APA Announces Headline Partners for Production Unplugged 2025
We’re thrilled to officially announce the headline partners for Production Unplugged 2025.
Production Unplugged is the APA’s new initiative to foster direct partnerships between multi-disciplinary creative studios and the UK’s leading brands, with the LIVE event expected to bring together over 500 industry leaders, marketers, and production experts for a full day of networking, knowledge-sharing, and creative collaboration on May 1, 2025, in London.
With the latest industry support of ISBA, IHLAC and Inside Out community as headline partners, this will ensure that Production Unplugged delivers a curated experience that highlights innovation, effectiveness, and long-standing strategic creative partnerships.
The Production Unplugged partners:
ISBA
ISBA is the only body that represents brand owners advertising in the UK. ISBA empowers advertisers to understand the industry and shape its future by bringing together a powerful community of marketers with common interests; lead decision-making with knowledge and insight; and give a single voice to advocacy for the improvement of the industry.
When asked about their involvement in Production Unplugged, here’s what ISBA had to say:
'Production Unplugged represents a great opportunity for advertisers seeking to understand production and work more closely with their production partners.'
Find out more about ISBA: https://www.isba.org.uk/
The In-House Agency Leaders Club (IHALC)
The In-House Agency Leaders Club brings the in-house agency community together to learn from, support and inspire each other. Across creative, operations, content, production and strategy, IHALC helps in-house agencies to work better and do better work.
"Ambitious in-house agencies are expanding their remit as they evolve into strategic partners to their businesses. High-quality production partners who understand the particular needs of in-house teams are key to fulfilling this ambition. IHALC is delighted to partner with the APA on this much-needed initiative to help build the relationships that will shape the future of the creative industry"
Find out more about IHALC: https://www.ihalc.com/
Inside Out
Inside Out® Community
The professional home for in-house creative leaders across the globe, Inside out creates space for the latest thinking, insights and perspectives from other successful in-house creative leaders and the industry experts working alongside them. They accelerate the impact and profession of in-house creative leadership by supporting it’s members to reach the highest levels of influence and persuasion within the brands they are a part of.
Here's why Inside Out are excited about Production Unplugged:
‘We are excited to be partnering with the APA at Production Unplugged because we are witnessing first hand the acceleration of in-house creative teams and with that comes the need for production partners. This event is going to give Brands access to some of the very best – and all in one day.’
Find out more about Inside Out at: www.theinsideout.community
And finally, our media partner:
Little Black Book
Little Black Book (LBB) is an online platform built to support brands, agencies, production, post-production companies and industry professionals. Independently owned, it is visited by 600k+ unique visitors a month from 75+ countries, providing a dedicated space to showcase and organise creative work, manage reputations and grow businesses. Completely paywall-free, LBB ensures great creative work isn’t confined to a portfolio but can be seen, discussed, and celebrated by those who matter.
Here is what Matt Cooper had to say about Production Unplugged:
‘At LBB it's one of our central beliefs that for our industry to continue to thrive and adapt to the future of creativity, we need to be better connected. We've always supported the world-leading production talent of the UK that makes up the APA membership. By bringing these incredible maker companies together with the most forward-thinking brands, Production Unplugged promises to build connections that will lead to a healthier future for our industry.'
Find out more about LBB at https://lbbonline.com/
A huge thank you to all of our Headline Partners!
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