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NEWS Boots profits rise above £1bn By Joe Thomas, 17-May-10, 09:10 LONDON - Alliance Boots has announced its first annual trading profit of more than £1bn today, only the third UK retailer to surpass the 10-figure milestone. Flora launches healthy heart ad push By Alex Brownsell, 17-May-10, 09:20 LONDON - Unilever-owned Flora is launching a new campaign encouraging consumers to look after the health of loved ones by offering them the spread. Google drops direct approach for Nexus One By Daniel Farey-Jones, 17-May-10, 09:36 LONDON - Google is to stop using its direct-to-consumer online store to sell its Nexus One smartphone, admitting it's approach was a mistake, and has opted to bring in retail partners. Hotels.com targets 'obsessives' in latest campaign By Alex Brownsell, 17-May-10, 09:30 LONDON - Online travel brand Hotels.com is today (17 May) rolling out a TV advertising campaign to target hotel '"obsessives". 30 under 30: calling media's most talented By Suzy Bashford, 17-May-10, 06:00 The hunt is on. Once again, Media Week is scouring the nation to find the brightest young media stars. No, we're not talking about Britain's Got Talent but something altogether more prestigious: Media Week's search for its illustrious 30 under 30. ALSO IN THE NEWS Interactive online film launches Lexus CT200h model By Mark Banham, 14-May-10, 20:00 Courvoisier signs up as debut sponsor of The Daily Show By Gemma Charles, 14-May-10, 15:45 Club 18-30 to push alcohol restraint message for Drinkaware By Gemma Charles, 14-May-10, 13:15 Online TV a weekly habit for majority of young adults By Mark Banham, 14-May-10, 15:07 IG Index questions Con-Lib Dem coalition in ad campaign By Alex Brownsell, 14-May-10, 14:30 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES A tale of two monkeys By Steve Henry / Brand Republic   Opening a new pack of PG Tips the other day, I was just tussling with that annoying cardboard circle you have to rip out before you can get... Peter Harris replaces Ian Day as Engine?s finance director By Bob Willott / Brand Republic In a surprise move Ian Day has been replaced as finance director of The Engine Group by newcomer Peter Harris. Harris, a chartered accountant who... We should have Nick Clegg in goal for England this summer By Sue Unerman / Brand Republic     Now we have a government sorted out we can turn our focus to football and the World Cup. A recent caller to Talksport suggested... A lesson in narcissism By Lolly And Nat / Brand Republic Have you ever googled yourself? Go on. Admit it. Four Creative Directors in America got rumbled recently - but in a really smart way. New York... The car infront is a Toyota By Louise Kennedy / Brand Republic I was thinking yesterday about how we can position and talk about brands in an ideal world, the ideas that we have may not match how consumers... ITV still has work to do By Ian Darby / Brand Republic With depressing predictability ITV's new chief executive Adam Crozier this week laid into CRR. Perhaps ITV will one day learn to lobby behind... A cross-border approach By MartíN Blinder / Brand Republic The successful execution of a cross-border online creative campaign is by no means an easy task and for many brands considering this kind of... Is Asda leading the way in honesty? By Chris Arnold / Brand Republic Like most consumers, supermarket price wars leave you confused as to who really is the cheapest but Asda have trumped the others with the launch... MORE BLOGS MORE WHITEPAPERS   Group Account Director Recruiter: The Blueprint Salary: £70000-£75000 Location: Central London Group Account Director Recruiter: Dynamic New Alliances Salary: Up to £65K Location: Central London Head of Digital Marketing Recruiter: GIM Recruitment Salary: Circa £50k-75k Neg Location: Central London Business Director Recruiter: Dynamic New Alliances Salary: £75K - £90K + bonus + benefits Location: Central London Digital Manager Recruiter: Birchwood Knight Salary: Up to £50,000 Location: Central London Marketing Insight Manager Recruiter: Better Placed Recruitment Salary: £40000-£50000 Location: North West England Senior Brand Manager - Hartley's Jelly Recruiter: Hartley's Salary: £-£ Location: South East England Communications Manager (Digital / Internal) Recruiter: EasyWebRecruitment.com Salary: £25391 to £36922 Per: annum Location: East London Senior Brand Manager - Branston Recruiter: Branston Salary: £-£ Location: South East England Online Sales Account Manager - Consumer Shopping Site Recruiter: round8 Salary: £30000-£35000 Location: West London   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