Radio chiefs sanguine about the great London switch-off
23 May 2013
Digital may be doing well, but it's not all good news for radio - the capital is witnessing a decline in reach. By Alasdair Reid.
Havas Media boss Marc Mendoza is clearly a man with a sense of humour, and a touch of masochism.
Digital may be doing well, but it's not all good news for radio - the capital is witnessing a decline in reach. By Alasdair Reid.
Arena's new chief executive is ready to work alongside, rather than against, its Havas Media Group stablemate, Maisie McCabe learns.
Ask people if they have read a book about advertising and chances are they will name The Hidden Persuaders. Since it was first published in 1957, Vance Packard s Orwellian portrait of ad people probing the unconscious desires of consumers has shaped a widespread view of an industry skilled in the...
Gravity Road fed on the imagination of ordinary consumers in its campaign for Bombay Sapphire, Mark Boyd explains.
How did you get into fashion? I got into collecting denim a long time ago when I used to shop in American Classics on the King s Road [in Chelsea, London] and rifle around looking for old Redlines. I used to skateboard in them, which is a bit crazy, looking back. I ve always been into clothes and particularly...
VW's advertising has evolved as the brand has grown market share, its UK marketing chief tells John Tylee.
Ad agencies are holding themselves back by pandering to their clients' misguided fear of rocking the boat, when the biggest risk is their work not being noticed at all, Chris Hirst writes.
For agencies already operating in a super-supplied market, the arrival of Accenture's tanks on the advertising lawn doesn't look particularly welcome.
Are exclusive football clips and other perks enough to convince people to pay £2 a week for Sun+, Alasdair Reid asks.