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Big Ideas

Online expansion

France – Department store group Galeries Lafayette is expanding its e-commerce offer with the purchase of an online luxury goods reseller.

Galeries Lafayette : Paris : Total Retail

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Family first

Global – Facebook’s new-look News Feed spells trouble for publishers.

Facebook : Publishers : Media Futures

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See all about it

Global – News organisations are struggling to create compelling video content, according to a report by Reuters.

Online Video : Gen Viz : Media Futures

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Project Africa

Africa – eBay has joined forces with online retail start-up MallforAfrica.com in a bid to expand its consumer base in Africa.

EBay : Dawn Of The Megasystems : MallforAfrica

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Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity 2016: Part 1

The French Riviera was the backdrop for the annual meeting of minds from the global advertising industry, who examined new forms of digital creativ...

Advertising : Branded Content : Virtual Reality

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Google opt-in

Global – In an attempt to combat ad-blocking Google is making it easier to manage ad-tracking and online data collection by launching a new opt-in ...

Google : Ad-blocker Market : My Activity

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Broken promises

UK – Over 60,000 people have signed an online petition calling for a ban on misleading political ads.

Backlash Brands : Advertising Standards : Brexit

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Back to school

Seattle – Amazon has built on its presence in education with new resource-sharing platform Inspire.

Amazon : The Dawn Of The Mega-systems : Education

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Positive advertising

Global – Following two years of global research Unilever will no longer use sexist stereotypes in its advertising campaigns.

Unilever : Neutral Culture : Gender

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Armchair racing

Global – GT Sport, the latest version of console driving game Gran Turismo, due for release in November, will include two championships recognised ...

Gran Turismo : Videogames : ESports

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Stream it all

Global – BitTorrent Now is a new app that enables users to stream music and video content.

BitTorrent Now : Radio Renaissance : Media Futures

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Silent treatment

Global – Ghostbot is a new app designed to gently discourage unwanted contacts.

Ghostbot : The Optimised Self : Chatbots

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Development dining

UK – London restaurant Le Bab has launched a Development Sunday series, where diners can try experimental kebabs for half the price.

Kebabs : Crowdsourcing : Focus Group

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Network wealth

Zürich – Credit Suisse is reported to have entered the social network market with a new exclusive offer.

Credit Suisse : Social Network : Mobile Money

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Cannes Lions 2016: Purpose power

Cannes Lions 2016 – To mark the launch of its new 2016 Earned Brand study, Edelman Intelligence has hosted a panel exploring brand purpose.

Cannes Lions 2016 : Brandstanding : Edelman Intelligence

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On call

Global – Google is making it easier to find reliable information about health conditions when searching for symptoms.

Google : Healthcare : Answers Engine

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Cannes Lions 2016: Digital ambition

Cannes - Anna Wintour delivered a keynote that focused on innovation and creativity in the digital age.

Cannes Lions 2016 : Condé Nast : Media

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Small-scale showrooms

Los Angeles – Tesla has collaborated with Nordstrom to give consumers a taste of life with an electric vehicle.

Tesla : Nordstrom : Showroom

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Cannes Lions 2016: Moment of calm

Cannes Lions 2016 – Cyborg anthropologist Amber Case and HackerAgency global chief creative officer Haydn Sweterlitsch discussed the coming age of ...

Cannes Lions 2016 : The Internet Of Things : Hackerspace

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Saucy secret

US – One Hop Kitchen is a new food brand that offers insect-based versions of family favourite pasta sauces.

Insect Protein : Nutrition : Sustainable

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The ideas and innovations that hint at the future of the consumer landscape