Simon Gwynn

Goodbye Facebook, hello Metaface? Social media giant plans name change

Goodbye Facebook, hello Metaface? Social media giant plans name change

Facebook plans to follow in the footsteps of Google parent company Alphabet with corporate rebrand

Snap partners WPP to launch AR Lab for brands

Snap partners WPP to launch AR Lab for brands

Holding company also formed a partnership with TikTok earlier this year

How does adland solve its talent crunch?

How does adland solve its talent crunch?

The problem may be linked to the pandemic, but the right solutions can offer long-term benefits

WPP hails faster recovery than expected in Q1 with 3.1% growth

WPP hails faster recovery than expected in Q1 with 3.1% growth

Return to growth in “all business lines and most major markets", with the strongest performance coming from Greater China

Why Heineken is embracing a 'naive' view of the world

Why Heineken is embracing a 'naive' view of the world

Watch the ad film conceptualised by Publicis Italy here

Alzheimer's Research UK imagines Christmas without Santa

Alzheimer's Research UK imagines Christmas without Santa

Watch the ad film conceptualised by Freuds here

Tech players entrench power in 2016 Interbrand ranking of world's most valuable brands

Tech players entrench power in 2016 Interbrand ranking of world's most valuable brands

Apple, Google, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Toyota are top five; Facebook, Amazon grow fastest

Unilever plots in-house branded content division

Unilever plots in-house branded content division

To launch two units dedicated to branded content

'Winter Is Coming with ad-blocking and inattention'

'Winter Is Coming with ad-blocking and inattention'

Laura Henderson of Mondelez wants to create content good enough to make money

McCann wins global ad account for RB cleaning brand Dettol

McCann wins global ad account for RB cleaning brand Dettol

FMCG giant RB has appointed McCann Worldgroup to handle its cleaning brands Dettol and Lysol worldwide - while incumbent Havas Worldwide has been handed a new strategic role.

iPhone users overwhelmingly reject app tracking, but ad industry needn’t despair

iPhone users overwhelmingly reject app tracking, but ad industry needn’t despair

The long-term consequences of Apple’s privacy shift will be complex, experts say

Instagram hails the power of self-discovery in global brand campaign

Instagram hails the power of self-discovery in global brand campaign

The film was conceptualised by Johannes Leonardo with Facebook’s in-house shop Creative X.

Coca-Cola’s marketing spend in Q3 remained 30% down year on year

Coca-Cola’s marketing spend in Q3 remained 30% down year on year

Soft drinks giant has announced plans to retire a large number of brands.

Olympics appoints former Lego digital chief Silberbauer to marketing role

Olympics appoints former Lego digital chief Silberbauer to marketing role

He has spent past two years as senior vice-president at Viacom’s MTV

Unilever could help support smaller agencies with early payment

Unilever could help support smaller agencies with early payment

FMCG giant has unveiled range of measures to assist global effort to tackle COVID-19, including €100m in donations.

Arthur Sadoun calls for new approaches to supporting clients in video message

Arthur Sadoun calls for new approaches to supporting clients in video message

Publicis CEO stresses that priority is protecting health of staff.

Unilever will stop advertising ice-cream to children under 12

Unilever will stop advertising ice-cream to children under 12

Announces 15-point plan to improve responsibility of global marketing activity.

Unilever full-year results fall short of expectations

Unilever full-year results fall short of expectations

FMCG giant to consider sale of tea business as overall profit falls more than a third in disappointing year.

WPP, BBDO and P&G named decade's best creative companies by Cannes Lions

WPP, BBDO and P&G named decade's best creative companies by Cannes Lions

WPP is Holding Company of the Decade after scooping annual title for seven straight years.

P&G promises not to 'pull back' on marketing as coronavirus boosts sales

P&G promises not to 'pull back' on marketing as coronavirus boosts sales

FMCG giant saw increase in organic sales in first quarter.

Unilever maintains marketing spend but rethinks priorities

Unilever maintains marketing spend but rethinks priorities

FMCG giant reported flat underlying sales in first quarter, due to decline in Asian markets.

Apple poaches Publicis Groupe creative chief Nick Law

Apple poaches Publicis Groupe creative chief Nick Law

Law joined French holding company in April 2018 after 17 years at Interpublic's R/GA.

WPP's Mark Read awarded more than £3.7m in pay and bonuses across 2018

WPP's Mark Read awarded more than £3.7m in pay and bonuses across 2018

Read was handed a special £1.5m bonus as COO last year, with first of three payments due next week.

The carrot that keeps on giving: Aldi named most powerful Christmas ad in Kantar study

The carrot that keeps on giving: Aldi named most powerful Christmas ad in Kantar study

John Lewis and Waitrose campaign rated most enjoyable.

Barclaycard's interlinking ads get everything spot on

Barclaycard's interlinking ads get everything spot on

It's a rare achievement for an ad to create fictional characters you'd actually really love to be friends with.

MMGB: Paddy Power calls for sponsors to stop 'bastardising' football shirts

MMGB: Paddy Power calls for sponsors to stop 'bastardising' football shirts

Launches campaign called 'Save our shirt', created with VCCP and Octagon

Weekend Watch: Coca-Cola celebrates diversity of football fans in Premier League campaign

Weekend Watch: Coca-Cola celebrates diversity of football fans in Premier League campaign

Watch the film conceptualised by M&C Saatchi here

Gillette takes aim at toxic masculinity in new campaign

Gillette takes aim at toxic masculinity in new campaign

P&G grooming brand calls on men to up their game in new film from Grey New York.

Marc Pritchard: I'd like creatives to account for three-quarters of agencies' resources

Marc Pritchard: I'd like creatives to account for three-quarters of agencies' resources

Marc Pritchard, the chief brand officer at P&G, has told Campaign he wants to see agencies employ fewer account managers and focus much more of their resources on creative talent.

Amazon goes head-to-head with YouTube in Video Direct launch

Amazon goes head-to-head with YouTube in Video Direct launch

Amazon is taking on YouTube by introducing a feature on Amazon Video that lets users upload their own content - and earn royalties for every minute of video streamed.

Hyundai stays on the ball to stand out at Euro 2016

Hyundai stays on the ball to stand out at Euro 2016

As advertisers compete for some Euro 2016 glory, official sponsor Hyundai is hoping its ambitious FanDome experience has what it takes to make the brand stand out from the crowd.

Diageo pulls all ads from Snapchat globally

Diageo pulls all ads from Snapchat globally

Follows the Advertising Standards Authority's (UK) call that an ad for Captain Morgan was likely to appeal to children.

Weekend Watch: Chivas launches Man United partnership

Weekend Watch: Chivas launches Man United partnership

Warm up for the return of the Premier League with this film by McCann London

MMGB: Smirnoff celebrates female bouncers and trans bartenders in Lad Bible partnership

MMGB: Smirnoff celebrates female bouncers and trans bartenders in Lad Bible partnership

The programme, "Free to be", kicks off with a five-minute documentary, Night Shift, created by Lad Bible’s content agency Joyride.

P&G will slash agency and production costs by another $400m

P&G will slash agency and production costs by another $400m

Procter & Gamble aims to cut another $400m (£286m) in advertising costs by June 2021, chairman and chief executive David Taylor has said.

Sorrell's pay fell more than 70%, WPP annual report reveals

Sorrell's pay fell more than 70%, WPP annual report reveals

WPP's former chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell was paid a (relatively) measly £13.9m by the company in 2017, its annual report shows.

Unilever makes play for online razor market with $1bn acquisition of Dollar Shave Club

Unilever makes play for online razor market with $1bn acquisition of Dollar Shave Club

Co. delivers shaving products for monthly charge in US, Australia, Canada; prompted launch of Gillette Club

Unilever calls on leaders to drive fight against stereotyping

Unilever calls on leaders to drive fight against stereotyping

This follows a study that surveyed more than 9,000 people across eight countries including India

Yahoo to rename rump company to Altaba after Verizon sale completes

Yahoo to rename rump company to Altaba after Verizon sale completes

Chief executive Marissa Mayer to depart

Tata is no longer a top 100 global brand: Brand Finance

Tata is no longer a top 100 global brand: Brand Finance

Google dethrones Apple as the world's most valuable brand. Among Indian brands, Airtel, LIC, Infosys, Reliance Industries, Indian Oil and HCL Technologies were gainers, while SBI and L&T drop a few spots in the top 500

Global: Publicis Groupe's awards bombshell divides industry

Global: Publicis Groupe's awards bombshell divides industry

Publicis Groupe is facing continued scepticism over its decision to withdraw from awards and trade shows for a year from 1 July, with one top UK marketer warning that he is "not sure they have got it right".

'The elephant in the room': Absent Sorrell inspires anger and affection at WPP

'The elephant in the room': Absent Sorrell inspires anger and affection at WPP

While Sir Martin Sorrell faces claims of bullying behaviour and paying for a prostitute, the ad group will be breathing a sigh of relief after an AGM that avoided a showdown.

WPP investor pressure to sell Kantar could open door to Sorrell acquisition spree

WPP investor pressure to sell Kantar could open door to Sorrell acquisition spree

A sale of Kantar would be "favourably viewed by investors who have come to dislike the data business", according to a financial analyst.

Sorrell exit could spell the end for WPP, analysts say

Sorrell exit could spell the end for WPP, analysts say

Sir Martin Sorrell's resignation as chief executive of WPP could lead to a break-up of the company and spark other major changes to the shape of the industry, according to analysts.