User-centric website design for Together For Short Lives goes live
UK palliative care charity Together for Short Lives has redesigned its website, in a bid to make it the ‘go to place’ that will support and inform parents and professionals. Designed by digital agency...
View ArticleBombay Sapphire unveils illuminating packaging with Webb deVlam
Bombay Sapphire has unveiled new packaging, aimed at the travel market, which lights up when it is picked up. Created by Webb deVlam, the design features an illustration by Yehrin Tong in...
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Forecast – September 2012
The monthly Consumer Confidence Forecast from Union Direct and JGFR. Permalink | Comments (0)
View ArticleMySingleFriend appoints Creature of London to produce first TV advertising...
Dating site MySingleFriend has announced the appointment of Creature of London to produce its first TV advertising campaign. The appointment for the site, created by TV presenter Sarah Beeny with the...
View ArticleThe Daily Sketch: Wonga warms St James' Park subs bench
Wonga's mega bucks sponsorship deal with Newcastle United will allow manager Alan Pardew to add some experience to his squad... Permalink | Comments (0)
View ArticleFairtrade clarifies mark use on branded packaging following Watchdog claims...
Following her appearance on BBC consumer programme Watchdog last night. Eileen Maybin, head of media for Fairtrade has clarified her stance on the issue of using the Fairtrade logo on some branded...
View ArticlePG tips launches scratch card Facebook app with We Are Social
PG tips has launched a ‘scratch card’ Facebook app to support its on-pack promotion. Created by We Are Social, the app gives fans the chance to virtually scratch a card in order to win prizes such as...
View ArticleBIMA D Day brings the digital industry direct to the classroom
Yesterday over 1,800 students, nearly 70 digital agencies and one Drum reporter took part in BIMA’s D Day challenge. Devised to address the digital skills gap in the UK, the initiative paired schools...
View ArticleNUJ seeks to cut postage costs of The Journalist magazine
The NUJ has revealed that it is seeking to reduce postage costs of its magazine, The Journalist. In an email to members, the NUJ asked if some would prefer receiving the magazine as an online edition,...
View ArticleITV Online marks Emmerdale’s 40th Birthday with exclusive content on ITV.com
ITV Online has revealed Emmerdale fans will be able an access a ‘dual screen experience’ throughout the show’s live episode airing on Wednesday 17 October as part of the shows 40th birthday...
View ArticleBrands and marketers are too focussed on 'micro metrics' according to Yomego...
In order to make sense of social data and understand engagement brands and agencies need to change their recruitment strategies and hire more staff with an understanding of data and analytics,...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer not sheepish in promoting its Schwopping campaign for Wool Week
Marks & Spencer is set to celebrate the start of Wool Week on 15 and 16 October with a live knitting installation in M&S’s flagship Marble Arch store. The campaign, in association with Oxfam,...
View ArticleWas David Cameron outshone by Ed Miliband (and even Boris) during conference...
Liam Herbert, a director in the PR and parliamentary affairs agency JBP, rates the performances of the three main party leaders (and Boris) during conference season. And so with the applause and...
View ArticleSaffron Digital appoints Yoel Marson as chief technology officer
Saffron Digital has announced the appointment of Yoel Marson as chief technology officer. Previously director of engineering at Yahoo!, Marson will be responsible for directing the company’s...
View ArticleRugby League World Cup 2013 appoints McCann Manchester
Rugby League World Cup 2013 (RLWC2013) has appointed McCann Manchester to handle its sports marketing. The agency was appointed following its role as marketing services provider to the London 2012...
View Article“Poor handling of Savile allegations has damaged BBC’s reputation” claims PR...
In the midst of the Jimmy Savile investigation the PRCA, the professional body for the PR industry, conducted a poll of over 150 PR professionals into the handling of the allegations by the BBC. The...
View ArticleMozilla details security fixes following the pull of Firefox Version 16 upgrade
Mozilla released is Firefox Version 16 this week, 9 October, however the updated browser had to be pulled from the Web over security concerns just a day after its launch. It is not known when Mozilla...
View ArticleModus Creative hires John Keane as group sales and marketing director
Modus Creative has revealed that John Keane has joined its team at Board level in the role of group sales and marketing director. Keane has joined the agency from Clear Channel where he ran the...
View ArticleTumblr rolls out new iOS app and photo-sharing platform
Micro-blogging site Tumblr has unveiled a new iOS app and photo-sharing platform called Photoset which has allowed users to create new picture layouts. The stand alone website was launched to allow...
View Article"Average Twitter user is a woman tweeting about family" according to a new...
Beevolve, the social media analytics platform, has unveiled new data into the average Twitter user finding that of the 36 million Twitter users involved in the study, 66 per cent were female. Women...
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