Global Bulletin from Brand Republic - Nivea, Google, Media Person of the Year, Skype, WPP

View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Nivea spends €1bn to promote 100 years of skincare by Sara Kimberley 20 May 2011, 09:28AM Nivea is launching a €1bn campaign, its biggest to date, to promote 100 years as a skincare brand. Google to expand its social search globally by Sarah Shearman 20 May 2011, 11:00AM Google is expanding its social search service by making it available in an additional 19 languages from next week, with more to follow. Google's Schmidt named Cannes Lions 2011 Media Person of the Year by Arif Durrani 19 May 2011, 03:00PM Google's executive chairman Eric Schmidt will be presented with The Media Person of the Year Award at this year's Cannes Lions Festival. Microsoft's Skype deal could be a game-changer for mobile, say agencies by Ed Owen 18 May 2011, 09:45AM Microsoft aims to disrupt the mobile market with its shock purchase of Skype for $8.5bn (£5.2bn) last week, according to industry specialists. WPP makes $5m investment in US data analytics company by Ed Owen 17 May 2011, 10:45AM WPP Digital has bought a minority stake in nPario, a US-based company that collates and analyses large volumes of data for marketing, for $5m (£3.07m). Ikea recognised as Cannes Advertiser of the Year by Sara Kimberley 17 May 2011, 08:46AM The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity is to present Ikea with its Advertiser of the Year Award. Nokia to dump Ovi brand by Ed Owen 16 May 2011, 11:40AM Nokia is to drop the Ovi name from its applications store and replace it with Nokia Services, as it prepares to abandon its Symbian smartphone operating system and develop a strategic alliance with Microsoft. Also in the news Bollinger positions itself as 'aspirational' Champagne by Sara Kimberley, 20 May 2011, 12:34PM LinkedIn value soars to more than 500 times earnings by Oliver Luft, 19 May 2011, 04:20PM 60 Second Spot: Paul Maraviglia, CNBC by Mark Banham, 19 May 2011, 12:00PM Nick van Holstein leaves Unilever by John Reynolds, 19 May 2011, 11:55AM Muller calls £30m media review by Katherine Levy, 19 May 2011, 08:00AM Hegarty puts name to MBA scholarship for women by Ed Owen, 18 May 2011, 11:24AM Stella Artois links up with Secret Cinema team for Cannes Film Festival activity by Gemma Charles, 18 May 2011, 10:00AM Social media to steer Tourism Ireland road trip by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, 20 May 2011, 08:44AM From Amsterdam - Kerrie Finch blogs from Holland National Pride on a Global Scale? Kerrie Finch 17/05/2011 Daily Poke Designed to make you smile Greg Taylor 20/05/2011 Luxury scraps Greg Taylor 19/05/2011 Customised skincare Greg Taylor 18/05/2011 From Singapore - Chris Reed on partnership marketing The name's Bond, Durex Bond Chris J Reed 06/05/2011 New business in Asia is easier to develop than in the UK: Why? Chris J Reed 05/05/2011 Singapore partners with fitness and brands to ensure it's population is active not obese Chris J Reed 04/05/2011 Latest jobs Information Architect - £300 per day - £350 per day Recruiter Digital Gurus Salary £300 - £350 per annum Location London Account Manager Recruiter Michael Page Marketing Salary £20000 to £30000 per annum Location Oxford Online Content Editor Recruiter NG Digital Marketing Salary 20-23K Location Twickenham, south west London Account Director Recruiter Michael Page Marketing Salary £25000 to £40000 per annum Location Oxford Client Services Director Recruiter Michael Page Marketing Salary £40000 to £60000 per annum Location Oxford Senior Web Developer Recruiter Bray Leino Ltd Salary £30k - £35k Location Filleigh, North Devon or Bristol Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket 1957 - 2010 All rights reserved News Jobs Blogs & Forums Tenders