Politics
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PepsiCo and Unilever continue basic supplies for Russians but cut big brands
Sanctions against Russia are a thorny moral issue, which PepsiCo and Unilever are navigating by continuing their supplies of basic…
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Ukraine: is it business as usual in Russia for WPP’s ad holding group rivals?
WPP announced it was closing (maybe pausing is a better word) its operations in Russia late last week and we…
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WPP is first to take a stand as Russian operations shut down
As war in Ukraine escalates, WPP is has concluded that retaining its presence in Russia “would be inconsistent with our…
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Cannes Lions bans Russians and Russian entries
Cannes Lions has banned Russian entries and delegates from the country from this year’s festival following the invasion of Ukraine.…
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The war-torn week that was: some snippets from adland – Deutsch, Guide Dogs, Neverland and Amika
A lot going on in the world this week and the doings of advertisers, agencies, media owners and the rest…
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WPP’s Mark Read talks menopause at work for WACL event
Hats off to WPP CEO Mark Read for speaking at a WACL event on menopause in the workplace. The WPP…
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Ukraine: Flock Associates asks advertisers what they’re planning for invader Russia
Should global advertisers present in Russia continue to advertise, or impose their own sanctions folowing the invasion of Ukraine? A…
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Ukraine: have the social networks risen to the challenge of Putin’s war?
On the face of it, yes. Meta’s WhatsApp has been the main means for people in Ukraine and, as crucially,…
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Ukraine: sport is a weapon against Putin if the authorities can bite the financial bullet
Vladimir Putin’s Hitler-style invasion of Ukraine – it’s straight from the 1930’s playbook of Czechoslovakia and Poland (Russia came later,…
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