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NEWS BBDO takes Uncle Ben's global account in Mars consolidation By Daniel Farey-Jones, 20-May-10, 18:40 LONDON - BBDO has been appointed as the global advertising agency for Uncle Ben's as part of brand owner Mars' ongoing consolidation of creative duties. Tracie Michael takes over from Camplisson as CEO for Initiative Australia By Kenny Lim, 21-May-10, 11:15 SYDNEY - Initiative has appointed Mindshare Sydney managing director, Tracie Michael (pictured), as CEO of Australia. Drum PHD plots international expansion after US launch Ian Darby, 20-May-10, 10:50 LONDON - The Omnicom Media Group network PHD is to roll out Drum PHD, its creative content division, as an international agency brand. Gap calls $300m media planning and buying review Ian Darby, 20-May-10, 08:00 LONDON - Gap, the US clothing retailer, is reviewing its estimated $300 million global media planning and buying account. Ogilvy hosts Portfolio Night in Mumbai By Staff, 21-May-10, 11:21 MUMBAI - The eighth edition of Portfolio Nights - the first one for India - took place at The Westin, the same premises as that of hosts, Ogilvy. The agency is the host for this year's edition of Portfolio Nights, a concept originally introduced by 'I Have an Idea', eight years ago. ALSO IN THE NEWS Yahoo! plans free content push after $100m Associated Content deal By Staff, 19-May-10, 11:30 Isobar to roll out network rebrand By Maisie Mccabe, 20-May-10, 11:00 Groupon expands into Europe with acquisition of Citydeal By Mark Banham, 17-May-10, 11:50 Google drops direct approach for Nexus One By Daniel Farey-Jones, 17-May-10, 09:36 Skype hands global marketing duties to former Vodafone director By Daniel Farey-Jones, 17-May-10, 13:10 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES Pampers gets a pounding from Watchdog By Chris Arnold / Brand Republic Normal 0 0 1 528 3014 25 6 3701 11.1280 0 0 0 ... Is social media forcing us to be proper marketeers? By Saman Mansourpour / Brand Republic I read an interesting article on Mashable recently about which department “owns” social media. My hope was that if we answered that... The seven pillars of consumer decision-making By Alan Mitchell / Brand Republic     Fast forward a few years to a time when the consumer value of better decisions, as distinct from 'better products and services'... Staff and customer retention: two halves of the same whole? By Stephen Haighton / Brand Republic The financial services industry in the UK has a long history of poor customer service and nowhere is this more apparent than in the insurance... *Pop* Goes the Event By Lisa Devaney / Brand Republic Working in public relations, I encounter a lot of event producers, or get involved promoting everything from conferences to company parties, and a... Britons enjoy mouth-watering savings thanks to upturn in 'discount dining' By Rocket / Brand Republic One of the more positive trends to emerge from the recent recession is the advent of the discount dining culture. Where regular meals out used... Ockham's razor By Dave Trott / Brand Republic   William of Ockham was a priest in Yorkshire in the 13th Century. At the end of the middle ages he constantly taught a principal which became... Media Buys are an Insurance Policy for Creative Agencies By Chris Quigley / Brand Republic Everybody likes to think their viral creative are going to go viral without any kind of push - but here?s the bottom line: Summary: How... MORE BLOGS   Senior Brand Manager Recruiter: Premier Foods Salary: Excellent Location: South East England Artworker (Web) Recruiter: Fishtank Salary: £15-£22 Location: South East England Junior / Middleweight Creative Artworker Permanent Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: £23000-£27000 Location: Central London Account Manager (exceptional Account Executive) Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: £25000-£30000 Location: Central London Digital Senior Account Manager Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: £30000-£40000 Location: Central London Marketing/Brand Manager Recruiter: KFC UK & Ireland Salary: £30,000 - £39,000 Location: South East England Senior Account Manager Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: £35000-£38000 Location: Central London Account Manager Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: £25000-£32000 Location: Central London Powerpoint Specialist Recruiter: Creative Recruitment Salary: £30-£35K Location: Central London Direct Marketing Mnager Recruiter: Badenoch & Clark Salary: £50000-£55000 Location: Central London     Healthcare Communications Conference 2010 Older, Richer, Wiser? Engaging Email Marketing In Practice   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