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On this week’s #MediaSnack Tom and David look at the sudden wave of CEOs departing UK media agencies. Four big names have left media leadership positions in one week. They ask what’s causing the rush to depart/escape/replace (delete as appropriate) ...

Here we are then, a four minute epic for P&G ‘s Herbal Essences – which is a shampoo I think – describing how hair changes women’s lives, or something. From Forsman & Bodenfors of all people. But can David Bowie’s ...

Poor Justin Tindall (left), now CCO of M&C Saatchi after a long and distinguished stint at Leo Burnett, has written what can only be described as a grovel in Campaign (hope you can read this despite the paywall) for remarking ...

Creatives seem to be joining agencies in swathes these days, recently we had an influx at Leo Burnett London and, before then, Y&R’s Jon Burley hired a football team’s worth. Now independent agency Mother has hired 17 across its New ...

How do you plan for uncertainty? The recent IPA Bellwether Report reminds us that the current political climate and on-going Brexit negotiations have left us collectively holding our breath. While we look to the future, we have to consider multiple ...

We all knew that social media is taking over the advertising world but new numbers from consultancy 4C, via its platform 4C Social which analyses nearly $250m in media spend from over 1000 individual brands, shows that it’s not all ...

We noted yesterday IKEA’s unerring taste in creative agencies and Parian hotshots Buzzman are back on the case, inviting us to “make room for encounters/life.” This time it’s a pesky mademoiselle trying to pull the bloke downstairs by making a ...

Is Publicis Groupe on the (long and painful) way back or still mired in problems mainly of its own making, in particular over-paying for consultancy Sapient, which it bought for $3.2bn? Sapient, now Publicis.Sapient, is key to new CEO Arthur ...

That Gary Lineker’s a bit of a show-off isn’t he? The former footballing “fox in the box” – a toned 56 now – has been making ads for years, most notably with Paul Weiland and AMV for Walkers, as well ...