Here we are then, a four minute epic for P&G ‘s Herbal Essences – which is a shampoo I think – describing how hair changes women’s lives, or something. From Forsman & Bodenfors of all people. But can David Bowie’s ...

Poor Justin Tindall (left), now CCO of M&C Saatchi after a long and distinguished stint at Leo Burnett, has written what can only be described as a grovel in Campaign (hope you can read this despite the paywall) for remarking ...

Creatives seem to be joining agencies in swathes these days, recently we had an influx at Leo Burnett London and, before then, Y&R’s Jon Burley hired a football team’s worth. Now independent agency Mother has hired 17 across its New ...

We noted yesterday IKEA’s unerring taste in creative agencies and Parian hotshots Buzzman are back on the case, inviting us to “make room for encounters/life.” This time it’s a pesky mademoiselle trying to pull the bloke downstairs by making a ...

Is Publicis Groupe on the (long and painful) way back or still mired in problems mainly of its own making, in particular over-paying for consultancy Sapient, which it bought for $3.2bn? Sapient, now Publicis.Sapient, is key to new CEO Arthur ...

That Gary Lineker’s a bit of a show-off isn’t he? The former footballing “fox in the box” – a toned 56 now – has been making ads for years, most notably with Paul Weiland and AMV for Walkers, as well ...

Ain’t capitalism fun? It isn’t always of course, just look at the furrowed brows of most CFOs. A new IPA Bellwether Report shows a veritable post-Brexit slough of despond. Most ads for corporate this and that aren’t much fun either, ...

Is this the breakthrough year for Anomaly, the jewel in MDC Partners’ creative crown? Anomaly has been on everyone’s radar for years now (it’s Ad Age’s current Agency of the Year). You can make the case that its breakthrough moment ...

The Advertising Association is banging the drum for immigrants post-Brexit with a new campaign from adam&eveDDB based on a report – World Class Talent, World Class Advertising – which shows the the UK (London in particular) attracts more overseas ad ...