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NEWS UK iPad launch takes London by storm By Sarah Johnson, 28-May-10, 18:00 VIDEO: Find out why Londoners were prepared to queue for up to 16 hours to get hold of their own Apple iPad and what Stephen Fry has to say about his new gadget. Porsche hands £70m global media duties to PHD By Mark Banham, 01-Jun-10, 09:30 Porsche has awarded its estimated £70m global media planning and buying account to PHD Group. MCBD and SodaStream part company ahead of relaunch By Joe Thomas, 28-May-10, 16:25 MCBD and SodaStream have parted company ahead of the planned relaunch of the soft drinks brand this summer, citing "creative differences". Organic dairy company Rachel's up for sale By John Reynolds, 01-Jun-10, 09:30 Rachel's, the organic dairy products brand, is to be put for sale with a price tag of around £20m, according to reports. British Airways thanks staff with ad campaign By Alex Brownsell, 01-Jun-10, 08:51 British Airways has rolled out a national press ad praising the staff who worked during last week's five-day strike by cabin crew. ALSO IN THE NEWS VW releases customer magazine on iPad By Ben Bold, 28-May-10, 16:00 Anglian sponsors Channel 4's new chat show By Sara Kimberley, 31-May-10, 08:00 Jazz FM appoints Coltman to client role By Maisie Mccabe, 01-Jun-10, 09:00 Emirates gives Birmingham exotic makeover By Maisie Mccabe, 31-May-10, 08:00 KidsCo to re-launch website ahead of new channel By Maisie Mccabe, 31-May-10, 08:00 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES ONE MAN'S FISH IS ANOTHER MAN'S POISSON By Dave Trott / Brand Republic   I once got a phone call from The South African advertising association. They wanted to know if I'd fly down there to give a lecture. The man... Are we all in the brown stuff if Times paywall fails? By Arif Durrani / Brand Republic For a media hack like me, it's had more twists and turns and dragged out longer than the final series of Lost; and the budget-busting climax is... Money, revisited By Steve Henry / Brand Republic Some people seem to have taken last week's blog as a veiled attack on CHI. Which wasn't my intention at all. I'd intended it to be perfectly... Eurovision songs vs England World Cup songs, which can we do worse? By Chris Arnold / Brand Republic Which can we write better or worse, football songs or Eurovision songs? Well that was pretty bad, another Eurovison disaster. Last place,... TWO VOICES.... By Robert Campbell / Brand Republic We were lucky enough to have our friends Kumi Naidoo (the executive director of Greenpeace International) and Jochen Zeitz (the CEO of Puma) speak... Marketing alchemy By Alan Mitchell / Brand Republic Why bang on about consumer decision-making? Because it's where, historically, marketing took a most damaging wrong turn.   ... Diversity in business please By Sue Unerman / Brand Republic   We've long had a little motto at MediaCom as far as finding new people to work here is concerned which runs "I don't like you - you're... England winning the World Cup won't make you happy By Sue Unerman / Brand Republic       You might be surprised to know that one of my favourite consumer magazines is football monthly When Saturday Comes .... MORE BLOGS MORE WHITEPAPERS   Business Development Executive Recruiter: Blossom Salary: £22,000 - £25,000 + Commission Location: Central London Group Account Director Recruiter: Dynamic New Alliances Salary: Up to £60K Location: Central London Head of Digital Marketing Recruiter: GIM Recruitment Salary: Circa £50k-75k Neg Location: Central London Online Marketing Executive Recruiter: Propel Salary: £20000-£24000 Location: North London Account Executive- Web Marketing Recruiter: Greenhill Group Salary: £18000-£20000 Location: East of England Market Research Manager - Publishing Recruiter: Greenhill Group Salary: £28000-£30500 Location: East of England Account Manager – Branding Recruiter: Royds Raphael Salary: £35K+++ Location: Central London Account Manager - Retail Branding Recruiter: Royds Raphael Salary: £35K-£40K – Maternity Contrac Location: Central London Client Service Director - Digital & Branding Consultants Recruiter: Royds Raphael Salary: £80K-£100K++ & bonus & bens Location: Central London Senior ACCOUNT MANAGER / DIRECTOR Recruiter: Royds Raphael Salary: £50k-£60k+bonus+benefits 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