1) Big names, big thoughts
The big names continued Justin King, the outgoing Sainsbury’s chief executive, told us under his watch. Meanwhile, the co-creator of Alan Partridge said
2) Bollore takes the stage
The sighting of the day was Yannick Bolloré, the new Havas chief executive, who made . He said Havas had around five acquisitions in the pipeline, and that he plans to bring "evolution not revolution" to the group’s future.
3) Strategic revelations
We learnt more about the strategies of leading media owners and brands: Google told us that , while marketers from brands like Burberry and Visa warned to beware of
4) Branded fame
Heat magazine’s editor in chief, Lucie Cave, picked out as examples of brands that have become celebrities, and during the Bauer Media session she spoke at.
5) Stars on music and creativity
Speaking of celebrities, the actor about his musical influences, while James Corden caused a stir by claiming that
6) Getting geeky
We were lucky enough , who predicted the votes for 50 out of the 51 states in the US in the 2012 election. He told us how predictive science could be used a lot more in advertising.
The man who designed the famous gesture-controlled computer systems in the film 'Minority Report' also
7) Popcorn and mavericks
Of course, it wouldn't be Advertising Week without a little fun. We loved , which was making the rounds, and
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