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New EU data protection rules require a delicate balancing act
Nick Stringer, director of regulatory affairs at the Internet Advertising Bureau, warns that proposed reforms to consumer data protection rules could harm the e-commerce and advertising industries A...
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NHS Employers unveils 'HR and social media in the NHS' guidance
The NHS Employers organisation has published guidance entitled 'HR and social media in the NHS', with the aim of promoting social media to make the health service more effective. The report looks into...
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Invasion Travel awards PR contract to Mere PR
Invasion Travel has selected Mere PR to help promote its trips to twenty somethings looking to get away on a budget. Mere PR has been tasked with raising the travel operator’s profile with students...
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D&AD unveils visual campaign with Dare to promote 51st D&AD Awards
A new visual campaign entitled ‘Win One, Die Happy’ has been created by Dare on behalf of D&AD, in order to promote the 51st D&AD awards. The tongue-in-cheek campaign suggests that a creative...
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Ad of the Day: made.com - Got It Made
This internet retailer promises designer furniture at "undesigner" prices, thanks to cutting out storage, shop rental, importers etc. To illustrate this, a woman wanders through the various costly...
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Paddy Power unveils new ads with Crispin Porter + Bogusky
Paddy Power has launched its latest TV advert in its ‘we hear you’ campaign, created by Crispin Porter + Bogusky. Entitled PigeonEye, the spot uses the brand’s traditionally playful view to look at...
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Fourth company of the year goes into administration
It has been announced that men’s clothing retailer Gio Goi has become the fourth retailer of 2013 to go into administration: a week after Jessops revealed that it had been placed into administration....
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iProspect and The Prince's Trust team up for pro-bono partnership
Search agency iProspect is set to join leading digital and media companies, including eBay, Google and Skype, as a patron supporter of The Prince’s Trust. The pro-bono partnership sees the agency lend...
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Google reinforces crackdown on ad scammers
Google has warned it will treat scammers that flout its ad policies with “zero tolerance” as it continues its efforts to combat bad ads. The internet giant has stated it will continue to solidify its...
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Adrian Holmes, Steve Hobbs and Alfredo Marcantonio partner to launch start-up...
Former Y&R creative director Adrian Holmes has teamed up with creative services specialist Steve Hobbs and ex-Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO vice-chairman Alfredo Marcantonio to launch HHM – Holmes...
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Lipton Fleming and Source announce merger
Media industry recruiters Lipton Fleming have announced a merger with creative communications industry recruiter Source. In a joint statement, the shareholders and directors of Source and Lipton...
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Bargain Booze puts 9.5% Christmas sales increase down to TV ad
Bargain Booze has announced a 9.5 per cent in like-for-like retail sales during its key Christmas period, which it puts down to its £1m ad campaign. Adam Burnett, Bargain Booze marketing director,...
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Banks seeking buyers for Financial Times
The Telegraph has reported that investment banks including Nomura, Credit Suisse and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, are seeking offers of between £740 million and £1 billion for The Financial Times....
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Argos sees sales increase following new mobile commerce strategy introduction
Home Retail Group announced a growth in sales for Argos after the introduction of a new online model, although it saw sales for Homebase decline over the same period. The company saw Argos total sales...
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Game confirms it is interested in acquiring 45 HMV stores as Deloitte...
Game, the chain now owned by OpCapita, has confirmed that it is interested in acquiring up to 45 HMV stores: less than a year than the company went into administration itself. Game chief executive...
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The Sun's crime reporter arrested as part of Operation Elveden
Anthony France, The Sun’s crime reporter, has been arrested as part of Operation Elveden, the investigation into alleged corrupt payments to public officials by journalists. France and two serving...
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Women more likely to recommend food brands than any other category
Women are more likely to recommend food brands to their friends and family than any other category, including beauty and fashion, research from Haygarth has found. The survey found that 80 per cent of...
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YHA brings in former TUI travel's Joe Lynch as head of sales and marketing
Youth hostel charity YHA has appointed Joe Lynch, the former TUI Travel marketing director for educational travel, as its sales and marketing director. Lynch has been tasked with raising the brand’s...
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Three in ten over 55s own an e-reader, compared to fifth of under 55s
Those over 55 are embracing new technology at a faster rate than younger people, research from Mintel has found, as least in terms of e-readers, HDTV and Sat Navs. It was discovered that 29 per cent...
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OkCupid unveils Crazy Blind Date app with Huge
OkCupid has announced the release of a new mobile app entitled Crazy Blind Date, which aims to help users get a date on demand. Designed by Huge, the app is available on both iOS and Android, and lets...
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