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Yannick Bolloré: Why Havas was happy to pitch for Shell and the rise of ‘super-creativity’

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UK shops among Campaign's Global Agency of the Year winners

Campaign Media Awards 2023: winners revealed

Campaign Experience Awards 2023: winners revealed

Revealed: Campaign Best Places to Work 2023

Campaign Female Frontier Awards 2023: winners revealed

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Performance ‘not up to standard’ for some global agency groups as Q3 revenues drop

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