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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news WPP profits climb 7% as it sets up return to UK by Daniel Farey-Jones 30 August 2012, 08:40AM WPP has posted first half pre-tax profits of £357.7m and has confirmed it will move its headquarters back to the UK for tax purposes subject to shareholder approval. TBWA reunites Walter Campbell and Sean Doyle by Sara Kimberley 30 August 2012, 08:00AM TBWA UK Group's new chairman and chief creative officer, Peter Souter, is reuniting the award-winning creatives Walter Campbell and Sean Doyle, hiring them as creative directors at TBWA\London. Kraft in £200m media and digital agency rethink by Maisie McCabe 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Kraft Foods, the Swiss-based company, is set to review its estimated £200 million European media planning and buying arrangements, including the £39 million account held by PHD in the UK. Amazon launches into UK daily deals market by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 30 August 2012, 09:54AM Amazon is expanding AmazonLocal, its daily deals website that offers discounts from local businesses high-street chains and online stores, into the UK, a year after launching in the US. HMV turns to Foursquare for Hunger Games competition by Matthew Chapman 30 August 2012, 09:30AM HMV is turning to Foursquare to run a competition based on Hollywood blockbuster 'The Hunger Games', which will involve regional "reapings" across 12 cities. Tassimo calls global advertising contest by Jeremy Lee 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Tassimo, the coffee-maker brand, is looking for an agency to handle a major global advertising push. Asda reviews £10m digital media roster by Sara Kimberley 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Asda is holding a review of its £10 million digital media roster. The Guardian appoints We Are Social for blogger outreach by John Owens 30 August 2012, 09:10AM The Guardian has appointed We Are Social to help promote its blogger outreach activity. Top media and creative names complete Art of Outdoor judging line-up by Staff 30 August 2012, 09:50AM Senior creative, media and outdoor executives, including Starcom Mediavest's Steve Parker and Rapport's Roy Jeans, comprise the full judging line up for Ocean Outdoor's Art of Outdoor digital competition, which has extended its closing date to 14 Sep... Opinion Russell Davies: Could you tell a fake account on Twitter from the real thing? by Russell Davies 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Back when I was a lad doing poster buying, the best bit of the job was site inspections. Katherine Levy: Lebedev seeks true media mogul status with London Live bid by Katherine Levy 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Bids are on the table for London's local TV channel after Ofcom released details of the bids for licences to run 21 local TV services. Intelligence All about ... Ads around the Paralympics by 30 August 2012, 08:00AM The Games could bring in much-needed revenue, Alasdair Reid writes. Double Standards - Are media agencies finding the skills they need? by 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Hybrid skillsets are much in demand, but adland can still attract the top talent, according to two experts. Also in the news Philips promotes top marketer Elliott to consumer MD role by Matthew Chapman, 29 August 2012, 04:30PM BPA comms chief 'confident' Paralympics will challenge perceptions of disability by Hannah Crown, 29 August 2012, 03:40PM Russell Davies: Could you tell a fake account on Twitter from the real thing? by Russell Davies, 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Double Standards - Are media agencies finding the skills they need? by , 30 August 2012, 08:00AM Latest Blog Entries Being meaningful in media requires you to be Creative (with a capital C!) Paul Frampton, 30 August 2012 Why weren't you in Edinburgh? Lindsey Clay, 30 August 2012 The real organic deal Greg Taylor, 30 August 2012 FROM THE PEOPLE WHO KEPT AARON CUTTING... Lolly and Nat, 29 August 2012 Cornershop.com Greg Taylor, 29 August 2012 Have hotel loyalty programs overstayed their welcome? 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