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NEWS Tesco chief Sir Terry Leahy to retire next year By Daniel Farey-Jones, 08-Jun-10, 09:00 LONDON - Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy is to retire next March, coinciding with a series of executive moves at the retail giant, including a promotion for commercial director Richard Brasher. Morrisons appoints Waitrose's Hodgson as group commercial director By Mark Banham, 08-Jun-10, 08:34 Morrisons has appointed Waitrose's Richard Hodgson, the man credited with introducing the upmarket supermarket's value range, as its new group commercial director. Apple claims $60m in advertising on iPhone 4 By Sara Kimberley, 08-Jun-10, 09:35 Apple has booked in more than $60m of advertising on its iAd mobile advertising network, which will launch on the new generation iPhone on 1 July. Santander to overhaul UK brand positioning By Joe Thomas, 08-Jun-10, 08:00 Santander is preparing to review its UK marketing strategy as the banking group creates a single brand positioning. Waitrose wins Grand Prix By Alex Brownsell, 08-Jun-10, 08:47 Waitrose scooped the Grand Prix at the 2010 Marketing Society Awards For Excellence on Monday (7 June). ALSO IN THE NEWS Ale brewer risks FIFA's wrath By Gemma Charles, 08-Jun-10, 08:41 Old Jamaica plays on heritage with The Jolly Boys push By Maisie Mccabe, 08-Jun-10, 09:30 Kit Kat sponsors Sky World Cup in UK's biggest mobile campaign By Sara Kimberley, 07-Jun-10, 16:30 Play.com places £4m ad plan on back burner By Joe Thomas, 08-Jun-10, 09:12 Findus sets up central team By Staff, 08-Jun-10, 09:05 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES IT'S NOT WHAT'S RIGHT, IT'S WHAT'S APPROPRIATE By Dave Trott / Brand Republic Many years ago, Mike Stones was Ridley Scott's producer. Ridley was shooting a commercial in Australia. Mike was flying out to sort something out.... 7 impossible things before breakfast By Steve Henry / Brand Republic   I was talking to someone last week about setting up a new agency. And what this guy said was - "the last thing London needs is just another... Don't blame the tobacco brands, blame the parents. By Chris Arnold / Brand Republic The recent Sun story about a 2 year old, Ardi Rizal from an Indonisia fishing village, smoking 40 a day has no doubt fuelled anti smoking groups... Daryl Arnold has left Profero's group board...very quietly By Bob Willott / Brand Republic In a bout of boardroom changes co-founder Daryl Arnold has ceased to be a director of the digital agency Profero.  The move came only a few... iPad - incremental or substitutional? By Douglas Mcarthur / Brand Republic I have been doing a project on iPad publishing and while the task has been to explore publishing opportunities, I've been interested to see how UK... Engine's biggest backers get more involved in its affairs By Bob Willott / Brand Republic The biggest financial backers behind The Engine Group seem to be wanting to take more of a direct interest in its affairs as they are progressively... Is Virgin Media TV worth the price that Sky paid? By Jeremy Lee / Brand Republic Even to a company with as deep pockets as Sky, £160m sounds like quite a lot of money to pay for a ragbag of digital channels whose prime asset is... Being Dignified with Social Media By Mel Carson / Brand Republic Reading "me and my web shadow" by Antony Mayfield right now on the recommendation of Kieron Mathews of IAB fame.   Only just started, but... MORE BLOGS MORE WHITEPAPERS   Group Account Director Recruiter: Dynamic New Alliances Salary: £60K Location: South London Business Development Executive Recruiter: Blossom Salary: £22,000 - £25,000 + Commission Location: Central London Senior Digital Project Manager Recruiter: Recruitment Revolution Salary: Circa £35,000 Location: West Midlands Brand Consultants & Insight Specialists Recruiter: Brand Potential Salary: Packages to attract the best Location: Central London Digital Studio Director Recruiter: Recruitment Revolution Salary: £50,000-60,000 + Exc. Benefits Location: Central London SEM Manager Recruiter: Recruitment Revolution Salary: Up to £35K plus bonus Location: Central London Business Solutions Consultant Recruiter: Alterian Salary: £Competitive Location: South West England Sales Executive – Email Marketing Specialist Recruiter: Alterian Salary: £Excellent (OTE Excellent) Location: South East England Sales Manager Recruiter: Alterian Salary: £Excellent (OTE Excellent) Location: South East England Web Project Manager Recruiter: Alterian Salary: £Competitive + Bonus + Bens Location: South East England   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