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“Sneak peek” is one of the most horrible phrases in the English language.

50 runaway sheep ram-paged through a German supermarket in rural Baa-varia, causing shear mania on Monday morning. After breaking away from their 500-strong herd, the brazen sheep spent 20 minutes milling around in the Penny supermarket before ewe-turning and seeing themselves out.

Filing: Larry Page moved assets out of California ahead of the proposed CA wealth tax, meeting an end-of-2025 deadline; a source said he has left the state (Hugh Langley/Business Insider) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

New from me: Unilever’s CEO mandated earlier this year that the company work with “20X” the number of influencers it once was. It’s led to a spike in fees for some creators and inspired other brands to follow suit with similar plans www.businessinsider.com/unilever-20x...

Some details within about how Publicis CEO Arthur Sadoun gained the edge in the big $1.7bn Mars media pitch this year, as well as some M&A chatter

I took a look at Cindy Rose’s first 100 days as CEO of WPP and the big challenges that lie ahead www.businessinsider.com/inside-cindy...

I took a look at Cindy Rose’s first 100 days as CEO of WPP and the big challenges that lie ahead www.businessinsider.com/inside-cindy...

I think if Britain colonised your country of origin you should get free BBC iplayer.

What shall we call our law firm? Ehhh, this'll do: www.prnewswire.com/news-release...

Is there a way to drink from these without spilling coffee down yourself and, bonus, looking like you’ve slobbered all over the cup? Do let me know if so.

GMV Max; advertiser reax www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-gmv-m...

LET HER EAT SHRIMP!

17. Pluto is still a planet in our hearts. The people’s planet.

Cindy Rose is set to become ad giant WPP's CEO. I spoke to people close to her and WPP insiders to get a sense of what this former lawyer and top Microsoft exec will bring to the role www.businessinsider.com/wpp-ceo-cind...

Say hi if you see me at Cannes Lions this year. I'm here until Saturday 😱 In the meantime, here's my curtain raiser www.businessinsider.com/cannes-lions...

Mark Read stepping down after 7 years as WPP CEO and more than 30 with the advertising company investegate.co.uk/announcement...

Advertisers have hit back at Elon Musk's "ad boycott" lawsuit, saying there was no conspiracy to pull ads from X and that the company 'alienated' its customers businessinsider.com/advertisers-...

When the geopolitical environment gets tough, big brands like Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, and McDonald's get local with their marketing www.businessinsider.com/brands-try-l...

X is dropping its claims against Twitch as part of its big lawsuit against big advertisers over their membership of the Global Alliance of Responsible Media. The court filing doesn't state a reason.

The UK's competition regulator is looking into whether the planned merger of ad giants Omnicom and IPG could distort competition in the ad market. It's inviting comment from interested parties before officially opening an investigation www.gov.uk/cma-cases/om...

Overnight, Google posted its own remedies proposal as it looks to bring its adtech antitrust case to a close. Interested in what adtech/publisher folks think! storage.googleapis.com/gweb-uniblog...

Anyone who thinks that overseas locations in movies can be replaced with computer-generated environments should look into where VFX studios and their contractors are based.

Meta's advertisers didn't flinch after it shook up content moderation @laraoreilly.bsky.social for @businessinsider.com. www.businessinsider.com/meta-earning...

Companies are getting more explicit about their plans to raise prices. Adidas, Porsche and now Stanley Black & Decker are good examples this week. $SWK

Can anyone with a highly trained editorial eye spot the mistake on this front page ? 😂

I love it when I post a link to one of my articles and someone points out that it's behind a paywall. Thank you so much! I had no idea!!

Whether it's Hillary Clinton sharing risotto tips on a private server or Pete Hegseth using the nuclear codes as his password on Pornhub, both parties have ignored our nation's security.

Barry Hearn on the media this morning referring to snooker players as athletes and all I could think of was…

The snooker this evening reminds me of how much I miss Twitter sometimes #markselbystip (Niche post, sorry)

Marketers have been rather absent from the discourse about the possible breakup of Google. I took a look at why that is. www.businessinsider.com/google-break...

Is there a way we can claim back all our column inches?

In the Trump 2.0 era, CMOs are trying to make themselves recession-proof www.businessinsider.com/marketers-ar...

Yep, that was just Gucci advertising on Fox News. Conservative media is having a moment and advertisers are here for it www.businessinsider.com/big-advertis...

Is it just me, or do a lot of e-commerce sites just...regularly break all the time, and so much more so than before? My mobile phone provider, airline, pet food, cosmetics, all terrible.

Nice report from @laraoreilly.bsky.social on fear driving advertisers back to X. Can't wait to see these same advertisers on panels this year harping on about brand purpose...

Scoop: Adtech firm Adform is looking at a possible sale www.businessinsider.com/adform-sale-...

Spotify announced a program for authors to submit short-form stories they’d like to see turned into audiobooks. Spotify will handle production, distribution, pay advance & royalties. #audiobooks #independentauthors #spotify #authors #royalties #adtech techcrunch.com/2025/03/13/s...

This can only mean one thing: Radiohead memecoin incoming

TIL today: When Fleetwood Mac won Best Album at the 1976 Grammys, they got their award from the Captain and Tennille, and their acceptance speech was cut off after about 15 seconds. Producers were brutal about time back then! youtu.be/0kzNhYnuhL4?...

What's that coming over the hill? It's a genetically engineered woolly mouse that's basically a mammoth on.ft.com/3XudlnU *this story contains excellent second and indeed tertiary mentions

"That was Super Woke Nanny AI with their new single Miserable Outcome. Coming up, The Fall."

To be fair to Musk, it's hard to argue with this.

Scoop: AppLovin is in talks to sell its games unit to Tripledot Studios in a $900 million deal, sources say. www.businessinsider.com/applovin-tal...

Surprised the S1 doesn't mention Ryan Reynolds once, given that it's arguably the thing the company is best known for.

The Elon Tax: Industry insiders told BI they felt advertising on X could help brands avoid some political and legal risks. www.businessinsider.com/ad-insiders-...

AppLovin's stock falls 10%+ after two short sellers released reports questioning the integrity of the company's AI-powered AXON ad software (CJ Haddad/CNBC) Main Link | Mediagazer Permalink

DoubleVerify is acquiring Rockerbox in an $85 million deal www.axios.com/2025/02/26/d...

Let the battle commence! Taboola is expanding beyond its "you may like" content recommendation widgets into the display ad market, taking on the DSP and SSP markets in the process www.businessinsider.com/taboola-disp...

Advertisers hit back at Rumble lawsuit in a new filing, calling it an attempt to 'weaponize' antitrust laws www.businessinsider.com/advertisers-...