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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Sainsbury's leapfrogs Asda after storming Christmas by Ed Owen 12 January 2011, 08:07AM Grocer Sainsbury's reported its strongest-yet set of Christmas results, with like-for-like sales increasing 3.6%, and total sales up 6%, taking the supermarket above rival Asda in market share. Diageo doubles Smirnoff digital spend for nightlife activity by Gemma Charles 12 January 2011, 08:50AM Diageo GB is planning to increase its year-on-year digital spend for Smirnoff by 115% in a bid to build on its Nightlife Exchange Project (NEP). ASA raps Lions Gate UK for misleading Saw 3D ad by Sarah Shearman 12 January 2011, 09:30AM Lions Gate UK, the film distributor, has come under fire from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), after a "distressing" ad for its horror film 'Saw 3D' was seen by a 10-year-old after the watershed. FA to pay out £500,000 to Fiat by John Reynolds 12 January 2011, 09:18AM The Football Association (FA) has been forced to pay out as much as £500,000 compensation to Fiat, after prematurely ending its commercial deal as the FA's official car supplier. Center Parcs develops £230m holiday village by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 12 January 2011, 09:11AM Center Parcs, the holiday park brand, is targeting its proposed £230m holiday village in Bedfordshire at the Greater London market. Paper Round (12 January) - Which clients are advertising in the national press? by Sarah Johnson 12 January 2011, 08:55AM British Gas uses the press to outline price promises to customers while the supermarket price war continues to rage. MySpace to cut 47% of staff and partner with .Fox Networks by Maisie McCabe 11 January 2011, 04:59PM News Corporation has confirmed plans to cut almost half (47%) of staff working for its beleaguered social network MySpace worldwide, some 500 employees, with UK operations likely to be slashed from around 50 to less than 15. Weight Watchers heads up BR app chart by Daniel Farey-Jones 11 January 2011, 03:30PM Weight Watchers has topped the first branded app chart of the new year as people endeavour to shed the Christmas pounds. Adland The UK's biggest advertising, media and digital agencies, mapped.  View the map  Intelligence The rise of mobile social media mavens by Euan Mackay 10 January 2011, 08:00AM The potential for advertisers to tap into the influence of social network users via mobile is highlighted in new data from Kantar Media's Futureproof study. Understanding mood and engagement with digital OOH in malls by Nick Mawditt 05 January 2011, 08:00AM Shopping malls offer important opportunities for advertisers to target audiences in a positive and engaged mindset, according to new research from Kinetic and Clear Channel Outdoor. Silver surfers get social by UM London 22 December 2010, 08:00AM Forty percent of frequent internet users over the age of 55 manage a social network, UM's Wave 5 research has found. Think BR MySpace, it's the product, stupid Branding excellence and unrivaled commercial expertise can never compensate for an inferior product, writes Rich Sutcliffe  Also in the news Lenovo appoints Saatchi & Saatchi to £60m global ad account by Sara Kimberley, 11 January 2011, 11:20AM Lebedev's debut TV ad for i to feature Jemima Khan and Dom Joly by John Reynolds, 11 January 2011, 10:54AM News International appoints Simon Greenberg as director of corporate affairs by Alec Mattinson, 11 January 2011, 04:05PM David LaChapelle directs Sky drama promos by John Reynolds, 11 January 2011, 03:57PM Zoopla appoints first marketing director by Sarah Shearman, 11 January 2011, 01:25PM Latest Blog Entries Sometimes, Fate Will Throw Her Oar In, And That's Probably OK. Christopher Johns, 11 January 2011 Artisanal storytelling Greg Taylor, 11 January 2011 Behaviour beats Attitude Ian Moore, 11 January 2011 So Gocompare's opera singer is the new Cadbury's Smash Martians? Oh puhleeze! Noelle McElhatton, 11 January 2011 THE ADVERTISING ARMS RACE Dave Trott, 11 January 2011 How to get people to say what you want Graeme Crossley, 11 January 2011 Latest jobs Digital Account Manager Recruiter Propel Salary £30000 - £40000 per annum Location London Brand Managers Recruiter JML Salary Salary negotiable + benefits Location Senior Account Manager - London Recruiter Dynamic New Alliances Salary Up to £35K Location Senior Account Manager/Account Director Recruiter Direct Recruitment Salary £30,000 - £45,000 + bens Location London Account Manager Recruiter The Blueprint Salary £30000 - £35000 per annum Location London Senior Marketing Executive Recruiter Comic Relief Salary £34,000 per year Location Central London Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket 1957 - 2010 All rights reserved News Jobs Blogs & Forums Tenders