Bing double cashback ends early due to demand

LONDON – Microsoft has prematurely ended its Bing Shopping double cashback promotion after the programme proved to be too successful.

Vodafone hands £800m consolidated media business to OMD

LONDON – Vodafone has appointed Omnicom’s OMD to handle its £800 million global media planning and buying business in more than 20 markets after a final shoot out against WPP’s Team Vodafone and Aegis Media’s Carat.

Bing double cashback a win-win for shoppers and retailers

LONDON – Microsoft has prematurely ended its Bing Shopping double cashback promotion after the programme proved to be too successful.

Chedore hands over Synovate leadership to Robert Philpott

LONDON – Market research firm Synovate has promoted its chief operating officer Robert Philpott to CEO, replacing Adrian Chedore who retires next month.

Google faces investigation after Italian newspapers complain

LONDON – Italy’s Competition Authoritiy is launching an investigation into Google after the Italian Federation of Newspaper Publishers complained about the lack of transparency in how Google News delivers results.

Ex-Innocent directors to launch snack brand

LONDON – Ex-Innocent directors, Gareth Helm and Giles Brook, have launched a snack brand called Bear.

A wrestler is fighting against the Skittles pack!

On the ring the wrestler is trying to kill the Skittles Check all the Skittles video serie: Don’t eat my Skittles from my hourglass Fight for chocolate skittles new commercial The real milkman Slap the rainbow Touch the rainbow Don’t Suplex the Rainbow Advertiser: Skittles

The bank that thanks you in music

Advertiser: Co-Op Bank

Aegis Group profits slump 86%

LONDON – Aegis Group, the multinational marketing and research group, has posted an 86% slump in pre-tax profit for the first half of the year and has admitted the overall market decline has been “greater than expected”.

Creative director Burke dons sandwich board in Soho to promote DMA Awards

LONDON – Cordell Burke, former executive creative director of Tequila\London and OgilvyOne, has spent a day walking the streets of Soho ad and DM land donned a sandwich board to promote the 2009 Direct Marketing Association Awards.

Johnston Press renegotiates debt as losses widen

LONDON – Johnston Press, the publisher of more than 300 daily and weekly regional publications, has reported widening pre-tax losses of £94.2m for the six-months to 30 June.

Picture gallery – LadyHawke and Hard Fi design Beck’s bottle labels

LONDON – Beck’s the InBev UK-owned beer brand, has created a series of limited edition bottle labels to support its “Music Inspired Art” campaign.

Aegis sees profits drop by nearly 90 per cent

LONDON – Aegis Group, owner of Carat, reported half-year profits down by almost 90 per cent to £6.6 million.

Vodafone appoints OMD to £800 million media task

LONDON – Vodafone has appointed OMD to handle its £800 million international media planning and buying account.

Independent News 8 Media gains further extension to renegotiate debts

LONDON – Independent News 8 Media has persuaded creditors holding €200m of bonds and its banks to give it another month to renegotiate its debts.

Cadbury reintroduces Wispa Gold with user-generated ad campaign by Fallon

LONDON – To celebrate the launch of Wispa Gold – a new caramel variant – Cadbury is offering its consumers the chance to put their own messages up on billboards around the country.

Beck’s ties with Hard-Fi and Ladyhawke for music-themed labels

LONDON – InBev UK has released a series of limited-edition Beck’s bottles, as part of its wider ‘Music Inspired Art’ campaign.

Independent News 8 Media falls into the red

LONDON – Independent News 8 Media has delivered a poor outlook for the year, due to a fall in ad revenues.

Maoam says carnal wrapper complaint was genuine

LONDON – Haribo has confirmed that a Yorkshire man’s complaint about Maoam’s ‘carnal’ sweet wrappers is genuine.

Apple approves Spotify for iPhone

LONDON – Apple has approved Spotify’s iPhone app, enabling millions of handset owners to gain unlimited access to the music service on the move.