Politics
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Vlad the bad Putin takes another one from Norway’s XXL
We observed earlier that the gay/lesbian row in Russia, highlighted by the Winter Olympics in Sochi, would be more fun…
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Crown versus WPP – media buying version, that is
‘Ello, ‘ello, what’s going on ‘ere? Campaign reports that the Crown Commercial Service, which has taken over running UK government…
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Chevrolet goes gay as it tries to find a new, new road
Thanks to darling Vladimir Putin we’re all gay these days – or big brands are anyway. Chevrolet is making a…
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Canada’s gay ‘lugers’ show up ridiculous Vladimir Putin
The Winter Olympics, just opened in Sochi, Russia, promises to be a laugh – unless a suicide bomber gets through,…
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Chipotle breaks the (branded) content barrier with new satirical comedy show ‘Farmed and Dangerous’
This looks like fun – and may even be that big step forward in (branded) content we’ve been waiting for.…
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Phone hacking spotlight falls on Trinity Mirror papers
A rather large cat jumped out of the bag in the phone hacking trial at the Old Bailey in London…
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Tesco brings welcome note of realism into UK ‘obesity’ debate with Eat Happy campaign debut
Tesco is launching a £15m ‘Eat Happy’ campaign today and the first bit is this ‘Farm To Fork’ exercise, taking…
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Telefonica media, Sorrell at Davos, CP+B heads south and Arnie makes a comeback at the Super Bowl
I see that Telefonica is reviewing its gigantic media account, worth £200m we read. Telefonica, a Spanish-owned mobile company, has…
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JWT’s controversial spin on cops and robbers for KitKat
The police have a few image problems in the UK – one being that, for many people, it’s hard to…
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