Who, you may say? While it’s no surprise that Nick Brien has been turfed as CEO of McCann after a string of account losses, it is a surprise that he’s been replaced by Harris Diamond (left), a PR man from ...
Read More »SodaStream enlists Alex Bogusky as it steps up anti-waste war with Coke
Star creative Alex Bogusky, the former ‘chief insurgent officer’ at MDC Partners which bought his agency Crispin Porter+Bogusky, has returned to the advertising fold (temporarily at least) with this campaign for bubble-maker SodaStream. Bogusky and SodaStream have been doing their ...
Read More »Barclays bully boy should do his homework over Stonewall’s Bigot of the Year award
Tonight’s the night. The night, that is, when we finally discover who has won the much-uncoveted title of Bigot of the Year at the Stonewall annual awards. Stonewall being a charity dedicated to promoting the civil rights of gays, lesbians ...
Read More »Fallon London makes film debut for the vegans at PETA with big swinging male fruit
Carrots, bananas even an over-sized aubergine stuck on Michelangelo’s hitherto under-endowed David – they’re all in there in this lively and no doubt controversial online film ‘Man Meat’ for vegan group PETA from Fallon London. PETA (people for the ethical ...
Read More »Chime in another controversial deal as it buys Lord Coe’s sports company for £12m
Much muttering in UK adland today about mini-marcoms group Chime Communications’ purchase of (Lord) Sebastian Coe’s sports consultancy company Complete Leisure Group for a reported £12m. Coe (left), who was chairman of the London Olympics, owns 90 per cent of ...
Read More »WPP’s Sorrell reports a black September for revenue
Growth at the world’s largest advertising group WPP almost ground to a halt in September, forcing WPP’s Sir Martin Sorrell to cut the company’s 2012 revenue growth estimate to between 2.5 per cent and three per cent. As recently as ...
Read More »L’Oreal’s hypocritical assault on Natalie Portman Dior ad disguises who the real villain is
No surprise that the Advertising Standards Authority has banned another beauty ad – this time Black Swan Actress Natalie Portman modelling Christian Dior’s mascara, on account of her eyelashes being airbrushed to artificial perfection. Much more interesting is the fact ...
Read More »Now it’s the turn of Rupert Murdoch’s enemies (the BBC and the Mirror) to shiver in the spotlight
Considering the gloating opportunities, @rupertmurdoch has been abnormally restrained. Apart from a terse but prescient: “Saville (sic)- BBC story long way to run. BBC far the biggest, most powerful organization in UK,” nothing has been said on the subject since ...
Read More »Lance Armstrong and Jimmy Savile – celebrities who make fools of us all (and sponsors)
For years he wove a cynical circle of deceit around the community, perpetrating the most heinous misdeeds while masquerading as a benefactor of mankind. Of course, there were a few whispers. Doubters who thought the myth he had wrapped around ...
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