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I’m sure that there were loads of telecoms ads entered for last week’s Cannes Lions (can’t recall any of them winning big but no doubt there were a few). By and large, as with any other category I suppose, they’re ...

***We’re still waiting for the Film Lions from Cannes plus some other categories including Titanium (can never remember what that is) and Branded Content. I have a feeling that Volvo’s ‘Epic Splits,’ the Film GP favourite, might be confounded. Some ...

Effie Worldwide has announced that for the third year in a row, its Global Effie Effectiveness Index reveals Unilever is the most effective marketer and WPP is the most effective holding company in the world. Coca-Cola is the most effective ...

Cannes 2014: what have Jim Henson, Martin Amis, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dr Seuss got in common? They all started their careers in advertising. There was once a time when advertising could lure the best creative people in the world. ...

The latest figures from IAB Europe show that online advertising is winning over the ad industry, with reported growth of 11.9 per cent representing a market value of €27.3bn in 2013. But while it’s great that online is proving so ...

The holy grail of developing outstanding communication can get derailed by confusion and misunderstanding of some basic laws. Being didactic can be boring at times but sometimes it is worth the energy for all concerned. I mentor post grad business ...

The Cannes Lions has kicked off and we’ll be bringing you the best coverage, starting with our second preview post from Matt Williams. This week won’t be all about all about Cannes, of course, because for most people it will ...

Is the UK grocery market going through irreversible change? It’s not been a great week for some of the supermarket giants with a mix of news. Sir Ken Morrison had a public spat last week at the AGM of Morrison’s ...

Leo Burnett Worldwide has revealed its 27th annual Cannes Predictions anticipating the results of this year’s 61st Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, the global advertising industry’s most prestigious event of the year. With more than 84 per cent accuracy, ...

Leagas Delaney’s managing director James Hayhurst cut his teeth as a graduate trainee at BMP/DDB in 2000 where he spent 11 years honing his creative mind, and eye, working on award-winning campaigns for brands including Volkswagen, Channel 4 and Teacher ...