Marketing Week
A report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) concludes marketers are living in "the dark ages" when it comes to recruiting women. Nearly one in three believe it is OK to ask a woman whether she intends to have children, and just over a half think it is fine to ask whether a woman is pregnant during the recruitment process, "Marketing Week" reports.
Marketing Week
Insurance firm Hiscox has launched a digital outdoor campaign that will reveal when hackers are trying to get into a server it has set up, "Marketing Week" reveals. The campaign is intended to raise awareness of its business insurance among SMEs.
NetImperative
Three in four ad-blocking millennials would be willing to pay a monthly fee for content that appeals to them, according to a Global Web Index study reported on in Netimperative.
The Drum
Arsenal has extended its shirt sponsorship deal with Emirates in what the club says is a record five-year deal. "The Drum" reveals there was speculation Arsenal was seeking rival bids for shirt sponsorship rights, but now the airline's branding will appear on all playing and training kits of every Arsenal team until the end of the 2023-34 season.
Campaign
Center Parcs will cease advertising in "The Daily Mail" in response to a column in the newspaper that criticised a same-sex couple becoming parents through a surrogate mother, "Campaign" reveals.
Campaign
The Royal British Legion is working with augmented reality company, Blippar, to allow badges to bring to life a story about WWI on a mobile phone screen, "Campaign" reports.
The Telegraph
Uber is promising to step up its response to customer complaints, for which it is vowing to set up a 24-hour complaint line. "The Telegraph" reports that the ride-hailing ride is hoping the new stance will persuade TfL to renew its licence.
The Guardian
Max Mosley, the former F1 boss, is threatening to sue several UK newspapers because they still refer to a story about him taking part in an orgy. He claims the story should only be mentioned again now if it is in the public interest. The newspapers concerned have told "The Guardian" that they see Mosley's threats as nothing more than trying to rewrite history.
Campaign
Specsavers is calling a review of its GBP45m media account. The incumbent is Manning Gottlieb OMD, "Campaign" reports.
BBC
A Belgian court has told Facebook that it has been illegally tracking web users through cookies on third-party sites and must stop. The BBC reports that Facebook has been told to delete the concerned data sets. The social giant is to appeal the ruling.