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I see that Campaign is launching “Campaign for creativity” (subscription required), timed for the Cannes Lions presumably. “We are for creativity” the magazine says, flagging “a shared commitment by our journalists around the world to champion creativity and hold the ...

This ad from Burger King Austria celebrating LGBTQ+ community Pride misfired somewhat, with some tweeters surmising it was a play on the ins and outs of gay sex (two tops, two bottoms – you have to look carefully.) Agency Jung ...

Top Tips for Cannes Change The Ref – The Lost Class For me, it’s the masterpiece of the year. This campaign managed to create some conversation about a major society issue in the US all while creating emotion without being ...

Finding an alternative to the traditional pitch has become a preoccupation across the industry. Mother has come up with a pretty bold solution: offer new clients who don’t put them through the gruelling pitch process a chance to feel good ...

Lionel Messi must have appeared in more ads over the past ten years than just about anyone else despite having no obvious ability in the communications stakes. But when you’re the best known footballer on the planet who cares? Mastercard ...

“Why is nothing working in broken Britain?” asked the Sunday Times’ News Review at the weekend, rehearsing a litany of collapsed customer services (yes, it’s you airlines), rising prices, threatened nationwide strikes, NHS backlogs and much else in what it ...

The UK is waving the flag for advertising exports Cannes Lions with a trade mission from the Department of International Trade (DIT) in partnership with an industry coalition including the Advertising Producers Association (APA), Clear Channel, Channel 4, Framestore, M&C ...

Say what you like about Bud Light – and our friend Adscammer George Parker often does – but its a mega-brand and hence a feather in the cap for the agency. Wieden+Kennedy has worked on the US account since 2015 ...

Hello, My names Ben and I’m the CCO and founder of a Creative agency called Creature. I lost my faith in awards juries a long long time ago, so I’ve picked out three bits of work that I think should ...