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VMLY&R/Controversies

VMLY&R controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2012Falklands advertisement controversy
  2. 1990Y&R bribery-related Jamaican tourism case

  1. 2012

    Falklands advertisement controversy

    Y&R Argentina produced a politically charged advertisement for the Argentine government showing an Olympic athlete training in the Falkland Islands, including near a British war memorial. The advertisement was condemned in Britain and elsewhere. Y&R denounced the work, apologized and requested that the spot be withdrawn.

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  2. 1990

    Y&R bribery-related Jamaican tourism case

    Y&R was charged in connection with bribery allegations related to a Jamaican tourism account. The matter belongs to the history of predecessor Young & Rubicam rather than to the later VMLY&R entity.

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