Politics
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Quebec trumps Trump
Quebec in Canada – which they’re calling Eastern Townships for some reason here, less French? – depends to a degree…
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VCCP retains embattled Transport for London
Transport for London has reappointed VCCP to its creative account, initially in a pitch against Accenture Song but then all…
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Wren and Krakowsky top ad bosses pay league
Adweek has been doing some useful sleuthing into holding company bosses pay and the list is topped comfortably by Omnicom’s…
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Greenpeace and elvis assemble high profile activists for nationwide billboard protest
The right to protest powers democracy but in recent years people’s freedom to join peaceful demonstrations has been quietly eroded.…
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Should agencies sign up for a fossil fuels ad ban?
Should agencies be calling for ad bans? It does rather look like shooting yourself in the foot. A petition with…
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Is the NHS pushing for an alcohol ad ban? Government says no – so that could mean anything
When the current UK government says it really, really is going to do something the odds are it won’t. First…
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Global regulators up stakes in murky media marketplace
The US Federal Trade Commission has conditionally cleared Omnicom’s proposed merger with IPG by accepting a consent order that prevents…
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James Kirkham: from Cannes to Tehran, and our split screen era
The Cannes Lions festival has always been a reliable mirror for the advertising industry. Delegates wearing sunglasses on panels, sitting…
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Jane Austin: sidelining of DEI at Cannes reflects an alarming regression
Remember when brands at Cannes wouldn’t shut up about how they wanted to save the world? Naturally, they didn’t mean…
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