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When trust is snapped
Diageo's decision to pull ads from Snapchat following an ASA ruling reflects a broader problem with media trust, argues the global MD of the company's luxury portfolio.
What if your industry simply ceased to exist?
Marketing and communications isn't the only industry changing at a neck-breaking pace. You can't fight the disruption that's underway, and James Thompson argues that you shouldn't.
The new awkwardness of globalisation
A backlash to globalisation, personified by Trump's recent visit to Asia, is challenging the big brand world order writes, Diageo's James Thompson.
Leo's Oscar and why I hope the industry sticks with ...
Work that wins acts as an example to the rest of the industry, writes Diageo's James Thompson.
Two camps clash over the true value of ads
It has never been easy to put hard numbers to the value of advertising, but client-side marketers are wising up to the possibility agency types might be being deliberately pulling digital wool over their eyes.
Bravery in advertising is a relative concept
One of James Thompson's ads was praised for its boldness, but here's the true story.
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