Finance

You take on Apple at your peril but Intel, about to lose its position as supplier of Mac processors, has entered the lists with a campaign featuring actor Justin Long, who appeared batting for Apple in its famous ‘I’m a ...

2021 may well see the mergers and acquisitions market take off in what used to be adland after a quiet 2020 (for obvious reasons.) But it doesn’t seem to be creative agencies or media independents being snapped up, rather digital ...

MSQ has had a busy time in the pandemic and now the marketing group has bought another well-known name, digital and customer engagement agency MBA. MBA will merge with MSQ’s Stack to create a £6m business, MBAstack. MBA founder Stephen ...

South Asian comedians seem to be taking over Britsh ads deploying humour and People Just Do Nothing’s Asim Chaudhry may (or may not) be Pepsico and new agency VCCP’s Walkers replacement for long-serving Gary Lineker. “When life gives you potatoes, ...

Dentsu International merged Vizeum into digital media agency iProspect last year and now it’s produced what (it hopes is) a spanking new identity, describing itself as a “game changing digital-first end to end media agency.” Which, obviously, is just what ...

From Burger King to BrewDog, and Donald Trump to Piers Morgan, the desperate desire to be provocative and stay in the headlines, isn’t always the best idea. The desire to shock is a common one for many brands. And for ...

A number of senior figures from the worldwide Out of Home industry have formed a new global advisory company and consultancy aimed at accelerating the industry’s expansion and digital transformation. Headed by former Ocean Outdoor chairman Tom Goddard (above), the ...

It’s not often that a CEO strikes an upbeat note after losing the not inconsiderable sum of nearly £2.8 billion but that seems to be the message from WPP CEO Mark Read (below.) As with many companies that have grown ...

Meghan Markle, aka the duchess of Sussex (for now anyway) is taking a few media scalps – the latest being Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan. Earlier this week it was announced that the Mail on Sunday newspaper would have ...