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NEWS COI confirms 'at least 50%' cuts in Government adspend By Joe Thomas And Gemma Charles, 02-Jun-10, 18:00 EXCLUSIVE: The Central Office of Information has for the first time officially informed marketing agencies that Government advertising expenditure could fall "by at least 50%" during this financial year, in a leaked letter to suppliers. RBS calls £132m media review By Mark Banham, 03-Jun-10, 08:00 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is reviewing its £132m media planning and buying account, which is currently held by MediaCom. Group M predicts media spend rise Ian Darby, 03-Jun-10, 08:00 The UK ad market is expected to grow by 4 per cent this year and 3 per cent in 2011, according to the latest report from WPP's Group M. Agencies line up for Oxfam brand pitch By Anne Cassidy, 03-Jun-10, 08:00 Oxfam International is on the hunt for an agency or agency group to redesign its global brand identity and support the change with an advertising campaign. Facebook 'quadruples' number of advertisers over a year By Ben Bold, 03-Jun-10, 09:40 Facebook's vice-president of global sales Mike Murphy has said that it more than quadrupled the number of its advertiser clients since the start of 2009 and claimed it has become "absolutely core to marketing campaigns". ALSO IN THE NEWS Fru Hazlitt in frame for senior role at ITV Ian Darby, 03-Jun-10, 08:00 Ed Morris joins Rapier to overhaul creative By Matt Williams, 03-Jun-10, 08:00 Adidas Originals to sponsor Being...N-Dubz on Channel 4 By Maisie Mccabe, 02-Jun-10, 16:05 Maxus names Snowdon as worldwide marketing director By Mark Banham, 03-Jun-10, 08:55 Doritos shortlists 15 ads made by the public in UGC competition By Ben Bold, 02-Jun-10, 12:30 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES Now's your chance to have your say on The Big Media debate By Ni Commercial / Brand Republic Following The Big Media Debate on 21 May and the article in Campaign on June  3, NI Commercial now want the industry to have its say with the... Social media - shaping the political playing field for years to come By Neville Upton / Brand Republic So it wasn't quite the 'digital election' that we were all anticipating but there's no doubting the impact social media had on the most... IS ADVERTISING OVERFISHED? By Dave Trott / Brand Republic What happens to oceans when they get overfished? People with no imagination just keep fishing in the same spot. And the fish get smaller and... Should you be scared of bloggers? By Lisa Devaney / Brand Republic Recently at a business networking event, I met someone who, upon discovery that I'm a blogger, gave a derogatory reaction, as if being a blogger... Enough already? By Ben Hughes / Brand Republic The Advertising Standards Agency's ten most-complained about ads of last year caught my eye last week. There was the usual Mary... Convergence in digital marketing: We have yet to see the 'killer campaign' By Matt Pallatt / Brand Republic By Matt Pallatt, technical director, twentysix While TV is still the dominant medium for many, most of our lives are directly influenced, if... Publicis moves to maximise payback from digital investment By Bob Willott / Brand Republic The rationalisation of Publicis Groupe's massive investment in digital marketing seems to have triggered internal power struggles and extensive... Can you explain the Three Network poster? By Chris Barraclough / Brand Republic Why are there five people in The Three Network? Besides, Three has a network doesn't it? Would it make more sense if I stopped and read the small... MORE BLOGS MORE WHITEPAPERS   Global Head of Planning Recruiter: Dynamic New Alliances Salary: Up to £100K Location: Central London Account Manager Recruiter: Propel Salary: £26000-£32000 Location: Central London Business Development Executive Recruiter: Blossom Salary: £22,000 - £25,000 + Commission Location: Central London Fashion and Beauty Manager Recruiter: PFJ Salary: £38000-£42000 Location: Central London Digital Marketing Director, Bristol, £50k Recruiter: Xchangeteam Salary: £45000-£50000 Location: South West England Account Director Recruiter: Dynamic New Alliances Salary: Up to £50K Location: North London PR Account Executive Recruiter: SweeneyVesty Salary: £20,000 - £24,999 Location: West London Freelance Hebrew Speaking Artworker Recruiter: Purple Consultancy Salary: £16-£20 Location: Central London Senior Interactive Project Manager Recruiter: SapientNitro Salary: Very competitive Location: Central London Associate Creative Director Recruiter: SapientNitro Salary: Very competitive Location: Central 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