Tag Archives: covid-19

Publicis’ outspoken head of futures Tom Goodwin now founds himself a thing of the past (at least as far the agency group is concerned) as he’s left the French marcoms giant in a hurry following a Twitter spat. In other ...

You think you’ve got problems in this problematic age. A child with epilepsy is of a different order altogether and Dallas agency Team One is doing its bit to help with this inspiring film – ‘Chasing Hope’ – part of ...

Public Health England, the government body supposed to be keeping us out of the clutches of Covid-19, spent a staggering £43m on advertising during the UK’s March 23 to June 30 lockdown period, according to new figures from Nielsen. This ...

The UK is battening down the hatches again on Covid-19 after ONS figures reveal the number of cases in the UK is rising again. PM Boris Johnson has delayed a further series of lockdown relaxations (theatres etc) alongside new localised ...

Is adland’s proverbial glass ceiling being dismantled? There’ll be many consequences of Covid-19, one may bw more women in senior roles (aleit in a diminished industry.) Droga5 London has promoted high flyer Shelley Smoler to executive creative director. Smoler (above) ...

Interpublic is doing better – or less badly – in Covid-19 than some of its peers, reporting Q2 revenue at $1.85bn, down 12.8% on 2019, and organic net revenue down 9.9%. This “beats” Publicis Groupe’s organic 13% fall and Omnicom’s ...

The usually sure-footed Omnicom let the side down somewhat in the second quarter of coronavirus-blasted 2020, seeing its revenue decline by 23 per cent and organic “growth” fall sharply in all regions: 21% in the US, 24% in the UK, ...

The UK government, along with many others, is taking plenty of stick for so-called “mixed messages” about Covid-19 as it attempts to re-open the economy but, for once, you can sympathise with the flailing politicians. On a global scale Covid ...

Publicis Groupe’s Zenith has produced its revised forecast for the global ad market this coronavirus year and it is: adspend drops by 9.1% (5.5% recovery forecast for 2021) with digital taking more than half the market for the first time ...