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Much speculation about the kind of agency AKQA Group (now including Grey in another WPP merger) will turn out to be. We all know about AKQA’s digital smarts, Grey has been lauded in WPP communications as a fabled “storytelling” agency ...

What a difference a decade or so makes. Back in 2009 M&S was riding a wave under boss Stuart Rose and marketing whizz Steve Sharp. It celebrated its 125th anniversary with Twiggy harking back to its launch as a penny ...

For lots of people it’s going to be a home alone Christmas, more lonely than ever perhaps amid Covid-19. Apple is trying its best to cheer us up with the HomePod mini carrying its Christmas flag, from TBWA\Media Arts Lab ...

Spain’s Loteria de Navidad wheels out a reliable annual tear-jerker and this time it’s gone for live action – complete with face mask – in this miserable old year. Lottery tickets as Christmas gifts to lift the gloom (a bit.) ...

MullenLowe London has hired its first group CCO – Ewan Patterson who joins after a storied career at BBH Sport, DDB Chicago, CHI (now The&Partnership) and DDB London. Patterson will work alongside CEO Jeremy Hine and CSO Ayesha Walawalkar (all ...

First JustEat, now SodaStream: hip-hop legend Snoop Dogg has proved to be a highly successful (if somewhat unlikely) brand spokesman this year. This ad is an entertaining Christmas spot that paints a funny picture of Snoop’s domestic life, while making ...

New York’s Johannes Leonardo – 25 per cent owned by WPP – seems to be in the driving seat at Kraft these days, adding Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, Kraft Singles and Oscar Mayer to its Bagel Bites pizza snacks, Classico ...

MAA partner Paul Simons sadly died last week. In tribute here’s one of his pieces about Lee Clow of TBWA and Apple fame. Lee Clow has decided to hang up his boots after a very long and distinguished career. I ...

I must say, I was pleased to see that Stephen Foster, in his great wisdom, has promised to re-publish many of Paul Simons past pieces. All are highly recommended. As I commented last week… “Truly sorry to hear the news. ...