The public consider companies evading tax, paying board members far more than other staff, and failing to pay staff a living wage as worse than damaging the environment according to media agency Mindshare’s latest Reality Check report. The report emphasises ...

Philips Domestic Appliances has appointed Droga5 London as global lead creative agency. D5 London is part of Accenture Song. The three-year relationship covers all kitchen appliances, coffee, air, garment and floor care ranges in over 100 countries. D5 London will ...

House 337 is launching social-first practice Native Social & Content. The new practice will offer brands editorially-led social campaigns and content partnerships plus digital advertising, brand-funded programming, influencer and creator marketing and same-day production. It will be headed by executive ...

The launch of early access Prime Day was just the latest sign that festive sales are getting ever earlier and less focused on Christmas giving. Kicking off as far back as September, consumers are increasingly being bombarded with a series ...

The most striking image from the World Cup so far – which started yesterday with rather a whimper – is this of Leo Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo (not usually regarded as the best pals) playing chess on and for Louis ...

It’s a World Cup and you expect something special from Nike and Wieden+Kennedy – if only to get official sponsor Adidas’ teeth gnashing. ‘Footballverse’ certainly delivers, with a big dose of good humour as well as the usual footballing pyrotechnics. ...

Direct Line Group has moved its chunky UK media account – for Direct Line, Churcill insurance and Green Flag – to Dentsu’s Carat. Carat won a three-way pitch against WPP’s EssenceMediacom, Publicis’ Spark Foundry and Omnicom Media Group so it’s ...

Campaign reckons the AA (Automobile Association as was) has gone to The Gate, the main creative agency in the MSQ marcoms network. If so it’s quite a coup for the Gate, especially so as the competition included New Commercial Arts ...

Interpublic’s IPG Mediabrands has struck a deal with specialist company Scope3 to measure and reduce carbon emissions in digital advertising, mostly by offsetting. It will also offer Scope3 data for each digital ad impression alongside its own media consumption carbon ...