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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Nokia calls £90m pitch by Anne Cassidy 05 May 2011, 08:00AM Nokia is reviewing its global advertising arrangements. News Corp profits fall 21% on post-Avatar blues by Daniel Farey-Jones 05 May 2011, 09:30AM News Corporation's latest quarterly net income has dropped 21% year on year to $639m (£387m), as it failed to match last year's 'Avatar'-driven revenue heights and was hit by newspaper and MySpace ad revenue declines. Comcast in £900m media consolidation by Jeremy Lee 05 May 2011, 08:00AM MediaCom is on alert after Universal Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures put their joint £26 million UK media planning and buying account up for pitch. Diageo kicks-off pan-Euro cocktail review by Matt Williams 05 May 2011, 08:00AM Diageo is looking for an agency to handle the pan-European advertising for its range of ready-made cocktails. BA taps into Olympic connections by Ed Owen 05 May 2011, 08:23AM BA today launches a new advertising campaign with its Olympic ambassadors that aims to tap into undiscovered British talent as part of its 'Great Britons' push. Hitachi seeks shop to boost Euro roster by Matt Williams 05 May 2011, 08:00AM Hitachi, the global electronics company, is looking for an agency to add to its pan-European advertising roster. Walker and Gooden quit BMB to join Crispin by Anne Cassidy 05 May 2011, 08:00AM Beattie McGuinness Bungay creative directors Ben Walker and Matt Gooden have resigned from the agency to join Crispin Porter & Bogusky's London office as joint executive creative directors. Kellogg launches Rice Krispies Squares Facebook game by Sarah Shearman 05 May 2011, 09:08AM Kellogg has rolled out a Facebook competition app for its Rice Krispies Squares, to promote its 'Taste of the unexpected' positioning. Paper Round (5 May) - Which clients are advertising in the national press? by Sarah Johnson 05 May 2011, 09:24AM Airlines attempt to set themselves apart in today's papers while Sky takes out ads across the press to promote its HD channels. Adland Now open for submissions: The UK's biggest advertising, media and digital agencies, mapped.  View the map and submit your agency   Intelligence Reckitt Benckiser after Becht: a hard act to follow by Gemma Charles 05 May 2011, 12:01AM There is a change at the top of FMCG powerhouse Reckitt Benckiser, writes Gemma Charles, but will the new captain be a match for his wily predecessor? Facebook Studio: a creative platform for brands by Sarah Shearman 05 May 2011, 12:01AM Facebook is keen to court brands, but must still keep consumers in mind, says Sarah Shearman. Profile: Sally Cowdry, marketing director at O2 by Ed Owen 05 May 2011, 12:00AM Sally Cowdry, marketing director at O2, is leading the brand's innovative plans, including mobilising an army of phone gurus. Interview by Ed Owen. Think BR Helen Edwards on Branding: Consumers are bad losers Customer privileges, once given, are brand hell to take away. If you have to do it, be very, very sorry.   Also in the news PPA 2011: ABC under fire for 'five decades old auditing system' by Katherine Levy, 04 May 2011, 04:08PM Digital picture of Europe shows social media driving engagement by Ed Owen, 04 May 2011, 02:41PM Ebookers.com debuts on iPad by Sarah Shearman, 04 May 2011, 03:54PM PPA 2011: Yudu chief tells publishers to 'embrace Apple' by Katherine Levy, 04 May 2011, 02:25PM PPA 2011: 'Fail, but fail fast' industry told by John Reynolds, 04 May 2011, 02:03PM Latest Blog Entries New business in Asia is easier to develop than in the UK: Why? Chris J Reed, 05 May 2011 Neuroscience and neuromarketing Alan Mitchell, 04 May 2011 Online retailers ditch marketing agencies at their peril Scott Knox, 04 May 2011 AV second preference dilemma Joe Gill, 04 May 2011 There now follows a political broadcast... Lolly and Nat, 04 May 2011 ITV eyes Britain's Got Talent replacements Jeremy Lee, 04 May 2011 Latest jobs Marketing Manager - Leisure Recruiter Adam Recruitment Salary £30000 - £40000 per annum Location North West England Account Director - Global FMCG Brands Recruiter Major Players Salary £45000 - £55000 per annum Location West London Search Marketing Strategist Recruiter Propel Salary £30000 - £45000 per annum Location City of London Head of Brand & Communications (B2B) Recruiter Rio Tinto Salary Negotiable Location Paddington - London Account Director - London Recruiter Dynamic New Alliances Salary £45K - £55K Location Central London Customer Insight Manager Recruiter Direct Recruitment Salary £45k + bens Location London Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket 1957 - 2010 All rights reserved News Jobs Blogs & Forums Tenders