Tag Archives: covid-19

Here we go again: the UK is entering what we might most charitably call semi-lockdown once more, with social gatherings limited to six people (does that include kids and of what age?) This, one suspects, will prove far from popular. ...

In amongst the heart-sinking numbers of people and families, society in general, affected by Covid-19, there are mini-subcultures that are struggling to survive – begging questions about whether the cultures actually are as responsible for output as we all might ...

Children are going back to school in many places after lockdown and some of them have more to contend with than others. Here’s a touching 30-seconds from Karmarama for Guide Dogs, which helps visually impaired people, not just by supplying ...

End of life care isn’t a subject that raises a smile usually but Michael Douglas and Danny Devito give it a go in this ad encouraging people to sign POLST forms (Practitioner Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) from the non-profit Goals ...

Three Covid-19 adland accelerants and vaccines for future relevancy – because business as usual is not good enough. Covid-19 is exactly what adland needs. Adland is an industry that should constantly strive for business unusual, flexing to contribute to culture, ...

The current UK government may not be much good at governing (its critics say) but it’s been the ad agencies’ best friend. On top of the millions spent on Covid-19 campaigns (mostly via MullenLowe) it’s being a good friend to ...

In the latest Media and Marketing Podcast journalist John Reynolds discusses cinema coming out of lockdown with Cinema Association CEO Phil Clapp and Digital Cinema Media sales director Davina Barker. On the agenda: cinema audiences since lockdown was relaxed; the ...

Prepare for another panicky round of policy measures: the UK economy shrunk by 20.4% in the second quarter after falling 2.2% in the first – so it’s an official recession, which won’t surprise anyone. Worse than any other G7 big ...

Nick Theakstone, arguably the most powerful executive in global media buying, is reportedly stepping down as global chief investment officer of WPP’s GroupM, which disposes of some $108bn of client money worldwide. Theakstone (below) ran GroupM in the UK for ...