It’s the end of the summer (booh!) and therefore back to work. So a new business year awaits when the battle between Sir Martin Sorrell’s ‘math men,’ the number crunchers he thinks will take over the world, and people trying ...
Read More »Giles Keeble: why do so few big awards winners pass the ultimate test as Modern Classics?
It’s the end of the silly season and this year’s awards have been decided months ago. The big winner was Dumb Ways to Die. Given the number of internet hits this spot has had, it is a popular choice and ...
Read More »So can a creative director really run the agency as Aegis-owned Isobar seems to think?
Isobar in London isn’t the biggest agency in the world although it is an important part of the Dentsu/Aegis-owned Isobar network which has 36 offices around the world and over 3,000 staff. Neither it is a conventional agency network; it ...
Read More »Film makes it five Grand Prix for McCann Melbourne as Aussies rule Cannes – shame about the rugby..
Metro Trains has won as almost as many Grand Prix as the number of dumb ways to die illustrated in its animated spot by McCann. The biggest winner at Cannes this year, it has picked up the Grand Prix in ...
Read More »Cannes lines up Lazarus, Hegarty, Droga and Wieden among star-studded jury presidents
Cannes Lions celebrates its 60th this year (the week of June 16-22) and it has (as it boasts) produced a stellar list of jury presdents – Dan Wieden, Dave Droga, John Hegarty and Shelly Lazarus among them. Here they are ...
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