Digital PM - Grand Union sells, Havas social media, Eurostar, Twitter

NEWS Grand Union sells for £15m as Jaimes Leggett quits for Ogilvy By Matt Williams, 15-Apr-10, 10:05 LONDON - Grand Union, the full-service digital advertising agency, has completed its sale to the digital network FullSIX in a deal estimated to be worth £15 million. Havas hires Kleiner for social media Ian Darby, 15-Apr-10, 10:45 LONDON - Havas Media is increasing its investment in social media with the appointment of Neil Kleiner as its first UK head of social media. Eurostar calls pitch for digital ad brief By Matt Williams, 15-Apr-10, 10:25 LONDON - Eurostar, the cross-Channel rail operator, has called a review of its digital ad account. Biz Stone says Twitter has 105 million registered users By Gordon Macmillan, 15-Apr-10, 11:31 LONDON - Twitter has racked up 105 million registered users, founder Biz Stone has told the audience at the microblogging service's first development conference, Chirp. Brand Republic launches new digital blog The Wall By Staff, 15-Apr-10, 13:00 LONDON - Brand Republic has unveiled a new digital blog called The Wall, which will bring together news and insight from industry commentators and journalists from Haymarket in one place. ALSO IN THE NEWS Agencies line up for Strongbow digital By Matt Williams, 15-Apr-10, 10:50 The Hut Group to step up expansion online By Joe Thomas, 15-Apr-10, 09:50 WPP Digital acquires stake in e-Commera By Anne Cassidy, 15-Apr-10, 11:10 Twitter execs in hotseat as they answer questions at Chirp conference By Dan Leahul, 15-Apr-10, 14:40 Mars recalls John Barnes for World Cup rap By John Reynolds, 15-Apr-10, 11:02 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES A manifesto for design By Jim Prior / Brand Republic I?ve been trying to imagine the conversations that took place with the designers of the Labour and Conservative manifestos. Labour Labour:... Managing from the bottom up By Ben Hughes / Brand Republic   My recent trip to Hong Kong , got me thinking about something I take for granted: the sheer size of the FT?s sales force.   Of... Malcolm McLaren ? A creatively uninhibited icon By Scott Knox / Brand Republic I was truly saddened by the death of Malcolm McLaren last week. Although best known for his role in the iconic punk movement of the Sex Pistols,... Heston and Delia struggling to find the perfect recipe By Ian Darby / Brand Republic That three-and-a-half minute Waitrose ad featuring Delia Smith and Heston Blumenthal could have been better.   But the fact that it was... Social networking or toilet wall graffiti, which election marketing strategy generates more chat? By Chris Arnold / Brand Republic Does anyone take any notice of the political ads other than the press? In a debate several years ago Tim Bell was asked if political ads really made... Tories also get it! By Alan Mitchell / Brand Republic   Oh my Giddy Aunt! One day it?s Labour , the next day it?s the Tories.   If anything, when it comes to this thread of personal data... Testing tomorrow?s ideas, today By Chris Hancock, Md, Gasboxdmg / Brand Republic How to benefit from a laboratory approach GasboxDMG managing director Chris Hancock explains how outsourcing the testing of customer... Playground Politics By Jim Prior / Brand Republic Commenting on the launch of the Labour manifesto yesterday, David Cameron criticised Labour?s campaign as being ?all about attack, and trying to... MORE BLOGS MORE WHITEPAPERS   Senior Planner/Strategist Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: GBP50000-GBP60000 Location: East London Digital Account Manager Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: GBP30000-GBP40000 Location: East London Recruitment Manager Recruiter: The Blueprint Salary: GBP26000-GBP34000 Location: Central London Account Director Recruiter: Daniel Marks Recruitment Salary: £40-55k + benefits Location: Central London Senior Search Manager Recruiter: Brilliant Media Salary: £Competitive + benefits Location: North West England Interactive Media Executive Recruiter: Brilliant Media Salary: £Competitive + benefits Location: North West England Client Services Director - Digital Agency Recruiter: ECOM Recruitment Salary: 100K + Bonus Location: Central London Web Content and Social Media Officer Recruiter: Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Salary: £24-£28,000 plus benefits Location: Central London Senior Planner/Strategist Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: GBP50000-GBP60000 Location: East London Digital Account Manager Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: GBP30000-GBP40000 Location: East London   Click here to view in your web browser To guarantee delivery, add us to your address book (How?)   Revolution Jobs: Account Handling | Advertising | Business Development | SEO | Sales | Manage my bulletins | Unsubscribe from this bulletin