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Npower switches marketing to focus on charity ties
Npower switches marketing to focus on charity ties
by Matthew Chapman
04 December 2012, 08:00AM
Npower is looking to shift its marketing strategy away from sport sponsorship in favour of partnerships with charities to improve its brand perception.
GroupM downgrades global ad forecast for 2013
GroupM downgrades global ad forecast for 2013
by Arif Durrani
03 December 2012, 05:30PM
Sir Martin Sorrell's media powerhouse, GroupM, has become the latest group to downgrade its global ad forecast for 2013, from 5.3% foreseen in June, to 4.5% today, citing "continued sluggishness in the US and European economies".
Marmite reveals interactive 'love and hate' bus shelter
Marmite reveals interactive 'love and hate' bus shelter
by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith
04 December 2012, 08:08AM
Unilever brand Marmite has unveiled a digital interactive bus shelter that lets consumers take pictures of themselves to upload onto a screen on London's Oxford Street, as part of its Christmas lights campaign.
McCain in global brand revamp to broaden identity
McCain in global brand revamp to broaden identity
by Gemma Charles
04 December 2012, 08:00AM
McCain Foods is embarking on a radical overhaul of its 50-year-old global brand identity as part of a strategy to reposition itself as a 'potato' brand rather than a 'chip' one.
Paddy Power plots first brand overhaul for 25 years
Paddy Power plots first brand overhaul for 25 years
by Gemma Charles
04 December 2012, 08:00AM
Paddy Power is to unveil its first rebrand since launching 25 years ago, in a bid to reflect the betting company's 'mischief-maker' personality.
Sam Howroyd: Engaging with brands on Facebook
Sam Howroyd: Engaging with brands on Facebook
by Sam Howroyd
04 December 2012, 08:30AM
This week on the Intelligence section we try to find out if Facebook users are quite as engaged as we think they are, and how consumers feel about the annual deluge of Christmas ads.
Sky's Mike Darcey named News Int chief
Sky's Mike Darcey named News Int chief
by Daniel Farey-Jones
03 December 2012, 01:55PM
Sky's chief operating officer Mike Darcey has been appointed to replace Tom Mockridge as chief executive of News International as part of wide-ranging changes across News Corporation.
ITV attracts 10.6m viewers to I'm a Celeb final
ITV attracts 10.6m viewers to I'm a Celeb final
by Arif Durrani
03 December 2012, 01:15PM
The 12th series of ITV's reality show, 'I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!', peaked with 10.6 million viewers on Saturday 1 December, a 47% audience share.
Amazon launches Premium fashion store
Amazon launches Premium fashion store
by Matthew Chapman
03 December 2012, 11:17AM
Amazon has launched Premium Store, a women's fashion section on its UK website that offers a clothing from brands including 7 For All Mankind, Hudson, Joe's Jeans, Pringle, Eva Franco, Mimi Holliday and Princess Tam Tam.
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Opinion
Think BR: What impact has the iPhone 5 really had?
Think BR: What impact has the iPhone 5 really had?
by Tim Villanueva
04 December 2012, 08:00AM
Marketers can leverage the power of the iPhone 5 to deliver even richer experiences, writes Tim Villanueva, mobile marketing strategist, Fetch.
Think BR: Analytics holds the key to Cyber Monday success
Think BR: Analytics holds the key to Cyber Monday success
by Peter Sieyes
03 December 2012, 03:00PM
The difference between Cyber Monday success and failure could all come down to data, writes Peter Sieyes, associate vice president of consumer marketing and innovation, Infosys.
Intelligence
App prices - a few pennies more wouldn't hurt
App prices - a few pennies more wouldn't hurt
by Annette Ehrhardt
03 December 2012, 08:30AM
With the app market continuing to boom heading into 2013 it's high time to focus on the users, writes Annette Ehrhardt, senior director, Simon-Kucher & Partners.
Tech: How brands could learn from the Vikings
Tech: How brands could learn from the Vikings
by John V Willshire
30 November 2012, 08:00AM
Everyone involved in social networking - users, brands and the networks - is learning as they go, but it doesn't mean having to stick with one option if it's clearly not worth your while.
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Homebase adds YouTube social commerce channel
by Sarah Shearman, 04 December 2012, 08:00AM
DCM promotes Davina Barker to head of agency sales
by Nick Batten, 04 December 2012, 10:00AM
MasterCard brings in Kedesh Mather from Samsung as senior PR manager
by John Owens, 04 December 2012, 08:43AM
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