Politics

Interpublic (IPG) has finally decided enough is enough in Ukraine, suspending its business operations in invader Russia, where it has around 200 people. They’ll be paid for six months. CEO Philippe Krakowsky (left) said in a memo: “Essentially, we hoped ...

Most of us are showing our support for the relief and humanitarian efforts in Ukraine although some of the ad holding companies (with the notable exception of WPP) are still sitting on their well-upholstered bottoms when it comes to terminating ...

Reports abound over the disquiet felt by ad holding group staffers at the way their elders, supposed betters and owners are sitting on their hands over doing business in Ukraine invader Russia. With the notable exception of WPP which has, ...

For an industry that depends on fresh perspectives, diverse creative directions and essentially different life experiences, advertising has been poor in implementing disabled people into production crews and teams. A recent study by the Advertising Association found that 9% of ...

Sanctions against Russia are a thorny moral issue, which PepsiCo and Unilever are navigating by continuing their supplies of basic goods that “ordinary” Russians need every day, while cutting their big brand presence. PepsiCo has dairy farms in Russia and ...

WPP announced it was closing (maybe pausing is a better word) its operations in Russia late last week and we expected the other big ad holding groups to follow suit. So far WPP hasn’t been killed in the rush. No ...

As war in Ukraine escalates, WPP is has concluded that retaining its presence in Russia “would be inconsistent with our values as a company,” the first ad holding company to do so. The group employs nearly 1,400 people across the ...

Cannes Lions has banned Russian entries and delegates from the country from this year’s festival following the invasion of Ukraine. Cannes owner Ascential says: “We stand together with our friends in Ukraine and our many partners and community members in ...

A lot going on in the world this week and the doings of advertisers, agencies, media owners and the rest rather pale into insignificance. Here are a few bits though. Actually what caught our attention most (nothing to do with ...