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Ukraine: is it business as usual in Russia for WPP’s ad holding group rivals?
WPP announced it was closing (maybe pausing is a better word) its operations in Russia late last week and we…
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Cannes Lions bans Russians and Russian entries
Cannes Lions has banned Russian entries and delegates from the country from this year’s festival following the invasion of Ukraine.…
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The war-torn week that was: some snippets from adland – Deutsch, Guide Dogs, Neverland and Amika
A lot going on in the world this week and the doings of advertisers, agencies, media owners and the rest…
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Next 15 ties up ODD deal for Engine UK – yet another home for fabled WCRS
Tech-based marketing group Next 15 is acquiring of Engine UK from Lake Capital in the US for £77.5m, £20m or…
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Ukraine: it’s time for the ad holding groups to get off the Caviar Express
So far all we’ve had from the big ad holding companies on their response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine…
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Ukraine: Flock Associates asks advertisers what they’re planning for invader Russia
Should global advertisers present in Russia continue to advertise, or impose their own sanctions folowing the invasion of Ukraine? A…
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Ukraine: have the social networks risen to the challenge of Putin’s war?
On the face of it, yes. Meta’s WhatsApp has been the main means for people in Ukraine and, as crucially,…
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Gucci’s over-indulgent ‘Love Parade’ hits wrong note
You obviously can’t plan these things but any ad that appears just now – as the world inches as close…
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Ukraine: sport is a weapon against Putin if the authorities can bite the financial bullet
Vladimir Putin’s Hitler-style invasion of Ukraine – it’s straight from the 1930’s playbook of Czechoslovakia and Poland (Russia came later,…
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