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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news Economist pro-fur ads stoke Peta animal rights outrage by Mark Banham 31 March 2014, 12:23PM The Economist has come under fire from the animal rights group Peta over full-page ads booked this week across its international editions for a pro-fur lobbying group. Virgin Active calls pitch to promote 'bottom like Beckham' underwear by Mark Banham 01 April 2014, 06:00AM Virgin Active, the gym company, is speaking to agencies ahead of a campaign to promote the newest thing in wearable tech, smart technology designed to give British men a "bottom like Beckham". IPC prepares to close Nuts after 10 years by Arif Durrani 31 March 2014, 08:30PM IPC Media is preparing to close its weekly men's magazine Nuts, and its accompanying website, 10 years after its launch shook up the UK newsstands. Virgin Atlantic calls global creative pitch by James Swift 31 March 2014, 04:16PM Virgin Atlantic is reviewing its global creative account, putting the long-standing incumbent, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, on alert. Latest news from Advertising Week Europe LIVE@AdvertisingWeek: seven things you may have missed on Monday by Louise Ridley 01 April 2014, 09:52AM The first day of Advertising Week Europe featured high-profile speakers and animated sessions at Bafta, and Campaign, Marketing and Media Week covered everything on our LIVE@AdvertisingWeek blog. AWEurope: Creative agencies need to be performance-oriented, says BBH chief by Simon Nias 01 April 2014, 09:38AM Creative agencies need to be more performance-oriented rather than focusing solely on difference, according to the BBH group chief executive, Gwyn Jones. AWEurope: 'We want the next Mark Zuckerberg to be female' by Gemma Charles 31 March 2014, 05:00PM The tech industry needs to rid itself of its "pizza-guzzling nerd" image to attract more girls into the profession, according to a leading woman in the sector. AWEurope: Consumers aren't stupid, they can smell ad-funded TV says Dixons by Rachel Barnes 31 March 2014, 05:11PM Dixons head of advertising Benjamin Kaye has told an audience at Advertising Week Europe 2014 that the brand's partnership with Channel 5 to fund 'The Gadget Show' has proved invaluable to the brand. AWEurope: The future of video is here, brands just need to use the right tools for it by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith 31 March 2014, 04:18PM The tools for the future of video are already here, brands and advertisers simply need to learn how to use them, according to YouTube's David Benson. Also in the news Omnicom rehires Peter Sherman for EVP job by James Swift, 31 March 2014, 03:26PM Ritz to take its biscuits back to TV for first time in 30 years by Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, 31 March 2014, 12:18PM City AM editor Allister Heath to join Daily Telegraph by Daniel Farey-Jones, 31 March 2014, 01:30PM From the blogs ENTENTE CONCORDIAL Dave Trott 01 April 2014, 7:58AM Premium, brands and why Mark Twain was wrong Steve D Smith 31 March 2014, 12:15PM Are marketers missing a trick with online gaming? Erik Goossens 31 March 2014, 11:59AM Field Notes: On the road to the truth about European affluence Rodney Collins 31 March 2014, 11:40AM Latest jobs eCommerce Analytics Wizard - Top dotcom! Recruiter GoodEgg Digital Salary Circa £50k + Bonus and Benefits Location Manchester Junior/Midweight Copywriter Recruiter Major Players Salary £30000 - £45000 per annum Location London Web Project Manager Recruiter Brand Recruitment Salary £40000 - £50000 per annum + plus benefits Location Yaxley Subscriptions Sales & Marketing Manager Recruiter Haymarket Media Group Salary Circa £40k (dependant on experience) Location Teddington, Middlesex Global Professional Relations Manager Recruiter Ball & Hoolahan Salary £60,000 per annum Location London Traffic Manager Recruiter Brand Recruitment Salary £35000 per annum + plus benefits Location Peterborough Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket 1957 - 2014 All rights reserved Haymarket Business Information, Teddington Studios, Broom Road, Teddington TW11 9BE, UK News Jobs Blogs & Forums Tenders