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"I am determined to be its cheerleader": Maria Miller pledges support for...
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has told the media and marketing industry that she is “determined to be a cheerleader” for the impact it has on the British economy and reputation....
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BBC set to live stream Glastonbury 2013 stages to mobile, tablet and...
The BBC has announced it will be, for the first time ever, live streaming all stages at the Glastonbury Festival this year, as part of its 2013 plans for music broadcasting. The BBC’s announcement...
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Mark Zuckerberg denies claims Facebook is releasing a phone
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has hit back at long-running rumours Facebook will be launching its own mobile phone. His comments came as his company announced that it has seen an increase in revenue...
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Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones snaps up Jessops brand
Peter Jones, sofa bound star of Dragon’s Den, has further diversified his portfolio with the acquisition of the Jessop’s brand. Jones is part of a group which purchased the name of the collapsed High...
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Paris St-Germain strike PR coup with Beckham deal
Paris St-Germain, the Quatari owned Parisian football club, have shot to the front of news bulletins globally after signing footballing celebrity David Beckham for a five month stint at the club. The...
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Ham & High removes reference to Leveson’s residence over ‘security risk’
Ham & High, a local paper serving the Hampstead & Highgate districts of the capital, has been forced to remove a reference to home address of Lord Leveson following complaints from the judge...
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Elvis appoints Fiona Scott as MD
Elvis has announced the appointment of Fiona Scott, previously CEO of Craik Jones, as the agency’s new MD. This comes as part of a series of reorganisation within the Elvis management structure, which...
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The Drum Jobs Round Up: Creative Skillset, Department, Bupa, EE & Jockey
Another month brings a fresh selection of new vacancies on The Drum’s jobs board, we’ve pulled together a sample of the most tempting here. First up is Creative Skillset who are seeking a training...
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Blonde announces "symbiotic arrangement" with Mike Coulter
Digital agency Blonde has revealed on its website that Mike Coulter will be joining the agency. The ex-advertising creative brings his understanding of social media strategy to Blonde, the website...
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Innosense range for Mothercare designed by Pearfisher
Mothercare has unveiled a new range global feeding range, Innosense, which has now launched in UK stories and is set to launch internationally over the next few months. The name, brand identity, brand...
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HMV Twitter hijack: It’s hard to believe there are still social media lessons...
Yesterday afternoon, the community manager for the official HMV Twitter (@hmvtweets) account live-tweeted the firing of 60 staff. In the space of 15 minutes, the official account, followed by over...
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Twitter woos creative community at Powered by Tweets event
Twitter is fast becoming a discovery channel for TV and a creative canvas for advertisers, according to the social network’s UK director Bruce Daisley. Speaking at Twitter’s Powered By Tweets event...
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Targeted ads set to roll out on Sky this summer
With close to two million Sky+ HD boxes already connected to the internet BskyB has announced it is to take advantage of the inventory by launching targeted advertising to customers this summer....
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Controversial ‘Bang with Friends’ Facebook app proves a hit
A Facebook app which seeks to pair up sexually attracted friends by allowing users to list who they’d sleep with has stoked controversy. Users who download the app can manually trawl their friends...
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UKTV releases spoof perfume ad created by Mother to promote season two of...
US legal drama Suits, which is aired in the UK on Dave, it’s the focus for the latest above the line campaign for the UKTV channel. Created by Mother, the campaign is the agency’s first work for UKTV...
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Movie buffs, mobile switchers, and insurance shoppers most likely to engage...
Millennial Mobile research from January has found that games; music and entertainment; and communications were the top three categories of mobile applications for the month. The research discovered...
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The Chip Shop Awards Ad of the Week: Music to our ears?
With HMV back in the news this week following its Twitter hijack it seems only fitting that an ad for the ailing retailer has been voted this week’s Chip Shop Awards ‘Ad of the Week’. With the Chip...
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LateRooms.com set to unveil new campaign with Beattie McGuinness Bungay
LateRooms.com is set to unveil the next stage of it its multi-million pound advertising campaign, created by Beattie McGuinness Bungay, featuring young couple Ben and Lucy. A 60 second advert,...
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Channel 4 CEO David Abraham talks about 'making the datavision a reality'...
Channel 4 CEO David Abraham has revealed that the broadcaster intends to introduce new bespoke targeted digital advertising platforms this year as it aims to “make the 'Datavision' a reality”....
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HMV social suicide is a wake up call to consultants and marketing grand fromages
This week was going to be all about Blackberry, a brand that I have knocked on these here pages in the past but who, ultimately, I love because they are the only mobile device I have used where the...
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