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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news The Facebook phone is no longer a rumour by Gordon MacMillan 02 April 2013, 09:50AM The long-rumoured Facebook phone, first reported almost 18 months ago, is no longer a rumour and could be announced this Thursday. Google hires Patrick Collister as head of design by James Swift 02 April 2013, 09:55AM Google has appointed former Ogilvy & Mather vice-chairman and executive creative director Patrick Collister as its head of design. Burger King marketing director Jo Blundell exits by John Reynolds 02 April 2013, 09:16AM Jo Blundell, Burger King UK's marketing director, has left the fast-food chain after two years. Former GMG execs buy Classic Rock and Metal Hammer for £10.2m by Maisie McCabe 02 April 2013, 09:51AM TeamRock, the rock music company formed by former GMG Radio executives John Myers and Billy Anderson, have bought Classic Rock and Metal Hammer from Future for £10.2m. Essence hires Minal Saigal as EMEA MD by Louise Ridley 02 April 2013, 09:28AM Essence digital agency has hired brand-side marketer Minal Saigal, a former head of special projects at Google, to lead its EMEA operations as managing director. Promotion: Smile. The all new Flickr iPhone app is here Now you can capture, share and discover more with the updated Flickr app for iPhone and iPod touch   Also in the news Lobbying register minister admits to lack of meetings by Daniel Farey-Jones, 02 April 2013, 09:30AM Essence hires Minal Saigal as EMEA MD by Louise Ridley, 02 April 2013, 09:28AM Brand barometer: Mentos' latest viral campaign reviewed by , 02 April 2013, 08:00AM Brand barometer: Ones to watch by , 02 April 2013, 08:00AM Opinion Helen Edwards: Ideating key drivers... and the pitfalls of marketing jargon by Helen Edwards 27 March 2013, 08:00AM Marketers must ditch the buzzwords and jargon and start to speak in plain English if they want to continue to talk to brands about achieving 'clarity'. A change of approach and a fresh start for Marketing by Claire Beale 27 March 2013, 08:00AM This should feel momentous: the last-ever weekly printed Marketing. From now on, we're starting work on a new monthly magazine that will be more informative, more provocative and more beautiful. Tuning Out: Why brands need to disconnect and embrace the new simplicity by Nicola Kemp 26 March 2013, 01:00PM From the pure colour palettes and clean lines of the Spring/Summer 2014 catwalk collections to the advent of 'slow technology', consumers are starting to embrace a new age of simplicity. Intelligence Pizza (grocery), which one is most prominent online? Brand barometer by Gemma Charles 28 March 2013, 08:30AM Dr Oetker is the most prominent, followed by Chicago Town Does data pose a threat to creativity? by 28 March 2013, 08:00AM Sir John Hegarty provided one of the more memorable quotes from last week s Advertising Week Europe conference. Talking about that horrible expression "big data", the current vogue and an altar at which many agencies are genuflecting, he pointed out ... 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