This year’s Cannes Lions was characterised by a ridiculous obsession with nationalism, writes Dominic Mills – and what’s with the weird case of the second-hand winner from last year being hawked around the world to other clients?
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As BSkyB steps up plans to create ‘Sky Europe’, Raymond Snoddy asks if the deal will really happen – or if it will crash in flames because of the ‘Murdoch factor’.
After losing its way recently, ZenithOptimedia finally has an idea which could turn things around, writes Dominic Mills – but it will need many more if it really wants to get into different territory.
From courtroom tweeters securing thousands of pounds from strangers, to bedroom bloggers becoming international experts, something very interesting is stirring in journalism, writes Raymond Snoddy.
Only newspapers have the resources to tackle large-scale, technical and legally dangerous projects, writes Raymond Snoddy – so why do so many people think the future of news lies with the likes of Buzzfeed?
After the legendary and influential analyst, Mary Meeker, delivered her latest Internet trends report, Dominic Mills gives his views on what she got wrong, what she got right – and what should concern marketers the most
In today’s connected world good ideas can come from anybody, anywhere – so it’s time big companies took some risks and relinquished control of new product development to outsiders, argues Dominic Mills.
Like it or not, native advertising is here to stay – so let’s learn to do it well, and in a way that serves the interests of publishers, journalists, advertisers and – above all else – readers and consumers. By Raymond Snoddy.
Following a wave of acquisitions and consolidation in the television market, the question left hanging in the air is whether ITV could itself become a takeover target. By Raymond Snoddy.
The POG merger was originally trumpeted as a logical sharing of cultural values but it now looks as though the whole deal is predicated on tax – and that is really not a good place to start, writes Dominic Mills.