DM Bulletin from Brand Republic - Acquity, Spirit/GyroHSR, DMS, Sky HP dispute, Aviva

NEWS Acquity enters administration but jobs saved after Crayon takeover By Daniel Farey-Jones, 09-Jun-10, 17:50 Acquity, the customer insight and direct media buying company formerly known as Tri-Direct, has gone into voluntary administration and its business has been acquired by Crayon, saving all 34 jobs. Spirit Advertising moves operations into GyroHSR By Joe Thomas, 09-Jun-10, 11:04 Spirit Advertising, which was founded in 2000 by Richard Hammond, has moved its operations into GyroHSR. DMS hires Proximity's Rhodes as head of planning By Ben Bold, 04-Jun-10, 15:25 Direct marketing agency DMS has poached Proximity London managing partner Diana Rhodes and made her joint head of planning. Sky to get £318m from Hewlett-Packard to settle dispute By Maisie Mccabe, 08-Jun-10, 11:15 A division of computer and software manufacturer Hewlett-Packard has agreed to pay BSkyB £318m to settle a long-running legal dispute over a customer-relationship management project for the pay-TV company. Aviva features customers in 'local hero' campaign By Alex Brownsell, 04-Jun-10, 12:14 Aviva has launched an ad campaign encouraging consumers to nominate local community 'heroes'. ALSO IN THE NEWS Occam DM bought for £12m by printing group St Ives By Ben Bold, 03-Jun-10, 12:15 Coca-Cola launches 2010 Fifa World Cup Celebration Award with Rooney viral By Ben Bold, 04-Jun-10, 09:41 CREATIVE STRATEGY: Hotmail? Well, ONE of those syllables is right By Simon S Kershaw, 03-Jun-10, 12:15 LATEST BLOG ENTRIES Tangent blames acquisitions for profit downturn By Bob Willott / Brand Republic AIM listed Tangent Communications incurred restructuring costs of over £0.5 million in the year to 28 February - mainly in digesting the acquisition... Loyalty By Dak Liyanearachchi / Brand Republic It will be interesting to see the results of this proposed Boots loyalty card scheme, and the effect it has on redemption rates and ROI. There is... Do BP and Toyota understand advertising's weaknesses? By Chris Barraclough / Brand Republic In a bid to address their PR catastrophe, BP's CEO, Tony Hayward, commissioned a TV advert where he personally reassured the american people... Taking stock of a miserable existance By Andrew Roberts / Brand Republic "On their deathbed, no one ever said, 'I wish I had spent more time with my business.'." is a quote I find myself recounting (and hearing) a lot... MORE BLOGS MORE WHITEPAPERS   Account Manager.. sales promotion, advertising, direct marketing - highly creative, strategic thinking agency.. drinks, fashion, retail, travel and leisure… Recruiter: Firehorse Salary: 23 - 32k dep on exp Location: Central London Senior Analyst Recruiter: Direct Recruitment Salary: £45000 + bens Location: Central London Senior Account Manager Recruiter: Barker Graves Salary: £35k + benefits Location: Central London B2B PR Acount Manager Recruiter: Blue Skies Marketing Recruitment Salary: £24000-£34000 Location: South West England Contract Senior Account Manager Recruiter: Source Salary: £32000-£35000 Location: Central London Head of Digital - Full Service Agency Recruiter: Adam Recruitment Salary: £45000-£60000 Location: North West England Senior Account Manager Recruiter: Source Salary: £32000-£38000 Location: Central London B2B PR Account Executive Recruiter: Blue Skies Marketing Recruitment Salary: £18000-£23000 Location: South West England Global Design Manager - FMCG Recruiter: Jarlett de Grouchy Salary: £60000-£70000 Location: South East England Sales Director Recruiter: Lachlan Lindsay Ltd Salary: Six figure package   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