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London agency Impero has been looking at what it calls advertising’s “brain drain” – remember those, it used to be scientists abandoning the UK – in a new report called Rebranding Advertising. Burn-out, mental health, a lack of diversity and ...

Welcome to the new MAA Book Shop (see ads right.) The idea to create an online book store dedicated to advertising came out of conversations with people who admitted they had never read a book on the subject. This seemed ...

Procter & Gamble has taken its Secret brand in-house after parting ways with Wieden+Kennedy. Here’s its in-house effort: created, filmed and starring P&G employees it seems. Which is obviously cheaper and quicker than using an agency. It may also be ...

There may be a trade war between the US and China and the prospect of a shooting one in the Gulf but advertising – as a whole – seems to motor along. Interpublic’s Magna is forecasting that global ad revenue ...

It’s Cannes week of course and we can expect a number of announcements from agencies and others, many designed to show what good citizens they are. WPP has signed up for the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, led jointly by ...

The Cannes Lions are the gift that keeps on giving, for owner Ascential at least. After a couple of years when entries have been under pressure from the big ad holding companies cutting back – most notably Publicis Groupe last ...

Another day, another WPP AGM and a release pings in from old boss Sir Martin Sorrell’s spanking new S4 Capital. WPP AGMs seem positively soporific these days, compared to the good/bad old days of SMS. There isn’t even a shareholder ...

M&C Saatchi and media agency the7stars are reported to be launching a new agency M&C7: “to help clients align their media and creative thinking.” M&C London CEO Giles Hedger and the7stars co-founder Jenny Biggam are in charge. Creative agencies have ...

In the regional Chinese city of Rongcheng, the ruling one-party state is perfecting its soon to be nationwide “Social Credit System”. Starting with 1,000 points, every citizen has points deducted – or added – for their historical (and current) behaviour. ...