Leica, whose biggest growth market is China, say short film was not officially sanctionedWestern companies trying to do business in China learned long ago that they must bow, at least in part, to the political demands of an authoritarian state. So when…
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Sexism in advertising: ‘They talk about diversity, but they don’t want to change’
Pay gaps, sexist ads, a culture of silence and fear… as #timeTo, the industry’s answer to #MeToo, gathers momentum, we talk to senior women working in – and trying to change – a profession still notoriously male-dominated… and white• Read the execs …
Read more‘It’s genuine, you know?’: why the online influencer industry is going ‘authentic’
Calamities such as Fyre Festival have tarnished the booming business of YouTube and Instagram stars. Now the industry’s top tastemakers have a new plan: keeping it real. By Sophie ElmhirstIn a central London hair salon last December, the fashion influe…
Read moreFive online gambling firms break UK rules on ads targeting children
Watchdog uses child ‘avatars’ to catch out firms including Aston Villa sponsor UnibetThe UK advertising watchdog has caught five gambling firms, including Aston Villa’s sponsor Unibet, breaking strict rules that ban them from targeting children with on…
Read moreGoogle fined €1.49bn by EU for advertising violations
Tech company has been fined total of €8.24bn by EU commission over past two yearsGoogle has been fined €1.49bn (£1.28bn) by the European commission for abusing its monopoly in online advertising.The latest fine takes the total the company has been fine…
Read moreRegulator bans Sky Bet ad fronted by sports presenter Jeff Stelling
ASA finds advert irresponsible for implying good knowledge of sport could improve chancesA gambling advert fronted by the Sky Sports presenter Jeff Stelling has been banned by the advertising watchdog for being socially irresponsible.The TV ad promoted…
Read moreThe companies who co-opt International Women’s Day should be ashamed | Josie Cox
What do dashcams and cut-price dentistry have to do with advancing the cause of equality? Absolutely nothingAs a journalist, there are two weeks of the year when I might as well have an auto-delete function for almost all pitch emails, adverts and pres…
Read moreJohn Bloom obituary
Businessman best known for his role in the cut-price washing machine wars of the early 1960sThe entrepreneur John Bloom, who has died aged 87, drove a coach and horses through the complacency of the British retail trade in the 1960s, with cut-price was…
Read moreRevealed: Facebook enables ads to target users interested in ‘vaccine controversies’
Social media platforms under pressure by US congressman to crack down on anti-vaccine propaganda, citing Guardian investigationsFacebook enables advertisers to promote content to nearly 900,000 people interested in “vaccine controversies”, the Guardian…
Read moreFootball is addicted to gambling – and it’s harming children | Jonathan Freedland
It’s right to curb advertising. But weak new rules don’t tackle gambling’s stranglehold on English footballIt’s a fair bet that the new rules announced today aimed at preventing the gambling industry from targeting children will be welcomed by almost e…
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