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Twitter to offer brands Facebook-style pages
Twitter to offer brands Facebook-style pages
by Sarah Shearman
05 April 2011, 08:30AM
Twitter is considering creating Facebook-style branded pages as part of its drive to increase its revenue from advertising.
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle returns to TV ads after 10-year hiatus
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle returns to TV ads after 10-year hiatus
by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
05 April 2011, 08:30AM
Eurotunnel Le Shuttle, the Channel tunnel operator, has launched its first TV campaign in more than a decade, to position the brand as a high-speed and value-for-money service for families driving to France.
Vice secures investment from WPP and MTV founder
Vice secures investment from WPP and MTV founder
by Maisie McCabe
05 April 2011, 09:36AM
Vice, the youth media brand, has signed an "unholy alliance" with MTV founder Tom Freston, communication services group WPP, and merchant bank The Raine Group.
Kellogg seeks new UK chief as Greg Peterson exits
Kellogg seeks new UK chief as Greg Peterson exits
by John Reynolds
05 April 2011, 08:30AM
Kellogg is on the hunt for a managing director after parting company with Greg Peterson, its UK managing director for the past five years.
Motorola to back Xoom as the 'ultimate tablet'
Motorola to back Xoom as the 'ultimate tablet'
by Sarah Shearman
05 April 2011, 08:30AM
Motorola is preparing a multimillion-pound ad campaign for its Xoom tablet device that will claim its superiority over rival products such as Apple's iPad 2.
Hovis promotes British farmers with new TV ad
Hovis promotes British farmers with new TV ad
by John Reynolds
05 April 2011, 08:30AM
Hovis has become the latest brand to champion British farmers in its marketing, with a TV campaign focusing on its use of only British wheat across its range.
New Look launches mobile shopping site
New Look launches mobile shopping site
by Ed Owen
05 April 2011, 09:10AM
New Look has launched an m-commerce site for quick one-touch shopping.
Goodfella's in strategy shift
Goodfella's in strategy shift
by John Reynolds
05 April 2011, 08:30AM
Northern Foods is ditching its Goodfella's "pizza fairy" brand character after admitting that its advertising for the frozen pizza range had "lost its way".
Football League signs £195m deal with Sky
Football League signs £195m deal with Sky
by Maisie McCabe
05 April 2011, 08:50AM
The Football League will not broadcast any live games on terrestrial TV for the three seasons from 2012/13 after signing a reduced deal with Sky Sports.
Leagas Delaney wins £8m Gizmobies pan-Euro ad account
Leagas Delaney wins £8m Gizmobies pan-Euro ad account
by Sara Kimberley
05 April 2011, 08:30AM
Gizmobies, the brand that makes 3G phone and iPad covers developed with 3M technology, has appointed Leagas Delaney to handle its £8m pan-European advertising account without a pitch.
Heineken brings The Entrance campaign to UK TV
Heineken brings The Entrance campaign to UK TV
by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
05 April 2011, 08:50AM
Heineken, the imported larger brand, introduced its global ad campaign 'The Entrance' to UK TV audiences last night.
Ancestry targets Royal Wedding fans with TV push
Ancestry targets Royal Wedding fans with TV push
by Sara Kimberley
05 April 2011, 09:01AM
Ancestry.co.uk is capitalising on the upcoming Royal Wedding by launching a TV campaign targeting viewers with questions about weddings in their own family history.
Oddbins rescue fails and retailer enters administration
Oddbins rescue fails and retailer enters administration
by Ed Owen
05 April 2011, 09:13AM
Deloitte has been appointed administrator of wine retailer Oddbins, after the firm failed to secure sufficient funding to keep the business solvent.
Paper Round (5 April) - Which clients are advertising in the national press?
Paper Round (5 April) - Which clients are advertising in the national press?
by Sarah Johnson
05 April 2011, 09:30AM
Brands start to bring out their Easter campaigns while the Daily Mirror launches another book offer.
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Case study: Coca-Cola 'the friendship machine' by Ogilvy Argentina
Case study: Coca-Cola 'the friendship machine' by Ogilvy Argentina
by Sarah Johnson
01 April 2011, 03:00PM
It's not often a brand will put an obstacle between its product and customers, but that's exactly what Coca-Cola did when it placed fully stocked 3.5m tall vending machines with unreachable coin slots across Latin America on world Friendship Day.
What financial directors make of marketing
What financial directors make of marketing
by Andrew McCormick
31 March 2011, 08:30AM
They control the budgets, they prefer numbers to words, and if you're not doing your job properly, they might just pull the plug. Financial directors are the power brokers behind any company's marketing strategies, but what do they really think of th...
Killing the viral: 6 things to do if your ad leaks out
Killing the viral: 6 things to do if your ad leaks out
by Sarah Shearman
30 March 2011, 05:00AM
Olympic sponsors must have a recovery plan in place in case sensitive ads go viral, writes Sarah Shearman.
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Ignoring ethnic marketing just isn't cricket

Marketers need to be aware of the power of the UK's ethnic communities, says Murly Tiwari, director of Indoor Media.

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