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Sales of condoms and sex toys are booming it seems, as people seek diversion at home. British chain Ann Summers reports that its Rampant Rabbit (quieter than other appliances) is the best seller. Meanwhile Japan is wondering what to do ...

Here’s a blast from the past that actually changed things, Apple’s ‘I’m a Mac’ campaign from TBWA which ran (I think) between 2006 and 2009. In those days (pre-iPhone) Apple was the young pretender to the mighty Microsoft and this ...

M&C Saatchi LA is one of the first high profile agency casualties of the Covid-19 virus, announcing its closure on Twitter. After 15 years in business, we are devastated to report that we are closing in the light of the ...

Volvo Trucks has adapted its ‘Heroes of the Road’ campaign from SoWhat in Brazil for the virus, pointing out that we need these leviathans in a time of crisis. Good idea Volvo – is the V/O over-egging it a bit? ...

The UK Out of Home industry, via trade body Outsmart, and Mother are launching a nationwide digital OOH campaign – ‘Grateful Britain’ – hymning the many workers, not just NHS staff, keeping the country going in the Coronavirus crisis. Produced ...

Following lots of hints from the big holding companies that they would not be willing to spend money on entering and attending the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this year, the organisers have decided to cancel the event entirely. ...

Home cooking is presumably thriving amid the virus and Lurpak has entered the lists with a new ‘where there are cooks there is hope’ effort from Wieden+Kennedy London. Wonder what Boris is eating in self-isolation, he’s a big curry fan ...

Groundbreaking analysis from Ada, Talon Outdoor’s proprietary intelligent data management platform has uncovered that the first two weeks in March had above average movement for the UK population before dramatically declining in the third week by -21% nationally, with London ...

WPP media agency Mindshare UK, along with many others, has been looking into attitudes in the light of the Covid-19 crisis, finding, which won’t surprise anyone, high levels of concern and anxiety across all age groups and households but tracking ...