Ad of the Day: Tempur-Pedic - 'Bear'
We can't feeling that the people behind the ongoing Snickers campaign which depicts people as whining celebrities to convey the idea that they're not themselves will look upon this US commercial for a...
View Article“May the force be with us”: Chancellor confirms new Star Wars film to be shot...
George Osborne has confirmed that filming of the next Star Wars movie will take place in Britain, with the creative and tourism industries benefitting the most from the move. Osborne said in a...
View ArticleBig Lottery Fund invests £15m in developing the nation’s digital skills as...
The Big Lottery Fund (BIG), as part of its commitment to help charity Go ON UK, has announced an investment of £15m to build the digital skills that people and organisations across the UK need. BIG is...
View ArticleOpenCo launches ‘festival of innovation’ allowing people to go behind the...
OpenCo, the organisation which asks marketers and entrepreneurs to share their knowledge by opening the doors to their businesses, has announced it will be hosting a ‘festival of innovation’ in London...
View ArticleiLove prepares for launch with senior appointment
iLove, the digital fashion and lifestyle publication set to launch in July, has appointed Jill Wanless as its beauty and fashion director. Wanless joins the publication after contributing to The...
View ArticleAd of the Day: Levi's - Explosions
This astonishing new piece for Levi's raises more questions than it answers - but there's nothing wrong with that. A disorientatingly fast series of disparate scenes run past us, all including plastic...
View ArticleWhy businesses should be looking at a future with Google Glass
Ahead of Google’s at Google’s I/O conference in San Francisco on Wednesday, which will allow budding app builders to try out Google Glass first hand, speculation has been mounting about just how far...
View ArticleTensions over Ocado/Morrisons partnership rise as head of Waitrose reveals he...
Mark Price, the managing director of Waitrose, has said he will reject a deal between Ocado and Morrisons. The delivery agreement between Ocado and Waitrose is due to run until 2020. However, there...
View ArticleBT scores highly on the stock markets with free Premiere league games on...
The news that British Telecom is to give all broadband customers free access to its sports channels, including coverage of Premiere League games, seems to have contributed to a boost in its share...
View ArticleJohnston Press claims first operating profit in almost seven years as £20m...
Johnston Press has claimed to have made its first increase in operating profit in almost seven year as it continues its target of cutting costs this year by £20m. The newspaper publisher has revealed...
View ArticleJohn Lewis branded ‘unpatriotic’ for selling maps branding the Falklands...
John Lewis has come under fire from eagle eyed shoppers after a £95 globe found on sale at its Sloane Square store was found to have labelled the Falkland Islands by its Argentinian name, Islas...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer criticised for censoring name ‘Dick’ from birthday cards
High street retailer Marks & Spencer has been accused of taking political correctness too far after it emerged that it has banned use of the name ‘Dick’ from its online birthday cards. The...
View ArticleWigging Out: BMB founding partner Bil Bungay on why we should all support Wig...
Wig Wednesday, the new charity campaign led by CLIC Sargent and set to rival Red Nose Day and Movember, aims to raise vital funds for children and young people with cancer. Bil Bungay, founding...
View ArticleKerry Katona appears in new Cash Lady ad, days after original was banned
After an ad featuring Kerry Katona as the face of payday loan company Cash Lady was banned last week, the former singer is appearing on screens again in a campaign for the same company. The first ad...
View ArticleUnruly completes acquisition of German social ad platform
Video technology specialists Unruly have announced that they have completed the acquisition of Shareifyoulike, the German social ad platform. The deal paves the way for a tie-up between...
View ArticleThe Drum launches its Most Awarded Leader Board to determine the UK's Most...
In order to determine who wins the coveted accolade of the ‘Most Awarded Agency 2013’ The Drum is proud to reveal our Most Awarded Leader Board, a running tally of who has won what across The Drum’s...
View ArticleBrazilian footballer Neymar retains world’s most marketable athlete crown
Brazilian football star Neymar has seen off competition from the likes of FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and golfer Rory McIlroy, who ranked second and third respectively, to retain his crown as the...
View ArticleData shows smartphones and tablets now account for 17% of UK network...
Online marketing services provider Rakuten LinkShare has revealed that tablet and mobile sales have now reached 17 per cent of overall network transactions in the UK, highlighting the growing role of...
View ArticleSeymour Fortescue to step down as Portman Group chairman
The Portman Group has announced the departure of its chairman, Seymour Fortescue, who will step down from his role as chairman on 18 June. Fortescue has been in the role for the past four years and is...
View ArticleContact the Elderly appoints Stand Agency for communications support
National charity Contact the Elderly has announced the appointment of the Stand Agency to handle communications in the run up to its Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2015. Stand Agency has been briefed...
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