Finance

Will the new post-Covid normal have amy newspapers in it? The London Evening Standard, which is given away at tube and train stations and some supermarkets, is cutting a third of its workforce including a load of commercial jobs (my ...

Nick Theakstone, arguably the most powerful executive in global media buying, is reportedly stepping down as global chief investment officer of WPP’s GroupM, which disposes of some $108bn of client money worldwide. Theakstone (below) ran GroupM in the UK for ...

David Jones’ You & Mr Jones “brandtech” group is not to be outdone by rival Sir Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital in the alternative marcoms stakes. You & Mr Jones has bought influencer business Collectively in the US, to merge with ...

Grey London has been anything but grey in recent years, with seemingly countless comings and goings. Not that long ago Grey in New York and London (and very possibly Poland, of which more anon) was the jewel in Grey’s creative ...

You think you’ve got problems in this problematic age. A child with epilepsy is of a different order altogether and Dallas agency Team One is doing its bit to help with this inspiring film – ‘Chasing Hope’ – part of ...

Here’s an interesting new B2B campaign for Snapchat, rounding up an array of clients to say how much they like the platform (are we still allowed to call them that?), one optimist even suggesting he’ll be using it for the ...

Technology has revolutionized the advertising industry. Powered by the rise of the internet, this sector has grown by leaps and bounds in the last few years. Customers have also come a long way. It is now time for advertisers to ...

Public Health England, the government body supposed to be keeping us out of the clutches of Covid-19, spent a staggering £43m on advertising during the UK’s March 23 to June 30 lockdown period, according to new figures from Nielsen. This ...

Federica Bowman is taking over as global CEO of Ebiquity-owned FirmDecisions from Stephen Broderick. Broderick is leaving to “pursue other opportunities.” FirmDecisions, acquired in 2012, aims to instil “financial transparency in the client agency relationship,” something the combative Broderick, a ...