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Five Questions With Adam & Eve/DDB's James Murphy

Five Questions With Adam & Eve/DDB's James Murphy

Omnicom's DDB Worldwide is buying London independent agency Adam & Eve for an estimated $80 million. Ad Age's Europe Editor, Emma Hall, talked with Adam & Eve founder James Murphy, who starting today is CEO of the newly merged agency, Adam & Eve/DDB.

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The Mobile Circus Is Coming to Cannes

The Mobile Circus Is Coming to Cannes

The mobile circus is literally coming to Cannes, as the festival debuts a category and draws first-time festival goers from a new industry.

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EU Cookie Law Could Be the Death of Digital

EU Cookie Law Could Be the Death of Digital

The law, as it stands, does not consider its impact on the industry. Forcing these requirements on marketers lead to huge erosion in the quality of web experiences for consumers -- the very constituents it hopes to protect.

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Omnicom Group's DDB Acquires London Hotshop Adam & Eve

The management team of Adam & Eve/DDB will comprise the Adam & Eve partners and members of DDB U.K. management. It will be led by James Murphy, who has been named CEO of the newly combined shop.

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Global Branding and Media Planning, Market by Market

Global Branding and Media Planning, Market by Market

MPG CEO Maria Luisa Francoli Plaza explained how brands and media planners should approach cultural differences even as the web brings the world closer.

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London Olympics 2012 Ticket Designs Unveiled

London Olympics 2012 Ticket Designs Unveiled

Ticket designs for the London Olympics, designed by IPG's brand consultancy FutureBrand, have been revealed.

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Proposed J-V in China Won't Help Chery Much After Over-Expanding

Proposed J-V in China Won't Help Chery Much After Over-Expanding

Given Chery Automobile Co.'s close ties to the Chinese government, the company has a good chance to win approval for a joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover in China but, after Chery's reckless expansion, that won't help much.

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Infiniti Moves Global HQ to Hong Kong From Japan

Nissan Motor Co., Japan's second-largest carmaker, is preparing to appoint a global head for its Infiniti luxury brand after moving the unit's headquarters to Hong Kong on Tuesday.

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Brand Z Study: IBM Leapfrogs Google as No. 2 Global Brand

IBM leapfrogged Google, rising to No. 2 behind Apple, with brand value of $116 billion last year, according to the latest Brand Z ranking from Millward Brown. Of course, CoreBrand three weeks ago put IBM at No. 66. Here's why the discrepancy.

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Ogilvy Is First Into Myanmar With Stake in Local Shop Today Advertising

Ogilvy & Mather has acquired a stake in a Myanmar advertising agency, giving the WPP Group shop a head start in the resource-rich southeast Asian country that has been largely shut off from commercial development.

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For Chewing Gum Client, Ageisobar Creates a Chewable Pencil

Chewing gum gets an upgrade with this brilliant product-design stunt out of ageisobar Sao Paulo for Gang Chewing Gum.

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Saatchi & Saatchi Merges With Digital Shop Duke in France

In an attempt to net more business, Publicis Groupe is taking two of its key agencies in France and combining them into a single entity called Saatchi & Saatchi Duke.

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Sprite Taps Johannes Leonardo for Global Duties

Sprite Taps Johannes Leonardo for Global Duties

Coca-Cola continues to adjust the agencies working on its Sprite brand, selecting Johannes Leonardo to lead Sprite creative globally.

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Samsung Must Make Do After U.K. Olympic Torch Relay Is Downsized

After the torch relay for the 2008 Summer Olympics was marred by protests, the 2012 version has been scaled back -- and that's disappointing to the sponsor.

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A Look Back at Donna Summer's Long Commercial Career

A Look Back at Donna Summer's Long Commercial Career

The dance-music diva's megahits did more than flood dance floors and top the charts; Ms. Summer's songs were used in plenty of commercials, well after disco's peak in the 1970s and 1980s.

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Starbucks Promotes Young-Scrivner to President of Canada

Starbucks Promotes Young-Scrivner to President of Canada

Starbucks upped Global CMO Annie Young-Scrivner to president of Canada, its second-largest market after the U.S.

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Siri, Why Don't You Speak Spanish?

Siri, Why Don't You Speak Spanish?

With the voice-activated assistant its big selling point, the iPhone 4S has flown off the shelves, despite putting off the U.S. ethnic group most gaga for smartphones: Hispanics.

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Hellmann's Turns Receipt Into Recipe Using the Groceries You Just Bought

Hellmann's Turns Receipt Into Recipe Using the Groceries You Just Bought

Hellmann's and agency Ogilvy Brazil came up with a novel way to encourage consumers to use mayonnaise for more than sandwiches.

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+Castro Creates a Technological Pachamama Extravaganza for Tropicana

+Castro Creates a Technological Pachamama Extravaganza for Tropicana

To launch Tropicana Twisters, +Castro wows with a point-of-sale project that recognized fruits and spelled out their water content.

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Former News Corp. Exec Rebekah Brooks Charged in Phone-Hacking Cover-Up

Former News Corp. Exec Rebekah Brooks Charged in Phone-Hacking Cover-Up

Ms. Brooks, a onetime Rupert Murdoch lieutenant, become the first person charged since the scandal erupted last summer.

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