The week's top 10 most-read stories: Salary and job cuts (and some awards)

Top stories

Here are the top 10 most-read stories for 14 through 20 June. 

Ad industry salaries drop, gender and country disparities persist: Font Talent

Storytelling is overrated: RGA

Bates and JWT to form joint venture in Hong Kong to handle HSBC

Eye candy: Cannes 2013 Press Gold Lions

Cannes winners: McCann's 'Dumb' campaign takes two Grand Prix

PHD's Mark Heap replaces Alex Crowther as MediaCom APAC CEO

UPDATED: Turner International Asia-Pacific cuts an estimated 240 jobs

Mature brands should focus on core vision when refreshing their image

Cannes winners: Textbook-by-SMS campaign wins Grand Prix for the Philippines

DATA POINTS: Asia-Pacific, internet drive adspend growth

A note about Cannes: See all of our coverage here, and also check out the Campaign @ Cannes blog we've been updating along with our Haymarket brethren and sistren from around the world.

Distractions

Not too many distractions this week. Cannes seems to have distracted us from our usual distractions, if that makes sense.

1. Singapore's incredible haze situation (and the marketing efforts that have come along with it, including Oreo and Adidas). Will this fellow's solution soon become a trend?

2. Cap'n Crunch: Is he or isn't he?