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Food delivery ads today are rather like price comparison ads a few years ago, they’re all over the place but hard to differentiate unless it’s Just Eat’s jingle, its version of Gio Compario. You expect something a little different from ...

We now have ‘Drink Responsibly’ on every alcohol ad and, in some places anyway, ‘When the fun stops, stops’ for the blight of betting ads. Now Absolut, which has majored on diversity for the past couple of years, advises us ...

As Veganuary ends we have seen a number of FMCG brands embracing the trend for all things plant-based. The calendar is smattered with short-term flashes of marketing opportunity, be it Veganuary, Go Sober for October, Black Friday or Cyber Monday. ...

Valentine’s Day is an occasion to tell your loved one how much you care. To make them feel special. Love has been celebrated in songs, poems and paintings for as long as can be remembered. We are all moved by ...

We hear lots about technology in adland but what sometimes gets overlooked is the way it boosts the coffers of good old ad agencies (you may disagree with the good.) Tech firms are now among the biggest conventional advertisers with ...

What difference does a name change make? RBS (Royal Bank of Scotland as was and still majority owned by the UK government after nearly bringing the nation grinding to a halt in the banking crisis) is changing its name to ...

Brave, the London creative agency owned by Lagardère Sports and Entertainment, has bolstered its creative offer by hiring Paul Pearson as a creative director from Karmarama. Peardon worked at the Accenture Interactive-owned agency for six years. Brave has also hired ...

The wheels have indeed come off at Japanese ad giant Dentsu – no great surprise as the ad conglomerate has been cutting back all year – posting a $737m loss for 2019. Organic revenue growth was down across the board, ...

Have a heart, it’s St Valentine’s Day tomorrow. Not so sure you’ll want to experience it quite the way it appears in another diverting PlayStation ad from adam&eveDDB – from the ‘Alien’ school of romance. More heart attack than heart, ...