Politics

The search for business advantage goes into some strange places these days, in the case of Volkswagen in Mexico tampering with the weather. It’s had to suspend the automatic use of “hail cannons,” devices that send shock waves into the ...

The US Army may be by most estimates still the most powerful military force on earth – maybe ever – but it can’t seem to get rid of McCann however hard it tries. Maybe it should outsource the job to ...

George Osborne’s reign as chancellor under David Cameron might be seen as an example of the laws of unintended consequences. His decision to allow people to draw down a significant lump of their painstakingly acquired pensions in 2015, far from ...

Bulls have featured in commercial communications to some effect recently, the Merrill Lynch one next to the Fearless Girl for State Street. Professional Bull Riders (PBR) is hosting an event in Washington DC, the home, it says, of bullsh*t (why ...

The recent World Cup was, by most people’s estimates, a success and that was certainly the case for the brands scoring highly in digital agency DMS’ round-up here. Adidas will be pleased that it saw off Nike – just – ...

There seem to be two main narratives in the UK at the moment: football almost “coming home” (the World Cup went to France of course and, anyway, it’s the Jules Rimet trophy and England didn’t even enter until 1950 – ...

Has there ever been a more oafish politician than Donald Trump? The man’s a miracle. Among those grateful for his visit to the UK is the Women’s Equality Party and it’s celebrating with a campaign from lively London agency Now. ...

Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) was the crowning achievement of the post-war Attlee government and, in the 70 years since, it’s been most things to most people including a political football and regular source of scandal, latterly malfunctioning machines that ...

The World Cup is one of the world’s biggest marketing opportunities – but some brands’ strategies have more holes than Panama’s defence. Here are four lessons we’ve learned from the tournament so far. 1. Free Whoppers for ‘husband-hunters’ was a ...