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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Red Stripe calls ad pitch by Anne Cassidy 27 January 2011, 08:00AM Red Stripe, the Diageo-owned beer brand, is holding a pitch for its UK advertising account. P&O launches £7m creative review by Anne Cassidy 27 January 2011, 08:00AM P&O Cruises is holding a pitch for its £7m advertising account, after splitting with its 10-year incumbent Dare. Sky passes 10m subscribers as profits rise 26% by Daniel Farey-Jones 27 January 2011, 09:15AM BSkyB continues to prove its value to shareholders and prospective buyer Rupert Murdoch as the pay-TV and broadband business revealed a 26% jump in half-year pre-tax profits to £467m. Agencies line up for pan-Euro Viagra ad task by Matt Williams 27 January 2011, 08:00AM Pfizer is looking for an agency to handle a pan-European advertising campaign for its Viagra brand. Sony readies launch of new handheld PlayStation and social network by Ed Owen 27 January 2011, 08:44AM Sony is to launch its Next Generation Portable PlayStation device, known as the NGP, towards the end of 2011, which will feature the 'LiveArea' gaming social network. Morrisons kicks-off ecommerce pitch by Matt Williams 27 January 2011, 08:00AM Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, is looking for a digital agency to help develop strategic and marketing activity ahead of plans to expand its ecommerce offering later this year. American Apparel risks porn charge with latest ad campaign by Staff 27 January 2011, 08:31AM NEW YORK - Two weeks after Twitter users accused American Apparel's latest ads of being "creepy", the troubled fashion retailer, which faces bankruptcy, is back with more risqué ads. Broadcasters back product placement awareness campaign by Maisie McCabe 27 January 2011, 08:00AM The UK's commercial broadcasters are joining forces to fund a major consumer advertising campaign to highlight that product placement will be allowed in UK programming from 28 February. Orange and Barclaycard ready for contactless mobile payment by Katherine Levy 27 January 2011, 09:41AM Everything Everywhere brand Orange and Barclaycard are to roll out the UK's first commercial contactless mobile payments service in a few months. Paper Round (27 January) - Which clients are advertising in the national press? by Sarah Johnson 27 January 2011, 09:25AM The brands advertising across today's press remain the usual suspects with supermarkets, banks and clothing retailers most prominent. Adland The UK's biggest advertising, media and digital agencies, mapped. View the map Intelligence Brand Health Check: Mr Kipling by Rachel Barnes 26 January 2011, 12:01AM Exceedingly good cakes they may be, but Mr Kipling and his French Fancies seem to be falling out of favour with the British public. The great Tesco beauty gamble by Rachel Barnes 25 January 2011, 12:00PM Is the supermarket's ambitious health and beauty project a diversification too far, asks Rachel Barnes. Sector Insight: Household cleaners by Jane Bainbridge 18 January 2011, 12:00AM The launch of hundreds of new products has acted as a catalyst to the sector, which has posted growth of 20% over the past five years. Think BR Off with their heads! Ads and the royal couple Risk-taking advertisers could find print the best way to capitalise on the royal wedding, writes Helen Bowyer, Also in the news TalkTalk slashes jobs in bid to improve customer service by Daniel Farey-Jones, 27 January 2011, 08:31AM Outdoor revenue up 12.5% over 2010 by Maisie McCabe, 27 January 2011, 08:00AM Swedish digital agency targets top 50 UK clients by Staff, 27 January 2011, 09:01AM Thinkbox launches TV Planning Awards 2011 by Maisie McCabe, 27 January 2011, 09:18AM Latest Blog Entries Forget T-Mobile, Green is the new Orange. Chris Arnold, 27 January 2011 Are agencies as sexist as Keys and Gray? CHRIS BARRACLOUGH, 26 January 2011 Suppress to impress David Barker, 26 January 2011 Who will replace Andy Coulson? Gordon Macmillan, 26 January 2011 Driving people silly Greg Taylor, 26 January 2011 Outdoor advertising needs to be made interesting again Jeremy Lee, 26 January 2011 Latest jobs ACCOUNT DIRECTOR - Drinks - BTL agency - £42-45K - LONDON Recruiter Judi Patton Salary £42K-£45K Location LONDON easy reach of London Bridge Online Marketing Manager Recruiter Direct Recruitment Salary £30k Location London Digital Brand Manager Recruiter Propel Salary £30000 - £32000 per annum Location West End Director, London Recruiter Dynamic New Alliances Salary Up to £90K Location Join us! Recruiter ZenithOptimedia Salary Unspecified Location Senior Brand Planner Recruiter The Blueprint Salary £60000 - £90000 per annum + Bonus + Bens Location London Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket 1957 - 2010 All rights reserved News Jobs Blogs & Forums Tenders