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Burger King reinstates Angus range after horsemeat scandal
Burger King reinstates Angus range after horsemeat scandal
by Alex Brownsell
19 June 2013, 09:15AM
Burger King is to begin selling its Angus burgers for the first time since axing the range in January as a result of the horsemeat scandal.
PepsiCo and Tesco sign up to label scheme, but Kellogg's stays away
PepsiCo and Tesco sign up to label scheme, but Kellogg's stays away
by Gemma Charles
19 June 2013, 12:01AM
A number of major food brands and retailers, including Mars, PepsiCo and Tesco, have agreed to use a standardised nutritional label on the front of their products packs.
UK's biggest ISPs pledge £1m to fight online child abuse
UK's biggest ISPs pledge £1m to fight online child abuse
by Matthew Chapman
19 June 2013, 08:46AM
The UK's four largest internet service providers (ISPs) will contribute a combined £1m to help the Internet Watch Foundation root out online child abuse.
Karmarama's Mendelshon and Buonaguidi to appear on The Apprentice
Karmarama's Mendelshon and Buonaguidi to appear on The Apprentice
by Louise Ridley
19 June 2013, 09:03AM
Karmarama's London office is the setting for tonight's episode of 'The Apprentice', as candidates in the BBC One show are tasked with designing a dating website.
CANNES 2013: UK celebrates a dozen Media Lion award winners
CANNES 2013: UK celebrates a dozen Media Lion award winners
by Simon Nias
19 June 2013, 09:36AM
UK media companies covered themselves with glory at this year's Media Lions after bagging more awards than any other nation, although Mindshare was the only UK agency to get a Gold Lion.
CANNES 2013: Five brands vying for social video glory
CANNES 2013: Five brands vying for social video glory
by David Waterhouse
19 June 2013, 09:48AM
The viral video category in Cannes will be hotly contested. Here, David Waterhouse, global head of content for social video experts Unruly, makes some predictions.
VCCP invites Coors Light fans to send a 'Damme cold call'
VCCP invites Coors Light fans to send a 'Damme cold call'
by Simon Nias
19 June 2013, 08:48AM
VCCP has unveiled the first major wide-reaching, digitally-centric piece of activity in its ongoing Coors Light campaign, which is fronted by movie star legend Jean Claude Van Damme.
Propeller acts to pay interns as industry moves towards fairer payment
Propeller acts to pay interns as industry moves towards fairer payment
by John Owens and Alec Mattinson
19 June 2013, 08:00AM
Propeller is the latest PR agency to change its intern policy as the industry continues to move towards ensuring fairer payment and greater diversity.
Coca-Cola says no to govt's nutrition labelling scheme
Coca-Cola says no to govt's nutrition labelling scheme
by Gemma Charles
19 June 2013, 09:20AM
Coca-Cola has stated that it will not adopt the new traffic-light labelling scheme unveiled today (19 June) by the government.
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CANNES 2013: Without brands Facebook would not exist, says Carolyn Everson
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Cannes 2013: PHD staff now come to work to play
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CANNES 2013: BBH London leads UK Promo & Activation winners
by Simon Nias, 18 June 2013, 12:41PM
Cannes 2013: John Lewis' Inglis on winning his first Lions
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Muller Amore to sponsor Channel 4's First Dates
by Magda Ibrahim, 18 June 2013, 11:31AM
Marriott Hotels rolls out 'future of travel' positioning
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WPP invests in micro-blogging platform Muzy
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Kabuto Noodles airs live improvised comedy ad break
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Opinion

Don't count your chickens in a nine-block grid
Don't count your chickens in a nine-block grid
by Sue Unerman
13 June 2013, 08:00AM
The nine-block grid is Jack Welch's famous method for evaluating staff. There are two criteria: potential and performance.
On the Campaign couch
On the Campaign couch
by Jeremy Bullmore
13 June 2013, 08:00AM
We're shooting a new ad but our client, who is a notorious pain in the arse, wants to get involved in all aspects of the casting - even down to choosing the wardrobe. How do we politely tell him to go away before he irritates everyone, particularly t...
A view from the top
A view from the top
by Jack Klues
13 June 2013, 08:00AM
It's Monday morning and I wake up in New York. Nothing particularly new in the fact that I'm not in Chicago (my home base) but, this time, I'm travelling with my wife and kids, so the benefits of "nearing retirement" are becoming increasingly evident...
A view from the bottom
A view from the bottom
by Jonny Ray
13 June 2013, 12:00AM
"Just a lot of stuff" is my usual answer when asked about my day.
The lesson of 'think small' is that we must all think big
The lesson of 'think small' is that we must all think big
by Danny Rogers
13 June 2013, 08:00AM
As I write, much of the advertising and media world is preparing to jet off to the Côte d'Azur for a few days.
Whatever the progress of technology, real people still trump robot meetings
Whatever the progress of technology, real people still trump robot meetings
by Russell Davies
13 June 2013, 08:00AM
I was once asked to run a training session on international planning. I got the wrong end of the stick and, instead of banging on about multinational brands, cross-cultural synergies and harmonising global toolkits, I decided to focus on techniques f...
Scandal is unlikely to sour the rosé on La Croisette
Scandal is unlikely to sour the rosé on La Croisette
by Jeremy Lee
13 June 2013, 08:00AM
Maybe it's just a coincidence that Cannes week also marks the halfway point in the year - an ideal opportunity for agency senior management to reflect on their performance to date and assess how the rest of the year looks financially.
Intelligence
No 68: A bottle of Domaines Ott
No 68: A bottle of Domaines Ott
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13 June 2013, 08:00AM
The relentless commercialisation of the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has so far stopped short of including an official drink. But if it did, there could be only one contender the locally produced ros called Domaines Ott. For...
Sky Arts' Playhouse Presents
Sky Arts' Playhouse Presents
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13 June 2013, 08:00AM
A welcome return of the series featuring the best of British talent, including Idris Elba, Vanessa Redgrave and Mathew Horne (pictured,main), in a series of plays, some of which are dark and some of which are funny. All are, however, high-quality and...
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