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WPP Q1 growth lags Publicis and Omnicom
WPP posted just 2.9% organic growth in Q1 2023, way below Publicis on 7.1% and Omnicom with 5.2%. Havas posted…
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AA/WARC: Adspend hit the buffers in late 2022 – 2023 recession looms
UK adspend rose 8.8% to hit £34.8bn in 2022 according to new Advertising Association/WARC figures but forecasts have been slashed…
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Normal MAA service is resumed!
We appeared to be the victim of a particularly venomous hack yesterday but, fingers crossed, normal service is resumed today.…
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FAAAC attacks ageism in advertising – the scandal that inclusivity tsars dutifully ignore
See that Interpublic’s R/GA, once the high flying digital agency, is laying off 15% of its US staff. Wonder how…
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Bud Light shuffles marketing pack after trans fiasco
The mighty Anheuser-Busch (AB InBev’s US arm that allegedly made Milwaukee famous) has backtracked spectacularly over its decision to feature…
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Do Pets At Home customers see the funny side?
The world, you may have noticed, has gone pet mad – and not just those yappy cockapoos blighting the neighbourhood…
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Can New Commercial Arts recapture the great ad days of Sainsbury’s and David Abbott?
Sainsbury’s is one of those accounts that have defined British advertising over the years, most notably its 35 year stint…
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Memo to Ofcom: we don’t need more ads, just better TV
Ofcom is the UK regulator that’s supposed to keep media in check, including the internet and mobile. This, as you…
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MoneySuperMarket ramps up cost-of-living message
MoneySuperMarket and agency New Commercial Arts hit gold when they enlisted Dame Judi Dench and her money-saving SuperSeven as the…
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