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Is JD.com heading for the west?

Recent news announcements from JD.com about opening offices in Europe prove that the ecommerce giant is gearing up to make its move on the Western …

eCommerce

Unsung Heroes - the strategist: Nicole Seah, VML Singapore

The Drum has launched a new series call 'Unsung Heroes', in celebration of the people in the industry who slog hard behind the limelight for brands …

Leo Burnett

ASA bans deceptive ticket pricing from StubHub, Viagogo and more

StubHub, Viagogo, Seatwave and GET ME IN! are ticketing companies that have been warned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to stop posting …

Advertising Standards Authority

At SXSW, extended reality will call for an end of distance as we know it

Extended Reality (XR) – encompassing the full spectrum of augmented, virtual and mixed reality experiences – has moved beyond novelty.<p>SXSW 2018 will …

Augmented Reality

Oreo and Shaq are giving away one million candy bars on their collective birthdays

Today (March 6) is National Oreo Day, according to Mondelez, and to celebrate, the cookie brand is teaming up with former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal, …

Dessert

Ad of the Day: Guinness highlights African footballers who have overcome adversity to thrive

Inspiring stories highlight a new campaign for Guinness featuring Africans who have overcome adversities, such as lost limbs and being the only woman …

Sub-Saharan Africa

Penguin opens female authors only bookstore to ‘amplify’ voices

Penguin Random House has partnered with Waterstones to open a pop-up bookstore in East London selling books written only by female authors.<p>The …

Books

Accenture named founding member of Disney’s innovation hub StudioLAB

Accenture has been named founding member and innovation partner of StudioLAB, an initiative helmed by Walt Disney Studios dedicated to reimagining, …

Animation

Agency drafts up clause to help brands break away from wayward influencers

The safety of YouTube as a marketing platform has come into question many times in the last year with some of the site’s most viewed content creators …

Public Relations

Mars mulls disproportionately investing ad spend around content that reflects inclusivity and diversity

Mars may start to shift ad spend to “disproportionately invest” against content that it deems to be “diverse and inclusive”, its top UK marketer has …

Disability

LiveRamp extends IdentityLink offering to TV screens

Axciom-owned LiveRamp kicked off its annual RampUp conference this week where it announced it was extending its cross-screen targeted advertising …

AdTech

Uefa marketing chief on how to be a winner for brands as well as football fans

Grabbing the attention of millennials can be a demanding task when it comes to capturing the eyes of football fans on social media, especially when …

Soccer

As International Women's Day approaches, should we be exclusive in inclusivity?

There’s a new addition to the Bloomsbury set: Albright – Britain’s first women-only private members club.<p>Named in honour of America’s first female …

Feminism

Century 21 rebrands to combat complacency in the real estate market

Century 21 Real Estate has unveiled a rebranding campaign that represents a complete overhaul and one that aims to combat complacency and mediocrity …

Real Estate

FCB Inferno on redesigning the humble pack of playing cards with badass queens

FCB Inferno has devised a new card game in which queens trump kings. Naturally, the creative agency designed a bespoke pack of cards to commemorate …

Graphic Design

UK Top Shazamed Ads: Boots wants you to show your mum you know them this Mother's Day

1<p>Feel It Still<p><b>Artist:</b> Portugal. The Man<p><b>Brand:</b> Haven Holidays<p><b>Campaign:</b> A Breath Of Fresh Air<p><b>Agency:</b> Iris<p>2<p>Eml Ritual<p><b>Artist:</b> The Chemical Brothers<p><b>Brand:</b> …

Saatchi & Saatchi

Former Tatler UK editor Kate Reardon takes over Luxx at The Times

The Times has appointed former Tatler UK editor Kate Reardon as editor-in-chief of its glossy magazine, Luxx, with incumbent Jeremy Langmead moving …

C-suite Leadership

Messi and friends kick paintballs to mark Pepsi’s Champions League partnership

Pepsi has rolled out a global marketing campaign celebrating its sponsorship of the Uefa Champions League, in which top players like Leo Messi, …

Soccer

Marc Pritchard says P&G will soon have slashed 'wasted' digital media spend by 50%

Procter & Gamble's (P&G) top marketer Marc Pritchard has said the brand is seeking to slash the money it spends on "wasted media" by 50%, having …

Procter & Gamble

Powered by primary colors, The Culture Series, supported by W+K, celebrates expression

When Jeredon O’Conner was searching for a theme for the third edition of The Culture Series, it took awhile for him to land on an idea, due to the …

Menstruation

Former client Jenny Burns takes CEO role at KBS Albion

KBS Albion has hired former client Jenny Burns to the position of chief executive.<p>Burns replaces Paul Jakimciw in the role after he left at the close …

Emerging Technology

Advertisers should be offered 100% viewability says Isba as it unveils fresh digital standard

The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (Isba) has launched a new viewability standard, calling for brands to be given the facility to buy …

Digital Advertising

James Pitaro named as new ESPN president

ESPN has named James Pitaro, formerly chairman of Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media, as its new president and co-chair of Disney Media …

Media Industry

BrewDog takes aim at gendered marketing with the ironic launch of Pink IPA

BrewDog has launched a beer brand for women – but rather than being nothing more than an offensive palette swap to cynically attract female …

Feminism

Royal Navy spins the notion of 'a woman's place' in latest recruitment drive

The Royal Navy is doubling down on its latest recruitment drive by sharing the stories of two of its newest recruits, including Louise, who …

Military

HuffPost UK taps former BuzzFeed head of news curation, Andy Dangerfield

HuffPost has bolstered its senior news team with the appointment of former BuzzFeed alumni, Andy Dangerfield.<p>Dangerfield was recently offered …

Marketing

Tourism Australia launches online video series to capitalise on Dundee success

Tourism Australia has launched a series of online videos as part of its $36m marketing campaign to drive US travellers to Australia.<p>The Why Australia …

Australia

Breakaway cyber security conference planned amid gender bias controversy

A paucity of female speakers at a Dell-run cyber-security conference has prompted participants from Facebook and Alphabet to form their own breakaway …

Cybersecurity

Facebook reels in ex BuzzFeed Pinterest leaders in video push

Facebook is sourcing outside talent to fast track its ambitions in video with the recruitment of the former head of BuzzFeed Studios to lead its …

Kim Kardashian

Future of design

Fresh ideas and new talent drives the industry to push boundaries and create work that sticks in minds for years to come. That is why The Drum Design …

Graphic Design