Jul
14
Rolls-Royce hires new marketing director
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has appointed Jolyon Nash to the position of director of sales and marketing.
Jul
14
Paid-for online video content boosted by recession
Posted in: UncategorizedBOSTON – Consumer spending on paid-for online video content could reach $3.8bn (£2.3bn) in 2009, exceeding revenues generated by free ad-supported video websites this year, according to research.
Jul
14
Mason moves to Blue Barracuda
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Independent digital agency Blue Barracuda has hired former Mindshare managing partner Andrew Mason as its media director.
Jul
14
Heineken hands $110 million US ad account to Euro RSCG
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Euro RSCG has won the $110 million Heineken US business after a pitch against Wieden & Kennedy, StrawberryFrog and TBWA\Chiat\Day.
Jul
14
Amra to handle Primary Times ads
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Trinity Mirror’s sales house Amra has been appointed to handle the national advertising for the free parents’ magazine Primary Times.
Jul
14
Ogilvy set to move back in to central London after 17 years at Canary Wharf
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Ogilvy Group is poised to leave its Canary Wharf headquarters, and is in advanced talks to take 200,000 square feet of office space in Kings Cross, according to reports.
Jul
14
Shortlist’s new women’s magazine Stylist to launch this autumn
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Shortlist Media’s new free women’s weekly magazine will be called Stylist and will launch in late September/early October.
Jul
14
Best Buy seeks job applicants with 250 Twitter followers
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – How many Twitter followers does it take to get a job? The answer is 250, according to Best Buy, which is specifying that candidates for a marketing role have a degree and at least 250 Twitter followers.
Jul
14
Beverage Brands calls £5 million media pitch
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Beverage Brands, the owner of WKD, is reviewing its £5 million media account.
Jul
14
Max Clifford to sue News of the World over phone hacking
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Max Clifford, publicist to the stars, is planning legal action against the News of the World to discover whether its journalists listened to messages left on his mobile phone.
Jul
14
Jackson coverage helps boost newspapers and magazines
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The untimely death of Michael Jackson confirmed a media shift, with the internet and microblogging driving the global news agenda. But once the story was out, traditional media took control, with detailed comment, insight and intrigue.
Jul
14
C4 impacts down 16% in June as Big Brother ratings plunge
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Channel 4 and C4+1’s share of commercial impacts plummeted 16% in June compared with the same period in 2008, a downturn attributed to the worst-performing series of Big Brother.
Jul
14
New Eye sites at Manchester Airport
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Eye has relaunched a portfolio of ad sites at Manchester Airport, following a £50m overhaul of the terminal.
Jul
14
DMGT’s digital division forms partnership with Independent
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Daily Mail & General Trust has formed a digital advertising partnership with Independent News & Media following the firm’s move into the same Kensington offices in April.
Jul
14
IPC decides to recruit replacement ad chief
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – IPC, the magazine company, is looking to recruit a managing director of advertising, after deciding against subsuming the role into the duties of chief executive Evelyn Webster in the long term.
Jul
14
Starcom wins five-way pitch for £20m Autoglass business
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – Autoglass has awarded its £20m media planning and buying business to Publicis Groupe’s Starcom, ending a near six-year relationship with Interpublic Group’s Universal McCann.
Jul
14
ShortList launches sport
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – ShortList, the free men’s weekly magazine, is upping the ante in its battle with rival Sport by launching an eight-page sports section in a six-figure commercial tie-up with Procter & Gamble-owned Gillette.
Jul
14
Stylist revealed as ShortList’s brand for women’s free mag
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – ShortList Media’s free upmarket women’s weekly will be called Stylist and launch in late September/early October.
Jul
14
Twisted Taxidermy – A Collection of the Strangest Stuffed Animals Ever Seen (GALLERY)
Posted in: Uncategorized
(TrendHunter.com) These twisted taxidermy finds are the strangest stuffed animals you will ever come across. From the three musketeer squirrels to a rat that has been transformed into a robot, the gallery above embraces…
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