Analysis

I’m not saying I have any tips for Theresa May as she tries to get her Brexit deal through Parliament, but I do recognise some of the challenges she faces: a dodgy brief and too many people with a say ...

TV marketing body Thinkbox’s ‘3 great ads I had absolutely nothing to do with’ is an entertaining series. Whether or not it persuades clients and media agencies that they should be on TV – being brave – is another matter. ...

The merging of two entities such as Wunderman and JWT is causing disruption in the industry with, like Brexit, those in support and those who think it is all madness. The long held opinion is the two cultures do not ...

Baptiste Clinet is executive creative director at Herezie Group in Paris.   The Times UK & Ireland – JFK Unsilenced The best craft idea of the year. Dedication to an idea pushed to the limits. Citroën – Seetroen Automotive is ...

November’s best ads are mostly Christmas ads – next year it’ll be October’s probably as these are breaking ever earlier and earlier – and there’ve been a lot. The Mother/Iceland/Greenpeace ‘Rang-Utan’ edit has gained the most views early on and, ...

It ‘s that time again when the John Lewis Christmas TV spot is revealed although not the best kept secret given the leaked intel that Elton John is involved. Involved, more like high-jacked the production. It is an ad for ...

News in last week’s Ad Age that that Procter & Gamble is reorganizing its management structure to get greater efficiencies from its semi-autonomous business units, almost made me choke on my breakfast beer. No matter how it reorganizes itself it ...

Video consumption is changing and so is Out of Home, leading to an exciting opportunity demonstrating how video formats can live on OOH screens. Pushing brands’ creative boundaries to enable social video to thrive on another platform is the basis ...

As you would expect from my fellow curmudgeon, Bob Hoffman’s new book, “Laughing @ Advertising,” is a scathing indictment of the current state of the ad biz… But one done with a wonderful combination of sarcasm, obscenities and humor. I ...