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Mindshare global CEO Nick Emery (below) is the latest senior adland figure to fall foul of changing mores, fired by GroupM owner WPP for an unspecified “clear breach of conduct.” GroupM CEO Christian Juhl, who’s taking over as interim boss ...

Burger King Switzerland has removed all preservatives, artificial colouring and fragrance from its Whoppers (I’ll have Chanel No 5 with mine.) Agency Buzzman decided to time customers of the chunky comestible to show that you hardly need preservatives for a ...

French agency network Havas Group has been buying up customer experience and engagement agencies over the last couple of years, and now that individual brand interactions – particularly online – are becoming just as important as a shop front or ...

Brace yourself for this one: the launch of a new, virtual reality, gamified workout system called FITXR is heralded with a loud, brash ad campaign from Uncommon Creative Studios. The work is running in the US and the UK. FITXR ...

Publicis Groupe’s Starcom has won the E.ON energy business across Europe, and now handles the account in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary and the Netherlands – as well as retaining its existing relationship in Italy and Romania. Dentsu, ...

Beijing is the setting for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics – which should cause the odd ruction if they happen – and London agency BMB has been appointed to handle strategy and creative for the UK’s effort via GB ...

It’s isn’t long until November 3 and, with Democrat challenger Joe Biden leading in the polls, will his campaign implode, as Hillary Clinton’s did last time round when the FBI took a belated but keen interest in her emails? This ...

Yes, Kanye West has launched his bid to be president of the US, setting himself up as a rival to one-time pal Donald Trump and hoping to take votes off Democrat candidate Joe Biden. West, husband of Kim Kardashian, has ...

5.20pm. Ten minutes ‘til showtime and I’m nervous. I always am at these IPA Awards, even when I don’t have a dog in the fight. They’re the advertising Olympics for me, you see, thanks to the extraordinary scrutiny of its ...