Marketing
Rahul Sachitanand
Jun 08, 2021

'Frankly, we don't want to see more woke advertising'

The EVP of Unilever’s near $10 billion global skin cleansing and oral care unit, Samir Singh, says brands can’t hunt for purpose in the middle of a pandemic

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