One would think that pictures of “Pretty Woman” Julia Roberts and equally “pretty” supermodel Christy Turlington would not require much post-production tweaking but L’Oreal wielded the airbrush with such abandon that the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) felt compelled to intervene. The regulator banned last month L’Oreal’s Lancome and Maybelline magazine ads featuring the two ... Read full story »

With the numbers of job opportunities increasing again both in company marketing teams and in the agency world it feels like things are continuing to improve. The number of available relevant people for each role has also diminished, a sure sign things are getting better. And it seems the figures are actually backing this up. ... Read full story »

Ad Lib is delighted to announce that in future we’ll be spending even more time in Dorset and Hampshire helping businesses to grow through finding the best people working within the digital marketing industry. Responding to popular demand (no really) we’re bringing a bit of blue sky to the South Coast by opening a Bournemouth office on the 3rd September. We’ve teamed up with the very effective Carrie Baldock-Apps, as Head of Digital – South Coast, to help it grow over the coming months.

What have Bournemouth, Bristol and the best digital marketing jobs all got in common? Pop back here on the 1st September when we’ll be sharing some news that we think will be good for all those working in the world of digital marketing who share our love of sea, sand, boats, Dorset, Hampshire, the M27 ... Read full story »

It’s been a hectic first quarter here at Ad Lib and we’re scratching our heads wondering where the time has gone. We’ve achieved many of our goals and all in all we’re feeling pretty positive about the prospects for 2010. We don’t want to bore you with a load of recruitment waffle so here’s a ... Read full story »

We noticed that some big name Belgian agencies have launched a virtual strike in a bid to reduce the number of agencies being asked to pitch. They have closed their sites to host an open letter to clients (first page shown above) which runs across the front page of each of their websites, from one ... Read full story »