Media
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Should agencies sign up for a fossil fuels ad ban?
Should agencies be calling for ad bans? It does rather look like shooting yourself in the foot. A petition with…
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Is the NHS pushing for an alcohol ad ban? Government says no – so that could mean anything
When the current UK government says it really, really is going to do something the odds are it won’t. First…
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What you didn’t hear at Cannes: everyone’s now an ad agency – which is bad news for ad agencies
David Jones’ Brandtech Group was one of the two big new tech-based outfits that set out to change ad holding…
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Global regulators up stakes in murky media marketplace
The US Federal Trade Commission has conditionally cleared Omnicom’s proposed merger with IPG by accepting a consent order that prevents…
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And here’s another AI generated masterpiece….
Are your ears bleeding from talk of AI? Clients are excited about it anyway, judging by the chatter from Cannes.…
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James Kirkham: from Cannes to Tehran, and our split screen era
The Cannes Lions festival has always been a reliable mirror for the advertising industry. Delegates wearing sunglasses on panels, sitting…
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Media agency pioneer Dominic Proctor dies
Dominc Proctor, one-time president of WPP’s GroupM and a man who served in the front line as media agencies took…
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WPP triumphs as Cannes Creative Company of the Year
WPP has had a torrid time over the past 18 months or so; shipping accounts and losing its status as…
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Jane Austin: want the celebrity experience at Cannes? There’s some free merch for that..
So having moaned about the cost of Cannes, the plight of indies and the sidelining of DEI in my previous…
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