Advice for anyone adverse to change

You can’t really buy into any change until you fully understand what it means for you personally, writes Sue Unerman.

Sainsbury's media review back on after PHD protest

Sainsbury’s has dramatically reopened its £115m media review after PHD lodged a complaint about the pitch process following its defeat to M/SIX.

Coke follows McDonald's by axing YouTube show

Coca-Cola is ditching its weekly UK YouTube shows in favour of a more “nimble” digital content strategy.

Context is crucial when considering ads on Google

How did Google, a company chock-full of so many smart, decent people manage to get itself into such a quagmire?

Pick of the week: Berocca "Be more Berocca" by J Walter Thompson

Simon Gwynn can’t help tapping his toes to the new Berocca ad.

Turkey of the week: L'Oréal Paris "French lessons with Helen" by McCann London

Gurjit Degun thinks the latest ad from L’Oréal Paris encouraging body confidence lacks a certain je ne sais quoi.

Industry responds to Google's apology in brand safety row

Google’s response to revelations that a series of major brands were inadvertently funding extremist content with their ads has received a cautious welcome.

Pitch update: Costa, National Trust, Halfords

Agencies compete for Halfords while Mother pulls out of the race.

Google's too slow in waking up to its responsibilities

Google, Facebook and other platforms cannot avoid the fundamental issue – the power of publication and broadcast comes with responsibility and freedom of speech has limits.

The not-so-great train robbery

Independent posts growth a year after print closure

The Independent has increased its commercial revenue by 50% year on year since dropping its print product 12 months ago.

MPC responds to growing demand for furry ad stars

The people who brought the furry stars of The Jungle Book and John Lewis “Buster the Boxer” to life are launching a division dedicated to creature development.

Sanofi calls €900m global media pitch

Sanofi, the French-owned pharmaceuticals giant, has launched a review of its estimated €900m global media business.

WCRS beats three to Green Flag brief

Green Flag, Direct Line Group’s breakdown recovery service, has appointed WCRS as its lead creative agency.

Protect our ad heritage and plan for the future

Outgoing ISBA director of public affairs Ian Twinn reflects on more than 18 years at the industry body.

Embrace RealEquality and redesign the future to be as much female as it is male

Unless a more hands-on approach to equality is adopted, not even our kids will live to see it. It’s time to start mobilising.

Johnson & Johnson, Verizon and AT&T join brands to suspend YouTube advertising

Three major US brands have joined the growing list of advertisers to pause advertising on YouTube following recent revelations that ads are being inadvertently placed with extremist content.

Guardian tells staff to prepare for compulsory job cuts

The 1,500 staff at The Guardian and The Observer have been warned that some of their jobs will be lost as publisher Guardian Media Group continues its plan to turn around years of heavy losses.

Dave Trott warns marketers are being failed by 'obsequious' ad agencies

Brands are still not being challenged to create the best work by “obsequious” advertising agencies, a panel of some of the UK’s most senior marketers has been told.

Airbnb's Mildenhall hit outs at Cannes Lions again over lack of 'brown faces' among speakers

Jonathan Mildenhall, the chief marketing officer at Airbnb, has hit out again at Cannes Lions organisers for “only three brown faces” being among this year’s speakers.