Posts made in July, 2016

on Jul 30, 2016

By Cameron Clarke Vladimir Putin is using the recently opened Edinburgh bureau of its state-backed news agency to wage a propaganda campaign on the UK, according to the Times. In its report today, the broadsheet accuses the Kremlin of “spreading disinformation through a newly opened British bureau for its Sputnik international news service” and additionally claims it “is infiltrating elite universities by placing language and cultural centres on campuses”. The paper points to Sputnik’s suggestions that murdered MP Jo Cox may have been killed as part of a plot to sway the EU referendum result as an example of the kind of dubious Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 30, 2016

By Cameron Clarke Sports retailer Kitbag is taking social media back in time today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of England’s World Cup triumph. The Manchester-based firm will devote its Twitter feed to ‘real-time’ coverage of the England v West Germany final to demonstrate how the dramatic game would have played out on social media if it existed at the time. Social media manager James Travis said: “We wanted to celebrate the anniversary of English football’s greatest ever day in a way that was engaging and genuinely different. “Social media has changed the face of global communications and so to marry up Twitter with real-time coverage Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 30, 2016

By Cameron Clarke The secretary-general of South Sudan’s Olympic committee has said he felt under pressure to choose a runner for Rio 2016 because she was the star of a Samsung ad campaign. As reported by the Guardian, Tong Chor Malek Deran has explained in interviews and in emails among athletes that he felt obliged to choose sprinter Margret Rumat Rumar Hassan despite the fact that she was not the country’s quickest competitor. In the emails sent to athletes, he wrote: “We have selected Margret as she is Olympian (Nanjing [Youth Olympics] 2014) her activity was shown during our recognition by IOC in Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 29, 2016

By Minda Smiley Cindy Gallop, advertising consultant and former chair of BBH New York, has caused quite a storm on Twitter following a Business Insider piece that quotes Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts as saying that she “has problems of her own making” regarding her ongoing quest to advocate for and promote diversity within the advertising industry. In the article, Roberts tells Business Insider that he believes the gender debate is over, despite the fact that in 2014 only 11 percent of creative directors were female, according to a survey from the 3% Conference. He also said that he Read full story › Source: The Drum...

on Jul 29, 2016

By Minda Smiley Cindy Gallop, advertising consultant and former chair of BBH New York, has caused quite a storm on Twitter following a Business Insider piece that quotes Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts as saying that she “has problems of her own making” regarding her ongoing quest to advocate for and promote diversity within the advertising industry. In the article, Roberts tells Business Insider that he believes the gender debate is over, despite the fact that in 2014 only 11 percent of creative directors were female, according to a survey from the 3% Conference. He also said that he Read full story › Source: The Drum...