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Martin Sorrell making 'excellent recovery' from surgery

Sorrell underwent surgery on Sunday (5 February).

Global CCO Alex Lopez to leave McCann as Harjot Singh appointed group-wide CSO

Changes announced by Daryl Lee.

2023 ad market expected to decline 3% in ‘real terms’, according to AA/Warc

UK ad expenditure is forecast to hit £36.1bn in 2023.

Can adland build the 'inclusive work environment' needed to reach 50% female CEOs?

Wacl has identified five areas for change in adland to help hit its target.

BrewDog names CMO amid trio of appointments

The CMO role has been resurrected after it was shelved in 2019.

VCCP poaches creative director behind Grand Prix-winning Kiyan Prince

Richard Nott joined then-WCRS (before it became Engine and latterly House 337) a decade ago.

Dentsu hires Electronic Arts exec to head global gaming ops

Brent Koning launched EA's 'Fifa Ultimate Team Championship Series', which has accrued some 20 million participants.

New Reality: Ogilvy launches global lab to ‘unlock’ emerging tech for brands

Offering designed to demystify and cut through the ‘WTF’ and ‘IDK’ of AR, VR, Web3 and NFTs.

Disney celebrates 100th anniversary with experiences line-up across globe

Emma Willis, Jess Wright and Rachel Stevens to host ‘star-studded Disney100’ preview event in London.

Stonewall tackles homophobia in sports ahead of Qatar World Cup

Qatar is notorious for its bad human rights record and persecution of LGBT+ people.

Unilever pledges boost to ‘brand and marketing’ spend

FMCG giant’s commitment to invest in marketing during cost-of-living crisis contrasts with many companies cutting back adspend.

M&S adds virtual persona Mira to its Insiders staff influencer programme

AR-powered Mira joins four new colleague additions to scheme.

Asos: We focused too much on performance marketing with ‘insufficient’ brand spend

Ecommerce fashion retailer plans to spend more on "awareness" and "story-telling".

AAR urges agencies to add sustainability to pitch creds

Intermediary has been carbon neutral since March this year.

Netflix audience data goes public as it signs up to Barb ahead of ad tier launch

Netflix ad tier is coming in early 2023, it said in July.

Digitas names new UK chief executive

Jennifer Berry has spent 15 years at Publicis Groupe.

Virgin Red appoints Dentsu agency to handle global media

The incumbent agency was Bountiful Cow.

Global agency rankings: Starcom rockets to first place as Mindshare wins July’s biggest account

WPP’s Mindshare scooped new business from financial services brand Discover, worth $500m.

Snap poaches Google’s Ronan Harris as Claire Valoti takes on advisory role

New structure and planned cuts to headcount will save $500m in annualised costs.

Snap parts ways with senior ad execs following reports of 20% job cuts

Jeremi Gorman and Peter Naylor leave to spearhead Netflix's first foray into advertising.

Is internal competition at agency groups stoking staff burnout?

Industry figures give their views on whether a root cause of adland's worsening talent drain is 'the mental health hazard' of teams within holding companies 'fighting over the client budget'.

Brandtech hires former Facebook creative chief Mark D'Arcy as group CCO

He spent a decade at Facebook and 'taught brands how to use social media'.

M&C Saatchi withdraws support for Next 15 takeover

Next 15’s current share price values M&C Saatchi at about £233.7 million, marking a significant decline on the original £310 million valuation.

Hennessy and NBA sail through London on floating basketball court

Rapper AJ Tracey will make an appearance at the opening ceremony.

Pret refreshes palette with new-look global brand identity

Rebrand rolling out across markets in coming months.

M&C Saatchi removes Vin Murria from board after accepting rival Next 15 offer

Independent directors rejected bid from Murria, who is M&C Saatchi’s top shareholder.

Publicis promotes Saatchi & Saatchi CEO to head group-wide creative practice

Kay elevated to new post after less than a year at Publicis.

Meta introduces greater transparency to political ad targeting data

Meta said it was committed to 'meaningful transparency, while also protecting people's privacy'.

One in five LGBTQ+ people find ads aimed at them miss the mark

Half of LGBTQ+ people think brands should avoid stereotyping individuals, with traditional media worst at being inclusive.

UK's advertising watchdog censures Alibaba over programmatic ad sexualising young girl

ASA censures Chinese platform for Ad served programmatically via open marketplace.

M&C Saatchi directors reject Vin Murria’s latest bid as ‘derisory’

Murria claimed she has written support from around 20% of agency shareholders.

A third of UK consumers would cancel Netflix subscription if it became ad-funded: survey

LoopMe research also indicates that password sharing is prevalent among UK consumers.

Accenture Interactive merges agencies and rebrands as Accenture Song

Agency brands such as The Monkeys and Entropia will be dropped. Only Droga5 to continue.

Unilever’s Conny Braams: ‘Trust not crypto’ should be currency of Web3

Braams has also taken on new role at FMCG giant to mark convergence of marketing and sales.

YouGov compiles 'world's largest globally consistent' dataset

Data will provide insight into consumer behaviour, attitudes, media and social media consumption and demographics.

M&C Saatchi wins London & Partners global creative

Creative work under new agency will kick off with £7 million drive to attract overseas tourists.

UK ad regulator warns more than 50 cryptocurrency advertisers of bans

The Advertising Standards Authority says transgressors have until 2 May to put their houses in order or face being reported.

Cannes Lions bans award entries from Russia

Meanwhile, Ukrainian creatives will be welcomed free of charge.

WPP shuts down Russian operations as it 'condemns' Ukraine invasion

Agency is working with Russian 'people, clients and partners to consider all options including transfer of ownership and divestment'.

M&C Saatchi appoints former Ikea eco chief to front new consultancy

Launch clients include Mayor of London and Kenwood.

WPP's MediaCom and Essence team up to retain hold on Mars global media

Appointment extends Mars' WPP relationship to include Essence.

Accenture recruits Apple's Nick Law and promotes Droga5 CEO Sarah Thompson

Appointments designed to expand Accenture Interactive's global leadership team.

Human rights bodies call on fans to boycott World Cup quarter-final

Qatar-hosted quarter final takes place on United Nations’ International Day of Human Rights.

Sex Education’s Gillian Anderson joins couple on sofa in UK spot for BT

Anderson adopts no-nonsense character from Netflix hit show.

Lego hosts array of activations to celebrate '90 years of play'

Danish toy manufacturer topping celebrations with gargantuan brick birthday cake.

Captain Morgan introduces new 'Spice on' positioning

Global campaign a a precursor for brand activations later in the year.

Moving campaign talks of Alzheimer's as an illness, not just ageing

Campaign by NCA, for Alzheimer's Society, built on insight that 42% of people put off diagnosis because they believe symptoms are just a sign of ageing.

UK ad watchdog bans Land Rover cliff-hanger ads

The two ads, a longer and a cut-down version both featuring the offending scene relating to parking sensors, were created by Spark22 and aired in February 2022.

Wieden+Kennedy spot depicts sensory overload of ‘new era of Formula One’

The sport has been accused of becoming too staid and predictable. The 2022 season seeks to redress that.

Dr Oetker picks Adam & Eve/DDB to lead global creative account

BBDO, the incumbent, will continue to handle Germany.

WPP acquires cloud-based e-commerce firm as part of ‘accelerated growth’ plan

Acquisition to help agency group expand further into e-commerce and tech, to account for 40% of business by 2025.

Volkswagen Group reviewing multibillion-dollar global media account

Review, which covers group brands including VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat, will kick off in 2022. PHD's contract expires in 2023.

Dentsu's iProspect wins Gucci owner Kering's global media account

Review kicked off in July, as reported by Campaign US, with incumbent Zenith understood to be defending the business.

WPP's Essence wins Deutsche Bank's consolidated global media account

Business currently split between Spark Foundry, Starcom and Performance Media across brands including flagship brand, DWS and Postbank.

Skoda’s Elroq takes cues from nature’s cleverest critters

Developed by FCB London, the global campaign playfully showcases how the world—and all creatures within it—inspire and shape ideas.

'Make things simple and you will cut through': Zaid Al-Qassab to M&C Saatchi staff

Al-Qassab takes over the reins from temporary chief Zillah Byng-Thorne on 1 June.

Group M broadens remit of Wavemaker global chief Toby Jenner

Jenner will remain as Wavemaker global chief executive.

Kenvue appoints global creative agencies

Johnson & Johnson to sell off its remaining 9.5% stake in Kenvue.

Publicis Groupe appoints chief impact officer to steer global ESG commitments

Nannette LaFond-Dufour will report to global boss Arthur Sadoun.

Dentsu reports 3.7% fall in Q1 organic revenue but eyes better second half

Organic revenue was up 2.4% in Japan.

S4 Capital reports 11.7% revenue drop for first quarter of 2024

Sir Martin Sorrell said that the group will continue to capitalise on AI positioning.

Guardian makes it easy for readers to reject all ad cookies with single click

Guardian ad chief has penned open letter to clients and agencies explaining rationale.

IPG reports 12% fall in net profit for Q1 but organic revenue up 1.3%

Group is forecasting 1-2% organic growth over course of 2024.

‘We’ve reached peak purpose’, Adam & Eve/DDB’s Martin Beverley says

Adam & Eve/DDB CSO believes there’s an appetite from brands, agencies and consumers for work that’s ‘not afraid of selling’, 4Creative's Lynsey Atkin concurs.

ASA bans Toyota ad for encouraging environmentally damaging driving

Ad was created by The & Partnership, whose London offices were targeted by environmental demonstrators yesterday.

Wavemaker poaches iProspect group MD to head up global performance

Chris Worsley joins WPP agency in new year.

Brandtech Group integrates Acorn-i to form Jellyfish Commerce

Acorn-i will also continue to operate under its existing brand ID.

Dow Jones appoints Mother and Mediahub to global creative and media accounts

TBWA's EG+ have also been appointed to global production duties.

Nike appoints new CMO as ‘DJ’ van Hameren retires

Nicole Hubbard Graham returns after setting up agency.

AI and economic woes stir up uncertainty for more than half of senior marketers

Two-fifths of marketers foresee jobs taken over by AI.

Will VML merger lead to other creative agency consolidations?

Campaign's question of the week elicits some good answers and a poem.

KFC teaser hints at switch to Kentucky Fried Turkey for Christmas

KFC says that every year, around this time, requests come in for turkey to be included on its menu.

Dove body image ads accused of being irresponsible but ASA rules otherwise

More than 100 complaints received over 'Self-Esteem Project' campaign.

Unstereotype Alliance to assess race, disability and age representation in ads

Saatchi & Saatchi wins Ibis global creative business

Appointment extends Publicis Groupe's existing relationship with parent company Accor.

Movember worshippers gather in desert to hail coming of giant 'tache

Spot was created by DDB Melbourne and UK media was planned and bought by Bicycle London.

Outbrain snaps up competitor Teads for $1 billion

The agreement follows speculation about deal.

Dentsu finds growing belief among CMOs that AI can rival human creativity

2024 CMO Report reports rise in proportion of marketers who agreed that AI ads can 'truly move people.'

Lego Group recruits 72andSunny creative lead as global creative director

Lego, which recently concluded an 18-month media agency review, also appoints Mother's Marina Banks to operations role.

WPP names ex-BT chief Philip Jansen chair as Roberto Quarta steps down

Jansen will take over the role in January.

IPG reports organic revenue growth of 1.7% for Q2 but net profit down 19%

Group forecasting full-year organic growth of 1%, a downgrade on its previous forecast.

Cannes Lions and Warc owner Ascential to be acquired for $1.5 billion

Deal agreed by boards of Informa and Ascential but subject to regulatory and shareholder approval.

Ogilvy names Dan Fisher first global chief creative officer for Ingo

Daniel Fisher has led the creative on Ogilvy's global Unilever account since 2019.

AAR: Media new business falls 4% in H1 but bucks industry-wide double-digit decline

Social’s climb continues, becoming the only discipline to experience year-on-year growth.

Tim Irwin steps down as EssenceMediacom EMEA chief executive

Irwin will depart at the end of the summer, when he will move away from a full-time career.

WPP creative agency revenues down 1.6% in 2023 while GroupM's rise by 4.9%

North America saw revenues fall by 2.7% for the year, while APAC, Latin America, Africa, Middle East and Central and Eastern Europe grew organic revenues by 3.7%.

Publicis Groupe renames B2B arm Octopus Group and extends reach beyond UK

Octopus Group, acquired in 2021, is to be rebranded Publicis Pro.

Glass Lions Grand Prix awarded to body lotion for transitioning women

This is the first time a Singaporean agency has been awarded a Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions.

Heineken creates beer insurance for accidental spillage during Euro 2024

Campaign also includes free 'Pint-chos' to protect pub-goers from spilled beer.

'Connecting emotion with innovative design': Bugaboo on how it created its global campaign

Bugaboo disrupted the buggy market when it arrived at the end of the last millennium. Now it is looking to 'make the future brighter'.

Iris hires former Grey Europe chief as global creative chair

Eduardo Maruri ran Grey Europe. He was also a candidate for Ecuador’s presidency in 2023.

DDB Worldwide promotes Susie Walker to global chief creative operations officer

Walker will report to DDB Worldwide president and global chief creative officer Chaka Sobhani.

Publicis Groupe forecasts up to 5% organic growth in 2024

Group said it was outperforming both ad holding companies and IT consulting peers.

IPG's Kinesso appoints chief operations officer for UK and Ireland

Joining the executive leadership team for the UK and Ireland, Diana Erskine will report to Chloe Hawking, chief executive of the UK and Ireland and president of EMEA.

WPP takes $158.3 million restructure hit, doubles down on tech

The group made the announcement ahead of its Capital Markets Day on 30 January.

Arthur Sadoun: ‘AI is at the service of our people, it will help our people grow’

Publicis CEO Sadoun and chief strategy officer Carla Serrano tell Campaign the group's brave new AI world will be populated by people, not just bots.

Publicis Groupe reveals 6.3% growth and major investment in AI

CoreAI platform will mean 'everyone in Publicis will become a data analyst, an engineer, an intelligence partner'.

S4 Capital anticipates 4% revenue decline for 2023

Sir Martin Sorrell noted a 'bifurcation between digital and linear' and insisted S4's business model 'remains strong and will recover'.

M&C Saatchi appoints headhunter in search for Moray MacLennan successor

Trading update, ahead of April's 2023 full-year results, noted improved second half of year.

M&C Saatchi Sport & Entertainment repositions as 'the passions agency'

The repositioning comes after global CEO Steve Martin and UK CEO Jamie Wynne-Morgan resigned.

Uncommon shareholders banked $37.9 million upfront with potential $103.7 million earn-out

More than half (51%) of Uncommon was acquired in deal last summer.

Calvin Klein FKA twigs ad banned for objectifying women

The three ads were seen by complainants in April 2023.

WPP’s Mark Read sees pay package fall 33% to $5.6 million

Annual report also reveals WPP chair Roberto Quarta will stay on longer than expected.

MullenLowe and RNIB use copy-led OOH to stress importance of alt text

Alternative text helps people with sight loss gain a mental impression of a visual.

Dentsu X appoints new global brand president

Shenda Loughnane was global MD at sister agency iProspect.

Sarah Golding steps down from T&Pm after 23 years

Global partner plans to take some time off before looking for her next role.

Zurich reviewing global media in winner-takes-all pitch

The insurance giant, currently working with a network of around 20 agencies, is consolidating its business into a single, global partner.

PHD appoints Rohan Tambyrajah global chief experience officer

UK-based role reports to global CEO Guy Marks.

WPP revenues grow marginally in Q3 after previous quarter fall

The holding company highlighted growth in India in Asia, while noting ongoing challenges in China.

Unstereotype Alliance unveils guide to tackling toxic reaction to inclusive advertising

The guide is designed to urge brands to continue producing ethically sound ads while emphasising commercial benefits of doing so.

Ineos launches global campaign for Grenadier 4x4

The ad is the first work for the Ineos brand by Wonderhood Studios and Wavemaker.

Judi Dench's agents go undercover at the opera in UK ad for Moneysupermarket

Ad marks third in series by features director John Madden.

Ballantine’s appoints Lucky Generals as global creative agency

The incumbent was CBP London.

Publicis London to handle Electrolux creative project for APAC, EMEA and the UK

Publicis London will join a roster of agencies including Forsman & Bodenfors

Publicis Groupe acquires influencer agency Captiv8

Captiv8 will join forces with the group's Influential and Epsilon.

S4 Capital reports 13.5% revenue fall and increased debt

Its AI positioning has led to new business from blue chips, the group said.

M&C Saatchi returns to organic revenue growth and improved profitability

First results under new group chief executive Zaid Al-Qassab.

Guardian in talks to sell one of the world's oldest newspapers

Investigative podcast publisher Tortoise Media has made an offer to buy The Observer.

Unilever poaches Diageo head of media as its global media chief departs

Changes made as FMCG giant in midst of global media review, management restructure and cost-cutting drive.

Very pre-Christmas spot transports viewers to rainbow dream world of toys

Ad features a rendition of Charli XCX's Boys.

McDonald’s Monopoly promo calls on customers to 'power peel' on-pack and in-app

TMS handled main promotional campaign, with supporting ads by Leo Burnett UK.

‘Greatness is hers to take’: Budweiser and Messi rally fans ahead of Women’s World Cup

Campaign created by Wieden & Kennedy.

Working With Cancer’s ‘Big C’ global creative contest opens for entries

Campaign devised by Publicis Groupe aims to de-stigmatise cancer in the workplace.

Volkswagen Group media review back on the road after nine-month hiatus

Review spans group brands including VW, Audi, Skoda and Seat.

Ted Lasso’s third season drives $23.2 million of sponsorship value for Nike

YouGov Stream's methodology calculated brand value based on factors combining audience figures, brand prominence and ad rates.

LinkedIn films urge workers to have difficult conversations about DEI

Gen Z are more likely than Gen X to prioritise inclusive workplaces when seeking jobs.

Dentsu promotes Michael Komasinski to CEO of Americas after Jacki Kelley quits

The move follows the resignation of Kelley to join IPG, with Komasinski now taking the reins of Dentsu's second-largest region after Japan.

Idris Elba and Miroma Group’s Marc Boyan launch marketing and content agency SillyFace

it opens with offices in London, New York and LA.

Two-way shootout for HSBC global media review

Major bank pits familiar faces against each other.

Chorus wins global branding brief from Moskovskaya Vodka

Agency will also conceive and design brand’s live marketing.

ASA bans three Shell ads for greenwashing

The campaign was created by WPP's Wunderman Thompson UK.

Fatboy Slim and comedian Rob Mayhew to donate 1% of Lions earnings to #CannesForAll

Fatboy Slim said businesses are ‘losing out on some of the best talent to walk the Earth’ through under-representation.

Pitch process wastes time, money, and impacts mental health: report

MediaSense interviewed directors and C-suite ad professionals across the globe.

AIS founder Stuart Archibald returns to UK to set up 'human experience' agency

Archibald describes his new venture as 'best of both consultancy and agency expertise' with 'independent mindset'.

Should Cannes juries put ‘bullshit' brand purpose out to pasture?

With all but four of last year's Grand Prix winners being purpose-themed, a debate arose around the loss of authenticity in 'made for award' campaigns.

‘Advertising is awesome and everyone should do it’: Tesla's Elon Musk U-turns

Musk has previously said that he hates advertising but acknowledged that Tesla was often ‘preaching to the choir’.

S4 Capital reports Q1 billings hike of 26.5%

Performance helped by new assignments from advertisers including Suntory, Marriott, Pernod Ricard and H&M.

IPG underperforms vs other groups with 0.2% fall in organic revenues

UK agencies outperformed US operations.

‘Why now?’: analysts react to Wunderman Thompson-VMLY&R merger

VML comes into official being on 1 January 2024. Analyst reaction was mixed but largely positive.

WPP merges VMLY&R and Wunderman Thompson

New agency will be called VML and led by Jon Cook and Mel Edwards.

Accenture acquires creative management consultancy The Storytellers

The Storytellers was founded in 2003. It now becomes part of Accenture's strategy and consulting practice.

Suresh Balaji appointed as Lloyds Banking Group CMO

Former Standard Chartered marketer and HSBC APAC CMO, Balaji will helm the marketing division at Lloyds', overseeing brands Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland.

Ad agency chiefs offer support to staff in Israel after Hamas attack

Campaign has compiled a summary of responses as war in Gaza Strip looms.

Amazon reviews global media account

The incumbent, Interpublic’s Initiative, won the business in 2013 and defended it successfully in 2017.

Salaries continue to grow for majority of creative industry but gender pay gap widens

Salaries for permanent roles rose just 6% compared with last year, when they were up 10.2%.

WPP snaps up influencer marketing agency Goat

Goat has worked with clients including Dell, Beiersdorf, Meta, Tesco, Uber and Electronic Arts.

Meta expands Nicola Mendelsohn’s role as head of global ad relationships

Mendelsohn and Justin Osofsky given additional remits as a result of the upcoming departure of business officer Marne Levine this summer.

Omnicom beats Publicis to clinch Mercedes' global agency consolidation

In unusual move, Omnicom buys two German agencies that already work with client.

The Guardian unveils first major ad push in four years

This is the inaugural work by Lucky Generals following the agency's appointment in 2022.

'Unique ambition': TwentyFirstCenturyBrand on being acquired

TwentyFirstCenturyBrand's Jonathan Mildenhall and Neil Barrie spoke to Campaign about selling their business to new 'collective' Common Interest.

S4 Capital reports US$28.7 million pre-tax loss as big tech continues to cut spend

Results also reveal around 500 job cuts.

New holding company snaps up TwentyFirstCenturyBrand

Launched by Anthony Freedman, a former Havas regional chair, Common Interest is targeting up to 10 acquisitions in next two years.

Third of brands to boost programmatic DOOH spend in next 18 months

Survey was conducted among 1,200 advertisers and agencies.

Global marketers fall rapidly out of love with TV, according to Kantar study

Study quizzed 900 marketers from markets spanning the globe.

Essence launches standalone consultancy focused on ecommerce and data

Essence Consulting is working with three non-agency clients on digital transformation projects.

Havas appoints leadership quartet as directors of Uncommon Creative Studio

Agency's founders no longer persons of significant control.

'Business as usual': Twitter’s UK sales chief writes letter to adland

Twitter will share finalised new logo and branding in due course.

KFC converts restaurant into omakase experience to celebrate Teriyaki Burger launch

The branch will open on August 4th in London.

Wavemaker appoints trio of client presidents to lead global practices

Practices span fast-growth clients, consultancy and B2B.

Twitter’s logo becomes an X-bird: do advertisers care?

Does X mark the spot or is it another nail in the coffin for a soon-to-be ex-social media platform, and how will advertisers respond to Musk killing off the blue bird?

Snapchat launches DIY augmented reality production tool Lens Web Builder

Aimed at SMEs and agencies with minimal budgets and brands looking to create quick reactive campaigns.

Teads' new tech extends reach of social campaigns to premium media

Platform helps brands reach quality titles such as GQ, Time and Vogue.

Facebook bans ads for face masks and items that exploit coronavirus fears

Social network joins eBay and Amazon in ban.

AnalogFolk encourages women to 'big up' language with AI app

The tool is based on research from Judith Baxter, published in 'The Language of Female Leadership', which found women are four times more likely to use language that downplays successes and undermines them.

Unilever kicks off strategic review of personal-care brands

Process takes place as Unilever considers selling off tea business.

Wavemaker nabs MediaCom's Alastair Bannerman to be global client president

He will work with Anna Hickey and Alex Altman.

Mindshare forges closer links with Neo to unite brand and demand

'Refocus' will result in number of new roles across Mindshare and Neo.

British advertisers condemn Facebook's refusal to ban or fact-check micro-targeted political ads

Google and Twitter have both made moves to stem lies in political advertising.

Coca-Cola reassures public 'what we share is stronger' in global festive spot

Ad follows November's 'Holidays are coming' launch.

Omnicom Media Group and PHD launch VW-dedicated global data unit

The teams will be based in four regional hubs: in London, New York, Singapore and Miami.

Unilever's Keith Weed named WFA Global Marketer of the Year

Weed, who becomes the first marketer to take the newly created prize, was voted for by 36% of the 6,000-strong public vote across the marketing industry.

Wunderman Thompson vice-chair Toby Hoare moves to WPP-wide Unilever role

Hoare is set to leave vice-chair position after less than a year.

Google looks to banking with plans for current accounts

Brand becomes latest tech giant to make inroads into banking, following moves by Amazon, Apple and Uber.

Health sites sharing personal data with Google, Facebook and Amazon

Financial Times has conducted thorough investigation into apparent breaches of privacy laws.

FT editor Lionel Barber steps down after 14 years

Roula Khalaf will become the paper's first ever female editor.

Havas Media hires iProspect strategy chief for global OS role

Dan Hagen to head Havas' Mx operating system.

Publicis Groupe scoops global Nivea ad account

WPP wins owner Beiersdorf's Eucerin and Hansaplast brands.

Dentsu Aegis departures continue with UK leadership exits

Amplifi UK CEO Pippa Glucklich is leaving along with Gyro chair Kate Howe, who is also DAN's executive director of creative, customer experience and commerce.

Dentsu appoints Mike Nakamura to create DAN Entertainment & Sports

Nakamura's appointment is another sign of Tim Andree's 'one Dentsu' vision.

P&G credits price hikes, marketing for better-than-expected Q4

FMCG giant beat Wall Street expectations and sent shares up.

P&G not interested in marrying into one ad holding company

Unlike rival Unilever, the FMCG giant will continue to have relationships directly with agencies.

In-housing continues to rise in popularity, but agencies can still expect growth

Despite in-housing surge, 40% of clients plan to spend more with agencies, study finds.

Ogilvy's work with US border control creates internal ethical crisis

BuzzFeed has obtained recording of conversation between CEO and concerned staff.

Publicis Groupe reports 15% hike in first-half profit

Group's performance held aloft by strong results in Asia, Europe and Middle East.

Tesco 'forced labour' in China story spotlights supply chain challenges

Supermarket has suspended agreement with Chinese business behind charity Christmas cards until investigation concludes.

Burger King reveals all 2019 ads featured lurking Big Mac

Fast-food chain describes reveal as 'Whopper of a secret'.

S4 Capital reports Q3 revenue growth of more than 50%

Asia-Pacific posted the strongest rate of growth, albeit from a modest base.

Keith Weed joins WPP board

Weed retired from Unilever in May.

Client faith in media agencies in decline, ID Comms research finds

Those who spent the most time working with media agencies had lowest opinion of them.

Are Publicis' problems reflective of a wider market malaise?

Publicis' poor results and the market's reaction raise questions over the broader ad industry.

Omnicom falls short but still posts 2.2% organic growth in Q3

Organic growth was only up 0.4% in Asia-Pacific

Twitter 'sorry' for inadvertently leaking user info to advertisers (again)

Admission of error by social network comes just two months after previous mess-up.

Global adspend to rise by 4% in 2020

But Zenith's latest forecast predicts Donald Trump's trade war with China will deliver a 1.1% hit to adspend growth.

Guardian's David Pemsel resigns as Premier League CEO before he starts

Anna Bateson takes over as interim Guardian CEO.

DAN loses another senior executive with departure of Nick Waters

There are no plans to fill the vacancy as the former APAC CEO leaves his post as executive chairman for UK and Ireland.

Lucky Generals wins battle for Virgin Atlantic after speedy review

Creative review overseen by Virgin and intermediary Creativebrief.

Cannes Lions U-turns and confirms 2021 festival will be digital-only

Online-only event dubbed Cannes Lions Live.

Ikea evokes Pixar's Wall-E in ‘Change a bit for good’ campaign

Advice includes how to reduce emissions by eating plant-based meat alternatives and repurposing furniture to grow veg.

Ogilvy names Liz Taylor as global chief creative officer

Taylor becomes first woman to hold Ogilvy's top creative position.

MediaCom adds global chief inclusion and culture officer role

Nancy Lengthorn will lead the agency’s aim to become “world’s most inclusive media network”.

M&S boosts DEI creds with launch of multi-hued range of 'neutral' lingerie

Campaign comes on back of #BLM.

Cannes Lions: Dove's 'Courage is beautiful' and BK's 'Moldy Whopper' win big in print and outdoor

The first batch of Lions announced included the Print & Publishing, Outdoor and Design Lions.

Adland demands change to stop racism in open letter to Facebook, Twitter and Snap

Letter comes in a week during which racists took to social media to target England’s black players following the Euro 2020 final.

Should social media users be required to prove their ID to stamp out online abuse?

Campaigners argue that no identity equals no accountability.

Inclusive OOH messaging 'boosts bottom line' for brands

Research from Kinetic also finds OOH trumps social media for impact.

Starcom unveils industry’s ‘first media-booking bot’

Dubbed Abacus, the tool will eventually save about 12,000 hours of account exec admin time, according to the company.

Can Cannes Lions work in October?

Ad festival has been postponed until October.

Coronavirus impact on China leads eMarketer to marginally downgrade adspend growth

Research group is optimistic of minimal hit on global adspend should virus be contained.

Novartis launches global media review

Pharma giant's media is handled by Starcom in many markets.

Unilever boss hints that outgoing Keith Weed will be directly replaced

FMCG giant's CEO was talking during Q1 results call.

McDonald's to restructure global business in bid to reconnect

Steve Easterbrook, McDonald's newly-appointed chief executive officer, has said he wants to restructure and overhaul the business and will not "shy away from the urgent need to reset" the group.

Malaysia Airlines to undergo 'complete overhaul' after state 'privatisation'

MALAYSIA - Tragedy-struck Malaysia Airlines faces a business restructure that could have the carrier renamed, with Malaysia state-run investment firm Khazanah Nasional announcing it wants to buy the shares and delist the firm from the stock market.

Valentine's Day: The 10 most-shared romantic ads ever

Valentine's Day is upon us, so to get you feeling loved-up, here are the 10 most-shared romantic ads ever, ranked by total number of shares, courtesy of social video specialist Unruly.

Oxfam launches long term global 'Grow' campaign

GLOBAL - Oxfam is launching what it claims is its biggest-ever global campaign - backed by Hollywood star Scarlett Johansson and archbishop Desmond Tutu - which paints a positive picture of a future where there is enough food in the world to feed everyone.

Steve Jobs slates iPad challengers, Research in Motion responds

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