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WPP’s VMLY&R London – which now describes itself as a “brand experience agency” – has hired BBC Creative ECD Laurent Simon as its new chief creative officer. Before joining BBC Creative Simon was a creative director at adam&eveDDB, where he ...

With the media press picking up on the potential pitfalls around consumer privacy and GDPR last week, Talon’s Chief Strategy Officer Jonathan Conway (left) outlines how Talon is actively addressing concerns as Out of Home AdTech develops apace.   The ...

Digital Out of Home media owner Ocean Outdoor has bought Visual Art Media, an independent digital Out of Home media and tech group operating in three Nordic countries and Germany. The acquisition of Stockholm-based Visual Art Media adds significantly to ...

More politics but when the breaking ad story of the day in the UK seems to be Asda looking for a cat to star in its Christmas ad.. Here’s a neat poster for the Economist from Proximity recalling the great ...

Leaders of 145 of America’s biggest companies have signed a letter demanding background checks on gun buyers and ‘Extreme Risk’ laws following a spate of summer shootings in the US. Separately Walmart is demanding more checks: about time too as ...

John Lewis, the venerable British retailer which also owns upscale supermarket chain Waitrose, is in trouble. The partnership, it’s a mutual, lost nearly 27m in the first half of 2019 following zero profit in 2018. Whatever magic adam&eveDDB comes up ...

Uber might be heading for world domination, but Australian taxi company 13Cabs is putting up a good fight with this entertaining series of ads that picks up on the everyday mishaps and adventures that might require a cab. Agency Thinkerbell’s ...

Argos is debuting its autumn home and fashion collection (Argos?!) with this diverting tale from The&Partnership, taking the mick out of fashionistas. “So stylish you can wear it” is a good line. Argos seem to be thriving under Sainsbury’s, which ...

Apple unveiled a wide range of goodies the other day, including the new iPhone 11 (three cameras and slow-mo video if that’s your thing.) Here are some of them in an Apple mash-up. Longer version is here. Tinkering around the ...