Global news from BR - Aegis, Barclays, Kinetic, Lipton Ice Tea, Inishturkbeg

NEWS Aegis promotes Buhlmann to group chief executive by Anne Cassidy, campaignlive.co.uk, 18-Mar-10, 09:38 LONDON - Aegis has promoted Jerry Buhlmann, the global chief executive of its media-buying division Aegis Media, to Aegis Group chief executive. Barclays hires McEttrick for global marketing role by Alex Brownsell, marketingmagazine.co.uk, 18-Mar-10, 13:45 LONDON - Michelle McEttrick has been appointed as chief marketing officer for Global Retail Banking (GRB) at Barclays, Marketing can reveal. Steve Ridley becomes chief executive of Kinetic by Maisie McCabe, campaignlive.co.uk, 16-Mar-10, 12:31 LONDON - WPP out-of-home agency Kinetic Worldwide has promoted global chief operating officer, Steve Ridley, as its new global chief executive. Lipton Ice Tea unveils Hugh Jackman global ad by Joe Thomas, campaignlive.co.uk, 19-Mar-10, 08:00 LONDON - Lipton Ice Tea is launching its first global TV ads featuring Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman, on 22 March, as part of its global 'Drink Positive' campaign, which launched earlier this year Island of Inishturkbeg in digital agency search by Noel Bussey, campaignlive.co.uk, 18-Mar-10, 12:52 LONDON - The Island of Inishturkbeg, located in the Atlantic off the west coast of Ireland, is looking for a digital agency to handle the launch of its brand. ALSO IN THE NEWS Erasmus wins global Tetra Pak ad business by Joe Thomas, campaignlive.co.uk, 17-Mar-10, 13:14 Initiative wins Iberostar hotels group global media by Anne Cassidy, mediaweek.co.uk, 17-Mar-10, 09:53 Greenpeace attacks Nestlé with 'Kit Kat' viral by Sara Kimberley, marketingmagazine.co.uk, 18-Mar-10, 09:52 Wieden & Kennedy in search for NY agency MD by Staff, campaignlive.co.uk, 15-Mar-10, 10:02 Ikea awards US advertising account to Ogilvy & Mather by Anne Cassidy, campaignlive.co.uk, 15-Mar-10, 09:21 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES Considerably more talented than yow - or why Brummies make better thinkers By Rory Sutherland / Brand Republic I know Dave Trott often writes of the virtues of Londoners in advertising. But, at the risk of disagreement, I would aver that, from a Bayesian... The first law of customer data By Alan Mitchell / Brand Republic   The underlying assumption of all CRM is that the organisation is ?the data manager?. This has some far reaching consequences. ... Ford's hands-on American Idol product placements By Giles Fitzgerald / Brand Republic Some would argue that music-based talent contests are nothing more than a production line for pop stars. We?ll they?d be wrong ? they also make cars... CRM in Wonderland By Alan Mitchell / Brand Republic   My last post on CRM ( is it a wild goose chase? ) generated some very interesting comments. The striking thing about them is how... A new adventure in distribution and a clash with Venezuela's censors By Joe Gill / Brand Republic Circa Circa, the publishers of About Time, have started to distribute other board games as Circa Distribution. We've talked to a lot of games... MORE BLOGS   Marketing Manager Recruiter: Smith Carey Salary: To c£60k+ Location: East Midlands Sales Manager, UK Mainstream Advertising Recruiter: STAR TV Salary: Competitive + Comm Location: West London PR Manager Recruiter: Confused.com Salary: Competitive Location: Wales Digital Marketing Executive Recruiter: Which? Salary: £22,000 - £30,000 DOE Location: Central London Creative Director Recruiter: Friends of the Earth Salary: Starting salary up to £38,150 Location: Central London Category and Innovations Project Manager Recruiter: Nigel Wright Recruitment Salary: 50000 Location: Central London Programme Assistant Recruiter: Amnesty International Salary: £27,816 + excellent benefits Location: Central London Social Media PR Manager Recruiter: Aquent Salary: £nego Location: Central London Creative Developers Recruiter: Creative Recruitment Salary: 250 to 300per day Location: West London Marketing&Communications Manager Recruiter: 2nd City Resourcing Salary: £35,000 Location: East Midlands   Click here to view in your web browser To guarantee delivery, add us to your address book (How?)   Brand Republic: News | Blogs | Forums | Ad of the day | Research | Events | Agency Showcase | Brand Republic Jobs: Advertising | Marketing | Media | Sales Promotion | Market Research | Digital | Public Relations | Design | Events | Direct Marketing | Manage my bulletins | Unsubscribe from this bulletin