BrewDog ordered to clean up its act after ‘motherfu’ ad
BrewDog has been forced to rip up a poster campaign for its alcohol-free beer Punk AF – which carried the…
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Retailers axe data analytics for mass discounting blitz
The retail sector might be ploughing hundreds of millions of pounds into data-driven marketing and analytics in an effort to…
Blue 449 chief Boxall quits for top role at MSQ Partners
MSQ Partners is reuniting former Blue 449 chief executive Simon Davis with the agency’s chief investment officer Malcolm Boxall, who…
PageGroup consolidates global media brief into Merkle
Recruitment giant PageGroup has handed its entire global media business to Merkle following a competitive six-month pitch process, designed to…
Duopoly braced for new probe of ad market dominance
The Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) is set to publish its initial findings into the dominance of Google and Facebook…
Facebook staff rocked as HR data is snatched from car
Facebook’s insistence that user data is safe as houses does not appear to stretch to its own staff after the…
Mindshare plucks KFC media brief away from Blue 449
KFC has appointed Mindshare as its new UK media buying agency following a final pitch battle with Zenith to handle…
Industry calls on Government to drive future growth
As the Conservatives secure the biggest Parliamentary majority since the Eighties, marketing and advertising industry bodies have urged the new…
Colin Lloyd hangs up his hat after 20 years at the TPS
Industry grandee Colin Lloyd – the one-time president of the DMA – is standing down as chair of the Telephone…
Deadline extended for entries to Rosemary Smith Award
The Data Protection Network has extended the deadline for entries for the DPN Rosemary Smith Award for Responsible Marketing, which…