Timeline

2021

• 16 AprilPremier Inn returns with Leo Burnett and (less) Lenny Henry
• 16 AprilRosapark for Greenweez shows top class copywriting is alive
• 16 AprilCiesco: PE buyers drive M&A boom – S4 Capital and Accenture busy buyers in Q1
• 16 AprilWe’re not for sale says Sadoun as Publicis starts 2021 with 2.8 per cent growth
• 16 AprilHell or Habito One: Uncommon’s ad has a sting in the tail
• 16 AprilSupport our journalism – now you can again
• 15 AprilPublicis posts strong Q1 2021 with growth of 2.8 per cent
• 15 AprilHavas Entertainment boosts team with Leccacorvi from O2
• 15 AprilAnomaly London sets up European transformation unit led by R/GA’s Lachlan Williams
• 15 AprilIPA Bellwether: main media advertising leads recovery as economy gets into gear
• 14 AprilMullenLowe’s back for UK government Covid campaign – will they ever go away?
• 14 AprilP&G’s h&s enlists team of gangsters in crazed animation
• 14 AprilNZ All Blacks strip off for Jockey’s testicular cancer alert
• 14 AprilKFC plugs timeless crispiness is first work from Havas Paris
• 13 AprilJohn Hegarty joins AI automated talent start-up Genie
• 13 AprilIs Maserati’s handbrake turn best use of a Beckham?
• 13 AprilAviva takes a new(ish) direction with adam&eveDDB
• 12 AprilLG Electronics appoints The&Partnership for global campaign promoting its new TV range
• 12 AprilRyan Reynolds brings back Match’s Satan – for Mint Mobile
• 12 AprilBBC goes completely OTT on Prince Philip’s death
• 12 AprilBMB boxes clever in new Gymbox campaign
• 9 AprilUM wins Purplebricks UK media
• 9 AprilWas Richard Warren right to say (copy)writing is a lost art?
• 8 AprilFive bereaved mothers remind us that ‘Hard calls save lives’ in AMV BBDO’s anti-knife crime campaign
• 8 AprilPublicis Groupe signs Trade Desk deal to keep tracking consumers once cookies are over
• 8 AprilLady Gaga tries Dom Perignon rosé – but don’t show the kids
• 8 April#NowYork campaign by ‘Dog Lovers for New York’ attempts to put the bite back into the ‘Big Apple’
• 8 AprilHavas CX scoops Volkswagen UK customer account
• 8 AprilTalon: tools and systems built for OOH create ways to reach audiences at the end of the 3rd Party Cookie
• 7 AprilCannes cancelled again – but there will be awards this year
• 7 AprilVolvo adds sustainability to safety in likely award-winner from Grey
• 7 AprilKellogg’s Coco Pops gets its own digital platform in lively effort from Publicis’ K1
• 7 AprilTalon initiates digital Out of Home trading reset
• 7 AprilMarketing agency Komodo launches Runway to turn influencers and celebs into entrepreneurs
• 6 AprilP&G turns to George Floyd issue with ‘widen the screen’
• 6 AprilLucozade’s new battle cry revealed – “It’s On”
• 6 AprilLaurence Green: why the business of advertising is also the business of ideas
• 6 AprilGoogle shines a light into covid vaccine murk
• 6 AprilP&G to buy Publicis? Nice idea for April 1…
• 5 AprilNielsen rankings show HM Government was the UK’s top advertiser in 2020, ahead of Unilever, Sky, and P&G
• 5 AprilEvery little helps: Tesco packages up mobile with stores in new BBH campaign
• 1 AprilBroken Heart Love Affair brings us tear-jerking tissues
• 1 AprilTide’s ‘Cold Callers’ might leave you – cold
• 1 AprilNew Commercial Arts pitches humanity and technology for new-style Vodafone
• 31 MarchWPP brings in Sara Rose to head Boots creative
• 31 MarchLincoln Project declares war on Rupert Murdoch, ‘the most dangerous man ever to cross our border’
• 31 MarchFrohlich’s departure for Weber Shandwick leaves key UK CEO post open at Ogilvy
• 31 MarchVice Media creative agency Virtue adds two heavy hitters with PLTFRMR deal
• 31 MarchTalon strengthens its global programmatic Out of Home capabilities with Hivestack
• 30 MarchFacebook’s global media pitch team should be interesting – who are the poachers and who the gamekeepers?
• 30 MarchWPP pulls out the creative stops with debut film for P&G beauty brand SK-11
• 30 MarchRightmove changes tack to laud “the renter”
• 30 MarchPublicis takeover rumours re-emerge – now it’s Vivendi
• 29 MarchRoyal Ascot plays inclusivity card as it awaits racegoers
• 29 MarchHonda awards Europe below-the-line to Missouri
• 29 MarchGrey composes lockdown Madness for Very – sometimes silence can be golden
• 29 MarchBMB wins dairy-free Rude Health
• 26 MarchUncommon’s ode to resilience: B&Q’s ‘we will grow again’ spring campaign celebrates new beginnings
• 26 MarchStan Smith teams with Kermit for Adidas green crusade
• 26 MarchArchie Heaton: why flagging Labour needs to take a leaf out of the marketing textbook
• 25 March‘Whoppertunity’ knocks. Sorrell & S4’s ‘outstanding’ 2020
• 25 MarchCreative veteran Linus Karlsson joins ‘crazy’ Ikea as CCO for product and marketing
• 25 MarchWieden+Kennedy gives F1 (un)comfortable lift-off
• 25 MarchBodyform goes sustainable with new reusable period pants
• 25 MarchJulian Douglas’ IPA agenda: stop dwelling on the same old problems and accelerate change
• 25 MarchArchie Heaton: Intel’s marketing agency had a terrible idea…
• 24 MarchWPP invests $200m in a new data ‘centre of excellence’
• 24 MarchMercedes ‘Park Pilot’ spoils the fun for playful valet trio
• 24 MarchLove takes us on a food journey for Red Tractor
• 24 MarchDeloitte in-house agency 368 to launch in Leeds
• 24 MarchClear Channel and JC Decaux: quality trumps price and social responsibility in fight for consumer trust.
• 24 MarchSports marketing trends for 2021
• 23 MarchMAA blast from the past: Terry Lovelock’s Heineken
• 23 MarchWPP is now a global commerce leader says Forrester
• 23 MarchUncommon invites Wagamama customers for a green tea and a chat as hospitality opens up
• 23 MarchAMV’s pan-European ‘Heartbeat’ ad raises the pulse for Ford
• 22 MarchUK government pandemic advertising tops £240m in 2020
• 22 MarchMother urges us to ‘Give the world a shot’ in campaign for UNICEF’s VaccinAid
• 22 MarchNew Commercial Arts wins place on Sainsbury’s roster with home brand Habitat
• 22 MarchNow Zoflora tries oh là là – from London’s Quiet Storm
• 22 MarchTBWA looks on the dry side for Le Chocolat des Français
• 22 MarchVirtue hits the right note for The National lottery
• 19 MarchThe Croc’s Nick Watmough picks his Desert Island Ads
• 19 MarchWPP’s Ogilvy wins global Absolut business
• 19 MarchLeo Burnett wins Comic Relief 2022 Red Nose Day
• 19 MarchIPA 2020 census shows employee numbers down 11 per cent, with women, the old and the young hit hardest
• 18 MarchIntel mixes it with Apple with ‘I’m a Mac’ actor Justin Long
• 18 MarchAMV gives new Sheba campaign the gourmet treatment
• 18 MarchASA reports on ‘unacceptable’ influencer fraud: 65 per cent of ads are not disclosed
• 17 March2021 set to be big M&A year – will new-style creative agencies be back on the menu?
• 17 MarchMother’s excursion into China begins to pay off with OnePlus
• 17 MarchNow MSQ adds customer engagement agency MBA
• 16 MarchMAA blast from the past: BMP’s surprise Cannes win
• 16 MarchApple’s ‘Jump’ from TBWA shows power of a giant brand
• 16 MarchComedian Chaudry auditions as new Lineker for Walkers
• 16 MarchCan Dentsu’s iProspect rewrite media agency rulebook?
• 15 MarchJohn Ayling: Murray Walker, Trill budgie food and me
• 15 MarchSting hymns Down syndrome employees in ‘The Hiring Chain’
• 15 MarchNike zeroes in on maternity in new ode to strong women
• 15 MarchNatWest strikes an optimistic note with The&Partnership’s new ‘Tomorrow Begins Today’ line

2020

• 31 DecemberBarclaycard reveals 2020 consumer spending winners and losers – florists bloom
• 31 DecemberAd agencies will change in 2021 – but then they always do
• 31 DecemberPaul Simons: why are so many newbie London agencies struggling so hard to win proper accounts?
• 30 DecemberMAA blast from the past: Ameriquest’s medics
• 30 DecemberKia Sorento: now it’s a “storytelling machine”
• 30 December2021 is on its way and the auguries aren’t that good..
• 29 DecemberMAA blast from the past: Axe from 2015
• 29 DecemberDavid Schwimmer swims against British tide for TSB
• 28 DecemberWhat’s David Beckham’s best position for Haig?
• 28 DecemberPaul Simons: the ad industry is in danger of sinking under a mountain of meaningless jargon
• 28 DecemberWho are the candidates for our 2020 Person of the Year?
• 24 DecemberHappy Christmas to all our readers – with the odd exception
• 23 DecemberNetflix rounds up the year with a winner from AKQA
• 23 DecemberMercedes’ new executive chariot aims for cool
• 23 DecemberFerrero launches ‘Golden Experience’ multi-market airport campaign across Europe.
• 22 DecemberDroga5 wins rapper Sean Combs’ global business
• 21 DecemberMoney app Yolt appoints Uncommon to ‘drive brand fame’
• 21 DecemberMother turns KFC’s red-and-white buckets into snow-topped apartment buildings
• 21 DecemberFord turns to Chevy Chase, Edeka is somewhat cheerless
• 21 DecemberTranslated’s Lara brings some creative sunshine
• 21 DecemberThree Christmas ads that don’t give you indigestion
• 21 DecemberUncommon and Iggy Pop remind us that everything is better On The Beach
• 18 DecemberMAA blast from the past: wholesome(ish) Heinz Ketchup
• 18 DecemberMichael Scantlebury at Impero: Mouldy whatter? Survey demonstrates how quickly consumers forget
• 18 DecemberP&G ‘leads with love’ in bold charter for 2021
• 18 DecemberUncommon wins ‘The Week’ strategy and creative assignment in the US and UK
• 18 DecemberThe growth of online casino platforms
• 17 DecemberGood old Coke is System1’s top Christmas ad – again
• 17 December‘I’ll get to you.’ Médecins du Monde’s promise is dramatised by agency Marcel
• 17 DecemberWPP sets out ambitious plans as it emerges in one piece from bad old 2020
• 17 DecemberChristianne Wahl of VidMob: why creatives and media planners need to work better together
• 16 DecemberAgencies may find they’re eating from a restricted menu as they venture into 2021
• 16 DecemberPintarget targets needy lockdown drinkers for Silent Pool
• 16 DecemberNick Mawditt of Talon Outdoor: ten themes which will change Out of Home in 2021
• 16 DecemberMAA’s 2020 holding company of the year, advertiser and – UK creative agency
• 15 DecemberInnocent drinks and BMB rescue PPE-clad Santa
• 14 DecemberGoogle meltdown: Arthur Sadoun is ‘desolé’ as he is forced to postpone Michelle Obama’s star turn
• 14 DecemberMAA Agencies of the Year 2020: US, international, media, production and a new category for an awful year
• 14 DecemberApple, Google underline power with end-of-year ad blitz
• 14 DecemberBraun relaunches audio with The Wild’s ‘Sound, designed.’
• 11 DecemberDroga5 wins Nasdaq darling $100bn airbnb
• 11 DecemberSea Shepherd fishes for an end to industrial fishing
• 11 DecemberM&C Saatchi back on the road with South Africa digital buy
• 11 December#Merry Different: it’s Channel 4’s first ever Christmas ad
• 11 DecemberJason Romeyko of Serviceplan picks his Desert Island Ads
• 11 DecemberRemember me? Empty streets inspire Big Issue’s first appeal
• 10 DecemberCoca-Cola launches giant $4.2bn creative and media reviews
• 10 DecemberKaplan is new global boss of Out of Home agency Kinetic
• 10 DecemberPaul Simons: heroes of adland stalk Soho’s Star & Garter
• 10 DecemberNo going back: #TimeTo avoids a return to the “old normal”
• 9 DecemberMother London returns all furlough money to the government
• 9 DecemberWunderman Thompson says it’s cracked the code of brand “inspiration”
• 9 DecemberBurger King rebrands to ‘Burger Queen’ for Stevenage FC
• 9 DecemberA boy’s tribute to Maradona soars high in the Argentinian sky
• 8 DecemberXmas wizards McCann Manchester score for Smyths
• 8 DecemberLacta’s Easter Bunny rides to Christmas rescue
• 8 DecemberDentsu International is first ad holding company to announce across-the-board job losses
• 8 DecemberWhy Instagram is a great tool for effective sports marketing
• 7 DecemberPublicis Groupe’s 2020 Christmas message is delivered by Michelle Obama, while Arthur & Maurice take it easy
• 7 DecemberThe Glenlivet aims for best-use-of-Scotsman gong
• 7 DecemberMagna and Zenith chart global digital transformation – good news for cybercriminals anyway
• 7 DecemberSamsung from Sid Lee Paris: speedy, secure and humorous
• 7 DecemberPaul Simons: here’s advertising’s future in the new model era
• 4 DecemberArif Miah of mud orange: why are multi-cultural moments always an afterthought?
• 4 DecemberVisa appoints Wieden+Kennedy and Publicis Groupe to ‘creative oversight’ of its $200m global business
• 3 DecemberVCCP’s Julian Douglas to succeed Nigel Vaz as IPA president
• 3 DecemberBBH wins back £5 million Alpen after Weetabix holds pitch
• 3 DecemberAnd here’s Doc Morris’ contender for Xmas tear jerker
• 3 DecemberPress Gazette survey shows massive transformation in the global news media business
• 3 DecemberIs there anything Ryan Reynolds can’t do? Including the best Christmas ad…
• 3 DecemberSupport our journalism with a contribution that suits you
• 2 DecemberLonely this Christmas? Don’t let Piers Morgan be your only friend, say Uncommon and ITV
• 2 DecemberGoddard steps down at Ocean after decade of OOH expansion
• 2 DecemberCo-op and Lucky Generals raise community spirits with mini Oasis tribute band
• 2 DecemberNomads wins global Hoya Vision Care
• 2 DecemberAldi challenges French with Xmas taste test challenge
• 1 DecemberMAA blast from the past: Kia Niro takes a ‘hero’s journey’
• 1 DecemberDole Packaged Foods adds St Luke’s to agency roster
• 1 DecemberPaul Simons: the ad that restored my faith in advertising
• 30 NovemberFootasylum makes Xmas debut at home with the Redknapps
• 30 NovemberIntermarché tackles big one with Covid-19 Christmas tale
• 30 NovemberIs Bude post office’s Christmas ad better than John Lewis?
• 30 NovemberWPP bids for remaining shares in loss-making WPP AUNZ
• 27 NovemberHas Wonderhood proved its Christmas creds for Branston?
• 27 NovemberChristmas on a Hollywood budget, with a Hollywood star, and a ‘togetherness’ message, from Comcast
• 27 NovemberIt’s a ten second Christmas from Pringles and Tyrrells
• 27 NovemberPaul Simons: is data grail driving WPP’s shotgun marriages?
• 26 NovemberPicRights is persecuting websites and bloggers over alleged rights issues – who are they and their agents acting for?
• 26 NovemberWill WPP’s AKQA and Grey blend together or separate?
• 26 NovemberMAA blast from the past: Twiggy for seemingly unsinkable retailer M&S
• 26 NovemberHome alone at Christmas: Apple and Solace
• 26 NovemberCan a lottery ticket lighten the Christmas gloom?
• 25 NovemberMullenLowe lures first group CCO Patterson from BBH
• 25 NovemberSnoop Dogg and SodaStream show us the freshest way to save the planet with ‘small bubbles, big impact’
• 25 NovemberJohannes Leonardo’s Kraft win is a (smallish) slice of the cake for WPP too
• 25 NovemberPaul Simons: Lee Clow taught me ‘less is more’ at TBWA
• 25 NovemberGeorge Parker: Paul Simons was right about some clients
• 24 NovemberMondelez International appoints Publicis Groupe and S4 Capital to run its global production operations
• 24 NovemberAB InBev launches in-house campaign for new Victoria through Hamlet
• 24 NovemberMSQ launches Sustain with United Nations and World Economic Forum as clients

2019

• 31 DecemberLet’s bid a not-very-fond farewell to the decade when nearly everything changed
• 31 DecemberIs Idris Elba’s new all-electric Ford really a sheep in Mustang clothing?
• 30 DecemberBrand building isn’t dead but beautiful ads seem to be
• 27 DecemberGoogle hits a YouTube winner – but does it mean anything?
• 27 DecemberKylie’s ‘matesong’ for Tourism Australia flops
• 26 DecemberBA Holidays targets sensible bargain hunters
• 24 DecemberHappy Christmas – as a mean-minded 2019 nears its end
• 24 DecemberBurger King makes Big Macs disappear
• 23 DecemberPublicis Groupe is surprise leader of JP Morgan’s 2019 global new business rankings
• 23 DecemberLucky Generals makes sure-footed debut for Zoopla
• 23 DecemberIs Guinness Clear the drinks launch of 2019?
• 23 DecemberM&C Saatchi in spotlight again over South Africa claims
• 20 DecemberAccenture Interactive guiding light Anatoly Roytman steps down after ten years
• 20 DecemberAdland’s search for equality misses the target in Brexit Britain
• 20 DecemberSadoun admits he is ‘fatigué’ after a year of fighting for fees in Publicis Groupe Christmas message
• 20 DecemberFiona Foy: why advertiser-agency dialogue is the key to transparent media trading
• 19 DecemberLiz Richardson: experiential activations in the festive season – three tips for avoiding the naughty step
• 19 DecemberHavas makes its third acquisition in India this year, now the focus is on the work
• 19 DecemberNow M&C Saatchi agency leaders quit
• 18 DecemberGrey Europe lands Carlsberg alcohol free account
• 18 DecemberTalon Outdoor: the Out of Home year in pictures
• 18 DecemberASA deals with adland outbreak of Tourette’s
• 18 DecemberDan Thwaites: how to make your Christmas ad connect
• 18 DecemberRed Brick Road lands Canderel and 1800 tequila
• 17 DecemberUnilever marketing changes fail to deliver sales growth
• 17 DecemberNow US boss Brien quits ever-changing Dentsu Aegis, global jobs cut
• 17 DecemberW+K’s sure touch with Londoners takes footballer Raheem Sterling back to Brent
• 17 DecemberUncommon enlists Iggy Pop for On The Beach
• 16 DecemberSkoda goes slapstick with police chase from Rosa Park
• 16 DecemberMindshare wins KFC UK media from Blue449
• 16 DecemberAlbert Bartlett takes to the dance floor for Christmas
• 16 DecemberOrlando Wood of System1: what the big Christmas ads tell us about ad effectiveness
• 13 DecemberM&C Saatchi under FCA spotlight, curtain falls on Maurice’s adland career
• 13 DecemberBoris’ Tories bask in the success of a bizarre non-campaign
• 13 DecemberJon Goulding of Atomic: the IAB Gold Standard is a good start – but where do we go from here?
• 12 DecemberAnd our Agency of the Year for 2019 is…
• 12 DecemberWPP’s radical tidy up continues with part sale of contentious retail business Triad
• 12 DecemberByteDance (TikTok) is building a new social media empire – how is the the Chinese advertising landscape changing?
• 11 DecemberIt’s time for our US agency of 2019, advertiser and best campaign of the year
• 11 DecemberUncommon brings a warm Christmas feel to Chilly’s
• 11 DecemberYou & Mr Jones limbers up for battle against Sorrell’s S4C with new $250m war chest
• 10 DecemberSaatchi isn’t working: Maurice quits the M&C board along with all three non-executive directors
• 10 DecemberAccenture Interactive tipped to bid for M&C Saatchi
• 10 DecemberCogent wins integrated Bacofoil account
• 10 DecemberLong-serving Kantar boss Eric Salama steps down following WPP sale to Bain
• 9 DecemberAB InBev readies “punishing” global media review
• 9 DecemberCoca-Cola adds Santa to Christmas truck fest
• 9 DecemberGroupM: global adspend has become a tech giant playground – but there’s hope for internet-connected TV
• 6 DecemberLet’s crown Peloton the world’s most annoying advertiser
• 6 DecemberDoes H&M’s ‘moments in between’ fall between two stools?
• 6 DecemberCompletion of Kantar sale marks a good(ish) year for WPP
• 6 DecemberPaul Bainsfair: how to safeguard advertising’s future
• 5 DecemberM&C Saatchi directors launch rescue attempt as financial picture darkens
• 5 DecemberPosten Norge’s Christmas postman certainly delivers
• 4 DecemberCeline Dion goes shopping 90s-style in Instagram festive ad
• 4 DecemberA Whopper on the side of a bus? It has to be Burger King
• 4 DecemberRead at WPP and Sadoun at Publicis chart diverging courses
• 4 DecemberVirtual agency Pimento sighs 200th member FX Digital
• 4 DecemberNew Unilever CMO Conny Braams needs to recapture some of its ad glory days
• 4 DecemberCluck off. Now ASA tells KFC swearing isn’t funny or clever
• 3 DecemberNew entity TLNT hails “world’s largest creative community”
• 3 DecemberNeil Dawson’s new agency wins Nested property account
• 3 DecemberMcDonald’s essays Euro angst and Aussie feelgood at Christmas – and is all the better for it
• 3 DecemberM&C cuts its cloth after NatWest loss, BBH keeps Audi
• 2 DecemberVCCP turns up the temperature for Easyjet Holidays
• 2 DecemberWorld’s super-rich digital companies are driving surprising ad growth – GroupM
• 2 DecemberBest ads of 2019 – November’s now the arena for a Super Bowl-style Christmas
• 1 DecemberBBC One says ‘enough’ to 2019: go live your best #XmasLife
• 29 NovemberSixty years of the same old dad joke: Carrefour piles on the Christmas nostalgia
• 29 NovemberSky enlists Comcast power for blockbuster Christmas ET ad
• 29 NovemberLorie-Jo Trainer Buckingham of MOFILM picks her Desert Island Ads
• 28 NovemberMore strife at ever-changing Grey London as creative chairman Adrian Rossi quits
• 28 NovemberB&Q and Dreams looks for creative uplift – but have they the ad firepower?
• 28 NovemberFormer Google heavyweights join marketing platform Ad-Lib
• 28 NovemberIs it or isn’t it? ASA changes its mind about yet another dodgy influencer post that fails to declare it’s an #ad
• 28 NovemberIG brings market news direct to London commuters with new DOOH branding drive
• 28 NovemberVirgin Trains and boss Branson proffer a fond farewell
• 28 NovemberAnti-semitism and the Labour Party: how a moral crisis became an election issue too
• 27 NovemberApple unleashes a veritable armoured division of sentiment
• 27 NovemberTimeTo lays down the Christmas party rules
• 27 NovemberWPP re-affirms commitment to Ford and Detroit with new 1,000 strong campus
• 27 NovemberThe&Partnership confirms NatWest win from M&C Saatchi
• 26 NovemberSuper Bowl 2020 sells out at $5.2m a pop
• 26 NovemberMcCann chooses a winner for the New York Lottery
• 26 NovemberUsain Bolt crams and scans for Sam’s Club
• 26 NovemberVirtue’s Hollywood trio put the best face on Dubai
• 25 NovemberNew Gartner survey says UK marketers still optimistic – martech remains a muddle
• 25 NovemberBloomberg launches presidency bid with $37m ad blitz
• 25 NovemberCan Maurice Levy ride to the rescue of WeWork?
• 25 NovemberGoogle gets egg on its face with Stadia gaming launch
• 25 NovemberGreenpeace roasts turkeys – and us – for Christmas
• 22 NovemberTalon boosts Ada’s capabilities through Tamoco partnership
• 22 NovemberDoes more equal less as advertisers – like Pepsico – try to cram everything into their ads?
• 22 NovemberAdland’s philosopher king Jeremy Bullmore is 90
• 22 NovemberM&S and ODD are back for a second helping at Christmas
• 21 NovemberContrapunto BBDO scores with change of tack for Spain’s Christmas Lottery
• 21 NovemberWPP contests cost of $300m Triad data acquisition
• 21 NovemberAnonymous US survey lifts lid on agency salaries
• 21 NovemberNew digital out-of-home busines, Foris, launches in UK
• 20 NovemberUncommon redesigns Kama Sutra for Habito mortgages

2018

• 31 DecemberNike’s ‘Londoner’ is one of the ads of 2018 – and Nike deserves to be top advertiser too
• 31 DecemberAdscam correspondent reveals truth about agency pitches
• 28 DecemberPenny borrows ‘Your Song’ for hard-pressed Xmas cheer
• 28 DecemberRobbie Williams comes out punching for WW as Anomaly readies global campaign
• 28 DecemberJimmy Nelson and JWT set out to save a disappearing world
• 27 DecemberChannel 4’s ad spat with Publicis shows difficulties facing traditional media in a digital world
• 27 DecemberSorrell prepares to storm 2019 digital marketplace
• 26 DecemberEverybody’s looking for the agency of the future in 2019 – but are they looking in the right place?
• 26 DecemberVCCP rediscovers Comparethemarket’s creative mojo with tech titan AutoSergei
• 24 DecemberHappy Christmas and an empowering New Year
• 21 DecemberNow Rang-tan enlists army of schoolchildren against palm oil
• 21 DecemberVirgin Media speeds into the new year with more Bolt
• 21 DecemberMcCann tipped to land Just Eat
• 21 DecemberInitiative global boss Baxter calls for Facebook boycott – but will his agency masters back him?
• 20 DecemberVodafone drops the ball in hapless Steve Smith cricket ad
• 20 December‘Marcel you suck.’ Publicis Groupe mocks its own AI helper in annual Christmas film
• 20 DecemberAldi’s Christmas spirit is at home in the outback
• 20 DecemberGoogle Assistant re-runs Home Alone with Macauley Culkin
• 19 DecemberNow Ford targets dogs with ‘noise-cancelling kennel’
• 19 DecemberIs Mourinho’s messy departure writing on the wall for brand Manchester United?
• 19 DecemberWPP wins Newell with horizontal-sounding group offer
• 18 DecemberCarnival cruises into WPP’s Wunderman
• 18 DecemberMad Men knew how to Christmas party – or did they?
• 18 DecemberSaatchi China spearheads global Siemens creative win
• 17 DecemberWhat’s behind the energetic Stef Calcraft’s sudden exit from Dentsu Aegis Network?
• 17 DecemberBBD Perfect Storm tunes up for an EU People’s Vote
• 17 DecemberNike enters the UK lists against racism with Sterling ad
• 17 DecemberSorrell’s S4C wants a lawyer, closes in on Braun digital
• 17 DecemberYouTube unveils its top ads of 2018 (Xmas excepted)
• 17 DecemberNo merci for UM as Fiat US moves to Starcom, Hearts & Science snaps up GoCompare.com from Carat
• 14 DecemberMullenLowe’s Mark Elwood: my creative highlights of 2018
• 14 DecemberAll change at Now as founders Robertson and Waters leave
• 14 DecemberGeorge Parker: what good is a new name or logo?
• 14 DecemberLenah Ueltzen Gabell of Wasserman picks her Desert Island Sport and Culture Ads
• 13 DecemberAnd our Agencies of the Year for 2018 are…
• 13 DecemberGrey aims to up its game with new creative chairman Rossi
• 13 DecemberTalon Outdoor: Exciting times for Out of Home as transformation mixes with uncertain times in 2019
• 12 DecemberAccenture’s Karmarama wins £70m Lidl
• 12 DecemberIs Audi’s slimmed down Santa from M/H VCCP the best Christmas ad of the year?
• 12 DecemberWPP has lost its magic toolbox so new broom CEO Read has to join the fight for clients
• 12 DecemberMindshare survey shows growing use of tech – with humans fighting back
• 12 DecemberRead bans the word ‘digital’ and ditches nostalgia for new look WPP
• 11 DecemberWPP’s Read outlines process of ‘radical evolution’
• 11 DecemberMcCann unveils the Latin perspective on Christmas
• 11 DecemberDiageo hunts for agency to recapture Johnnie Walker glories
• 10 DecemberA big week in adland: Brexit (inevitably), Read’s vision for WPP and MAA picks its Agencies of the Year
• 10 DecemberRed Brick Road wins AG Barr’s Rubicon drinks
• 10 DecemberRichard Williams: why the big Brexit issue is a dodgy brief
• 7 DecemberUber Eats and Coca-Cola save Christmas, really
• 7 DecemberLucky Generals caps strong year with Co-op win
• 7 DecemberWhat’s next for Unilever as long-serving CMO Weed departs?
• 6 DecemberDecision time for Accenture as it weighs bid for MDC
• 6 DecemberIPA appoints its first BAME president, as Publicis Groupe’s Nigel Vaz brings global and digital expertise to the role
• 6 DecemberYet another purge at WPP as Wunderman’s ECD Abie Ellis falls under the miscroscope
• 6 DecemberSaatchi finds the right tune for Pampers’ hymn to midwives
• 6 DecemberOgilvy springs a surprise with new global CCO Piyush Pandey
• 6 DecemberGrey loses trophy NFL account to 72andSunny
• 6 DecemberNew crisis for VMLY&R London as CEO Sharpe exits
• 5 DecemberMercedes dives into heavy emotion for GLE launch
• 5 DecemberMistletoe alert warns ever-so-serious timeTo
• 5 DecemberHudson Rouge for Lincoln and Folk for Aldi try different ways to mine Christmas
• 5 DecemberSainsbury’s ad furore masks advertisers’ real problem – the growing opposition to corporate mendacity
• 5 DecemberT&P’s Dave Bedwood: how artificial intelligence took over from me for Lexus’ ES launch
• 4 DecemberLidl takes Christmas store wars to the enemy
• 4 DecemberAdam&eveDDB’s Murphy and Golding to roll the dice again
• 4 DecemberHegarty explains what makes a classic ad for Thinkbox
• 4 DecemberSorrell seals MightyHive deal to move into digital media
• 4 DecemberPublicis Conseil shows the true misery of Xmas for Orange
• 3 DecemberWas Ridley Scott’s RSA the secret sauce in WPP’s VW win?
• 3 DecemberHerezie’s Baptiste Clinet: my creative highlights of 2018
• 3 DecemberIPG’s Magna hails record $552bn global adspend in 2018
• 2 DecemberBBC One Christmas ad shows the joy to be found in turning off your screen
• 30 NovemberGoodby Silverstein drives the right line for BMW
• 30 NovemberApple sticks to its product ad guns with a gaggle of Elvises
• 30 NovemberWe’re growing Karmarama tells agency rivals as it embarks on hiring spree
• 30 NovemberBest ads of 2018: adam&eveDDB leads a notable Christmas pack – in November
• 29 NovemberDroga5 London wins controversial Canada Goose
• 29 NovemberBranding expert Jope succeeds Polman as Unilever CEO
• 29 NovemberNike courts China controversy with Dribble&
• 29 NovemberThe changing nature of big pitches: Playstation and VW
• 28 NovemberMelanie Sykes returns for Boddingtons – but have we moved on or moved back?
• 28 NovemberH&M books into the Hotel Mauritz for A&E Xmas campaign
• 28 NovemberWho’s to blame for demise of famous creative agencies?
• 28 NovemberGive us our ball back says GambleAware to greedy bookies
• 27 NovemberChildhood Trust and International Red Cross show real spirit of Christmas
• 27 NovemberAMV BBDO hymns ‘Viva La Vulva’ for Libresse
• 27 NovemberWill WPP’s next shotgun marriage be Ogilvy and Grey?
• 26 NovemberRIP JWT: digital on top again as Wunderman trumps JWT in latest WPP merger
• 26 NovemberDDB wins most of VW creative worldwide but WPP triumphs against the odds in North America
• 26 November‘Love is a Gift’ is surprise Xmas winner from independent film maker Beastall
• 26 NovemberGoCompare media review should be an opportunity for a UK media independent
• 26 NovemberCharity CALM encourages men to reach out to their friends, with help from Dave TV
• 26 NovemberHeimat explores the philosophy of toilets for Hornbach
• 23 November$4bn US Army win boosts Clark’s Omnicom chances
• 23 NovemberNow Wieden+Kennedy enlists A1 for new computer game
• 23 NovemberMatt and Ben’s weekly Christmas ad pick
• 23 November‘Sometimes we should just shut up.’ John Hegarty warns industry not to get too carried away with technology
• 22 NovemberHonorary Mad Mad Jane Maas dies at 86
• 22 NovemberNow Apple raids AMV BBDO for top creatives
• 22 NovemberNando’s for Karmarama but will these new clients on the advertising blocks stay the course?

2017

• 29 DecemberBest ads of December and best two of 2017 (maybe)
• 28 DecemberTesco’s rotten turkeys are a harbinger of retail gloom
• 28 DecemberTBWA’s Backslash unveils 2018’s “pre-trends”
• 28 DecemberAscential in buying mode as it faces showdown with agencies over Cannes Lions
• 27 DecemberLeo Burnett relaunches Kellogg’s Special K as fitness boost
• 27 DecemberRange Rover’s Evoque bumps up its street cred
• 22 DecemberHappy Christmas everybody
• 22 DecemberHere’s what happened when two Mad Ladies met McCanns
• 22 DecemberWe Are Social skips a generation or two for Audi
• 22 DecemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: who were the heroes of 2017?
• 21 DecemberCaroline Foster Kenny of IPG Mediabrands: why we should celebrate boldness in 2017
• 21 DecemberMarriott lights up London – or so your eyeballs tell you
• 21 DecemberAdidas on creation – the shoes have it
• 21 DecemberMother unveils Christmas tearjerker for Nokia
• 20 DecemberAndy Vogel of NewBase: US net neutrality repeal will cost UK advertisers too
• 20 DecemberDebenhams discovers tweeters have a heart – at Christmas
• 20 DecemberBusy buyer Merkle lands San Francisco’s DWA
• 20 DecemberWFA outlines six key factors that will change client/agency relationships in 2018
• 20 DecemberVW T-Roc’s Bam rams his way into other people’s ads
• 19 DecemberPaddy Power departs Lucky Generals for Chime outfit
• 19 DecemberGoodby Silverstein launches augmented reality Instagram
• 19 DecemberHigh pay witch hunt is a client issue for WPP and Sorrell
• 19 DecemberIs Deloitte eyeing a bid for WCRS owner Engine Group?
• 18 DecemberIt’s old Arthur and young Maurice for Publicis Xmas
• 18 DecemberIs Esso’s ‘reindeer princess’ from A&E a snowy waste?
• 18 December72andSunny lauds the good bits of Google
• 18 DecemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: the top Christmas ads of 2017
• 18 DecemberNow Accenture wins Vatican media communications
• 18 DecemberEmotional Samsung tale is top YouTube ad of 2017
• 15 DecemberMerkle picks Crawley-Boevey to spearhead ambitious Europe expansion plans
• 15 DecemberPublicis groups all US creative agencies together
• 15 DecemberSan Francisco start-up TBD lands Nokia digital health
• 15 DecemberJonathan Sant of Cubo: why Graham Fink is my ad hero
• 15 DecemberKelly’s of Cornwall celebrates Xmas in 17 seconds
• 14 DecemberWhat’s next for Murdoch as he offloads entertainment businesses to Disney?
• 14 DecemberNow Accenture buys Irish agency Rothco
• 14 DecemberGoodby Silverstein hasn’t got milk anymore – sadly
• 14 DecemberAnomaly explores the dark side this Christmas
• 14 DecemberMPC’s Bill McNamara: the best international Christmas ads
• 13 DecemberAnd the MAA Agencies of the Year for 2017 are…..
• 13 DecemberDeliveroo for the7stars, Formula E for Iris
• 12 DecemberMediaCom continues winning streak with Uber
• 12 DecemberSnow is no problem for TK Maxx snow globe Xmas
• 12 DecemberDentsu Aegis tops Recma’s 2017 new business list
• 12 DecemberSaatchi breaks the Christmas mould for Pampers
• 11 DecemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: What should Media put in Room 101?
• 11 DecemberAdam&eveDDB breaks new ground for Red Cross
• 11 DecemberPete Brown of Zambezi: a (premature) requiem for the embattled account manager
• 11 DecemberCoca-Cola unwraps a Christmas social media mystery
• 8 DecemberAlexander’s surprise departure result of staff complaint
• 8 DecemberBMW lines up creative stars for US ad review
• 8 DecemberBrothers and Sisters enlists “most popular” Schofield for WeBuyAnyCar debut
• 7 DecemberHornby makes triumphant reappearance at own bash
• 7 DecemberCoca-Cola in Greenpeace sights for allegedly wasting Xmas
• 7 DecemberBain Capital seals ADK victory
• 7 DecemberSt John finds the Recipe for cardiac arrest campaign
• 7 DecemberWieden+Kennedy sets out to win the World Cup for England
• 6 DecemberFord is the question WPP needs to answer to justify Sorrell’s ‘horizontality’ strategy
• 6 DecemberBudweiser celebrates Repeal Day with booze ban
• 6 DecemberHeather Andrew of Neuro-Insight: the John Lewis effect is good for John Lewis but bad for copycats
• 5 DecemberStaples joins to spearhead Mother’s west coast ambitions
• 5 DecemberBBC goes off-piste for Christmas film
• 5 DecemberYouTube reveals its UK Christmas winners
• 5 DecemberPaul Simons: has John Lewis been rumbled by other Christmas advertisers in the “Ah” war?
• 4 DecemberVolvo plays Thor for lightning-activated poster
• 4 DecemberChris Slough of Havas: why ad tech isn’t the answer to us all liking all the Christmas ads
• 4 DecemberJoe Alexander quits The Martin Agency
• 4 DecemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: what will happen in 2018?
• 4 DecemberShare CCO Stephen Para picks his Desert Island Ads
• 1 DecemberCeltic summons the faithful in Christmas ad effort
• 1 DecemberReed Smith: how gender stereotyping is changing ad industry
• 1 DecemberFord says no deal with WPP inked yet
• 30 NovemberIs W+K’s new F1 logo the pits or the cat’s whiskers?
• 30 NovemberYoti campaign shows perils of online dating
• 30 NovemberAudi drivers long on acceleration, short on Christmas spirit
• 30 NovemberNow Air New Zealand shows its seasonal funny side
• 30 NovemberSpotify shows old way to use posters in new campaign
• 29 NovemberEdeka celebrates Christmas in what’s left of the planet
• 29 NovemberHave YouTube’s algorithms gone bananas?
• 29 NovemberDoes H&M lose itself in fantasy Christmas land?
• 29 NovemberOnline marketing for casinos 101: player acquisition and retention
• 29 NovemberFord jitters strike WPP
• 28 NovemberBigdog wins Vax cleaners account
• 28 NovemberAMV still going strong after 40 years at the top
• 28 NovemberMaserati picks Accenture as global “experience” agency
• 28 NovemberLego chooses on-the-up Initiative for global media
• 27 NovemberAdam&eve debuts for Samsung with a retro Christmas
• 27 NovemberNZ Police play recruiting for laughs in Ogilvy campaign
• 27 NovemberYouTube walks from one safety issue into another
• 27 NovemberIris launches new Adidas Predator boots in style
• 27 NovemberWieden+Kennedy in new-style Formula 1 driving seat
• 27 NovemberTom Denford and David Indo at ID Comms: is media ruining advertising?
• 27 NovemberDDB UK and Germany agencies combine for VW T-Roc debut
• 24 NovemberNow MediaCom adds Vauxhall/Opel to PSA win
• 24 NovemberThe eyes say Coca-Cola is top Christmas ad
• 24 NovemberGiles Keeble: copying for ads is plagiarism – why not steal?
• 23 NovemberEveryone’s having a go at Christmas ads this year
• 23 NovemberDentsu’s Merkle expands in Europe with planned Oxyma buy
• 23 NovemberApple sends the world its Christmas greetings
• 23 NovemberMother’s Broody incubator takes stake in Crowdfunder

2016

• 30 DecemberWhat’s on the minds of the holding company bosses as 2017 hoves into view?
• 30 DecemberRoyal Caribbean tries new bearing on cruise ads
• 30 DecemberMark Andrews of M8 Content: best ads of 2016
• 23 DecemberTom Denford and Stef White from ID Comms: the power of media to do good
• 23 DecemberStarcom raids Maxus for €600m Fiat media
• 23 DecemberBBH springs Christmas surprises for Tesco
• 23 DecemberJane Austin: why this slick bank ad from Russia is industry’s worst of 2016
• 22 DecemberPublicis wins out in £400m Mars media review
• 22 DecemberBrothers and Sisters unleashes Center Parcs forest fun
• 21 December180 Amsterdam’s Tony Bartolucci and Hannah Smit: best ads of 2016
• 20 DecemberGrey’s Townhouse deal with P&G shows importance of production for holding companies
• 20 DecemberIt’s cold turkey for phone lovers this Xmas says Three
• 20 DecemberNick Baughan of Maxus: best ads of 2016
• 19 DecemberFacebook owns up to yet another data cock-up
• 19 DecemberOmnicom and Publicis dragged into US Justice Department production-rigging probe
• 16 DecemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: will it be jail time for production crime?
• 16 DecemberIs this horse opera from Martin tearjerker of the season?
• 16 DecemberBuzzman for Meetic shows it’s not just BETC in Paris
• 16 DecemberCritical Mass invests in mobile agency Prolific
• 16 DecemberRick Chant of We Are Pi: best ads of 2016
• 15 DecemberMAA Advertiser of the Year is IKEA…and some awards we won’t be giving
• 15 DecemberMatt Williams of Partners: best ads of 2016
• 15 DecemberA memory of great CDP art director Alan Waldie
• 14 DecemberHey Human’s Shnoosee Bailey: best ads of 2016
• 14 DecemberAdam&eveDDB to make Super Bowl debut with Skittles
• 14 DecemberDDB’s Wendy Clark aims to recapture creative glory days with new CCO Ari Weiss
• 13 DecemberStephen Joss of DDB and Tribal: best ads of 2016
• 13 DecemberLevy stays on strategy as his office disappears
• 13 DecemberM&C and Found turn on the style for Peroni
• 13 DecemberCan Nike overturn mobile phone mania?
• 13 DecemberNow MD Hurrell quits MullenLowe for Mcgarrybowen
• 13 DecemberStella McCartney’s Christmas box: sinister clowns
• 13 DecemberPornhub livens up lonely Christmas nights
• 12 DecemberMurdoch closes on Sky but he may have missed the best
• 12 DecemberAnomaly and Isobel go extra mile at Christmas
• 12 DecemberGiles Keeble: the truth isn’t the truth any more it’s Google – what about ads?
• 12 DecemberGeorge Parker: where’s Luther when you need him?
• 9 DecemberDavid Indo from ID Comms: why we need to talk about programmatic
• 9 DecemberWas Nick Studzinski key to Accenture/Karmarama deal?
• 9 DecemberVinomofo uncorks a grubbier Bear Grylls
• 9 DecemberApple edits down Romeo and Juliet to 30 seconds
• 9 DecemberJeremy Bullmore reveals the flaw in agency/client marriage vows
• 8 DecemberAnd the MAA Agency of the Year is…..
• 7 DecemberWunderman Amsterdam wins Grolsch global digital
• 7 DecemberNow agencies are under the cosh for allegedly rigging production bids
• 7 DecemberTwo alternative Christmases: Carphone’s Lemon and Brexit from KFC and BBH
• 7 DecemberJames Murphy of adam&eveDDB: best ads of 2016
• 6 DecemberYouTube names its big UK and global Xmas winners
• 6 DecemberNew list of adland’s top earners show striking absence of advertising people
• 6 DecemberAna and Hermeti Balarin of Mother: best ads of 2016
• 6 DecemberCan Microsoft beat Apple in the Christmas sweetness and light stakes?
• 5 DecemberSnapfax: UK’s most hated hit the shredder
• 5 DecemberCoke’s global Christmas ad lacks truck appeal
• 5 DecemberGeneral Mills boost for US agency newcomers
• 5 DecemberConor Brady of Critical Mass: best ads of 2016
• 2 DecemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: Facebook’s growing pains
• 2 DecemberTom Denford of ID Comms picks his Desert Island Ads
• 2 DecemberPaula Coral: what I’m going to do about it
• 2 DecemberCHI’s Sarah Golding to be IPA’s second woman president
• 1 DecemberForsman unveils another Volvo Trucks blockbuster
• 1 DecemberDavid Billing of Above+Beyond: best ads of 2016
• 1 DecemberWho wants to buy some adam&eve founders?
• 30 NovemberNobody made better ads than CDP did for Hamlet – have we found out everything and learned nothing?
• 30 NovemberBETC Paris uncorks carnage in the kitchen for Canal+
• 30 NovemberWhat does GroupM’s spanking new [m]Platform tell us about changes at WPP?
• 30 NovemberDanone lines up creative heavyweights for yogurt pitch
• 30 NovemberLucky Generals wins C&C’s Tennents, Bulmers Irish
• 29 NovemberAccenture takes first big step into creative with Karmarama acquisition
• 29 NovemberMomentum’s Mike Kettles picks his Desert Island Ads
• 28 NovemberRadio 4 comedy tests the sound barrier with ‘Women talking about cars’
• 28 NovemberBulldog Skincare Christmas debut courtesy of adam&eve elves
• 28 NovemberIs H&M’s new Wes Anderson Christmas epic stuck in a tunnel?
• 28 NovemberCode d’Azur’s Kim Nieuwenhuijs-Griffioen: best ads of 2016
• 25 NovemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: who are the world’s best CMOs?
• 25 NovemberLatest from Snapfax: Boris loses sparkle, Wayne’s wedding and challenged mannequins..
• 25 NovemberNow Samsung’s Galaxy bursts into Christmas
• 25 NovemberMike Nicholson of Brave: best ads of 2016
• 25 NovemberGiles Keeble: in a divided world are ads striving to be politically correct?
• 24 NovemberAgeism debate: the intent is good but can adland actually afford to be less ageist?
• 24 NovemberGrey Canada shows the other side of Christmas in a print cracker for The Salvation Army
• 24 NovemberBig advertisers wake up to perils of digital and data – well, some of them do
• 23 NovemberCHI wins McVitie’s global and Godiva – we think
• 23 NovemberMad Man Don Draper buys the world a Coke
• 23 NovemberASA cans Heinz ‘Can Song’ campaign
• 23 NovemberGiles Keeble: how advertising discovered ‘post-truth’ before the OED – and the trouble with Big Data
• 23 NovemberAdscam’s George Parker: best (and worst) ads of 2016
• 22 NovemberJWT finds a roar for new WWF save tigers campaign
• 22 NovemberApple and Spanish Lottery: two ways to tear ducts
• 22 NovemberCan new agency Krow cut it for Labour?
• 22 NovemberFormer BBH star Emma Cookson joins You & Mr Jones
• 22 NovemberMike Nicholson of Brave picks his Desert Island Ads
• 22 NovemberLucky Generals’ Premier Inn campaign: bang on strategy or plain boring?
• 21 NovemberMatt Williams: all style and no substance – the dire state of modern-day car marketing
• 21 NovemberIs Prada perplexing on purpose in new online epic?
• 21 NovemberNow it’s McDonald’s’ turn to tug the Xmas heartstrings
• 21 NovemberEngine rolls out new customer engagement platform
• 18 NovemberTom Denford and David Indo from ID Comms: GroupM conflates awards and transparency
• 18 NovemberMulberry serves up fascinating Christmas oddment
• 18 NovemberSnapfax top shreds: Toblerone trumps Trump!
• 18 NovemberOmnicom’s new McDonald’s agency is..We Are Unlimited

2015

• 31 DecemberBest ads of 2015: IKEA by Buzzman
• 30 DecemberBest ads of 2015: Wieden+Kennedy’s ‘Jackson’ for Three
• 30 DecemberAdam&eveDDB debuts ‘Good Thinking’ for Aviva
• 29 DecemberThree big questions that will engage adland in 2016
• 28 DecemberJames Corden orchestrates a special ‘carpool karaoke’ for McDonald’s
• 28 DecemberBrothers and Sisters strips down Center Parcs to the ‘bear necessities’ of modern life
• 28 DecemberGeorge Parker: Scotts headline Super Bowl build-up
• 24 DecemberSainsbury’s wins Christmas battle of YouTube views
• 23 DecemberWill 2016 see pressure from investors to break up the giant marcoms holding companies?
• 23 DecemberOffice party rules from Davidson Pearce and Mad Men
• 23 DecemberVW drops ‘Das Auto’ and motors back to Volkswagen
• 22 DecemberWill Saatchi’s ‘Stoner Sloth’ drive teenies to drugs?
• 22 DecemberWas Dick Whittington the first Shoreditch hipster?
• 22 DecemberBest ads of 2015: Droga5 for Under Armor, JWT New York for Wilkinson Sword
• 22 DecemberJohn Billett: how agencies ended up owning the media
• 22 DecemberCancer Research UK launches documentary epic in debut campaign from Anomaly
• 21 DecemberHeineken buys Red Stripe from Diageo as merger mania takes over the beer market
• 21 DecemberWill Comcast/NBC spark a bidding war for ITV?
• 21 DecemberBank of America moves to IPG’s Hill Holliday
• 18 DecemberSupermarket pitch wars, GroupM’s Connect, all change at UK Mediabrands – and other stories
• 18 DecemberMatt Charlton: why the best Christmas ads of 2015 (and any other year) are the ones that get people talking
• 18 DecemberHostelworld shows travel giants BA and Thomas Cook how to make holidays interesting
• 18 DecemberBlow for Grey as global CCO Myhren heads for Apple
• 18 DecemberCreative Belgium sets out to make ‘ad babies’
• 17 DecemberBest ads of 2015: Leagas Delaney for Penfolds, adam&eveDDB for Lloyds
• 17 DecemberBBC’s ‘Pure Drama’ shows best of RKCR/Y&R
• 17 DecemberMaurice Levy becomes the star of his own ads in (un)traditional Publicis Christmas video
• 17 DecemberAudi Quattro takes to the unseasonal slopes
• 16 DecemberIt’s that man Jude Law again – this time for Lexus
• 16 DecemberBBC poaches adam&eve creative stars for another effort at in-house agency
• 16 DecemberMatt Williams: introducing the MAA great (and not so great) Global Content Awards
• 16 DecemberCineplex unveils an everlasting snowman for Xmas
• 15 DecemberHarvey Nichols and a surprise from Kwik Fit top Realeyes ‘most engaging’ Xmas ad poll
• 15 DecemberRKCR/Y&R makes print debut for Baxters
• 15 DecemberLacoste unleashes a ‘winter croc’ for Xmas gifts
• 15 DecemberMatt Williams: parental lessons in content marketing from a three week old
• 14 DecemberWPP takes control of Australia’s STW with 61 per cent
• 14 DecemberBest ads of 2015: ‘France is in the air’ from BETC Paris and FCB Inferno’s teacher recruitment
• 14 DecemberRobert Dyas produces gay and straight Xmas howler
• 14 DecemberPorsche 911 competes with itself in US launch campaign
• 11 DecemberMore pain on the US media front for IPG and Publicis as $870m L’Oreal moves to WPP’s MEC
• 11 DecemberLola scores with ‘Anagram Christmas’ for Scrabble
• 11 DecemberEvan Wray: digital advertising – moving the conversation beyond emoji in 2016
• 11 DecemberAldi launches surprise creative review out of McCann
• 11 DecemberExclusive: MullenLowe CEO Alex Leikikh on his plans for Interpublic’s new network
• 10 DecemberAll change at RKCR/Y&R as Sharpe takes CEO reins
• 10 DecemberHavas lures Forristal from BBH for top people job
• 10 DecemberGravity Road pulls a Christmas cracker for Three
• 9 DecemberHere’s how 2015 was for Facebook
• 9 DecemberM&C Saatchi begins renewal process with choice of Burnett’s Justin Tindall as creative chief
• 9 DecemberMcDonald’s denies its own ‘secret recipe challenge’
• 9 DecemberBest ads of 2015: Joint for Amazon Prime, Grey Germany and ‘Lovely Skirt’ for Lenor
• 9 DecemberOmnicom to set up new P&G media agency to fend off client conflict problems.
• 9 DecemberGiles Keeble: why agency house styles, names and keeping the best of the old with the new all matter
• 8 DecemberMercedes’ new fashion campaign flounders in latex
• 8 DecemberWhy former boss Michael Grade is wrong to switch sides on Channel 4 privatisation
• 8 DecemberBest ads of 2015: eis.de from Jung von Matt, Angry Birds from Wieden+Kennedy
• 8 DecemberP&G moves $2.6bn North America media to Omnicom
• 7 DecemberWhat does WPP’s Sorrell think of the Publicis revamp?
• 7 DecemberJWT offers ‘absolutely nothing’ for Kit Kat’s Christmas
• 7 DecemberIs the UK really set for a 2016 ad boom?
• 7 DecemberClemenger BBDO ups Twitter’s Periscope in new campaign for Tourism Victoria
• 7 DecemberGrey New York celebrates Canon’s ‘Rebel With A Cause’
• 4 DecemberBest ads of 2015: Ogilvy’s #LeBigSwim for Kronenbourg, DawsonPickering for Collect+
• 4 DecemberIs ‘Ice’ Xmas campaign too Leo Burnett for the Co-op?
• 4 DecemberW+K Portland heaps further indignities on KFC
• 4 DecemberW+K’s new Jazz campaign does what it says on the tin
• 3 DecemberCoke shoots itself in the foot down Mexico way
• 3 DecemberT&P launches social media ‘influencers’ agency
• 3 DecemberVolvo Trucks and F&B follow Jean-Claude Van Damme with four-year-old test driver Sophie
• 3 DecemberAgency networks sidelined as Publicis reorganises itself into client-centric ‘hubs’
• 3 December101 founder Laurence Green picks his Desert Island Ads
• 2 DecemberDiageo offers up a 45-minute silent epic for Lavagulin
• 2 DecemberZulu Alpha Kilo gets the holiday spirit with ‘Jingle Butts.’
• 2 DecemberBeeb sprouts a morale booster with RKCR/Y&R Xmas ad
• 2 DecemberAMV BBDO turns to humour for Drink Driving campaign’s Xmas TV comeback
• 2 DecemberWho’s the winner of our 2015 UK Agency of the Year?
• 1 DecemberWieden+Kennedy makes Xmas ad debut for Tyrrells
• 1 DecemberDuracell gets the Lucasfilm treatment for Star Wars
• 1 DecemberJung von Matt bids for heartstrings at Xmas number one
• 1 DecemberMobil 1 salutes McLaren tie-up with not-so-speedy Jenson
• 1 DecemberPaul Simons: why agency cultures only work if everyone starts from the same place
• 30 NovemberWhy Agency of the Year gongs matter to agencies – but what about clients?
• 30 NovemberKate Robinson of Hogarth: how to scupper an international campaign with one simple mistake
• 30 NovemberBest ads of 2015: would-be lifesavers from Ogilvy Paris and Grey UK
• 30 NovemberF&B readies another ‘Live Test’ epic for Volvo trucks
• 27 NovemberMatt Pye quits Cheil UK in Hammersley reshuffle
• 27 NovemberMore best ads of 2015: F&B for Volvo, WCRS’ Muppets
• 27 NovemberIt’s the battle of the John Lewis Xmas ad spoofs
• 27 NovemberChambord from W+K shows why the best digital campaigns are really ads by another name
• 26 NovemberDLKW Lowe bumps up Post Office Christmas
• 26 NovemberAre these the best two ads of 2015?
• 26 NovemberOld Spice unites Mustafa and Crews in Xmas love-in
• 26 NovemberFCB Inferno signs ex-M&C creative chief Elspeth Lynn
• 25 NovemberLucky Generals rises to the occasion for Paddy Power’s new IPhone app
• 25 NovemberHP bets on 180 LA for crucial rebranding campaign
• 25 NovemberOmnicom buys Brazil’s Grupo ABC as it ramps up acquisition plans
• 25 NovemberGiles Keeble: were these the ideas behind the UK’s Christmas ad show stoppers?
• 25 NovemberPaul Simons: why agencies are in the shape they’re in – and my Agency of the Year nominee..
• 24 NovemberM&C Saatchi faces a battle to regain departed glories

2014

• 31 DecemberJacob’s Creek rests case on ‘Made by Australia’
• 31 DecemberXaxis boss Brian Lesser on the future of digital video and WPP’s role in a brave new media world
• 30 DecemberMatthew McConaughey goes in to bat for Lincoln again – this time with some Strand-style solitary gloom
• 29 DecemberDoes JWT’s new HSBC Advance campaign bridge the gap between big company image and reality?
• 29 DecemberWeight Watchers and W+K launch personal coaches
• 24 DecemberChristmas greetings to Forsman & Bodenfors, King James and, of course, all our readers
• 24 DecemberGordon’s takes on designer gins with Gordon The Boar
• 24 DecemberCommunisis buys integrated agency Life for £23m
• 23 December2014 – the year global adland’s dogs didn’t bark
• 23 DecemberRuth Peters: have yourself a data-driven Christmas
• 22 DecemberMaurice Levy looks back on his ‘annus horribilis”
• 22 DecemberOgilvy Frankfurt tries art to add magic to Coke’s Dorna
• 19 DecemberJen Smith of Maxus: life beyond the Beacon – what’s next in store for retail tech?
• 19 DecemberHyundai unleashes online ‘Exobaby’
• 19 DecemberIan Styles of DesignStudio: why YouTube is still a missed opportunity for brands
• 19 DecemberAnatomised creative partner Mike Everett picks his Desert Island Ads
• 19 DecemberJohnnie Walker walks out of BBH into Anomaly
• 18 DecemberBBH New York sends a timely reminder to Diageo
• 18 DecemberGlobal adland presents its very own Game of Thrones
• 18 DecemberSamsung launches do-it-yourself ‘Holiday Dreams’ extravaganza through R/GA
• 18 DecemberGiles Keeble: that was the year that was – print ads, creative directing, digital and, er, Xmas
• 18 DecemberAdvertisers look for in-house solution to problem of digital media transparency
• 17 DecemberBBDO Toronto’s creepy ‘documentary’ for Skittles
• 17 DecemberSteve Sponder: what Facebook’s tough new brand post rules mean for content creators
• 17 DecemberAlbion ECD Andy Cutbill picks his Desert Island Ads
• 17 DecemberWPP CEO Martin Sorrell has a new boss – private equity man Roberto Quarta
• 17 DecemberJesus comes to London – courtesy of Mother
• 16 DecemberDare, Elvis and Identica up for sale as China’s BlueFocus buys Cossette agencies in North America
• 16 DecemberAshley Madison plumbs the depths down under
• 16 DecemberKeith Hunt: why 2015 will be the year of yet more marcoms disruption
• 15 DecemberApple hits the right note with TBWA’s ‘The Song’
• 15 DecemberInvestec win takes in-house agency Oliver to Cape Town
• 15 DecemberIan Maynard: advertising may have its A List but the rest of the media world doesn’t care
• 15 DecemberFocus groups can Christmas at Ogilvy Paris
• 15 DecemberGeorge Parker: MAA’s 2014 Titanium Dildo Awards
• 12 DecemberPlan B agency says clients are like an ‘Elf on the Shelf’
• 12 DecemberNew agency FCB Inferno gives BMW a Stone Age retread
• 12 DecemberWorld exclusive! Ebenezer Scrooge on the Christmas ads
• 12 DecemberW+K Delhi’s ‘Warrior Princess’ and the flip side of Xmas from BETC and Partners Andrews
• 11 DecemberAMV and Caviar Digital team to light the night for Proviz
• 11 DecemberWhy Tesco’s listing deals with suppliers may hold the key to its wider price problems
• 11 DecemberSaatchi Tokyo’s muscle magic for Shark Steam Cleaner
• 11 DecemberThe MAA US Agency of the Year is…Droga5
• 10 DecemberBorn again Co-op plugs convenience asset in new Christmas campaign from Leo Burnett
• 10 DecemberShaun Moran of Soul: the best ads of 2014
• 10 DecemberGrey Toronto’s timely plea for gun sense in America
• 9 DecemberAnd the MAA UK Agency of the Year is…adam&eveDDB
• 9 DecemberDroga5 sprinkles its magic on Under Armour
• 9 DecemberPaul Vallois: the Christmas digital naughty and nice list
• 9 DecemberMoney cascades out of Tesco but new CEO Dave Lewis is still wearing his happy Christmas hat
• 8 DecemberBrothers and Sisters founder and ECD Andy Fowler: the best ads of 2014
• 8 DecemberCrispin Porter tells the Fruit of the Loom Christmas story with admirable economy
• 8 DecemberCanon and JWT offer Glazer-style view of urban deer
• 8 DecemberW+K Amsterdam tipped for Netflix in Europe
• 8 DecemberPremier Foods tried its ‘invest for growth’ delisting threats on agencies first
• 8 DecemberGeorge Parker: Winston Fletcher, gnarly clients and me
• 5 DecemberAMV and Pepsi Max try to light up dingy Southwark
• 5 DecemberWho’d want to be Cadillac’s creative agency?
• 5 DecemberBBH unveils caring, sharing KFC kid
• 4 DecemberW+K Amsterdam shows off the ‘Dunkman’ for Nike and Foot Locker – or should that be ‘Jumpman?’
• 4 DecemberQCM debuts online/social campaign for Hendrick’s Gin
• 4 DecemberDentsu Aegis snaps up social media agency Tempero
• 4 DecemberMatt Williams: the great ad conundrum – great in a minute, gone in thirty seconds
• 4 DecemberGrey offers up more animal magic for McVitie’s
• 3 DecemberUS fund giant Blackrock picks Tag and Mindshare for $400m global ad account
• 3 December‘Write for yourself not for a client’ says DLKW as it launches second Winston Fletcher Fiction Prize
• 3 DecemberMaxus hires Oliver Cassel as ‘biddable media’ head
• 3 DecemberDroga5 makes compelling film for Kids Company charity
• 3 DecemberCara Delevingne makes musical debut in Lagerfeld’s Christmas epic for Chanel
• 3 DecemberYouTube names top UK Christmas ads – so far
• 2 DecemberHarvey Nichols and adam&eve subvert Christmas once again with ‘Could I Be Any Clearer?’ guide to presents
• 2 DecemberContagious London spoofs ‘Whatever’s Comfortable’ for Save The Children Christmas Jumper fund-raiser
• 2 DecemberH&M noses ahead in Christmas glitter stakes thanks to Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett
• 2 DecemberPaul Marsden of Syzygy: the future is already here – but today’s digital innovators are in China
• 2 December72andSunny’s Carlo Cavallone: the best ads of 2014
• 1 DecemberIs the UK’s ad of the year Mother’s ‘Beds’ epic for IKEA?
• 1 DecemberPrince Harry invites world to #FeelNoShame about Aids
• 1 DecemberMobiles.co.uk scores online with ‘The Phone Drop’
• 1 DecemberFearless Group’s Peter Gibb: the best ads of 2014
• 1 DecemberToby Shaw of Celebrity Cruises: the inside story of a (£5m) media pitch
• 28 NovemberNoelle McElhatton: what we can learn about agency marketing from Saatchi, Iris, Sapient Nitro and W+K
• 28 NovemberJames Murphy of adam&eveDDB: the best ads of 2014
• 28 NovemberHow can out of home recapture the great age of posters in a new and more complex media era?
• 27 NovemberAdam&eve makes toe-curling debut for Unilever’s Maille
• 27 NovemberJohn Hegarty sets up The Garage for start-up companies
• 27 November18 Feet’s Jonathan Trimble: the best ads of 2014
• 27 NovemberThe&Partnership hires Conor McNicholas from Redwood to launch new content agency
• 27 NovemberDurex puts some tech into condoms and ‘pleasure gels’
• 27 NovemberOystercatchers awards show how new business pitches have become an industry inside an industry
• 26 NovemberThe Red Brick Road’s David Miller: the best ads of 2014
• 26 NovemberMatt Williams: tweeters track world’s most terrible ad
• 25 NovemberScottish Power is up to its old call-calling tricks – and so are UK cancer charities
• 25 NovemberEpica Grand Prix goes to BBDO’s Beeps
• 25 NovemberNeil Dawson of Dawson Pickering: the best ads of 2014
• 25 NovemberSeven likes the taste of Monty The Penguin
• 25 NovemberCheil Worldwide snaps up integrated agency Iris
• 24 NovemberOld Spice and Wieden+Kennedy try ‘mad moms’ to lay the ghost of Isaiah Mustafa
• 24 NovemberNew cinema research from DCM is over-rich mixture
• 24 NovemberMarion Cotillard walks on water for Dior
• 24 NovemberWieden+Kennedy’s Neil Christie: the best ads of 2014

2013

• 31 DecemberFold7 ad debut for Gocompare offers a rosy view of the green green grass of Wales
• 30 DecemberHas Sky missed a trick with Michael Caine ad debut?
• 30 DecemberTragic death of Mita Diran blamed on agency overwork
• 30 DecemberPiers Morgan – from chat show host to cricket punchbag
• 24 DecemberNow Samsung says Galaxy Gear holds key to romance
• 23 DecemberChina grapples with security pants marketing
• 23 DecemberWhat does the fox say about YouTube ad success?
• 23 DecemberMaurice Levy turns himself into a variety turn for Xmas
• 23 DecemberAre these the best integrated campaigns of 2013?
• 22 DecemberWill the real Charles Saatchi please stand up?
• 20 DecemberRupert Staines of RadiumOne: programmatic targeting is online advertising’s version of ‘Big Bang’
• 20 DecemberApple says a traditional Christmas needs an iPhone
• 19 DecemberVolvo tops Visible Measures’ 2013 hit spoof ads
• 19 DecemberAction man Carter Murray speeds through London merger of DraftFCB and Inferno
• 19 DecemberDroga5 partner WME buys sports outfit IMG for $2.3bn – but the really interesting player in this is Silver Lake
• 19 DecemberSamsung unveils star-studded Galaxy football team
• 19 DecemberMAA’s Agency of the Year is…actually there are two
• 18 DecemberA memoir of Peter O’Toole from George Parker, Heston’s crap mince pies and various Chinese whispers
• 18 DecemberMark Andrews: my agency, ads and person of the year
• 18 DecemberChina’s BlueFocus takes another big step on world stage with We Are Social social media agency buy
• 18 DecemberJerry Judge: my campaign, agency and person of the year
• 17 DecemberWPP strikes deal with ‘global influencer’ Richard Attias
• 17 DecemberSanto produces brilliant fatherhood tale for Coke
• 17 DecemberLeo Burnett hops on Isaiah’s Old Spice bandwagon
• 16 DecemberManchester’s Love takes Johnnie Walker Black to China
• 16 DecemberMarilyn Monroe blockbuster from Chanel focuses attention on bespoke WPP agency Plus
• 16 DecemberCumminsRoss lures top creative duo from BBDO
• 16 DecemberWhy a connected world means it’s time for shopper marketing to escape the curse of shelf wobblers
• 13 DecemberDirect Line and EE line up Christmas reviews
• 13 DecemberEcotricity bashes UK energy gang with windmills spin
• 13 DecemberStephen Foster’s agency, ads and person of the year – plus some thoughts from Giles Keeble
• 12 DecemberBETC’s Evian ad tops YouTube poll, Puma for JWT, VCCP scoops London agency gong, more phone hacking tales
• 12 DecemberWithings strips off in a good cause – but which one?
• 12 DecemberWho scored highest in our UK Christmas ads round-up?
• 12 DecemberHamlin in, LePlae out as Arnold digests Volvo loss
• 11 DecemberPaul Simons: my person, agency and ad of the year
• 11 DecemberRobert Jenkins: where would I work now?
• 11 DecemberMcgarrybowen’s Droid Maxx campaign shows you can film the brief – and still make a good ad
• 10 DecemberWhy the undercover Economist is entitled to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s long walk to freedom
• 10 DecemberBeware the appointment of a new marketing director – as CHI is finding out with ‘successful’ client Argos
• 10 DecemberOgilvy’s Graham Fink picks his Desert Island Ads
• 9 DecemberFord’s Mustang muscles into Europe with Sienna Milller
• 9 DecemberNow WPP snaps up digital policeman Crystal Semantics
• 9 DecemberLaura Wade of Maxus: why branded content needs to change to fit a hyper-connected media world
• 9 DecemberGeorge Parker: my agency, ads and person of the year
• 6 DecemberUnilever cuts, debunking Millenials, the ‘Nutcracker’ ad with Spob and Freddie and more Ron Burgundy
• 6 DecemberKatarina Nielsen of Flock Associates: hotels show us why a Big Idea doesn’t have to be an advertising idea
• 6 DecemberMichael Lee: my agency, ads and person of the year
• 5 DecemberIs this Japanese ad the scariest commercial ever?
• 5 DecemberMemo to UK politicians: don’t get hung up about gender-specific ads to girls and boys – they’re different
• 5 DecemberIs Barclays tip-toeing down the agency-bashing route?
• 5 DecemberKBH rolls out mobile-enabled interactive traincards
• 4 DecemberHavas London poaches Somers from Burnett as new MD
• 4 DecemberKate at 40 scores PR triumph for Playboy at 60
• 4 DecemberInnocean’s Nick Flora launches Kenya orphans appeal
• 4 DecemberNike drives Rooney and McIlroy straight down the middle to launch Ordem football for Brazil world cup
• 3 DecemberWieden+Kennedy’s Three pony gets the CGI treatment for surprise Christmas comeback
• 3 DecemberWPP merges 24/7 into Xaxis to try to steal a march in the online media marketplace
• 3 DecemberTesco walks the talk at Xmas with food donations
• 3 DecemberDeutsch NY goes 3-D for PNC’s Xmas Price Index
• 2 DecemberNew blow for Havas as Volvo switches to Grey London
• 2 DecemberNow drugs giant GSK joins the agency rebate gang
• 2 DecemberForgiato wheels tries to make metalwork sexy
• 2 DecemberHarvey Nichols and DDB summon up spirit of Scooge
• 2 DecemberEric Cantona scores for Ogilvy and Kronenbourg
• 29 NovemberPublic/private parts, sing along with KFC and BBH, Boots and Mother get real for Christmas
• 29 NovemberDroga5 Europe wins global Radox assignment
• 29 NovemberUK agencies muddle through (and Sir Martin Sorrell earns eight times more than anyone else)
• 28 NovemberHas BBH produced the great ad we’ve been waiting for?
• 28 NovemberSprint’s decision to appoint Figliulo start-up shows the marcoms giants don’t have things all their own way
• 28 NovemberPaul Vallois: is it time to view procurement people as partners rather than obstacles?
• 28 NovemberGeorge Parker: how Thanksgiving became ‘Black Friday’
• 27 NovemberSarah Lund sweaters up for Save The Children Xmas ad
• 27 NovemberD&AD shows what it’s made of in W+K call for entries
• 27 NovemberMichael Lee: what clients and agencies are missing with the demise of the Three-Martini Lunch
• 26 NovemberGiles Keeble: where would I work now?
• 26 NovemberNew film celebrates BMP creative genius John Webster
• 26 NovemberOslo agency Futatsu Industries tries the healthy approach to sex shop advertising
• 26 November&Co’s ‘Made From Cool’ Christopher Walken campaign for Jack & Jones wins Epica film Grand Prix
• 25 NovemberKmart scores 13m YouTube hits for Joe Boxer
• 25 NovemberWPP’s Sorrell forecasts an Omnicom/Publicis Groupe brain drain when merger closes
• 25 NovemberKerry Lee of Flock Associates: how outdoor can win a share of the social media experience
• 25 NovemberJeremy Garner of Weapon7 picks his Desert Island Ads
• 22 NovemberMcDonald’s boss blames DDB and Burnett for sales flop
• 22 NovemberWorld exclusive! Ebenezer Scrooge on why he hates Christmas ads even more than Christmas
• 22 NovemberGiant posters work best says new blowUP research
• 22 NovemberWhat’s so special about WPP media agency Maxus?
• 21 NovemberEven the great Martin Scorsese stumbles on Dolce & Gabbana’s ‘Street of Dreams’
• 21 NovemberHavas pays price for Santander sport celebs car crash
• 21 NovemberNow Walker Media joins the POG media collection
• 20 NovemberDel Campo Saatchi produces art for gum classic
• 20 NovemberCheil UK sheds Samsung image with new Coke brief
• 20 NovemberLeagas Delaney launches new London eating app
• 20 NovemberNew online research claims a third of ads are going to porn sites and other undesirables
• 20 NovemberTalon’s Eric Newnham wins ‘serial entrepreneur’ crown
• 20 NovemberSurely it’s time to curb the TV gambling bonanza?
• 19 NovemberThe clock is ticking on a bid by WPP for Interpublic
• 18 NovemberWes Anderson Prada car crash disappears
• 18 NovemberBacardi shows its ‘untameable’ family values in new global campaign from BETC
• 18 NovemberMoray MacLennan: how M&C Saatchi International is building a new kind of marcoms empire

2012

• 31 DecemberAviva offers consumers a sticky embrace in new cradle-to-grave campaign by AMV/BBDO
• 30 DecemberVirgin Atlantic puts on its best scarlet-hued challenger brand kit in new TV spectacular
• 30 DecemberVCCP’s Meerkats for comparethemarket.com tops Nielsen’s poll of most-liked British TV ads
• 26 DecemberThe Guardian, The Times and Trinity Mirror all face a fight for survival in 2013
• 23 DecemberWPP’s GroupM will still advertise on the UK’s Channel 4 – whether they agree a new deal or not
• 21 DecemberWhere are we as we go into the (pre-Christmas) weekend? PG/IPG, Sorrell, Wieden and Murdoch
• 20 DecemberWPP’s GroupM will do a deal with Channel 4 – but what they’re arguing about is position not price
• 20 DecemberBurnett scores with naff number plates for Car One
• 20 DecemberW+K London’s Honda ‘Cog’ voted best car ad ever by Auto Express readers
• 20 DecemberBlow for new GM Commonwealth agency as Silverado truck account moves to Leo Burnett
• 20 DecemberOut of home China screens business Focus Media is worth $3.7bn
• 19 DecemberBBH starts to spend Publicis Groupe dividend with purchase of Swedish mobile outfit Monterosa
• 19 DecemberHaymarket invents a new job category as PR Week’s Danny Rogers becomes ‘brand editor’ of Campaign
• 19 DecemberThe big winners of 2012: Wieden+Kennedy London, Samsung/72andSunny and the Guardian/BBH
• 19 DecemberP&G’s Tide Pods – don’t eat these at home
• 18 DecemberHere’s Wallace and Grommit, pressed into Christmas service for Google+
• 18 DecemberNew McCann boss Harris Diamond recalls old guard – Joyce King Thomas rejoins to mind Mastercard
• 18 DecemberDiesel hypnotises models for Christmas
• 18 DecemberMy pick of 2012: Audi’s ‘Ahab’, Wieden+Kennedy London and Ajaz Ahmed
• 17 DecemberTurkish Airlines scores YouTube wonder hit with retro ad featuring Leo Messi and Kobe Bryant
• 17 DecemberMy pick of 2012: Follow the Frog, Wieden+Kennedy and Jerry Buhlmann
• 17 DecemberDraftFCB claims ‘life is great in advertising land’
• 17 DecemberMy pick of 2012: Wieden+Kennedy London, Tesco (sort of) and Neil Christie
• 14 DecemberMy pick of 2012: Dollar Shave Club, Grey New York and Michael Dubin
• 14 DecemberDoes Bessie Lee’s promotion to CEO WPP China signal important changes at the marcoms giant?
• 14 December2012’s big trend: giant companies like Levi’s and Starbucks running scared of consumer boycotts
• 13 DecemberMy pick of 2012: Guardian, Samsung, Directv, Carlton…. and Grey!
• 13 DecemberMy pick of 2012: Samsung Galaxy, 18 Feet & Rising and Johnny Hornby
• 13 DecemberWinter temperature digital poster is a cool wheeze from Audi and Outdoor Plus
• 13 DecemberMurdoch’s newspaper cultural revolution speeds up – now Times editor Harding is chucked overboard
• 12 DecemberMcCann tries ‘Carry on up Christmas’ for Paxo
• 12 DecemberGroupM spat with Channel 4 could backfire on WPP as well as hurt publicly-owned broadcaster
• 12 DecemberAssorted loonies (including the ASA) take aim at the (rather good) Morrisons Christmas campaign
• 12 DecemberDo the Epica award-winning epic commercials signal the death of the 30-second spot?
• 12 DecemberCossette unveils anti-fruitcake Christmas campaign
• 11 DecemberBeyonce, and us, are better off without Pepsi
• 11 DecemberThis agency of the year stuff is a poser – Marketing chooses BBH (and PHD for media, as usual)
• 11 DecemberBon Noel from Publicis Groupe’s Maurice Levy
• 11 DecemberNew Ponce ad for Axe shows perils of ‘The Look’
• 11 DecemberFiat’s scorpion invades the US car market
• 10 DecemberReturning ‘revenue’ boss Peter Huijboom may be a contender for the top job at Dentsu-owned Aegis
• 10 DecemberWhy do clients want proper advertising for the Super Bowl but not the rest of the time?
• 10 DecemberW+K New York offers its spin on British football supporters (or should that be hooligans?) for ESPN
• 10 DecemberDoritos wishes us a merry online Christmas – Mexican mariachi style
• 10 DecemberTopshop underlines new posh position with Kate Bosworth Winter Wonderland film
• 7 DecemberWhere are we as we go into the weekend? Honda, ClarkHuot, Fetch and We Are Social
• 7 DecemberSorrell joins gloomsters as Europe grinds to a halt
• 7 DecemberNew Nestle USA boss Paul Grimwood reviews $800m account
• 7 DecemberAre the John Lewis snowmen actually white British consumers in disguise?
• 7 DecemberTesco’s US marketing scapegoat Tim Mason was actually needed to solve problems at home
• 6 DecemberNew WPP Lincoln agency Hudson Rouge invites customers to write its ads – crazy or what?
• 6 DecemberPublicis Groupe snaps up fashionable AR New York
• 6 DecemberArena Media lands UK TV blitz for Ricola chocs
• 6 DecemberNew Branson-backed documentary on UN drug war breaks the distribution mould with YouTube launch
• 6 DecemberAgencies roll their sleeves up for some extra Christmas homework as $700m Honda reviews
• 5 DecemberDDB’s Christmas ad for Harvey Nichols is non-vintage but still shows an agency on the up
• 5 DecemberCome on Clearcast, you’re wrong to ban Sodastream ad – how can you denigrate a glass bottle?
• 5 DecemberTesco to dump failed US venture Fresh & Easy
• 4 DecemberSir Martin Sorrell reveals what he’s like – a bit
• 4 DecemberUK ad copy body Clearcast sticks by baffling decision to ban Bogusky SodaStream ad
• 4 DecemberNew LA agency Arcana Academy debuts with two cheeky ads for Sealy Beds
• 4 DecemberMcCann takes on production specialists with Craft
• 4 DecemberHats on to Christmas ‘reality’ from W+K for Tesco
• 4 DecemberBBH squeezes a hoodie for KFC’s Krushems
• 4 DecemberWPP closes in on mystery Chinese company Huawei
• 3 DecemberWPP unveils first Lincoln ad from newly-minted bespoke agency Hudson Rouge
• 3 DecemberMurdoch closes iPad paper The Daily – Rupert doesn’t really get new media does he?
• 3 DecemberHammer the tax avoiders like Starbucks and Amazon by all means – but don’t forget UK jobs
• 3 DecemberKesselKramer strikes up the band for Red Stripe
• 3 DecemberAn online campaign isn’t just for Christmas, it should work for everyone every day says ais London
• 1 DecemberThose damned zombies are everywhere in adland – they’re even taking over the Epica Awards
• 30 NovemberThat was the week that was: Leveson, Oreo and, best of all, Norway!
• 30 NovemberFutatsu’s OBOS housing campaign in Norway riles Italians with ‘mammones’ joke
• 30 NovemberLeveson solution does the job – but PM Cameron and the Press mafia will kick it into the long grass
• 29 NovemberO2 misses the posts with Chris Robshaw VCCP ad
• 29 NovemberM&C Saatchi opens new office in Stockholm
• 29 NovemberBETC London staffs up in search of a hot 2013
• 29 NovemberXXL’s zombies get the chop from Norwegian TV
• 29 NovemberTaco Bell media planning task outs new Publicis Groupe media contender Spark
• 29 NovemberWhat exactly is going on with Oreo, The Martin Agency, Wieden+Kennedy and Interpublic?
• 29 NovemberResearch drags down Don Elgie’s Creston – the same thorny issue facing big brother WPP
• 28 NovemberOreo picks Wieden+Kennedy for Super Bowl blitz
• 28 NovemberWho’s the winner – attack dog Tory MP Philip Davies or defiant BBC boss Lord Patten?
• 28 NovemberCoca-Cola wins Cannes creative marketer of the year gong after 46 years of trying
• 28 NovemberGE turns to robots to buff up corporate reputation
• 27 NovemberWPP’s Hogarth pre-media company is dragged into row between SodaStream and Clearcast
• 27 NovemberSaintly Adam & Eve hits the right note (a watchable ad) with Christmas fundraiser for Save The Children
• 27 NovemberSamsung UK bets big on posters at Christmas with Cromwell Road digital investment
• 27 NovemberLeo Burnett produces short but sweet Christmas winner for McDonald’s
• 27 NovemberSelena Gomez paints the town green for Adidas Neo – but for which ad agency?
• 27 NovemberW+K’s Neil Christie lifts the lid on ad agency fees
• 27 NovemberAdidas turns Christmas into a ‘Merry Holiday Day’ with animated Snoop Dogg epic from Sid Lee
• 26 NovemberBBH Christmas ad for Matalan is a sign of the times – make the best of a bad job in austerity Britain
• 26 NovemberDumb Ways to Die is monster global viral hit for McCann Melbourne
• 26 NovemberOgilvy Pirate Recruitment sets a thief to reel in a new agency digital wizard
• 26 NovemberMicrosoft plans Apple-style store roll-out in the UK
• 23 NovemberUK TV ad body Clearcast bans SodaStream ad knocking bottled fizzies – to protect who from what?
• 23 NovemberWPP merges Grey and Ogilvy in Sweden – is this the shape of things to come?
• 23 NovemberCURB cleans up at creative out of home awards
• 22 NovemberAre two Lords better than one? Lord (Tony) Hall quits the opera to join Lord Patten at the Beeb