Simon Gwynn

Simon Gwynn is the brand reporter for Campaign UK. Simon joined Haymarket in March 2016, and covers the retail, FMCG, financial services and auto sectors. Relevant experience: I previously wrote about food and drink retail for The Grocer. Before becoming a journalist I ran events and did the comms for a local business organisation. Favourite ad: Old Spice - The Man Your Man Could Smell Like. It's the ad your ad could smell like. I'm on a horse. Favourite track: Common People by Pulp One thing not a lot of people know about me: I directed a play at the Edinburgh Fringe once... it wasn't very good and was rightly mauled by the critics. If I wasn’t slaving away at Haymarket I’d be...? Cooking. Eating. Cooking. Eating.

Oct 21, 2021

Goodbye Facebook, hello Metaface? Social media ...

Facebook plans to follow in the footsteps of Google parent company Alphabet with corporate rebrand

Oct 01, 2021

Snap partners WPP to launch AR Lab for brands

Holding company also formed a partnership with TikTok earlier this year

Sep 24, 2021

Instagram hails the power of self-discovery in ...

The film was conceptualised by Johannes Leonardo with Facebook’s in-house shop Creative X.

Sep 16, 2021

How does adland solve its talent crunch?

The problem may be linked to the pandemic, but the right solutions can offer long-term benefits

May 12, 2021

iPhone users overwhelmingly reject app tracking, ...

The long-term consequences of Apple’s privacy shift will be complex, experts say

Apr 29, 2021

WPP hails faster recovery than expected in Q1 with ...

Return to growth in “all business lines and most major markets", with the strongest performance coming from Greater China

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