Local councils urged to act swiftly to remove illegal loan shark ads described as ‘dangerous traps’

Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Threads WhatsApp Telegram Kong (right) in a discussion with the victim. KUCHING (Oct 27): Local councils across Sarawak have been urged to take immediate action to remove illegal advertisements promoting loan shark...

Advertising Legend Piyush Pandey’s Last Rites To Be Held In Mumbai’s Shivaji Park On October 25

Advertising Legend Piyush Pandey’s Last Rites To Be Held In Mumbai’s Shivaji Park On October 25 | X Mumbai, October 24: The last rites of advertising icon Piyush Pandey will be performed at 11 am on Saturday at Shivaji Park in Mumbai. The industry...

Advertising doyen Piyush Pandey passes away at 70

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey has passed away. He was 70. Photograph: Courtesy, Nirmala Sitharaman/X The news of Piyush Pandey's demise was shared by columnist Suhel Seth on X on Friday morning. "Deeply deeply saddened and devastated at the...

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey, creator of iconic Fevicol & Cadbury ads, passes away at 70

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey, one of the most respected personalities of the advertising arena, passed away today (Oct 24) morning. He was 70 and had been in coma for around a month before he took his last breath this morning. After having...

WPP hedges bets on AI to make ‘pixel-perfect ads’, no agency needed

A cheery, Scottish-accented voice sets the scene for WPP’s pitch: marketers can now create “beautiful, thumb-stopping ads” without ever interacting with an account manager. In a promotional video for its newly launched AI-powered marketing...

You paid top dollar for an iPhone, now Apple wants you to see ads too

We are not kidding, but it looks like Apple Maps might start showing ads pretty soon, maybe even next year. You know how, when you search for something in the App Store, some results are sponsored? Apparently, Apple’s planning to do the same thing...

Programmatic Advertising

by Blaine Howerton | NorthFortyNews.com In the not-so-distant past, media buyers manually negotiated ad placements with publishers—emails, spreadsheets, and phone calls determining where and when ads appeared. Today, programmatic advertising has...

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey, creator of iconic Fevicol and Cadbury campaigns, passes away at 70

Daijiworld Media Network – New Delhi New Delhi, Oct 24: Piyush Pandey, the advertising maestro behind some of India’s most iconic campaigns for Fevicol, Cadbury, Asian Paints, and more, passed away on Friday at the age of 70 after battling an...

Apple Maps Reportedly Plans To Showing Ads Next Year: Potential Consumer Backlash Or A One-Up On Google Maps?

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) reportedly plans to add advertisements to Maps starting next year. Maps Ads Will Be Similar To Search Ads In The App Store In his latest "Power On" weekly newsletter, Bloomberg columnist Mark Gurman reported the...

BC’s Eby Says His Province Is Also Making Ads as Trump Targets Ontario’s Anti-Tariff Campaign

B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Surrey, B.C., on Sept. 4, 2025. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck B.C. Premier David Eby says his province is preparing ads opposing U.S. tariffs on Canada, as U.S. President Donald Trump has...

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey, creator of ‘Ab ki baar, Modi sarkar,’ passes away at 70

Piyush Pandey, the legendary architect of Indian advertising and Padma Shri awardee, passed away at the age of 70. Known for transforming Ogilvy India into a global powerhouse, Pandey revolutionized advertising by blending Hindi, colloquial...

Advertising world doyen Piyush Pandey passes away

Advertising industry veteran, Piyush Pandey, passed away on Friday (October 24, 2025) in Mumbai owing to illness. He was 70. Mr. Pandey is survived by his wife and a large family. His funeral is scheduled at 10.30 a.m. on Saturday (October 25) at...

Advertising legend Piyush Pandey passes away at 70

Piyush Pandey, one of the most influential creative minds in Indian advertising, passed away on Thursday. He was 70. Credited with giving Indian advertising its own distinct tone and personality, Pandey spent more than forty years at Ogilvy...

Plans for communication hubs with defibrillator and advertising board in Middlesbrough refused

Proposals for communication hubs in Middlesbrough town centre have been refused. The unsuccessful applicant - In Focus Public Networks Limited - had hoped to install three hubs on pedestrianised streets - each hub would have been equipped with a...

Ads of the Week: 7 Campaigns That Caught Our Eye, From Ocean Spray to McDonald’s

With the Louvre heist dominating headlines this week, the timing was ripe for McDonald’s to reveal its own caper. This one isn’t a jewelry robbery, but does involve the smuggling of burgers and McNuggets into unauthorized places. Meanwhile, brands...

Apple Plans Ads in Maps App by 2026 to Boost Services Revenue

Apple Inc. is reportedly gearing up to integrate advertisements into its Maps application as early as next year, a move that could significantly boost its services revenue while altering the user experience for millions. According to a recent...

Apple is reportedly getting ready to introduce ads to its Maps app

Opening Apple's Maps app just for directions may look a little different in the near future. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to introduce ads to Maps as soon as next year. While it won't be as annoying as unskippable...

Apple may introduce search ads to Apple Maps starting next year, per report

Apple is considering bringing advertising to Apple Maps search beginning in 2026, according to the Power On newsletter from Mark Gurman. This is part of a larger effort for the company to bring more advertising to iOS. According to the report, the...

Advertisements reportedly coming to Apple Maps According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is pushing toward integrating ads into Apple Maps as early as next year. Functioning similarly to advertisements in App Store queries, these ads would likely…

The rich get richer. Apple is reportedly moving toward integrating an advertisement "feature" in Apple Maps. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the Cupertino Colossus may soon allow businesses to pay for a featured slot at the top of search...

Back to human touch: brands may rethink AI in advertising

Recently, there has been an uproar across the internet, with users criticising companies for relying on AI to create marketing and advertising content. Ayesha (name changed), a 26-year-old graphic artist, shared her perspective, stating that when...