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Bob McDonald Steps Down As P&G CEO, Replaced By A.G. Lafley

Bob McDonald Steps Down As P&G CEO, Replaced By A.G. Lafley

Bob McDonald is stepping down as CEO of P&G after less than four years in the role, during which he saw the company lose ground to key rivals and weathered heavy investor criticism.

Ad Age Archives: A.G. Lafley Talks Secret to P&G's Success

Ad Age Archives: A.G. Lafley Talks Secret to P&G's Success

A year ago, A.G. Lafley reflected on his time and success at Procter & Gamble Co. Watch the video interview.

Mondelez Shifts Halls Creative Work to Wieden & Kennedy

Mondelez Shifts Halls Creative Work to Wieden & Kennedy

The move spells the end of JWT's 40-year relationship with Cadbury brands, which joined the Mondelez portfolio back in 2009.

Google Faces Antitrust Probe Over Dominance In Online Display Ads

Google Faces Antitrust Probe Over Dominance In Online Display Ads

Google took 47% of total U.S. digital ad spending in the first quarter of this year, according to IDC.

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Vulture

The 2012"13 TV Season in One Depressing Chart

Almost every returning show on network TV had fewer viewers than the prior year.

Picked by Nat Ives
latimes.com

John McCain: Cable TV, the right way

America's 100 million cable and satellite subscribers are forced to pay ever-higher bills for a growing number of channels they do not watch. The American people are being ripped off.

Picked by Ken Wheaton
The Awl

Everyone Secretly Hates "Snow Fall" | The Awl

Privately, the kvetching about Snow Fall among "media people" has been pretty intense. Each time this topic comes up around journalism profs or reporters, there's a huge amount of eye-rolling.

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Deadline.com

Ricky Gervais Series 'Derek' Gets September Netflix Premiere

'Derek' stars Gervais as a naive man who works in a nursing home.

Picked by Nat Ives
Detroit Free Press

Eminem publisher sues Facebook, says tech giant appropriated rapper's song

The suit centers on a commercial for the recently launched Facebook Home for Android phones. It asserts that the ad used music copied from 'Under the Influence,' a track on the 'The Marshall Mathers LP.'

Picked by Michael Learmonth
Yahoo! Finance

Here's Who Pays the Bill for Apple's Tax Avoidance

From the blog The Exchange: The flap over Apple's (AAPL) corporate tax strategy might seem like a snoozer, until you consider who makes up the difference for Apple's shrunken tax payments. That would be you, dear taxpayer. Apple is in the crosshairs as Congressional investigators … Continue reading '

Picked by Ken Wheaton
Nytimes

Manchester City and Yankees to Own M.L.S. Club in New York

The Major League Soccer team will be known as the New York City Football Club and it expects to begin competing in 2015, the league said on Tuesday.

Picked by Michael Learmonth
Startribune

Target testing its own movie streaming service

The retail chain is testing a Netflix-like movie streaming service with its own employees.

Picked by Nat Ives
POLITICO

Senate investigators: Apple sheltered $44 billion from taxes

Senate investigators accuse Apple of wiring together a complicated system to shield billions of dollars in international profits from both U.S. and foreign tax collectors.

Picked by Ken Wheaton
AllThingsD

How Many Users Does Tumblr Really Have?

Yahoo says it acquired 300 million new users yesterday. But, for now, the number advertisers care about will be much smaller.

Picked by Michael Learmonth

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How to Avoid Patent Trolls

How to Avoid Patent Trolls

What growing patent litigation means to the marketing world, according to Brian Heidelberger, partner at Winston & Strawn.

Indie Shop Mother Plots Expansion to Brazil

Indie Shop Mother Plots Expansion to Brazil

Independent agency Mother is planning to open its fourth office in Brazil next year and has asked creative Gustavo Sousa to lead the charge.

Can a Small Agency Win Big Accounts Without a Partner?

Can a Small Agency Win Big Accounts Without a Partner?

Don Draper merged his agency to get a better shot at a major car account. Are the odds for small agencies any different in the digital era?

DraftFCB Strengthens California Presence, Taps Rahul Roy to Run It

DraftFCB Strengthens California Presence, Taps Rahul Roy to Run It

The Interpublic shop shifts focus from Irvine to a new L.A. outpost to attract talent for Taco Bell and lure new clients. 

What One Agency Exec Learned from Judging a Reality Show

What One Agency Exec Learned from Judging a Reality Show

Thanks to the new show "Model Employee" on VH1, a creative learns what it's like to be on the side of the camera. 

Give Your Jobless Millennial an Edge With 12 Free Issues of Businessweek

Give Your Jobless Millennial an Edge With 12 Free Issues of Businessweek

Bloomberg Businessweek is trying to get millennials to move out of their parent's houses and land a job.

Are These the 10 New TV Comedies Most Likely to Succeed?

Are These the 10 New TV Comedies Most Likely to Succeed?

Viewers may be latching onto familiar names at this point -- like "Robin Williams." That's exactly as networks intended.

National Candy Show Draws Pitches for Farts Candy, Bacon Sex Lube

National Candy Show Draws Pitches for Farts Candy, Bacon Sex Lube

What happens when you put 600 sweets marketers in a room with retail buyers? Everything from Farts Candy to a tennis-ball shaped candy from Maria Sharapova.

Cable Companies Chafe as Low-Rated Channels Change Names

Cable Companies Chafe as Low-Rated Channels Change Names

As G4 becomes Esquire and Speed becomes Fox Sports 1, cable companies are getting saddled with channels they didn't order -- and unsure they can afford future fee increases.

Walmart Taps Former Bush Adviser As Top PR Exec

Walmart Taps Former Bush Adviser As Top PR Exec

Walmart has hired Dan Bartlett, the head of public-relations firm Hill & Knowlton's U.S. unit, as exec VP-corporate affairs.

Can Airlines Finally Offer You More Than 'the Nicest Prison Cell'?

Can Airlines Finally Offer You More Than 'the Nicest Prison Cell'?

"How many times have Wall Street guys come in and said 'You know, if you charge five bucks for TV, you'd make a lot of money'?" JetBlue's Marty St. George said in this video interview.

Preparing the Next Generation of Chief Marketers

Kellogg School of Management has launched a new program to educate current and prospective chief marketers.

Twitter Launches Ad That Can Collect Personal Information for Marketers

Twitter Launches Ad That Can Collect Personal Information for Marketers

The 'Lead Generation Card' includes a button that with one click allows the user to provide their name, email address and Twitter handle to an advertiser.

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