Keith Cartwright’s new US agency Cartwright & Grey (a co-venture with WPP) is clearly P&G’s choice for its more contentious offerings on political and social matters and here’s its new ‘Black Lives Matter’ effort. It poses a series of questions, ...
Read More »Some crisis talking points from Sir Martin Sorrell
S4 Capital’s Sir Martin Sorrell (below) has been speaking at CogX, described as the “global leadership summit and festival for A1 and breakthrough technology” (better than going to Cannes obviously.) Here are some of the highlights: The End of Print: ...
Read More »Ad groups line up against California with bogus case against privacy regulation
The ad business in the US is panicking mightily over proposed privacy legislation in California, forcing companies to allow consumers to opt out of the sale of their data – worldwide. At the moment opt out requests can be ignored ...
Read More »Goodby Silverstein stands up for black community
Instead of waffling on about “must try harder” Goodby Silverstein & Partners is making a big statement in the wake of the George Floyd killing (and the fatal shooting in Louisville in March of Breonna Taylor) with “Being black is ...
Read More »Are we likely to get ads on the BBC under Tim Davie?
Newly-anointed BBC director general Tim Davie (how long will it be until he’s called CEO?) certainly has stamina: a seasoned marathon runner and someone who’s ridden out a turbulent decade at the Beeb. Davie (above) is still defined for many ...
Read More »Lincoln Project aims another ad howitzer at Trump
Heaven knows what’s going to happen to America as this election year unfolds. Conservative group The Lincoln Project (after Abraham) has entered the lists again against Donald Trump with a new film ‘War zone’ hammering the president for his response ...
Read More »WPP’s Read promises action in wake of George Floyd tragedy
WPP’s Mark Read has made arguably the strongest statement of intent among agency big bosses about George Floyd, promising, among other things, an “Inclusion Council” to help make the organisation more diverse. Read said, in a Linkedin post: “the global ...
Read More »Airbnb’s save Aussie country pubs is WARC’s top brand purpose campaign
Another day, even in lockdown, brings more awards and this time it’s WARC – donor of the Effies – with “Effective Use of Brand Purpose,” which may be of interest with brands and others competing to do the right things ...
Read More »The&Partnership bangs the drum for American business
“The chief business of America is business” opined President Calvin Coolidge (not usually known for his eloquence) in the pre-Wall Street Crash 1920s. It is for the New York Stock Exchange anyway and (British) The&Partnership’s New York office sticks to ...
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