LONDON – Business-oriented social networking site Xing has appointed Stefan Gross-Selbeck as chief executive to replace Lars Hinrichs, who is to become a member of the company’s advisory board.
LONDON – Help the Aged is promoting its ethical gift website in the run-up to Christmas with advertising, direct marketing and viral campaigns.
(TrendHunter.com) The Showtime ‘Dexter’ dining room is full of gruesome details, and the ‘Dismembered Flatware’ collection is an integral part of the table setting. The cutlery is comprised of sliced-off knives, chopped…
LONDON – The number of Britons accessing the internet via mobile devices increased by 25% in the third quarter of 2008, according to new research from Nielsen Online.
(TrendHunter.com) Style.com has introduced ‘Model Challenge,’ a kind of mini version of ‘Amazing Race’ for catwalkers. In each edition, a model competes against a professional in a different line of business–one that I…
LONDON – Xing, the business-oriented social network, has announced that Dr Stefan Gross-Selbeck has been appointed as its new chief executive.
LONDON – BBC One’s new drama ‘Survivors’ kicked off with 6.5m viewers on Sunday night but was beaten by ITV1’s ‘I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!’ which pulled in 7.6m, according to unofficial overnight figures.
LONDON – Steve Garside, EHS Brann new business executive, has been named DMA Young Spark 2008 at the DMA Scotland Ball held in Edinburgh.
LONDON – M&C Saatchi has joined up with production company th1ng to create a series of 12 TV executions for Currys.
(TrendHunter.com) The stunning black or white skulls with different degrees on the bottles of Pandor absinthe suggest two types of evenings:
1. A 40 % ABV “Party like there is no tomorrow.”
2. A 69% ABV “There is…
LONDON – A revival of the Vic Reeves-fronted comic quiz ‘Shooting Stars’, as well as Christmas specials of ‘Doctor Who’, ‘Gavin And Stacey’, ‘The Royle Family’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ are all part of the BBC line-up for the festive season.
(TrendHunter.com) Niza Huang’s designs are a combination of jewelry, animation and illustration. This collection called ‘Hello Puppet’ is a project Huang did for her graduation from Sheffield Hallam University in the UK.…
LONDON – Visa Europe is launching a Christmas digital ad campaign to convince consumers that online payments are safe. Ads are appearing on online retail websites such as Kelkoo, Virgin and Pricerunner until the end of December.
LONDON – Zinio Global, the publisher services company and digital magazines specialist, has appointed Carole Jordorson as business development director for the UK.
LONDON – LG Electronics is launching a pre-Christmas TV campaign for its range of televisions, with the aim of dispelling confusion around digital television.
LONDON – Supermarkets have increased their ad spending as the credit crunch hit other marketing budgets, according to new figures.
LONDON – Landround, the rewards company behind the Buy and Fly! loyalty scheme, has gone into administration and suspended its shares from the stock market.
LONDON – John Sergeant’s farewell dance on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ was not quite enough to win the ratings battle for the BBC against ITV1’s ‘X Factor’, which peaked at 12.2m viewers.
NEW YORK – The owner of the US version of Maxim magazine, Alpha Media, could be put in to administration as it struggles with huge debt and falling ad revenues.
LONDON – MillerCoors has appointed Interpublic Group agencies, Initiative and DraftFCB, to its $400m (£268m) US media account following a competitive review involving roster shops.
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