Zenith unveils new global client-growth strategy

Zenith has launched a new “global approach”, called ROI+, as it seeks to give more “upstream” strategic advice to brands while making “downstream” media buying more automated.

Blossom Hill uses shopper campaign to revive sales

Blossom Hill, the wine brand owned by Treasury Wine Estates, is partnering beauty retailer Feelunique in an attempt to turn around falling sales.

Pitch update: Samsung, Costa

Samsung has shortlisted agencies for its CRM business, while Costa held chemistry meetings.

Brand-safety concerns fail to harm tech giants' results

Google and Facebook’s forecast-smashing first-quarter ad revenues suggest the duopoly is only going to grow as they diversify, despite brand-safety fears from advertisers.

Häagen-Dazs revamps to 'evolve with the times'

Häagen-Dazs has failed to evolve since it popularised “luxury” ice-cream in the 1990s, its top marketer has admitted.

Inclusivity at the heart of NatWest/ECB partnership

NatWest’s partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board underlines a broader shift by the sports marketing industry to create sponsorship deals that have deeper roots in local communities.

Mark Whelan expands remit as part of Havas restructure

Mark Whelan, chief creative officer at Havas, has had his remit expanded to include media.

Droga5 wins pitch for Secret Escapes

Secret Escapes has appointed Droga5 London to its global advertising account as the “members-only travel club” seeks to highlight its brand mission to “democratise luxury”.

BT in discussions about digital roster

BT is speaking to agencies about its digital roster.

Ogilvy expands consultancy division with London office

Ogilvy is bringing its consultancy OgilvyRed to the EMEA region with the launch of a London office.

Warner Music poaches Channel 4's Allison and Bovill

Warner Music Group has poached John Allison and Chris Bovill from Channel 4 to head its content studio, The Firepit.

Pick of the week: StubHub "Machines" by Goodby Silverstein & Partners

Emily Tan is laugh-out-loud delighted with the hyperbolic ad “Machines”.

Turkey of the week: Facebook "Tips for spotting fake news"

Omar Oakes felt condescended to by Facebook’s press ad that provided tips for spotting fake news stories.

Nike shows brands the value of owning a moment in time

Sandy Bodecker, the Nike vice-president responsible for Breaking2, is so obsessed with the sub-two-hour marathon that he has “1:59:59” tattooed on the inside of his left wrist.

The greatest hits of 'beautiful weirdos' Allison and Bovill

Campaign rounds up some of the best work from John Allison and Chris Bovill, who are leaving Channel 4 to head up Warner Music Group’s content studio, The Firepit.

Fox Reveals Cost of Sexual Harassment Allegations: $45 Million

Twenty-First Century Fox disclosed on Monday that settlements and potential litigation cost it $10 million in its fiscal third quarter, a total of $45 million in nine months.

Caixa de Histórias 91 – O homem que amava os cachorros

Nesta semana, recebemos Carlos Merigo para entramos na história com “O homem que amava os cachorros” de Leonardo Padura. OUÇA ======== Download | iTunes | Feed ======== COMPRE O LIVRO Saraiva Cultura Amazon ======== COMENTADO NO EPISÓDIO Podcast – B9 Participe da nossa live discutindo o livro “Solaris” Veja como foi a nossa live discutindo […]

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Confirmation Bias is Derailing Great Advertising

Category: Beyond Madison Avenue
Summary: The notion of confirmation bias is getting airtime these days because of its overwhelming effect on political opinions. Because confirmation bias is inextricable to being human, we’re each genetically programmed to rationalize evidence — research, data, a comment made by an influential person, even a story you overheard — to align with our preconceived beliefs…

As New Users Slow, Snap Claims 'Comfort' With Facebook's Imitation Game


Snap Inc. is comfortable with Facebook stealing all of Snapchat’s best ideas. At least that’s the story it told during its first quarterly earnings call with analysts as a public company, finally subject to all the disclosure requirements that entails.

“If you want to be a creative company, you got to get comfortable with and basically enjoy the fact that people are going to copy your products, if you make great stuff,” Snap Inc. CEO and co-founder Evan Spiegel said on Wednesday.

Facebook has adopted most of Snapchat’s core features, grabbing onto Snapchat’s focus on the camera as the centerpiece of the mobile experience and introducing Snapchat-like vertical video stories on all its properties. Facebook has also come out with an augmented reality program similar to Snapchat Lenses.

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Robert H. Phelps, Editor at Times and Boston Globe, Dies at 97

Mr. Phelps missed a scoop on the Watergate scandal but oversaw the coverage in major series on school desegregation and abuses at a transit agency that won Pulitzer Prizes.