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LONDON – ‘Flash’ sales could have a negative impact on brand image and long-term sales, according to industry experts.

LONDON – Talks have broken down in Facebook’s bid to acquire Twitter in exchange for $500m (£330m) worth of stock after the two companies failed to agree on the stock’s value.

NEW YORK – Starbucks has confirmed BBDO New York as its agency of record on its $55m (£36.3m) US creative account following the success of its election coffee giveaway.

LONDON – KFC is gearing up to offer grilled chicken in its restaurants across the UK under the name ‘Cayan Grill’.

LONDON – Research showing that 25% of the UK population have no trust in banks has confirmed the wisdom of supermarket brands such as Tesco in stepping up emphasis on their personal finance services.

Last week, in a series of lectures in Australia, Rupert Murdoch addressed himself to the future of the newspaper.

LONDON – The Independent and The Independent on Sunday are to cut more than 10% of their combined commercial staff, the bulk of them from classified, as part of its cost-cutting move announced last week.

LONDON – Aegis-owned Posterscope has launched a digital outdoor planning tool, Prism Screen 2.0, which it claims improves accountability when planning digital campaigns.

LONDON – Targeted advertising around linear TV is set to become a reality in the UK for the first time, with BSkyB working on the launch of such a service by 2011.

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