The Foundry is Leo Burnett London’s agency-within-an-agency that employs the company’s bright young sparks on real clients – including P&G (gulp). But it seems to work and, so far, none of its clients seem to have departed. Is it possible ...
Read More »L’Affaire Renault turns into a suicide note
Ah, the cynicism of the modern corporation. Remember all those years ago when Jo Moore, spin doctor to Stephen Byers, Department of Transport, Local Government and Regions secretary, emailed her boss those immortal words, referring to 9/11: “It’s now a ...
Read More »BBC top duo of Entwistle and Patten caught asleep at the wheel as Jimmy Savile horror story unfolds
You have to feel for new BBC director-general George Entwistle – no, not that way – who has walked into the biggest minefield the corporation has faced since Andrew Gilligan’s carelessly-worded (but true) allegation about Tony Blair and Alastair Campbell’s ...
Read More »Have Coke and Pepsi an answer to these anti-sugar diatribes? They need one, quick
Earlier this week we had Alex Bogusky’s anti-sugar diatribe for the CSPI and now indie film maker Ariel Broggi is gaining some traction with this online film claiming that US children now are dying at a younger age than their ...
Read More »Former CP+B creative chief Alex Bogusky declares war on the soft drinks industry
In his last incarnation at MDC Partners, the company that bought the agency he founded Crispin Porter+Bogusky, Alex Bogusky rejoiced in the title of chief insurgent officer. Well he’s back in the ad business, sort of, and has just made ...
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