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Scandal-hit Bell Pottinger faces final reckoning
Bell Pottinger, the big london PR firm torpedoed by its leading role in the Gupta/Oakbay Capital scandal in South Africa,…
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Bell Pottinger scandal shines harsh light on new-style PR
PR firm Bell Pottinger, found guilty by all parties, including the investigation it commissioned from a law firm, of engaging…
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Ogilvy wins UK export drive and more from Vodafone
WPP’s Ogilvy & Mather is reported by The Times to have won a big new assignment from the UK’s department…
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Bell Pottinger scandal worsens as lawyers join in
Bell Pottinger CEO James Henderson (left) has resigned in the wake of the Gupta scandal – the UK PR firm…
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US economic growth confounds holding company excuses
There’s plenty to worry about with Donald Trump in the White House. Foreign affairs aside, we keep hearing that the…
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Havas joins rivals in the doldrums, pins hopes on Vivendi
Havas is stuck in the doldrums, along with most of its holding company peers, reporting negative growth in the first…
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McCann’s FP/7 challenges middle-eastern stereotypes in new music video
We observed earlier that agencies need zero-based creativity in today’s marketing world – less fancifully, perhaps, that they need to…
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Now Bell Pottinger faces industry sanction over alleged dirty dealings in South Africa
When your (highly paid) job is to work behind the scenes it’s usually commercial suicide to become the story. This…
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Glen Campbell: the voice of a generation – and Coca-Cola
Did anyone have a better voice for commercials than Glen Campbell? Campbell, who’s died from Alzheimer’s, made this for Coca-Cola…
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