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Joint interview: Wavemaker’s new UK crew look to regain cruising speed

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D&AD: Adam & Eve/DDB wins rare Black Pencil for Frontline19 work

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Paramount turns to NCA for UK streaming service launch

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Kuwait-headquartered advertising platform opens London office

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The Work

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Garrard Jewellers "Blaze collection" by Accomplice

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iShares "Expect more with iShares" by Adam & Eve/DDB

Paddy Power "More chances" by Octagon
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Paddy Power "More chances" by Octagon

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Little Rick "Shoreditch is full of Little Ricks" by Now

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B&Q "Change. Made easier." by Uncommon Creative Studio

Projects & awards

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Campaign Media Awards 2022: winners revealed

Global Agency of the Year 2022

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

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Campaign Best Places to Work: Category winners revealed

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British Media Awards 2022: winners revealed

Campaign Creative Agency of the Year: Uncommon

Uncommon, Goodstuff, Neverland win at Campaign UK Agency of the Year Awards

Oliver Agency's Sharon Whale was crowned CEO of the Year at the Female Frontier Awards 2022

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AMV BBDO scoop Agency of the Year at the Campaign Big Awards

Campaign Big Awards 2021: winners revealed

Agency of the Year: MG OMD

Media Week Awards 2021: winners revealed

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Power 100 2021: Who's on marketing's leaderboard?

UK winners of Campaign 40 Over 40 revealed

Editors' Picks

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Mark Read on pay rises and hiring in 2022, Coca-Cola win and Ukraine concerns

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Fuck you, pitch theatre

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Back to the office (again): is it time to 'live with Covid'?

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Publicis to pay €400m in bonuses ‘for everyone’ after annual profits jump 75%

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Have advertisers like Unilever ‘lost the plot’ over purpose?

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Publicis overtakes rivals to be world’s most valuable agency group

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Is the independent agency model becoming more attractive to major clients?

The Knowledge

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Global agency groups Q1 report card: Ukraine war impact ‘not material’ yet

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Campaign's Pick of the Ads

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Watch Pick of the Ads: Episode three features Apple, Bumble, Visit Sweden and more

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Watch Pick of the Xmas Ads: Episode two features John Lewis, M&S, Boots, Tesco, Coca-Cola, Waitrose

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Watch Pick of the Ads: Episode one features Barclaycard, Burberry, Dunelm, Ikea and Wagamama

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Campaign unveils Pick of the Ads video series

Future of Channel 4

Campaign: 4 THE PEOPLE

‘4 The People’: ad industry letter calls for Channel 4 to stay in public ownership

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'No upside but significant downside' – ad industry rallies around Channel 4

Ukraine War

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It's our brand: Ukraine's government turns nation's bravery into biggest cultural export

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Watch: Kyiv-based Banda on trying to work from a war zone

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Despair and shock: How advertising chiefs have been grappling with Russian exits

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Supporting our Ukrainian ad industry colleagues

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Omnicom to withdraw from Russia in 'orderly' exit

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Rakuten TV and Rakuten Advertising: pioneers of ad-based CTV for brands

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Campaign podcast: Running a Ukrainian ad agency during war

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Campaign podcast: School Reports special

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Campaign podcast: What school students think about advertising and how to change perceptions

Big Interviews

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Arthur Sadoun on staff bonuses, the metaverse and Cannes

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‘Bendrew’ on why they sold Goodstuff to Stagwell and growth ambitions

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Mark Read: 'We were actually back at number one and ahead of Publicis'

Mark Read on proving WPP doubters ‘wrong’ and battling Publicis to be biggest agency group

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Verica Djurdjevic: Channel 4's classy contrarian

Vicki Maguire: 'If you’re an introvert, I’ll find you a corner. And if you’re an extrovert, I’ll find you a stage'

Vogue's Vanessa Kingori on 'transcending' competitors, covers and BLM

New IPA President Julian Douglas: 'People are ripe for change'

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