Omar Oakes
omaroakes.bsky.social
Omar Oakes
@omaroakes.bsky.social
I have so many questions…

Expert writer on media business and advertising | Comms strategy consultant for advertising and media companies | Founding editor, The Media Leader | Podcaster | Events host | https://omaroakes.substack.com
This ad just came up on my LinkedIn feed, which is kind of amazing given everything the outrage over the AI line-judging mistakes at #wimbledon.

Remember: if humans aren’t perfect, they are hardly likely to develop perfect systems to replace them!
July 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Arrgggghhhhhhh once you see this, you can't unsee it!

When it comes to UK marketing services, independent agencies ARE the industry, says @Agency by Agency research...
💼 99% = independent
💼 They employ 88% of the workforce
💼 They generate 76% of total turnover

www.linkedin.com/pulse/ignore...
March 28, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Spotted in London this week
February 26, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Well done Elon: the new US Doge.gov website is so insecure that anyone can just post their own updates on it (via @404media.co) One person defaced the site with "THESE 'EXPERTS' LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN." and "THIS IS A JOKE OF A .GOV SITE"

Imagine if he ran a social media platform!
February 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM