Politics

In Dave Eggers’ The Circle,’ the near future sees the merger of all the leading tech companies into one giant – dominating every aspect of life. There is no escape. Imagine a scenario where Google buys Facebook, or vice versa, ...

I missed this one (I probably would anyway as it has Kendall Jenner in it) for Pepsi. Made in house although there’s no guarantee an agency wouldn’t have done something as daft. But when will “brands” learn (as though brands ...

I see that WPP chief Digital officer Rob Norman (left) is saying he’s in a “constant dialogue” with Google (which owns YouTube) suggesting “a range of actions they may take to give greater comfort and security” to advertisers. Advertisers are ...

Has April 1 arrived early this year? Just read courtesy of the FT that former Chancellor George Osborne (below) is to be the new editor of the London Evening Standard. Current editor Sarah Sands is going off to be a ...

Google’s YouTube is facing a full-on ad crisis as a raft of important advertisers – including the UK government’s Cabinet Office, TfL, the Guardian and L’Oreal – have pulled their ads from the online channel following a further investigation by ...

Here’s Ivanka Trump (looking remarkably like Scarlett Johansson) launching her new fragrance Complicit. And all you readers in the US had better buy it otherwise you’ll be confined to a fragrance-free zone, behind a big wall. Another big step on ...

A new YSL fashion campaign in France to mark Paris Fashion Week has caused a worlwide storm by showing rather underweight models showing their knickers. It is the week of International Women’s Day after all – tsk, tsk. The ads ...

There’s a big new survey released today to coincide with International Women’s Day claiming, yes you’ve guessed it, that UK brands don’t adequately represent/speak to women. The research is from Engine’s Partners Andrews Aldridge. Among the findings are: 1/ 76 ...

ITV has reported a 14 per cent fall in annual pre-tax profits to £553m as advertising revenues declined by three per cent. Underlying pre-tax profit was up slightly, from £843m to £847m helped by a 13 per cent increase from ...