-Saatchi & Saatchi London launched “#BringYourGame” for the HSBC Hong Kong 7s rugby tournament (video above).
–Ken Wheaton of AdAge things the Martin vs. Maurice game might mark the end of the alpha male ad industry as we know it.
-Publicis Hong Kong ACD Amit Gurnani argues in a Digiday op-ed that the real sexism in the ad industry is much more subdued and insidious than rape jokes and old white guys trying to one-up each other.
-MullenLowe CEO Alex Leikikh talks to Campaign about the recent merger and “that damn octopus.”
-Retailers don’t seem to think social media can lead to sales, OMG LOL WUT.
-More About Advertising pays homage to “British adland’s ‘Mr Showbiz’ Peter Marsh,” who just passed away.
-Copyranter hates VB&P’s recent Iggy Pop Audi campaign sooooooooo much.
-Ad Contrarian has not been impressed by Apple’s recent products. What about its ads, though?
–Australasian marketing content and communications group STW Communications Group Limited is merging with the Australian and New Zealand businesses of WPP to form WPP AUNZ.