Paul Simons
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John Lewis and M&S go toe-to-toe in Christmas ad stakes – but Royal Mail fails to deliver
The heavy artillery of the Christmas advertising barrage formally began over the last few days with both M&S and John…
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Ryanair changes tack as profits slump – but is it too little too late for its customers?
The boss of Ryanair, Mr Michael O’Leary must kiss the Blarney Stone every week as he deals with their latest…
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Is this year’s Christmas campaign the last chance saloon for Marks & Spencer boss Marc Bolland?
M&S issued a press release on October 30 announcing its ‘widely anticipated’ Christmas TV campaign; today it gets its ‘consumer…
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Scam ads are becoming a global business say critics
This business of ‘scam’ ads; doctored versions of bona fide ads or ads specially made to enter awards, seems to…
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Paul Simons: where would I work now?
In the first of a new series in which we invite adland luminaries to tell us where they would work…
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Paul Simons: Ed Miliband/ Mail row shows why PR can be a loose cannon – with ads you get what you pay for
With the Ed Miliband/Daily Mail saga running in to its third week it poses a very interesting question about being…
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Paul Simons: power meals that mattered with John Wren and various other Omnicom big shots
My previous piece on the famous advertising lunch got me thinking about the ones that were truly about making history.…
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Paul Simons: long adland lunches weren’t always a bad thing – despite the odd unintended consequence
I’ve just read a story written by a female journalist about the new Bridget Jones book where she reminisces about…
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What other brands can learn from the Waitrose effect on the UK’s high streets
A while ago I reported back on the impact Waitrose appears to have on property prices based on searching around…
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