Campaign
Advertising earned the UK economy nearly GBP8bn in exports during 2018 making the industry the second most important for international trade, after computer services, "Campaign" writes.
The Telegraph
Sir Martin Sorrell has given an interesting interview in "The Telegraph" in which he says tumbling stock prices, include WPP's, are a result of coronavirus but are also due to the markets wanting a reason to end a bull run that has gone on too long and overvalued too many companies.
The Guardian
Boris Johnson has been under fire for the government holding informal meetings with individual journalists and has now agreed to hold a daily coronavirus media briefing, "The Guardian" reports.
Mobile Marketing
Roughly a third of British consumers are using Facebook and other walled garden sites less than a year ago, while they are surfing the open net more, according to a recent report covered in "Mobile Marketing."
The Telegraph
"The Telegraph" is reporting on how it believes it is only considerable regulator pressure that has forced Facebook to launch a tool that allows users to export all their photos to Google at the click of a button. Data portability is a central part of GDPR.
Press Gazette
The BBC's Director General has told parliament he hopes the "Victoria Derbyshire Show" will find a home on the BBC News channel when it is taken off BBC2's schedule. He told politicians the show has not reached the numbers hoped for, "Press Gazette" reveals.
Campaign
As more Londoners decide to work from home the "Evening Standard" -- handed out for free at most tube stations -- has cut its print run by 10%, "Campaign" reveals.
Campaign
KFC has suspended 'finger licking good' ads because it fears it is not an appropriate message, given the widespread concern over the spread of coronavirus, "Campaign" writes.
The Guardian
A new report is calling for social media companies to pre-screen content to stop it from appearing as it emerges that the UK is the third-biggest marketing for live-streaming child abuse, "The Guardian" reveals.
City A.M.
Although it was not mentioned in the Budget yesterday, City A.M. is backtracking on yesterday's headline and claiming the Digital Services Tax will be implemented after all. It will tax the tech giants at 2% on all transactions in the UK.