• Unilever's Keith Weed Named WFA Global Marketer Of The Year
    It's a big week for Keith Weed, Unilever's chief marketer. After warning social media platforms they face a boycott from Unilever if they do not reform, he has just been named the WFA Global Marketer of the Year, Campaign announces.
  • Former PR Chief Named As New Ogilvy UK Chief Exec
    Ogilvy has appointed the head of its EMEA PR practice, Michael Frohlich, to chief executive of Ogilvy UK, "Campaign" reports.
  • 'Blue Planet II' Helps BBC iPlayer Enjoy A Record 2017
    BBC iPlayer had a record year in 2017 with 272m streams per month, up 11% on 2016. "The Guardian" reports "Blue Planet II," "Taboo" and "Doctor Foster" were among the most watched shows.
  • New Group M Boss Promises More Dialogue With The Rest Of The Industry
    GroupM's new UK Chief Executive, Tom George, is promising to set up a clearer dialogue with brands. "Campaign" is reporting that this could include calming the waters with ISBA after a war of words broke out between the body representing advertising and the WPP-owned agency last year.
  • Aldi Tops Supermarket Table For Customer Satisfaction
    Aldi has been named at the UK's best supermarket for customer satisfaction by Which? Marks & Spencer was in second place and Lidl came in third. Sainsbury's had the ignonimy of being placed at the bottom of the league table, "The Drum" reports.
  • Droga 5 ECD Suddenly Departs
    Rick Dodds, executive creative director at Droga5 London, has suddenly left the agency soon after the agency's chief creative officer in New York departed, following an internal investigation. "Campaign" is reporting that Droga5 is confirming Dodds' swift departure, but is not commenting further.
  • ICO Website Used By Hackers Mining Cryptocurrencies
    The Information Commissioner's Office's web site is back up and running today after being closed down, after hackers were believed to have been using it to take over control of visitors' computers to mine for cryptocurrencies, the BBC reveals.
  • Amazon Named The World's Most Valuable Brand
    Amazon has been placed above Apple and Google as the world's most valuable brand, according to the latest Brand Finance Global 500 report, Netimperative reveals.
  • Unilever's Keith Weed Threatens A Boycott Of Sites That 'Breed Division'
    Unilever CMO Keith Weed is taking aim at platforms that he says "breed division." In a speech that is due to name-check the likes of Google, Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter and Amazon, tonight he will say the FMCG will take steps not to support platforms which fail to tackle fake news and do not protect children, "Marketing Week" reports.
  • Trinity Mirror Buys Desmond's Papers For GBP127m
    It's on. Trinity Mirror has agreed a deal to by the daily and Sunday Express and Star titles from Richard Desmond, alongside the media magnate's celebrity magazines, "OK!," "New" and "Star." The four national newspapers and magazines are to change hands for GBP127m, "Press Gazette" reports.
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