Daniel Farey-Jones
News Editor
Dan has been with Haymarket since October 2004, most recently as group deputy news editor of Brand Republic, working across Campaign, Marketing and Media Week.
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Beleaguered WPP predicted to announce job losses
Share price today fell to six-year low.
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Diageo CMO presses agencies to speed up hiring of female creative chiefs
'The pace of substantive change has been too slow,' agencies have been told.
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'Faster, better, cheaper' is doing the trick, Sorrell claims
S4 Capital Q3 revenue up almost 46% organically.
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ASA defends Lloyds strapline as 'advertising puffery' in ruling
The ad watchdog has allowed Lloyds to keep using its 'By your side' strapline, rejecting a complaint from Keystone Law that it was misleading.
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Engine lures R/GA veteran Jim Moffatt to lead Europe and Asia
Jim Moffatt, the leader of R/GA's business in Asia Pacific and its former London chief, has been appointed as CEO of Engine Group in Europe and Asia Pacific.
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TUI Airways sorry for 'future pilot' sticker sexism 'mix-up'
TUI Airways said recent instances of little girls being given "future cabin crew" and boys getting "future pilot" stickers are a "simple mix-up".
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Why Nike deserves criticism for 'cynically tapping into gang culture'
This week's backlash against Nike for releasing a balaclava judged to be targeted at young people in gangs was justified because of the context of its marketing, according to Atomic London creative partner Dave Henderson.
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Interpublic leads the field in UK with double-digit revenue growth
In more ways than one, WPP is currently the laggard among the world's marketing services giants.
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Cannes Lions revenue down 9% but marketers spending more
This year's Cannes Lions festival made 9% less revenue than in 2017 owing to falls in both delegate numbers and awards entries resulting from Publicis Groupe sitting out the event and the organisers truncating the schedule.
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Frank launches new podcast series for Direct Line
Motor insurer Direct Line has released three episodes of a free podcast featuring comedian Richard Herring and psychologist Dr Gary Wood talking about karma on the roads.
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Multinational brands predict higher spend on influencer marketing
A majority of global advertisers plan to increase spend in influencer marketing in the next 12 months, despite recent controversies over transparency and effectiveness.
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Publicis experiences first revenue drop under new CEO
The chief executive of Publicis Groupe has experienced his first bad financial quarter since he took charge last June, as a drop in organic growth led its shares down 7 per cent this morning.
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Adam & Eve founder Jon Forsyth resurfaces at new transatlantic PR-creative combo
Jon Forsyth, one of the four Adam & Eve founders, has resurfaced as strategy partner at UK and US agency combination Troika/Mission Group.
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Cannes Lions owner makes MD Jose Papa redundant
Jose Papa, who had the job of running the Cannes Lions ad festival for the past two years, is being made redundant by the festival's owner Ascential.
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Sorrell denies prostitute allegation
WPP's unpublished investigation into its former chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell's conduct examined whether he used company funds to pay a prostitute, according to reports.
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University of Reading uses lecturers' stories to appeal to prospective undergraduates
The University of Reading has put the inspiring work of its lecturers and graduates at the centre of an integrated campaign designed to attract 16- and 17-year-olds to its undergraduate open days this year.
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Southampton steps up content production while Hastings targets youth vote for local elections
In the final pre-election instalment of PRWeek's series on voter-registration and turnout campaigns, we look at Southampton City Council's use of comms around election night and Hastings Council's attempts to target young voters.
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Case study: BEIS explains shared leave opportunity to parents and garners 150k hits to website
A campaign by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the Government Equalities Office has sparked almost 150,000 website visits over a two-month period.
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NHS fraud watchdog barks about first conviction
The comms team for the recently established NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) has delivered on its objective of securing a raft of media coverage for its first conviction.
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Five Campaigns We Liked in April: vote for your favourite
From Mariah Carey and Oompa Loompas to pub-going robots and IKEA music, PRWeek UK has carefully pulled together its top April campaigns. Vote below for your favourite.