Dominic Mills presents a selection of observations about the week’s impossible-to-ignore Cannes Lions festival – including an FBI probe, questionable leadership, hypocrites and freshly-minted acronyms.
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Ascential said it intends to combine Warc with Cannes Lions’ The Work, to form a digital subscription product of scale.
The culture in adland is changing, and Sorrell is looking increasingly like part of the old baggage many would like to be rid of.
Katy Clarkson takes on the new role of head of planning, while Martin Donnelly will join the team as head of non-broadcast.
With his reputation at stake, Sir Martin Sorrell has his work cut out if he wants to protect both his legacy and his new business venture, writes Raymond Snoddy.
In his new role Long will be responsible for leading Dare’s creative and design output across the agency’s portfolio, which includes brands such as BMW and Nike.
Unilever’s CMO Keith Weed has told agencies they have not moved fast enough to cope with the pace of change in the modern world and must find new business models to stop more advertisers taking work in-house.
The recent travails of WPP have tarnished Sir Martin Sorrell’s business reputation, writes Dominic Mills. The launch of S4 Capital offers the best chance he will get for rehabilitation.
How will a brilliant businessman formulate a strategy that accounts for the interruption of businesses like Accenture and the Silicon Valley tech firms in adland?
Jason Cotterrell, who King replaced last year, has been reappointed into the role he had previously held for five years, as well as taking on the role of group chief strategy officer.
