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MullenLowe London wins World of Tanks

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MullenLowe has won the full service account for World of Tanks, one of the most popular online games with 110 million users worldwide. World of Tanks, owned by Wargaming, saw pitches from two UK and two US-based agencies. MullenLowe will handle creative and MullenLowe MediaHub media planning and buying. The win marks Mullenlowe’s return to.

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Great Account Directors Make The Business Better

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Editor’s note: The following article was provided to Adpulp by Epica Press Club and was written by Paris-based journalist, Theda Braddock. One of the most demanding positions in advertising requires a blend of attention to detail, authority, business flair, people skills, flexibility and – yes – a love of creativity. Wining and dining, champagne, swanky […].

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AI Advancements for 2019

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Artificial intelligence automates “intelligent” processes – i.e. human-esque tasks like decision making, problem solving and learning – that would otherwise require human intervention. And because computers are lightning fast, AI works and acts with speed and precision that mere mortals could never hope to achieve. Here is a quick look at how we got here: Stretching the timeline into today, we now have smart home devices, AI-fueled bank fraud protection, and online customer chat bots making life

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What Does Transparency in Programmatic Advertising Really Mean?

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Would a stockbroker invest in a stock if only the ticker prices were accessible and none of the firm’s financial statements? Definitely not. What is stopping the broker is the lack of transparency. As a consumer, we need transparency to make the right purchase decisions. The overarching purpose of transparency is to build trust. It is for this reason we don’t order medicines from an unknown drug store or provide our credit card details to a fintech upstart.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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R/GA lures Le Masurier from Google to bolster senior creative ranks

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A busy time for new creative hires in London’s adland, which may indicate that some agencies at least are waking up to the need to refresh the ranks and stem the tide of senior creatives moving out to pastures tech. Interpublic’s R/GA, which has seen a number of senior departures including CCO Nick Law to.

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You Can Make “Culture,” Or Make Your Clients Rich and Famous. You Can Also Do Both.

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Once upon a time in Adland there was a line that acted like a velvet rope. The line separated above-the-line, TV-centric agencies from the dullards who toiled below-the-line, producing pedestrian point-of-purchase displays and other necessary but unsexy collateral. Then digital blew the whole row of agency houses down. Today, there’s no line. Only the lingering […].

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Ninth Circuit Affirms FDA Preemption in Tossing Vitamin E Supplement Case

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There is no denying that, at times, the express claims made on dietary supplement labels may seem to convey a broader implied claim to the consumer regarding the supplement’s performance benefits. While that may be true, last month the Ninth Circuit confirmed that plaintiffs cannot successfully allege that a lawful “structure/function” claim misleadingly implies that a dietary supplement will treat, cure, or prevent a disease under state law.

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Roy Jeans: why the Cairncross Review into news media is a failure of intent and resolution

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Christophe Guilluy’s recently published English-language version of “Twilight of the Elites” focuses on nascent tensions between France’s metropolitan ruling class and the disenfranchised people who live in the countryside outside of France’s “citadels” of power and economic influence. Originally published in French just over two years ago, his book anticipates – perhaps encourages – the.

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Are We Wolves, Or Ad People, Or Both?

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Workplace strife between account people and creative people is the stuff of ad industry legend. Here’s a new twist on the same old story… Ed Tsue, Group Strategy Director and Managing Director at Anamoly in New York City, examines the tension between brand planners and the creatives they hope to inform and advise. Planners like to […].

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The Recipe to Make Rain? Same As It Ever Was

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“HatfieldYou made rain for L.A.We’ve got ten grandFor you to go cook us some rain” -Widespread Panic New Biz Tips from the Sausalito Sausage Factory The head of the 4As and the head of ANA walk into a bar… Sorry, there’s no punchline. But there is this advice for new business execs, a.k.a. agency rainmakers, from Greg […].

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Retail media advertising: How e-commerce is becoming AdTech’s next frontier

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Lucky Generals names New York expeditionary force

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A British agency trying to invade New York reminds you of one of those old British wartime films: the general shaking the plucky volunteers by the hand before they’re pushed out of the plane and he returns to the comforts of Pall Mall and watching cricket. The general is this case is Lucky General Danny.

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Nike rides its trademark wave with ‘Dream Crazier’

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Nike’s ‘Dream Crazy’ campaign from Wieden+Kennedy is probably the stand-out of the past 18 months or so and now it’s the turn of the girls, headed by Serena Williams. So – inevitably perhaps – it’s morphed into ‘Dream Crazier.’ Finely judged, nice use of old footage. Beware of imitations (imitators should beware of imitations too.).

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Oscars’ Commercials Debut In the Other Advertising “Super Bowl”

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Ad people love industry award shows and people working in advertising have a natural affinity for the people who make films, since they often work side-by-side on 30- and 60-second films, also known as commercials. The Oscar Awards are therefore a big deal. Not Super Bowl big, but big nonetheless. In media buying terms, ABC […]. The post Oscars’ Commercials Debut In the Other Advertising “Super Bowl” appeared first on Adpulp.

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A Drop of Dawn and the Grease Is Gone

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In years past, packaged goods have gotten a bad rap from certain creative elites who find the products boring and therefore can not imagine a creative way to display the product’s attributes to a public hungry for solutions to mundane problems like dirty dishes and upset stomachs. When the product doesn’t have cool built-in, what’s […].

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The GTM Intelligence Era: ZoomInfo 2025 Customer Impact Report

ZoomInfo customers aren’t just selling — they’re winning. Revenue teams using our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform grew pipeline by 32%, increased deal sizes by 40%, and booked 55% more meetings. Download this report to see what 11,000+ customers say about our Go-To-Market Intelligence platform and how it impacts their bottom line. The data speaks for itself!

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México Domina

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In 2014, Alfonso Cuarón became the first Mexican filmmaker to win the Oscar for Best Director, when his work on ambitious sci-fi drama Gravity was recognized by the Academy. Since he went home with that trophy, his fellow countryman Alejandro G. Iñárritu has won twice, for Birdman and The Revenant. Then, Guillermo del Toro won an Oscar last year for […].

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WPP defies some of the gloomsters but the jury is still out on CEO Read’s “transformation”

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WPP’s share price recovered this morning – up 7.6 per cent in early trading – as CEO Mark Read revealed its 2018 numbers: not as bad as many feared but still showing a fall in net sales (WPP’s measure of organic growth) of 0.4 per cent and predicting a bigger fall of two per cent.

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Spike Jonze turns down volume for cannabis TV campaign

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We didn’t expect to be viewing ads for licensed cannabis companies but here comes MedMen – which last year turned over $30m mainly in California – hitting the airwaves with ace director Spike Jonze. No singing and dancing from Spike here, just an eye-opening trip into America’s past. Nicely judged – that George Washington was.

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Adam&eveDDB wins International Paralympic Committee

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Adam&eveDDB seems to be motoring nicely even as all its founders have left – CEO James Murphy and CSO David Golding being the final two – and now the new regime has been appointed by the International Paralympic Committee ahead of the organisation’s 30th anniversary in September. Founded in 1989, the IPC is located in.

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5 Ways You Can Win Faster with Gen AI in Sales

Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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Dare’s Grace Surguy picks her Desert Island (influencer) Ads

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Grace Surguy is senior project manager at Dare, a digital creative agency and part of Inside Ideas Group. Desert Island Ads No longer twiddlies you endure at the cinema, ads are more than just scenery for the main event. They’re anything and they’re anywhere – imagine telling someone in the 1950s that they could interact.

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Walmart people boss Canney joins WPP as it faces more intense market scrutiny

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WPP reports its full year 2018 figures tomorrow (March 1) with most analysts expecting a small reverse in growth compared to 2017 although not as bad as its disappointing Q3 2018 figures indicated. Which will leave us with the two big holding companies making the most noise about “transformation,” in particular making technology central to.

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Goodby Silverstein for Liberty Mutual: can jokes ride to the rescue of adland creativity?

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We observed the other day that Wieden+Kennedy HQ in Portland was becoming quite the comedy factory, latterly for Orange Vanilla Coke. Another venerable US agency Goodby Silverstein & Partners is giving it a run for its money in the comedy stakes too. Here’s its new creation LiMu the Emu (and handler Doug) for insurance firm.

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Coke launches new flavour with a car crash

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Coca-Cola doesn’t launch new flavours very often but here comes Orange Vanilla Coke, with a diverting launch ad from Wieden+Kennedy HQ. Featuring a car crash. Is Coke hedging its bets on OVC? Pleasingly bonkers. And another ad that sends up ads. W+K is becoming quite the comedy factory. MAA creative scale: 8.

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10 Ways to Leverage Buyer Signals and Drive Revenue

In today’s ultra-competitive markets, it’s no longer enough to wait for buyers to show obvious signs of interest. Instead, sales teams must be proactive, identifying and acting on nuanced buyer behaviors — often before prospects are fully ready to make a purchase. In this eBook from ZoomInfo & Sell Better, learn 10 actionable ways to use these buyer signals to transform your sales strategy and close deals faster.

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FTC Sets Its Sights on Fake Customer Reviews

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Since updating its Endorsement Guides in 2015 to keep pace with the meteoric rise of social media and influencers in marketing, the FTC has placed a significant emphasis on the need to disclose material connections between advertisers and endorsers. Through its Guides, informal business guidance , blog posts , warning letters , and multiple enforcement actions , the FTC has deployed virtually all of the tools in its proverbial tool box to combat what it views as deceptive omissions by influencer

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Stop the Presses: Third Circuit Limits FTC’s Access to Federal Court for Past Conduct

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The Federal Trade Commission suffered a significant blow yesterday. In a decision that many saw coming—bloggers here included—the Third Circuit curtailed authority the FTC has been using for decades to confront allegedly unlawful past conduct. The decision has a direct impact on the ability of the FTC to obtain injunctions against defendants for alleged past misdeeds.

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Who Made the Call? Applying the Fundamentals of Pleadings to TCPA Actions

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Twombly and Iqbal —two names that invoke fond memories of the first year of law school for the (much) younger attorneys—have defined the bar that each plaintiff must meet to survive a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. Walk into any first-year civil procedure class and you’ll hear the students muttering the following like a nursery rhyme or a page from a Dr.

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Audi puts a Spurs cockerel behind new Q8’s wheel

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More Tottenham Hotspurs, but not not skipper Harry Kane this time as he’s possibly still marooned on a crossbar in Chingford. This time it’s Dele Alli (an accomplished ad performer), Christian Eriksen and chums celebrating Audi’s sponsorship deal with a plug for Audi’s ginormous new Q8 SUV. Steered by a Spurs cockerel (with timely reminders.

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Signal-Based Selling: How to Leverage 4 Key Buying Signals

As prospects define their problem, search for solutions, and even change jobs, they are generating high-value signals that the best go-to-market teams can leverage to close more deals. This is where signal-based selling comes into play. ZoomInfo CEO Henry Schuck recently broke down specific ways to put four key buying signals into action with the experts from 30 Minutes to President’s Club.

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Harry Kane fails to score for Harry’s and mental health

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Men’s grooming has become a right old business this year with Gillette trying to redefine masculinity (to mixed effect) and now German razors-by-mail firm Harry’s is adding its two-pennorth with England football captain Harry Kane (a Harry’s user presumably) telling us he’s not afraid – either. Afraid of what isn’t entirely clear in this effort.

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