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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news WPP merges digital agencies to launch Possible Worldwide by Mark Banham 16 February 2011, 09:52AM WPP Digital has merged its digital agencies Schematic, Bridge Worldwide, Blue and Quasar, to create Possible Worldwide, a new interactive marketing agency with 18 offices. Travelodge names new marketing director by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 16 February 2011, 09:45AM Travelodge has appointed Wickes marketer Emma Williams as its new marketing director and is launching a TV ad featuring its brand ambassadors Mr Sleep and Big Ted. VIDEO: Sorrell on apps, mobile and social networks by Daniel Farey-Jones 16 February 2011, 09:45AM WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has claimed it is difficult for agencies and other companies to profit from apps though "mobile will become a powerful advertising medium". 'Mokia' will fly, but BlackBerry will suffer by Ed Owen 16 February 2011, 08:30AM The Microsoft-Nokia (Mokia) alliance is almost certain to fly, mobile experts believe, with a better choice for consumers and brands alike, while making life difficult for business favourite BlackBerry. Downing Street tabby Larry headlines new Whiskas press ad by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 16 February 2011, 10:03AM Whiskas has launched a press ad featuring Downing Street's famed rat catcher, Larry, the four-year-old tabby. Does Facebook resonate with the young more than Twitter? by Arif Durrani 16 February 2011, 08:15AM Twitter might be commanding the headlines but Facebook's meteoric rise is set to continue unabated for many years yet, according to a report from research specialist Conquest. Domino's Pizza goes for motorway market by John Reynolds 16 February 2011, 09:30AM Domino's Pizza is to open up to 43 stores at motorway services operated by Moto, as part of plans to almost double its outlets by 2020. Paper Round (16 February) - Which clients are advertising in the national press? by Sarah Johnson 16 February 2011, 09:10AM Larry the Downing St cat gets his first mention in an ad while MasterCard and HMV are first to promote albums and artists featured in last night's Brit Awards. Adland The UK's biggest advertising, media and digital agencies, mapped.   View the map   Intelligence Latitude mobile report (pt 2): Mobile paid search opportunities by Latitude 15 February 2011, 08:00AM Mobile is growing at an average of 56% in clicks and 34% in spend per quarter, according to Latitude's mobile search report. Latitude mobile report (pt 3): Predictions for 2011 by Latitude 16 February 2011, 08:00AM Internet search volumes from mobile devices are set to rocket in 2011 thanks to the growth of the tablet market, according to Latitude's predictions for the year ahead. Who's who on the Silicon Roundabout? by Adam Woods 15 February 2011, 07:00AM As digital media and technology firms continue to flock to Old Street and Shoreditch - dubbed "Silicon Roundabout" by former Dopplr chief technology officer Matt Biddulph - Media Week revisits the area to present 30 of the buzziest media and technolo... Think BR Working the new creative model It's a new world of 'always on' content creation, writes Paul Tullo, creative partner at Tullo Marshall Warren.   Working the new creative model Also in the news Bauer Access extends KFC partnership with 4Music by Katherine Levy, 16 February 2011, 09:05AM Belvedere vodka teams up with (RED) for special edition bottle by Gemma Charles, 16 February 2011, 08:30AM Initiative promotes Ireland MD to global role by Daniel Farey-Jones, 15 February 2011, 04:10PM Omnicom boosts annual profits by 4.4% by Daniel Farey-Jones, 15 February 2011, 02:00PM Travelex names global head of marketing by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, 15 February 2011, 03:20PM Social content challenge lures creatives to weekender by Daniel Farey-Jones, 15 February 2011, 01:40PM Latest Blog Entries The Evolution of Mobile Gaming (video) George Nimeh, 16 February 2011 Cameron to appoint Cooper as Downing Street director of strategy Gordon Macmillan, 16 February 2011 New Ways to Make Apps Pay (video) George Nimeh, 15 February 2011 Making Apps Smarter George Nimeh, 15 February 2011 Wise words for Prince Harry Jeremy Lee, 15 February 2011 HOW SHOULD WE JUDGE ANYTHING? 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