Friday 12 July 2013

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Microsoft to reorganise entire company for greater 'speed and efficiency'
Microsoft to reorganise entire company for greater 'speed and efficiency'
by Matthew Chapman
11 July 2013, 04:36PM
Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer has announced a new "one strategy, one Microsoft" reorganisation of the company, as it seeks to "innovate with greater speed, efficiency and capability".
Campaign Viral Chart: Mos Def's force-feed enters at number three
Campaign Viral Chart: Mos Def's force-feed enters at number three
by Ben Hall
12 July 2013, 09:09AM
A video for Reprieve, the human rights for prisoners charity, has entered the viral chart in third place this week, behind ads for Honda and the latest 'Grand Theft Auto' video game.
Trading Places: this week's people moves
Trading Places: this week's people moves
by Chris Harding
12 July 2013, 09:00AM
Colin Kinsella becomes Mindshare's North America chief and Diageo's Ed Pilkington is appointed marketing and innovation director for Western Europe, in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing, media and PR.
Carlsberg hires The Marketing Store for below-the-line business
Carlsberg hires The Marketing Store for below-the-line business
by Chloe Smith
12 July 2013, 09:27AM
Carlsberg UK has appointed The Marketing Store to handle its consolidated below-the-line-account, following a pitch against Haygarth and Billington Cartmell, the incumbent.
Royal baby buzz shouldn't blind marketers to the reality of modern families
Royal baby buzz shouldn't blind marketers to the reality of modern families
by David Howard
12 July 2013, 09:00AM
The royal baby is on its way but brands need to understand that families come in many forms, writes David Howard, head of planning, Fold7.
Campaign case study: Media hub morphs into digital studios
Campaign case study: Media hub morphs into digital studios
by Jonathan Tilley
12 July 2013, 09:00AM
iCITY is a joint venture between Delancey, a specialist real estate investment and advisory firm, and Infinity SDC, a leading data centre operator. iCITY identified the Press and Broadcast Centres at the Olympic Park as an excellent site to house a d...
Auto Trader-rival Motors.co.uk starts ad agency talks
Auto Trader-rival Motors.co.uk starts ad agency talks
by James Swift
12 July 2013, 09:00AM
Motors.co.uk, the car classified website, is looking for a creative agency to partner with as rival Auto Trader ramps up its marketing activity.
ICO seeks digital partner for privacy awareness work
ICO seeks digital partner for privacy awareness work
by James Swift
12 July 2013, 09:00AM
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is on the hunt for a digital agency to help it raise awareness of data privacy issues.
Watch the latest must-see viral videos from Reprieve, Mercedes Benz and Sky
Watch the latest must-see viral videos from Reprieve, Mercedes Benz and Sky
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12 July 2013, 09:00AM
The latest viral video hits from Reprieve, Mercedes Benz and Sky.
Dog food viral brings back memories of Honda's classic cog ad
Dog food viral brings back memories of Honda's classic cog ad
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12 July 2013, 08:30AM
Social video expert Unruly evaluates the latest viral campaign from US dog food brand Beneful.
Droga5 sells stake to William Morris Endeavor
Droga5 sells stake to William Morris Endeavor
by James Swift
11 July 2013, 05:57PM
Droga5 is selling a minority stake in the business to the talent agency William Morris Endeavor.
Ex-Virgin marketing chief launches alcohol-free bar chain
Ex-Virgin marketing chief launches alcohol-free bar chain
by Ben Bold
11 July 2013, 12:30PM
Former Virgin marketer Catherine Salway has launched an alcohol-free "bar movement" called Redemption, aimed at consumers who want to go out on the town but avoid drinking booze and eating meat.
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Colgate takes #brushswap campaign online in a bid to regain credibility
by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, 11 July 2013, 11:24AM
For social success, brands must ditch corporate jargon and be more human
by Nicola Green, 08 July 2013, 08:45AM
Can Bebo regain its popularity?
by Alasdair Reid, 11 July 2013, 08:00AM
Hunt to find fittest person in media hots up
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Opinion

Whisper it but, at long last, there's optimism in the air
Whisper it but, at long last, there's optimism in the air
by Danny Rogers
11 July 2013, 08:00AM
As I write, a worrying outbreak of optimism appears to be afflicting the British marketing and media sector.
Connecting to people 'formerly known as the audience'
Connecting to people 'formerly known as the audience'
by Sue Unerman
11 July 2013, 08:00AM
This is the BBC digital director Ralph Rivera's view of the next stage of broadcast. He says that internet-native companies such as Amazon and Facebook deal with people as individuals, not as a broad "audience", and that most TV programme-makers don'...
A view from the top
A view from the top
by Lindsay Pattison
11 July 2013, 08:00AM
I have a bit of a split personality right now, with two full-time roles at Maxus. I'm asked about work/life balance a lot. The reality is that I have no balance. I just have a blessed life, of which work is a massive part. I'm lucky that Mr P is also...
A view from the bottom
A view from the bottom
by Laura Parker
11 July 2013, 08:00AM
Generally, my day-to-day life at We Are Social involves a little more desk work and a lot less hip-shaking than in the past week.
Structural damage needs fixing at 36 Golden Square
Structural damage needs fixing at 36 Golden Square
by Jeremy Lee
11 July 2013, 08:00AM
Joints, as someone once said, are for butchers. It seems an appropriate metaphor given that, with a few notable exceptions (such as the clubbable friends Tom Knox and Richard Warren at DLKW Lowe), the creation of joint leadership roles usually end up...
Blooming walled gardens are casting a shadow on the openness of the web
Blooming walled gardens are casting a shadow on the openness of the web
by Russell Davies
11 July 2013, 08:00AM
When I started writing this column, around seven years ago, we lived on a different internet, based on different assumptions. I hadn't really noticed that - or paid attention to the effects - until Google closed Reader last week. Here's why this shou...
The right time for agencies to regain the role of brand custodian
The right time for agencies to regain the role of brand custodian
by Debbie Simmons
08 July 2013, 03:28PM
Budgets under siege, brands challenged by all manner of outside forces as well as internal market pressures.....2013 might seem a strange time to launch a new marketing agency.
Intelligence
Things we like: Jessie J, The Telegraph, Now TV
Things we like: Jessie J, The Telegraph, Now TV
by Staff
11 July 2013, 08:30AM
Jessie J's latest venture Say what you will about Jessie J, but there s no denying her growing influence on Generation Y. The outspoken singer, who has just quit her role as a coach on BBC One s The Voice, took over Glamour s Twitter account for 15...
Are collaborative campaigns worth it?
Are collaborative campaigns worth it?
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11 July 2013, 08:00AM
When US milk-processors teamed up in the 90s to encourage consumers to buy more of the white stuff, their resulting "Got milk?" campaign became one of the most recognised of modern times. Cross-sector collaborations can pay off: when consumer spend d...
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