One of the UK's leading advertising agencies has predicted a rise in global ad spend in 2013, building upon an improved 2012 and revising previously lower expectations.

Using data "supplied exclusively to Campaign" via Nielsen, Maisie McCabe's report revealed an overall decline in billings for the top 100 creative agencies and top 50 media agencies during 2012.

The Internet Advertising Bureau's latest report into advertising expenditure has revealed a 12.6% rise in digital ad-spend totalling £2.6bn for the first six months of 2012, up £294m from £2.3bn in the previous year.

OnRec, the recruitment resource website, has published the employment results of JM Digital; providing insight into the current struggle to source quality digital IT workers that many companies face.