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July 22, 2017
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KFC shifts marketing to focus on quality and provenance
KFC shifts marketing to focus on quality and provenance

Gurjit Degun

KFC is focusing on quality and provenance in shift in its marketing to change perceptions about its food in the UK and Ireland.

L'Oréal appoints new European marketing chief as Hugh Pile goes on sabbatical
L'Oréal appoints new European marketing chief as Hugh Pile goes on sabbatical

Simon Gwynn

L'Oréal's chief marketing officer for Western Europe, Hugh Pile, is taking a one-year sabbatical from his role at the cosmetics giant to work for his family's business.

Dove needs to refocus on honesty, not rely on 'stunts'
Dove needs to refocus on honesty, not rely on 'stunts'

Simon Gwynn and Gemma Charles

Dove is losing sight of its strengths following a string of attention-seeking ads this year, industry leaders have warned.

Sainsbury's launches sunset countdown billboards
Sainsbury's launches sunset countdown billboards

Emily Tan

Sainsbury's has taken over digital billboards at UK's busiest stations with a countdown to sunset.

ASA to introduce new guidelines on gender stereotyping in ads
ASA to introduce new guidelines on gender stereotyping in ads

Nicola Kemp

Brands will need to adhere to new standards on advertising which features stereotypical gender roles of characteristics.

Watch marketing and adland's top names urge industry to fix diversity issue
Watch marketing and adland's top names urge industry to fix diversity issue

Nicola Kemp and Daniel Allen

Hailing from Airbnb and Mars through to Saatchi & Saatchi and Ogilvy, some of the biggest names in marketing and advertising have spoken out in a new documentary designed to highlight how agencies and brands can create a more inclusive industry.

Mr Bean to welcome tourists to London in mobile phone game
Mr Bean to welcome tourists to London in mobile phone game

Omar Oakes

Mr Bean, the buffoonish alien sitcom character played by Rowan Atkinson in the 90s, is the face of a new mobile phone game to attract tourists to London.

SodaStream CEO: plastic bottles will be the cigarettes of our generation
SodaStream CEO: plastic bottles will be the cigarettes of our generation

Simon Gwynn

As the home carbonation brand launches its latest provocative campaign, SodaStream's combative boss Daniel Birnbaum explains why Coca-Cola's recycling efforts mean little and how he aims to get a SodaStream machine in every other UK home.

A giant Game of Thrones tapestry is the centre of Tourism Ireland's campaign
A giant Game of Thrones tapestry is the centre of Tourism Ireland's campaign

Brittaney Kiefer

Tourism Ireland is creating a giant medieval tapestry depicting scenes from Game of Thrones as the HBO show airs its seventh series.

Unilever cuts agency fees by 17% in first half of 2017
Unilever cuts agency fees by 17% in first half of 2017

Simon Gwynn

Unilever is making progress with moves to streamline its advertising operations, its chief executive and finance chief have said.

Bellwether: marketers' optimism at lowest level for four years
Bellwether: marketers' optimism at lowest level for four years

Omar Oakes

Marketers' optimism regarding companies' financial prospects are at their lowest level for four-and-a-half years, despite UK marketing budgets being expanded, compared to three months ago.

The Thinkboxes shortlist: May/June 2017
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The Thinkboxes shortlist: May/June 2017

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The May/June Thinkboxes shortlist sees some fantastic creative from Finish, M&S, Pride in London, TK Maxx and Uber. Who will the Academy vote for? Or better still who would have your vote? Watch them all right here...

June's Aerial Awards winner: NHS Blood & Transplant 'Potatoes'

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