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CMI Media Group Unveils 2026 Media Inflation Report, Equipping Life Sciences with Critical Insights Amidst Evolving Landscape
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CMI Media Group, a leading WPP (NYSE: WPP) agency focused on the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the release of its highly anticipated 2026 Media Inflation Report. Coinciding with the agency's third annual Agility Philadelphia: Hype to Hope to Health event on September 8th, the report provides life sciences clients with essential data and strategic guidance to navigate the increasingly complex and costly media environment
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[{"type":"text","content":"PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CMI Media Group, a leading WPP (NYSE: WPP) agency focused on the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, today announced the release of its highly anticipated 2026 Media Inflation Report. Coinciding with the agency's third annual Agility Philadelphia: Hype to Hope to Health event on September 8th, the report provides life sciences clients with essential data and strategic guidance to navigate the increasingly complex and costly media environment.","length":505,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"The 2026 Media Inflation Report offers a comprehensive analysis of year-over-year investment trends across major media channels, alongside anticipated baseline and aggressive inflation potentials. This critical intelligence empowers brand and media teams to make informed decisions, optimize investments, and demonstrate robust ROI in a highly regulated sector.","length":361,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""In today's dynamic media landscape, understanding and anticipating inflation is not just an advantage – it's a necessity for our life sciences clients," said Justin Freid, Chief Media & Innovation Officer, CMI Media Group. "Our 2026 Media Inflation Report is more than just data; it's a strategic roadmap designed to help them identify pressure points, uncover mitigation opportunities, and ultimately, achieve their marketing objectives with greater efficiency and impact."","length":511,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Key insights from the 2026 Media Inflation Report include:","length":58,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"list","items":[{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Digital Dominance with Nuance: While digital media continues its rapid growth, the report highlights varying inflation rates across digital display, custom endemic content, online video, connected TV, social, and search. Programmatic buying is strengthening, and AI expansion in search marks a pivotal shift in platform use, particularly for health-related queries.","length":365,"tagName":"p"}]},{"val":[{"type":"text","content":"Traditional Media's Evolving Role: The report delves into the inflation dynamics of traditional channels like linear TV, audio/radio, print, out-of-home (OOH), point-of-care (POC), and point-of-purchase (POP). It underscores the continued import...