Marketing news

• Bell Pottinger chief quits ahead of ruling on race hate campaign claims

  03-09-2017 20:57
  PR firm is accused of stoking racial tensions in South Africa through work with billionaire Gupta familyThe chief executive of Bell Pottinger has resigned just days before a ruling over accusations that the public relations firm stoked racial tensions in South Africa through its work with the billionaire Gupta family, which condemned opponents of President Jacob Zuma as agents of “white monopoly capital”.James Henderson, who confirmed he had left the role over the weekend, was under
  
  Read more

• Kendall Jenner breaks silence over controversial Pepsi ad

  03-09-2017 14:19
  Kendall Jenner has finally spoken out about the controversial Pepsi ad she fronted earlier this year. 
  In a trailer for the new series of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Jenner is seen discussing the ad with her sister Kim Kardashian-West declaring “it feels like my life is over.” 
  Released in May, the campaign saw the model calming a protest by handing a police officer a can of Pepsi. The soft drinks brand pulled the ad shortly after its release claiming it “missed
  
  Read more

• Capital FM recruits Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Little Mix and more to promote breakfast show

  03-09-2017 12:32
  Global has used the first episode of the X Factor to promote the Capital London Breakfast Show with Roman Kemp. 
  Opting for the ‘ITV Presents’ slot, introduced by an ITV voice at the start of the ad break, the ad features Kemp in a series of unlikely scenarios with Ed Sheeran, Liam Payne, Katy Perry, Niall Horan, Little Mix and a host of other stars. 
  “Capital is reaching its biggest audience in London in 13 years and we have a fantastic new breakfast show with Roman
  
  Read more

• Ad of the Day: Schwarzenegger says 'hasta la vista' to PPI as deadline approaches

  03-09-2017 11:50
  The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has recruited Arnold Schwarzenegger to kickstart the countdown to 2019’s PPI complaints deadline. 
  Launched this week, the advert from M&C Saatchi features an animatronic model of the action star’s head encouraging people to make a complaint before the 29 August 2019 deadline. 
  “Our campaign aims to cut through the noise on PPI,” said Andrew Bailey, chief executive of the FCA. 
  “We want to encourage people to
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Boots claims morning-after pill row has led to staff 'harassment'

  03-09-2017 11:21
  Boots has claimed its staff are being “harassed” by supporters of a British pregnancy charity following a dispute over the cost of the morning-after pill.
  According to lawyers for the high street retailer, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) has helped its advocates unleash a “torrent of personal abuse” at senior Boots staff. 
  Law firm Schillings is behind the letter in which Boots accuses the BPAS of the “facilitation and tacit encouragement of perso
  
  Read more

Follow @marketing_UKnws on Twitter!