What in the World

Plus, Unilever has a new global chief marketer, and a street level bacon sandwich dispenser in London.

Plus: Gillette’s new esports sponsorship, California DMV is selling driver data, and programmatic ad spend to hit $100B this year.

Plus, South Dakota has a meth problem, and a controversial light-blocking London billboard is taken down.

Plus, Alibaba’s Singles Day is another massive hit, with 200,000 brands participating and sales of US$38.4 billion.

Plus Facebook is now FACEBOOK, and the FTC issues a new how-to brochure for social media influencers.

Plus: NBCUniversal’s shoppable ad units move to conventional TV, and TikTok makes awards show debut.

Plus, KFC sells out its wing subscription in our weekly round-up of international marketing news.

Plus the new Under Armour-designed spacesuits for Virgin, and Amazon gets stronger in search advertising.

Plus… FCB pulls out of LIA over Royer appearance and The Glenlivet gets a lot of attention over whisky pods.

Plus Gartner wonders about marketers rosy budget outlooks and Ad Week’s lamentable Pitbull performance.

Plus… brands co-opted ‘Storm Area 51’ and rapper Lil Wayne is a lousy gaming teammate.

Plus gender parity is close in the CMO role; paid ads won’t count towards YouTube’s music charts; and no plastic hangars

Plus, Interpublic promotion might signal a likely replacement for Michael Roth.

Plus, Facebook is also said to be contemplating introducing hidden ‘likes.’

Plus: KFC goes Beyond Meat, and VW is introducing a new logo.

Plus a new NFL ad and special Rice Krispies treats for school kids with autism.

A round-up of the international marketing stories that caught our eye this week.

Some of the top news from around the marketing world that caught our eye this week.

Some of the top news from around the marketing world that caught our eye this week.

Some of the top news from around the marketing world that caught our eye this week.