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26th June 2014

HuffPost's Maymann sets sights on world domination The Huffington Post's chief executive believes its alternative business model will keep the brand ahead of traditional publishers. By Arif Durrani. The judge's verdict on this year's Media Lions As Mark Creighton discovered while sitting on the Cannes Media jury, simplicity is so often at the heart of the best work. Ikea's lawyers show that overly protecting a brand can be bad for business One of the things I liked about being a planner was seeing inside businesses - and that almost universal realisation that what everyone thought they were good at wasn't the real key to their success. What Nike is really good at is procurement. What Honda is really good at is culture. What Lego is really good at is manufacturing. That kind of thing. Is Instagram a good place for advertising? The image-sharing platform needs to attract ad revenue while not putting off its large user base, David Benady writes. Cannes looks to science for cutting-edge thinking From astrophysics to GNR to 'human augmentation', science is playing an increasing role in creativity. By David Benady. Andrew Morley becomes CEO of Clear Channel UK Andrew Morley, the former leader of Motorola, has been appointed chief executive of Clear Channel UK with immediate effect. Vanneck-Smith steps up to Dow Jones role News Corp has promoted Katie Vanneck-Smith, the chief marketing officer of News UK, to chief customer officer and global managing director of Dow Jones. L'Oréal and Channel 4 end trading dispute L'Oréal and Channel 4 have resolved their six-month trading dispute that has kept L'Oréal ads off all Channel 4 and UKTV channels in 2014. Dennis was truly a force of nature You always learned to expect the unexpected with Felix Dennis, recalls James Tye, chief executive of Dennis Publishing who worked with the media maverick for 18 years. Sun editor Dinsmore: 'We still have masses of challenges ahead of us' The Sun's former editor Rebekah Brooks may have been cleared yesterday of all charges in the phone-hacking trial, but current editor David Dinsmore admits the challenges for the company are far from over. ITV ratings slump as nation loses interest in England's World Cup efforts ITV attracted an average 5.8 million viewers for England's final stand in the World Cup against Costa Rica last night, a quarter of its peak audience for England's defeat to Uruguay last week. Latest blogs In an age of mobility, outdoor media is the second screen As the importance of both "context" and "mobility" come into their own in the media, outdoor stands to reap the benefits, says Chris Forrester. Amazon's Fire phone could help win over the high street With its new Fire phone launched on Wednesday, Amazon has the potential to instantly hijack the high street and make every song, sign, poster and product a point of sale opportunity, says Talon's Richard Simkins Heading the elephants off at the pass I attended a conference this week where the thorny topic of ad blocking received significant airtime. And no wonder, given what we heard. What's in a name? Why Techmedia is now Purch Antoine Boulin, president, media at Purch, explains the reasoning behind the group's recent rebranding. Don't interrupt: publish The priorities of brands and agencies are changing in a content-driven world, says Tim Hipperson, the former chief executive of G2 Joshua and ZenithOptimedia. Digital Sales Executive (B2B) , Spiceworks Excellent Base + commission (uncapped)!, London (Greater) / London (Central), London (Greater) Digital Sales Opportunity , Ultimate Asset £25000 - £45000 per annum + Commission & benefits, Camden, London (Greater) Associate Director/Data Scientist , Morgan Rutherford Associates 38k Basic, London (Central), London (Greater) / London (South), London (Greater) / London (West), London (Gr... Sales/Account Manager - Events , Formula Won Circa £40k + fantastic uncapped comm + bens, London (Central), London (Greater) / London (East), London (Greater) / London (North), London (Gr... VOD Sales Manger , Ultimate Asset £45000 - £55000 per annum + +40% + bens, London (Central), London (Greater)

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