Facebook re-jigs profiles for celebs and charities
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Facebook has made changes to the pages used by famous musicians, TV stars and politicians, allowing them to broadcast messages to their fans.
Debenhams, House of Fraser and John Lewis go head-to-head in price war
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – A new department store price war has broken out on the high street after retail giants House of Fraser and John Lewis said they would match 25% discounts offered by rival Debenhams.
Red Bull Big Tune is Coming.
Posted in: UncategorizedFacebook apes Twitter to let individuals talk to brands and celebs
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Facebook is taking notes from the growth of Twitter and has changed the public profiles, known as Pages, used by celebrities and brands so that they can engage with consumers’ online conversations more directly.
Toys’R’Us signals strategy shift with domain-name purchase
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Toys’R’Us has reportedly paid $5.1m (£3.6m) for the Toys.com domain name, hinting at a deeper commitment to online retailing for the toy giant.
Fairtrade Foundation calls ad review
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The Fairtrade Foundation, the charity that works to protect the rights of suppliers in the developing world, is on the hunt for an advertising agency.
SBUX Value Meals, Doe-Eye Prejudice, Recovery for Dummies
Posted in: UncategorizedBMW urges UK to give cash to owners of old cars to buy new
Posted in: UncategorizedGENEVA – BMW’s only British board member has urged the UK to adopt a scrapping incentive to owners of old cars that has resulted in a 21% increase in sales in Germany.
Celebrity Sell Out: Peta swaps supermodels for strippers in anti-fur ad
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Animal rights charity Peta has dispensed with actresses, supermodels and celebrities and in a surprise move, hired strippers for its latest ‘I’d rather go naked’ campaign.
Tesco wins Competition Commission appeal on new store openings
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Tesco has won an appeal against a proposal that planned new stores should be subject to a ‘competition test’ before they are given approval.
World Builder
Posted in: UncategorizedTesco wins appeal against stores ban
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Supermarket giant Tesco has won an appeal against moves to stop retail chains achieving a local monopoly.
Spotify breached by hackers as brands sign up
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Online music streaming service Spotify has been compromised by hackers, shortly after registering its one millionth user and bringing in brands such as Nissan, T-Mobile and Sainsbury’s as advertisers.
IAB champions behavioural targeted ads at ISBA conference
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Behavioural targeted advertising would be a ‘game-changer’ for advertisers, Richard Eyre, chairman of the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB), told marketers at the ISBA conference today.
MoMA Shafts happycorp for ECD’s Sins
Posted in: UncategorizedIn Kids’ Clay World, Religion is Fun and Klansmen are Romantics
Posted in: UncategorizedOkay, It’s Not Quite a Sing-Along.
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Comcast’s “Sing-Along” kinda reminds us of Dunkin’ Donuts’ “Moving” — except in this case, the scruffy guy sings about Comcast offerings in a chill dry un-make-fun-of-able monotone.