Trying Not to Drown in a Flood of News About President Trump

There’s been a year’s worth of headlines in just a week. It’s been exasperating for some, exhausting for many.

What happens when all creativity is judged equally?

Awards’ juries must reflect the world the work is trying to reach, and help the ad industry to innovate, not sheepishly follow.

After Heady Optimism About the Myanmar Market, Then Came the Reality Check


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Offbeat Coffee Shops – 'coffix' is a Quirky, Colorful Cafe in Athens, Greece with Unusual Decor (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Athens, Greece, is now home to a quirky, freshly designed coffee shop by studiomateriality that goes by the name ‘coffix.’

Inside coffix, guests will find everything from fish-shaped…

Was RB's adspend really not working?

Wieden & Kennedy’s loss of Finish and Nurofen highlights advertisers’ ongoing struggle to juggle brand-building and short-term sales.

Short-termism is hurting us all

Marketers don’t tend to hang around very long. And this is just one example of the ruinous short-termism infecting our industry.

People create language

Newspapers need to give ad buyers what they want

What’s frustrating for those of us who love newspapers and news brands is that the industry is so bad at collaborating.

Canon's marketing shift aims for the smartphone generation

Canon’s new marketing strategy has moved from cameras to storytelling for millennials.

Bolton reunites with Burley to lead Y&R creative team

Y&R London chief creative officer Jonathan Burley has hired his longstanding creative partner Jim Bolton as deputy executive creative director as he looks to build a “renaissance” department.

Possible appoints Jo Hagger as MD

Jo Hagger, EMEA business partner at Google, has joined WPP’s Possible as UK managing director.

M&S wellbeing drive seeks to combat autopilot trend

Marks & Spencer is aiming to improve the wellbeing of Brits by encouraging them to snap out of “autopilot” behaviours, its top marketer has said.

Commercial radio set for strong growth

Commercial radio ad revenues have risen more than 3% since the start of the year, bucking the gloom seen elsewhere in broadcasting.

Limit collaboration to once a day, new study suggests

Collaborative interactions between agencies and their clients should not happen more than once a day, new research has found.

The big picture has been lost to the short-term click

The short-termism of corporations has trickled into their attitudes to marketing culture, which is losing sight of brand-building.

OMG's Philippa Brown faces turbulence head-on

Omnicom’s media division has streamlined to deal with uncertain times, Philippa Brown tells Gideon Spanier.

Peroni kicks off creative pitch in wake of takeover

Peroni Nastro Azzurro is reviewing its creative requirements following a change in ownership from SABMiller to Asahi Group.

Rubicon fights The Guardian with high court counter-claim

Rubicon Project has hit back at The Guardian’s claim that the US ad-tech company breached its contract by taking “secret commissions” from ad buyers and has launched a counter-claim against the publisher.

Pick of the week: M&S "Spend it well – food" by Grey London

Gemma Charles is mesmerised by Marks & Spencer’s new ad.

Vivendi and Havas deal is sign of things to come in adland

Vivendi’s acquisition of Havas could kick-start “progressive forms of creative collaboration” and boost the fortunes of the group, industry observers say.