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 ...
Read More »Karmarama’s uplifting vignette for Guide Dogs – but all’s not happy at agency owner Accenture
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 ...
Read More »Post-lockdown creativity: Michael Douglas and Danny Devito pull out all the stops for Gerry Graf
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 ...
Read More »Matt Cox: the adland vaccinations we’ve been waiting for
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, ...
Read More »M&C Saatchi wins more government business with 2021 ONS census task
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 ...
Read More »The Media and Marketing podcast – cinema advertising through and after the pandemic
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 ...
Read More »Collapsed UK economy needs desperate measures – but not as desperate as another lockdown
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 ...
Read More »WPP’s GroupM rings the changes – are its days of independence coming to an end?
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 ...
Read More »Publicis futures wizard Goodwin out over Covid tweet row
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 ...
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