Ad of the Day: Kenko Millicano - Review
"When your coffee's this good, nothing else has to be," according to this ad which has Rupert Everett ruefully reading out a poor review. It's a performance admirably lacking in vanity and - by...
View Article43 per cent of consumers abandon online shopping cart before purchase claims...
Just under half of online shoppers have abandoned their online shopping baskets at some stage in the last year new research has found. According to research by industry analyst Redshift Research,...
View ArticleFormer GMG Radio bosses Myers and Anderson complete £10.2 million acquisition...
Classic Rock and Metal Hammer have been sold by Future for £10.2 million to TeamRock, a business led by former chief executive of GMG Radio John Myers and Billy Anderson, former regional director of...
View ArticleTony Hall to assume BBC director general post
Incoming BBC director general Tony Hall will begin his stint as head of the BBC today, 12 years after departing the broadcaster to lead the Royal Opera House. Hall’s inbox is already bulging with the...
View ArticleTop Gear April Fool’s prank takes Dutch motorists off road
The Dutch National Police Service has been left red-faced after posting an April Fool’s Day warning that Top Gear producers were requisitioning a 20 mile stretch of the country’s main motorway linking...
View ArticleTwitter co-founder to launch Jelly mobile start-up
Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is reportedly close to launching a new mobile start-up called Jelly, an as yet unidentified product which will be targeted at smartphones and tablets. Entrepreneurial...
View ArticleDave McCall UK country manager for Shopping.com explains reasons behind...
eBay has relaunched Shopping.com as the eBay Commerce Network, a move which will aim to reflect the platform's evolution from a single destination comparison shopping engine into a leading commerce...
View ArticlePetition for work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith to live on £53 per...
A petition to make work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith live up to his word and opt for an income of £53 per week for one year has gone viral, amassing over 120,000 signatures in less than 24...
View ArticleBelling cooks up new range, designed by Sebastian Conran with Uniform
Belling is launching a new collection of built-in cooking appliances, designed by Sebastian Conran. Creative agency Uniform is working with the cooking brand, with the range to launch exclusively in...
View ArticleTerminally ill doctor to live tweet final moments from deathbed
A terminally ill doctor has revealed plans to tweet her thoughts in the last moments before death after finding solace from her condition through humour. Dr Kate Granger, 31, was told she was unlikely...
View ArticleMicrosoft launches "Work From Here" initiative with Wunderman to promote...
Microsoft Office 365 has worked with Wunderman to create a series to train station takeovers as part of a new integrated campaign. UM London handled the media book which sees Euston, St Pancras,...
View ArticleLove cheats caught out on Facebook
Facebook has been cited as playing a role in as many as a fifth of divorce cases as suspicious partners take to social media sites for evidence of extra-marital affairs, according to a law firm. JCP...
View ArticleNicole Scherzinger promotes British Airways new First Class service to Moscow
British Airways has unveiled Nicole Scherzinger as the brand ambassador for its recently-launched First Class route to Moscow. The airline chose the singer to front the campaign as she is more than...
View ArticleBBC's Eddie Mair fears for job despite getting the better of Boris
BBC journalist Eddie Mair has revealed he is fearful about whether or not his contract will be renewed, despite winning plaudits for a combative performance against London mayor Boris Johnson....
View ArticleBritons revolt against false ‘cold caller chumminess’
A survey gauging the public’s opinion on the growing use of informal language in customer service has found that the practice is a major turn-off for most, according to a new Ask Jeeves survey. Firms...
View ArticleThe Doctor replaces Captain Birdseye on bespoke edition fish finger packaging...
Birdseye has replaced its long standing brand mascot Captain Birdseye with the 11th Doctor Matt Smith as part anniversary celebrations for Doctor Who. The bespoke packaging featuring The Doctor was...
View ArticleVanilla Coke returns 10 years after launch
Vanilla Coke returned to the shops yesterday, ten years after it first appeared, with a print campaign announcing its release. Since yesterday was April Fool’s Day, the campaign promised that this was...
View ArticleBrands encouraged to cater for single-person market as government reforms hit...
Brands could be missing a huge marketing opportunity by failing to successfully tap into the increasing single-person market, according to customer development specialist, Bridgethorne. The category...
View ArticleEE launches 4GEE taxis to let the public use network for free
EE has today launched a fleet of 4G-enabled Hackney Carriages across Birmingham and London, offering passengers the chance to log on to EE’s 4G network using their smartphones and tablets for free....
View ArticleSapientNitro's David Thorpe joins UK Cabinet Office as deputy director of...
SapientNitro vice president, strategy and analysis, David Thorpe has been appointed to the UK Cabinet Office as deputy director of digital policy in the Government Digital Service (GDS). The one-year...
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