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MoneySuperMarket’s “Get Money Calm” campaign continues with a new spot from Engine that makes better sense of the brand proposition than the launch ad achieved in March. Wild bears become tame and cuddly when they are treated to some of ...

It’s not often that a brand name makes you LOL but here’s one: Kellogg’s Incogmeato. From its Morningstar farms, it’s a plant-based range (isn’t everything darling?) but a vegan pitch with a sense of humour is surely something to be ...

You & Mr Jones’ David Jones says he got there first with “better, faster, cheaper,” S4 Capital’s Sir Martin Sorrell (who clearly believes in frequency as well as coverage) puts it in all his communications. Well here’s Lee Clow of ...

This ad bu Dior with Johnny Depp (no dafter than most of its genre) has been pulled after objections from Native Americans including the two in it (who were, presumably, handsomely rewarded for their efforts.) Hard to see what the ...

Agencies chase growth even more than they chase awards, but that drive to keep proving your worth and pushing your capabilities can be a massive drain on increasingly limited resources. So much so that the IPA and ISBA have come ...

Havas has made its first significant deal in a while with the acquisition of a 51 per cent stake in Buzzman, probably the best independent agency in Paris – and MAA’s International Agency of the Year in 2017. Buzzman’s clients ...

Adland doesn’t seem to be about ads these days but experience design. Maybe ‘total experience agency’ Accenture is to blame. Digitas UK has hired former GTB Europe ECD Lazaros Nikiforidis (below) as ECD, reporting to ex-Ogilvy Emma De la Fosse ...

Last month Twitter rolled out a new video ad bidding option. It allows advertisers and marketers to run videos of 15 seconds or shorter, but they’ll only be charged if the user watches the ad for a full six seconds. ...

M&S has unveiled its first campaign from new womenswear agency ODD, designed, among other things, to restore its “style credentials.” M&S moved its non-food advertising from Grey in search of “more targeted, inspirational and relevant customer marketing.” The autumn range ...