Under Armour’s stock price dropped 3.9% in premarket trading last week in response to news that Digital Officer Robin Thurston and Chief Merchandising Officer Harry Stafford are leaving the company. So reports MarketWatch.

Thurston has worked at Under Armour for two and a half years and Stafford has been with the company for six years.

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Bruce McColl is stepping down from his position as global chief marketing officer with candy, food, and petcare company Mars after working for the company for 24 years. So reports AdAge.

Andrew Clarke, who is the company’s chief customer officer, will assume McColl’s responsibilities in a new position that combines his current role with the role of chief marketing officer.

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Old Navy has promoted Sonia Syngal, who was formerly in charge of the global supply chain and operations for the company’s Gap brand, but it has lost its CMO of three years, Ivan Wicksteed. So reports AdAge.

Wicksteed was known for using celebrities including Julie Louis-Dreyfus and Amy Poehler in marketing campaigns.

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Neiman Marcus Chief Marketing Officer Wanda Gierhart is leaving the position to pursue other interests after having helped the retailer of luxury products build its mobile shopping experience and omnichannel. So reports the Dallas Business Journal.

According to an email to Neiman Marcus employees, Gierhart also helped the company build its social media program and adapt to other technologies.

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The Australian Advertising Standards is reviewing clothing brand Bonds’ “Its the Bonds that make the season” campaign after receiving a handful of complaints about a holiday ad featuring two shirtless men kissing on a kitchen counter. So reports The Drum.

Some have expressed confusion about how the advertisement connects to Christmas, while others expressed support for its pro LGBT+ messaging. As of press time, an image of the men kissing was shared more than 10,000 times on social media.

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The Australia Institute reported most Australians support an outright ban on political advertising on social media platforms. So reports Business Insider.

According to information from a new study, 73% of those asked supported requiring all ads be “truthful” and 60% supported a complete ban. Facebook, Twitter and Google have each taken different stances on how to treat political ads, with Google recently announcing it will not target users based on political persuasions.

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Indian advertising icon Ram Ray has died after a “prolonged illness” at the age of 77. So reports exchange4media.

His 40-plus year career included work for more than 200 clients and 1,600 marketing and design communication professions. He was labeled a “guru” and “doyen” by those familiar with his work. In 2014, Ray was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Protestors in Hong Kong are calling for an advertising industry strike as they continue to express displeasure with the government. So reports Campaign.

The protestors, who call themselves Hong Kong Strike, called or a five day stoppage beginning Monday, Dec. 2. The group said it conducted a survey of 960 respondents and 96% of them said they support a strike, with 89% pledging to participate.

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The marketing campaign for Rev. Franklin Graham's “Time for Hope' Festival” is facing tough opposition from the British town of Blackpool's transportation authority after increasing pressure from LGBT groups and on social media. So reports CBN News.

The promos were on the side of double-decker buses. Graham preaches the biblical view of marriage between one man and one women. The transportation agency said it does not endorse the content of the advertisements placed on its buses, the story reads.

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A marketing series from DDB Group Düsseldorf won high praise at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity and, as such, has seen English translations of the advertisements spread through social media platforms. So reports Adweek.

The “Highlight the Remarkable” campaign created to sell the Stabilo Boss highlighter features historic, black-and-white photos with a streak denoting “remarkable” women. NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, Austrian-Swedish physicist Lise Meitner and U.S. First Lady Edith Wilson were among the featured women.

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Italy’s Serie A soccer league expressed concerns about a new ban on advertising from betting companies. So reports Euronews. 

The "dignity decree" is a package of measures aimed at limiting contracts and penalizing companies moving offshore, but also prohibits advertising "all forms of gambling."

Estimates from the league expect state coffers to absorb a loss of 700 million euros, according to the article, as a result of the advertising ban.

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Google will wait until August to join a consortium of advertising technology companies seeking to comply with Europe's new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). So reports ChannelNewsAsia.

The tech giant's delayed entry will leave some ad tech firms exposed to fines, though, according to reports from several people involved with the effort

Google has yet to adopt the consent framework and consortium standard. 

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