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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Sony Ericsson calls £125m global media review by Mark Banham 14 July 2011, 08:00AM Sony Ericsson, the telecoms giant, is reviewing its £125 million global media planning and buying account currently held by MEC. Bellwether shows ad confidence sinking as clients cut again by Katherine Levy 14 July 2011, 12:01AM Advertising spend was revised down again in the second quarter while confidence among senior marketers fell to a nine-quarter low, according to the latest IPA/BDO Bellwether Survey. PM backs ad-style regulation for newspapers by our parliamentary correspondent 14 July 2011, 08:00AM The advertising industry's model of regulation could be extended to newspapers following the phone hacking scandal, David Cameron revealed on Wednesday. Agencies line up for General Mills digital brief by Matt Williams 14 July 2011, 08:00AM General Mills, one of the world's largest food companies, is looking to build a digital advertising roster in the UK. UK PR industry worth £7.5 billion, finds the first ever industry-wide census by Sara Luker 14 July 2011, 12:08AM The PRWeek and PRCA PR Census is out now and it's the first comprehensive overview of the size, shape and scope of the UK PR industry. Dail Mail ups cover price to counter ad revenue drop by Daniel Farey-Jones 14 July 2011, 09:10AM Second quarter ad revenues at Associated Newspapers have fallen 7%, which the company is to offset by increasing the cover price of the weekday Daily Mail from 50p to 55p. Spotify to launch in US today by Maisie McCabe 14 July 2011, 08:53AM Spotify, the music streaming service, is to launch in the US later today after finalising details with major record labels. DLKW Lowe raids DDB to fill top creative roles by Matt Williams 14 July 2011, 08:00AM DLKW Lowe has appointed DDB London's creative directors Dave Henderson and Richard Denney as its executive creative directors. Lotus calls in Bell Pottinger to help promote the revitalised brand by Alec Mattinson 14 July 2011, 08:00AM British sports car and motorsport manufacturing Group Lotus has handed Bell Pottinger a wide-ranging brief to promote the revitalised brand and its latest vehicles. Adland Now open for submissions: The UK's biggest advertising, media and digital agencies, mapped. View the map and submit your agency Intelligence Google vs Facebook: video calling by Sarah Shearman 14 July 2011, 12:00AM Video-calling from Google and Facebook offers brands an exciting opportunity. Understanding social media curators by Emily Hunt and Richard Bussy 13 July 2011, 08:00AM Just one in five consumers who follow or 'Like' brands through social platforms share the content they find, write Emily Hunt and Richard Bussy of ICM Research. NotW readers backed brand, claims survey by Rachel Barnes 12 July 2011, 08:30AM News of the World readers felt least strongly about the phone-hacking allegations made against the newspaper, raising questions about how 'toxic' the brand was in the eyes of its own 7.4 million readership. The new working-class brands: PizzaExpress, Tesco and BBC One by Gemma Charles 07 July 2011, 10:00AM A study into the attitudes of this consumer group has produced findings that may prove critical to brands, writes Gemma Charles. Think BR Think BR: How far can Dentsu and ADK collaborate on digital? Can the two companies really avoid conflicts, or is this simply a short-term way of playing catch-up, asks Bob Willott. Also in the news News Corp pulls out of BSkyB bid by Maisie McCabe, 13 July 2011, 02:25PM Desmond bets on 2m Sunday Star readers by John Reynolds, 13 July 2011, 03:58PM Golf and ITV Player head up BR app chart by Daniel Farey-Jones, 13 July 2011, 03:55PM Absolut builds on artistic heritage with latest campaign by Oliver Luft, 13 July 2011, 12:00PM Guess pushes for social and e-commerce combination by Nicola, 13 July 2011, 11:46AM From the blogs The high street is dead: the British people have got what they wanted Chris J Reed 13 June 2011, 12:06AM What it will take for Google+ to take off? Graeme Crossley 13 June 2011, 12:06AM Haye Vs Klitschko? 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