Global Bulletin from Brand Republic - Omnicom, Havas, BMI, relocating Brits, Yahoo

View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Omnicom buys majority stake in Portland by Matt Cartmell 11 April 2012, 09:25PM Omnicom Group has bought a majority stake in Portland, as the group looks to strengthen its global lobbying muscle. Havas builds US footprint with Ignition purchase by Nick Batten 10 April 2012, 09:49AM Havas Media is expanding its Havas Sports & Entertainment operation ahead of London 2012 with the acquisition of Ignition, an independent experiential marketing agency with offices in the US, London and Moscow. BMI marketers' jobs at risk in £173m BA takeover by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 13 April 2012, 11:04AM Around 150 marketing and sales roles at loss-making airline BMI are under review as part of the carrier's integration with British Airways. All about ... Brits relocating to the US by Alasdair Reid 12 April 2012, 08:00AM OMD's Steve Williams is one of the few to make the trip. Yahoo chief calls for 'tenacious sales execution' by Daniel Farey-Jones 11 April 2012, 11:04AM Yahoo chief executive Scott Thompson has put Christophe Parcot, EMEA vice-president of sales, in interim charge of the region as he appealed for "urgency and tenacious sales execution". AOL sells 800 patents to Microsoft in $1bn deal by Daniel Farey-Jones 10 April 2012, 11:40AM AOL has agreed to sell more than 800 technology patents to Microsoft as part of a $1.06bn (£670m) cash deal following an auction process. Also in the news Google profit surges as UK revenues rise 19% by Maisie McCabe, 13 April 2012, 09:50AM Campaign Viral Chart: Dramatic surprise at the top of the chart by Ben Hall, 13 April 2012, 09:00AM Martin Sorrell gets in touch with his softer side with Valley Girl Show by Staff, 11 April 2012, 12:18PM Kyoto Tourism Council turns to McCluskey International by Matt Cartmell, 10 April 2012, 06:27PM VCCP appoints M&C Saatchi's Simon Rich to head planning by Jeremy Lee, 12 April 2012, 11:30AM Reebok fitness competition lands TV slot by Maisie McCabe, 10 April 2012, 09:15AM From Singapore - Chris Reed on partnership marketing LinkedIn connects the world 13 April 2012, 1:50AM "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" shows the power of partnership marketing in films 12 April 2012, 7:07AM Tiffany mistimes Swatch brand partnership 05 April 2012, 1:32AM Is Pepsi flogging a dead horse? 02 April 2012, 11:52PM The world's worst brand partnership....ever? 30 March 2012, 12:04AM Global Voices - posts from around the world Moroccan star shines bright in Northern Africa Lisa Kettman-Kervinen, Worldwide Partners Inc 05 April 2012, 8:43AM Alcohol ban outrages the gringos at Lollapalooza, Santiago Francesca Chang 04 April 2012, 10:56PM The BR News Blog Burger king launches the "Burger king Bacon Sundae" 13 April 2012, 10:59AM This has to be up there with Scotland and fried Mars bars. In the US Burger King is trialing a new dish called the Burger King Bacon Sundae, which is exactly what you think it is: ice cream with bacon. Read more » News Corp faces US hacking lawsuits 13 April 2012, 7:31AM The New York Times reports that two British lawyers are preparing News of the World phone-hacking related claims in New York. There have been reports of phone hacking trouble brewing in the US for Rupert Murdoch for months now, after the FBI said it was to investigate News Corp over 9/11 phone hacking claims, but now two prominent lawyers including Mark Lewis are said to be laying the ground work for possible legal action. Read more » 'A dramatic surprise on a quiet square': would you push the button? 12 April 2012, 8:24AM This is great and you can understand why this has already racked up more than three million views on YouTube. While it is an ad to mark the launch of a new Flemish TV station in Belguim called TNT it doesn’t matter where you are from to appreciate this thrillingly little slice of viral fun. Read more » Ken Livingstone launches party election broadcast as he takes fight to Boris 11 April 2012, 12:58PM UPDATE - Ken Livingstone got tearful at the launch of his election broadcast ad (below) put together to support his campaign to win back his old job as Mayor of London. Read more » Snoop Dogg launches king size rolling papers...with words on 11 April 2012, 9:57AM Rapper Snoop Dogg has launched a line of Kingsize Slim Rolling Papers that come in a smokable book featuring lyrics and bound with hemp and twine. The book is titled Rolling Words: A Smokable Songbook and is the ideal gift for someone who likes to ensure they have something in their cigarettes as well as tobacco, which in this case means rap. 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