 👉 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/listen-to-ou... On the panel was David Puttnam, Ellie Chowns (Green), Justin Madders (Labour), George Freeman (Conservatives) & Alex Tait (RPA). 183
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 18/11/2025. @thatginamiller.bsky.social making some great points about how we can rebuild trust in our democracy at our recent House of Commons event "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning". @appgfairelections.bsky.social @compinpolitics.bsky.social 172
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 06/11/2025Lord Puttnam has given an excellent interview in @bylinetimes.bsky.social following our event in the House of Commons last week "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning". You can read it here. www.bylinesupplement.com/p/mistrust-i...bylinesupplement.com‘Mistrust is Populism’s Weapon’: Lord Puttnam on the Death of Public Trust – and How to Resurrect ItThe former Labour peer warns that Britain’s democratic crisis is rooted in a collapse of trust – and in the stories politicians tell to exploit it 082
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Hear from @greenparty.org.uks @elliechowns.bsky.social making some excellent points about what we need to see in the upcoming Elections Bill. She is speaking after our recent cross party event in the House of Commons "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning". 1149
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Ahead of the Elections Bill we've held a key meeting at the House of Commons on "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning". Thanks for excellent contributions from David Puttnam, @elliechowns.bsky.social, Justin Madders, @iancolinlucas.bsky.social, @georgefreemanmp.bsky.social. 1145
Alex Tait @alextait.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Thanks for the rt - in fact there are literally no requirements to be accurate at all 000
Reposted by Alex TaitAPPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · 27/10/2025🙃 “If you advertise a packet of crisps there’s four different sets of regulations you have to abide by. If you’re advertising for a political campaign there’s practically none.” @alextait.bsky.social sets out some of the challenges, evidence & best practice in regulating election advertising 1107
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 17/07/2025🧵 The government published a significant policy paper today "Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections". It includes some welcome proposals - including one that we've been campaigning for - but it doesn't go far enough. cc @rushanaraalibgs.bsky.social 183
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 11/05/2025UK MPs talking about restoring trust in politics take note. Australian independent MP @zalisteggall.bsky.social has impressively introduced two bills to prohibit misleading political ads. youtu.be/FfZ1rYb6lrE Watch our full recent event with @compinpolitics.bsky.social here. youtu.be/nu4N4OP2IvEyoutu.beZali Steggall MP explains how she has introduced two bills to prohibit misleading political ads.YouTube video by Reform Political Advertising 07927
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 03/05/2025🧵How much did unregulated election advertising distort the election results? Let’s look at a few of the wafer-thin margins: - Runcorn by-election - Reform beat Labour by 6 votes (0.02% share) - Doncaster mayoral election - Labour held off Reform by just 698 votes (1% share) 352
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🧵We've just published our review of the 2025 local council and mayoral elections. They mark the first significant electoral test for the new government and an early opportunity for all political parties to show whether they have learned the lessons voters have been demanding. 1169
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 29/04/2025🗳️ With polls this tight, honesty matters. Our ad code commits candidates to correcting false claims. Will your mayoral hopeful sign up? If they won’t, do they deserve your vote? Email them. It only takes a minute. 👉https://reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/email-your-mayoral-candidate/ 044
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 24/04/2025🗳️Politicians often talk about rebuilding trust. More than 20% of UK mayoral candidates so far are backing it with action. Ask yours to sign up to our ad code that commits to "make every effort not to mislead voters". It takes 1 minute. 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/... 3136
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Help us keep up our momentum... Around 20% of all the mayoral candidates standing across the UK have signed our ad code that commits to "make every effort not to mislead voters". Please take 1 minute to ask your local candidate to join them. 👇 reformpoliticaladvertising.org/take-action/... 033
Reposted by Alex TaitEntropy. Modern Measurement & Marketing. @entropyconsulting.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Imagine if, when facing budget cuts, you had a way to forecast - with accuracy - the revenue you'd generate from different media plans. That is possible. And if your organisation isn’t using it yet it could be a good time to get familiar with MMM scenario planning. Get in touch to find out more. 011
Alex Tait @alextait.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I remember setting up the first influencer programme for Unilever when I worked there so I was interested to hear the CEO announce he wants to work with 20 times more of them. A key challenge to support this investment is measurement. This blog tackles the topic entropyconsulting.io/measuring-th...entropyconsulting.ioMeasuring the incremental impact of influencers - EntropyThis blog summarises the key points from a recent Entropy & ISBA webinar looking at how to measure ROI of influencer marketing activity 031
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Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 01/02/20255 years on from Brexit. We couldn’t get an ad as misleading and impactful as this again could we? We are absolutely bound to as there are no rules to prevent it. And by the way our elections are littered with misleading ads. See examples on our site. reformpoliticaladvertising.org/resources/ 14214
Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Thanks to John Johnston for featuring us in his excellent @politico.eu newsletter this week. You can read it here. 👇 www.politico.eu/newsletter/p... 022
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Reposted by Alex TaitReform Political Advertising @reformpoliticalads.bsky.social · 09/01/2025Our interview in @nation.cymru this week: Wales has a historic opportunity to take action to restore trust in politics by implementing the HoL recommendation for election ad regulation. @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social @juliejamesms.bsky.social @prifweinidog.bsky.social nation.cymru/news/wales-c...nation.cymruWales can be a trail-blazer in ensuring fact-based political claims are accurate, says expertMartin Shipton The co-founder of a campaign to reform political advertising has told Nation.Cymru that Wales could lead the way by becoming the first country in the UK to insist that such messaging sh... 073
Reposted by Alex TaitGavin Esler @gavinesler.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Yes it was a very good meeting of those who want to be constructive about how to make British democracy better. 24311