PR

McDonald’s has run into a wave of flak for this new ad from Leo Burnett, showing a mother and son recalling a deceased father over a Big Mac. You shouldn’t exploit such events to sell burgers is the criticism and, ...

The UK’s premier awards show – and a growing international force – D&AD has made its choices and the highest awards, Black Pencils, have been awarded to ‘We’re the Superhumans’ by 4Creative for Channel 4/Paralympics (Film Advertising) – United Kingdom; ...

Everybody likes horses don’t they – until one of them gives you a nip or treads on your foot. So Lloyds, which is well and truly in the doghouse at the moment as details emerge of the cover-up of a ...

I missed this one (I probably would anyway as it has Kendall Jenner in it) for Pepsi. Made in house although there’s no guarantee an agency wouldn’t have done something as daft. But when will “brands” learn (as though brands ...

Has there been a more nerve-jangling product launch than Samsung’s new S8 phone? After the S7 debacle (in some the battery caught fire) you could have forgiven Samsung (which has a pretty mind-bending number of problems to face, like the ...

Dentsu Media employee Jiro Inao has committed suicide in Indonesia, through the pressure of overwork according to police. Inao, 48, was a senior manager. His family have refused an autopsy. Dentsu’s CEO in Japan resigned last year over a similar ...

A new YSL fashion campaign in France to mark Paris Fashion Week has caused a worlwide storm by showing rather underweight models showing their knickers. It is the week of International Women’s Day after all – tsk, tsk. The ads ...

Here come the girls, again – this time the new iteration of Microsoft’s MakeWhatsNext campaign from McCann’s m:united, timed for International Women’s Day. This time what’s on Microsoft’s mind is the small number of women graduating with what it calls ...

Lots of people think ad agencies are an endangered species but that doesn’t seem to stop lots other companies trying to eat their lunch. Now independently-owned Edelman, arguably the most successful global PR agency, is consolidating its advertising efforts through ...