22: Rival Saatchi agencies' secret talks and tackling discrimination in ads casting

This week sees Campaign launch its September issue. Omar is joined by Gideon Spanier and Jeremy Lee to explore some of the stories in the new issue, including a scoop on secret talks to merge Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi.Then Brittaney Kiefer discusses discrimination in casting in the advertising industry, with guests Alex Bennett Grant from We Are Pi and Jody Furlong from The Eye Casting. They discuss how the Black Lives Matter movement provided the impetus to act on this discrimination, accountability and racism in casting briefs, and the Before You Shoot pledge.Omar and Jeremy then return to discuss some of this week's ads.Running order:5.00 - Secret talks to merge Saatchi & Saatchi and M&C Saatchi16.00 - Brittaney Kiefer's interview with Alex Bennett Grant and Jody Furlong on discrimination in casting48.30 - Ads review featuring Yorkshire Tea, Squarespace and O2This episode is hosted by Omar Oakes and produced by Ben Londesbrough.Get in touch with us:Email Omar or Ben with questions or ideas for future episodes: [email protected], [email protected] us on Twitter: @CampaignMagFollow us on Instagram: Campaign MagazineJoin our LinkedIn groupRead advertising industry news, features, and see the latest ads on campaignlive.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.