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Healthcare used to be one of those things that agencies did – but no-one wanted to talk about it much (although the money was reportedly good) or work on it. But, as the world tiptoes out of the pandemic, healthcare ...

There were a few clear themes present at the virtual Cannes advertising festival this year reflecting not just digital transformation but also the immense strides Out of Home (OOH) has made in a most difficult but ultimately rewarding year. These ...

Do you remember when Alan Sugar described high-earning footballers as Carlos Kickaball? Well the world’s leading Carlos Kickaball, Cristiano Ronaldo generates $1.6m fer every Instagram post according to new research from HopperHQ.com which describes itself as the “world’s leading Instagram ...

Some of Soho’s finest, marshalled by agency Brothers & Sisters, are coming together with Nike and Kit Locker to raise funds for the community devastated by the Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017. Grenfell Athletic FC was formed by ...

Sport used to be called ‘war by other means.’ These days, we’re continually told, it’s a way of making the world more open, accessible, less prejudiced…well you get the drift. Nike is a mega-corporation, intent on improving the world. Selling ...

WPP is off to a flyer in this year’s (virtual) Cannes Lions – two years of entries – with Grand Prix for Ogilvy’s already celebrated Dove ‘Courage is beautiful’ pandemic campaign in Press and Publishing and David Miami’s ‘Moldy Whopper’ ...

London agency St Luke’s has won yet another account – craft beer Beavertown Brewery (below, yes really.). St Luke’s won the business in a four-way remote pitch handled directly by Beavertown. Beavertown’s brands include Neck Oil, Nanobot, Lazer Crush and ...

The ad industry has a problem with diversity (you may have noticed this already) and Havas has now joined the ranks of London (and global) agencies in appointing what it calls a “diversity lead.” Is lead as important as director? ...

Just about every BBDO agency under the sun seems to have been enlisted for WhatsApp’s much-heralded global ad campaign, seeking to allay user fears that owner Facebook’s plans to monetise the platform it coughed up $19bn for will invade their ...