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NEWS WPP reports revenues of £2.1bn during Q1 2010 By Maisie Mccabe, 30-Apr-10, 09:36 LONDON - WPP has reported revenues of £2.1bn, down 1.82% year on year, during the first quarter of 2010, while revenue at the UK division was up just 0.2% year on year. Dyson reviews £4m UK media By Anne Cassidy, 30-Apr-10, 09:14 LONDON - Dyson, the vacuum cleaner company, is reviewing its £4m UK media planning and buying account. Telegraph Media Group appoints Flourish for loyalty brief By Sara Kimberley, 30-Apr-10, 08:52 LONDON - Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has appointed direct and digital agency Flourish to handle its customer loyalty account. Compromise allows Sky rivals to offer sports channels pending appeal By Maisie Mccabe, 29-Apr-10, 17:30 LONDON - BSkyB and Ofcom have reached a deal in their ongoing pay-TV court battle that will allow BT, Top Up TV and Virgin Media to offer Sky Sports 1 and 2 next season at Sky's current rate card price with the prospect of a refund. Mazda picks Inferno for MX-5 brief By Matt Williams, 29-Apr-10, 16:30 LONDON - Mazda has appointed Inferno to handle the pan-European direct marketing account for its MX-5 flagship offering. ALSO IN THE NEWS Ex-employee charged with £500k media agency fraud By Court Reporter, 29-Apr-10, 15:08 PPA Conference 2010: Facebook executive admits site's privacy failings By Anne Cassidy, 29-Apr-10, 16:20 PPA Conference 2010: Bauer shifts away from ad-funded models for online brands By John Reynolds, 29-Apr-10, 15:32 PPA Conference 2010: GNM leader charts the erosion of magazines By Arif Durrani, 29-Apr-10, 14:28 PPA Conference 2010: Future chief says magazines will become 'collectable artefacts' By Arif Durrani, 29-Apr-10, 13:55 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES Why Twitter doesn't matter at all (in this election) By Gordon Macmillan / Brand Republic At the beginning of the campaign we weren't really sure, but by last night it was blindly clear. Twitter, and social media generally, in this... Customer communications in the travel industry By Maia Honan, Board Acc Director, Positive Thinking / Brand Republic Travel customers are a demanding audience.  Holidays are a treasured time in anyone's annual calendar, and nobody wants the joy of an upcoming... Beyond the market stall By Alan Mitchell / Brand Republic   Behind the incredible sophistication of modern marketing, retailing, advertising and so on, there is one thing that hasn't changed for... Community Server File Permissions By Chris Linseman / Brand Republic This is just a sample blog post which will be removed shortly.   Save water, drink Pepsi. By Chris Arnold / Brand Republic I recently bought a copy of National Geographic, not a magazine I read unless it's in the dentist's waiting room, but this issue is dedicated to... What to do with a bigoted woman? By Jeremy Lee / Brand Republic I love the Daily Mail . There I've said it.   I read virtually everything they publish on the Mail Online website. It is absolutely... Brief Encounters of the worst kind By Lolly And Nat / Brand Republic Is this a stunt? Is Illicitencounters.com a spoof website made by a marriage guidance website or something? Or a new campaign for the Alpha... When email gets political By Red Yellow Blue / Brand Republic There can be no doubt Barack Obama rewrote the rulebook with his use of digital marketing during the last US election. Catalysed by this success... MORE BLOGS MORE WHITEPAPERS   Digital Account Executive Recruiter: Good Egg Salary: 18 - 22K Location: North West England Marketing Manager Recruiter: Austin Benn Salary: £32000-£35000 Location: Central London Senior Account Director Recruiter: Dynamic New Alliances Salary: Up to £50K Location: Central London Planner Recruiter: Daniel Marks London Salary: £40-60k + Excellent Benefits Location: Central London Senior Account Manager Recruiter: Propel Salary: £30000-£40000 Location: Central London PPC Media Analyst for leading Global Digital Adverting Agency - Up to 30K + excellent benefits Recruiter: Spotlight Recruitment Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 + Bonus Location: Central London Technical Project Manager Recruiter: Source Salary: £30000-£40000 Location: Central London Midweight Project Manager Recruiter: Source Salary: £30000-£35000 Location: Central London Senior Digital Project manager Recruiter: Source Salary: £40000-£50000 Location: Central London PR Director - Maternity cover Recruiter: AF Selection Salary: £25-40,000 dep on exp 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