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Scottish Government cracks down on ambush marketing ahead of Commonwealth...
The Scottish Government has unveiled proposals aimed at regulating trading and advertising surrounding the Commonwealth Games 2014, in a bid to protect sponsor’s rights and the associated value of...
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Could you pitch an idea in 6-seconds? Doug Richard asks entrepreneurs to give...
Former Dragon's Den judge, Doug Richard, has asked would-be entrepreneurs to pitch him their best business ideas in six seconds as part of his Launch Me campaign. The only condition is that entrants...
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Ad of the Day: Appliances Online - 'Barry'
Another beautifully daft ad from the online retailer; giving an insight into the world of Head Buyer Barry Catchpole. White goods are his life, and he has to learn when to "let them go"; off to their...
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Ad of the Day: Channel 4 - 'The Mating Season'
A newly-single character decides - after a lifetime of faithfulness and the demise of his partner - to go out and explore the world of modern dating in all its dubious glory. The long-lived tortoise -...
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Athenos unveils cooking show series as part of new campaign
Athenos, the feta cheese brand, has unveiled a new cooking show as part of a larger marketing campaign. Developed by Droga5, ‘Cooking with Yiayia’ is comprised of four humorous 30-second web videos...
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Google’s Eric Schmidt defends “evil” company set up
"You are a company that says you do no evil. I think that you do do evil in that you use smoke and mirrors to avoid paying tax." These were the comments from Public Accounts Committee chairperson...
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Marissa Mayer to announce “product-related news” at private Yahoo event on...
Yahoo is set to announce “product related news” at an event in New York on Monday 20 May. The tweet from CNBC comes as rumours continue to circulate that Yahoo is on the brink of an acquisition deal...
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Stephen Fry backs new tech start-up, HeadCast
HeadCast, a new technology which allows users to create a personalised animated talking head which is brought to life through audio, has been backed by Stephen Fry. Chris Chapman, the chief executive...
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Customers complain that M&S’s contactless payment system takes money from...
Marks and Spencer’s customers have found themselves out of pocket after its contactless payment system took payments from their cards without permission, according to a Telegraph report. M&S is...
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WCRS wins £15m Betfair account
WCRS has won the £15m advertising account for Betfair following a four-way pitch. WRCS has become responsible for the betting site’s consolidated creative and digital accounts. It comes following the...
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Head teachers call for High School pornography lessons
The growing pervasiveness of pornography in the school playground, spread by the ubiquitousness of the smartphone and home PC, has prompted Britain’s head teachers to call for the introduction of...
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Army recruitment campaign aims to entice people to 'Step Up'
A recruitment TV campaign for the Army aims to encourage 10,000 new soldiers and officers to ‘Step Up’ and join over the next year. As well as attracting new recruits, the campaign, developed by JWT...
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WRVS rebrands as RVS in bid to attract more men
The WRVS, formerly known as the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, has excised the letter W from its name as part of a 75th anniversary rebrand designed to attract more men. The charity was formed by...
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Assange seizes on internal GCHQ correspondence describing his extradition as...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has revealed internal correspondence from the government’s eavesdropping agency, GCHQ, which included speculation that a Swedish arrest warrant issued after rape...
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85% of UK smartphone users have searched for local information online, but...
Research carried out by Hibu, formerly Yell Group, has revealed that 85 per cent of UK smartphone users have searched for local information, with 81 per cent of these then taking action as a result....
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Subaru claims it has smoothest ride in coffee cup and lipstick video challenges
Car manufacturer Subaru is looking to defend its claim to deliver the smoothest diesel ride ever in two video challenges. The campaign was developed by Cogent Elliott and mimics Japanese style...
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YouTube surpasses 100 hours of video uploads per minute
YouTube is celebrating its eighth birthday in style with the video sharing platform announcing that it has now surpassed 100 hours of video uploads each and every minute. Launched back in 2005 the...
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O2 celebrates Polish Mother’s Day with digital campaign
O2 has unveiled a digital campaign with Blue Chip Marketing to help target the Polish community in the UK. The agency has used Polish Mother’s Day, which takes place on Sunday 26 May, as a hook for...
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Facebook study details preoccupations of ‘Mr & Mrs Average’
A study into the activity of 1m Facebook users has painted a picture of the preoccupations of the average user for the first time. This highlights a pronounced split amongst the sexes with ‘Mr...
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Agenda21 restructures management team with promotion and appointment
Agenda21 has announced the promotion of Nick Tong and the appointment of Grainne O’Reilly as the digital media agency looks to restructure its management team. Nick Tong has been promoted to client...
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