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Morrisons has announced that Dalton Philips, the chief executive officer, will leave the grocer at the end of March, as the company seeks new leadership to drive a turnaround strategy.

Le photographe suisse Rolf Sachs a réalisé une série intitulée « Camera in Motion » à travers laquelle il capture les paysages de son pays et d’Italie, en mouvement et flous, depuis la fenêtre d’un train à grande vitesse. Les lignes et horizons deviennent continues et se dédoublent grâce à la longue exposition.

So 2014 was the year when ‘trackvertising’ boomed, native video ads evolved and viewability was on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But what can we expect from video advertising in 2015? Oliver Smith, the Unruly EMEA managing director, reveals the ten top trends.

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“Driving is a totally different story.
Update your Audi navigation system.”

Agency: Verba, Milan
Client: Audi Service Italia
Copywriter: Luca Bartoli
Art director: Daniel Cambò
Executive creative directors: Luca Cortesini and Michelangelo Cianciosi
Post production: Max Sarotto

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I recently read an article in which HBO’s “Girls” creator Lena Dunham talked about what it was like growing up in New York’s most exclusive schools. “I didn’t feel chic. I didn’t feel specialI was bad at sports. I wasn’t the girl that boys liked. But (writing about it) made me feel like I had something.”

Something indeed. By baring her soul, and a few other things too, Ms. Dunham found her true voice, which she was then able to amplify across a wide range of mediums — from a TV show to a book — and connect deeply with millions of young women. And quite a few of us slightly older women, too.

It occurred to me that brands can learn a lot from Ms. Dunham. And don’t worry; it doesn’t involve taking off your clothes in front of a national audience. Well, perhaps in the metaphorical sense.

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The decision ends a seven-year legal fight over whether Mr. Risen could be forced to name the sources of his reports on a botched C.I.A. operation.

Cramer-Krasselt is tapping Ken Erke to lead creative at the indie agency’s Chicago flagship.

Mr. Erke, who has been VP-exec creative director at Interpublic Group of Cos.’ R/GA, will report to Marshall Ross, vice chairman and chief creative officer, who oversees all creative for Cramer-Krasselt’s four locations. Accounts run out of the Chicago office include Corona.

For Mr. Erke, it’s a return to Cramer-Krasselt. He was a group creative director at the shop in 2006 before heading to Y&R as exec creative director and later becoming chief creative officer. While at Y&R, he worked on accounts including Sears, MillerCoors, Kenmore, Craftsman, Hilton Hotels, and Hotels.com. Clients Mr. Erke worked on at R/GA, which he joined in 2010, include Grey Goose, the Beef Checkoff program, Capital One and Abercrombie & Fitch.

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A nemesis for publishers, Amazon collects a Golden Globe for “Transparent,” becoming the first digital streaming service to win one for best TV series.