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View in web browser View text-only version Blackberry version Mobile version Add to safe senders list Latest news April Fool's Day ad round-up by Gurjit Degun, 01 April 2015, 12:41PM Brands have jumped at the chance to trick consumers today. From beard insurance to being able to use any personal item as a contactless payment card - which had you fooled? HTC launches global campaign by Gurjit Degun, 01 April 2015, 11:43AM HTC has launched a global campaign to promote the new One M9 smartphone. Sky broadband ad banned after Virgin Media complaint by Gurjit Degun, 01 April 2015, 09:20AM The ad watchdog has banned a Sky broadband ad that Virgin Media challenged for being misleading. Haymarket reports £11m pre-tax profits by Maisie McCabe, 01 April 2015, 09:59AM Haymarket Media Group has reported pre-tax profits of £11.1 million in the year to 30 June 2014, up from a loss of £7.6 million in the preceding 18 months. Dave Trott: Don't overthink it by Dave Trott, 01 April 2015, 08:36AM "We were trapped for thirteen hours in our own car" Brian Smith explained to reporters in Alexandra, "and the emergency services told us that we'd have died if we'd been there for another half hour." JP Cadman joins Carat as head of strategic planning by Gurjit Degun, 01 April 2015, 11:47AM John Paul Cadman, the group strategy director at MEC, has been named head of strategic planning at Carat. Havas wins Arla developing markets pitch by James Swift, 01 April 2015, 09:40AM Arla Foods has appointed Havas Worldwide London to create campaigns in developing markets after a competitive pitch. BuzzFeed hires Agostinho as first client services director by Arif Durrani, 01 April 2015, 12:08PM Buzzfeed UK has hired OMD's Catherine Agostinho as its first client services director. 180LA names ECDs by Matthew Rothenberg 31 March 2015 Rafael Rizuto and Eduardo Marques are veterans of Pereira O'Dell San Francisco and Ogilvy & Mather Brazil. The automaker's hashtag jiu jitsu demonstrates baseball's strength in social media Read more at http://www.campaignlive.com/article/chevrolet-made-save-world-series/1320302#1VgSyExMjp1WDAxR.99Read more at http://www.campaignlive.com/article/creative-opportunities-brands-virtual-reality/1318991#Pzt1Qc2tgomS8IA4.99 Read more at http://www.campaignlive.com/article/power-purpose/1317996#OZhS6RvfPSfWx4DV.99 Also in the news Not an April Fools'! Three brings 'selfie bus' to Barcelona for Brits abroad by Shona Ghosh, 01 April 2015, 11:04AM Do feed the birds: Danish bakery creates baking snack for ducks by Suzanne Bearne, 01 April 2015, 09:16AM Timeline: A look back at April Fool's marketing by Samantha Edwards, 01 April 2015, 08:50AM Latest Jobs Studio/Project Manager £27000 - £30000 per annum, London Marketing Professionals Competitive, United Kingdom Senior Designer Up to £50K, London Retail & Brand Director - UK Licensing Salary commensurate with experience + bens , London (Central), London (Greater) Senior Project Manager £40000 - £50000 per annum, City of London More Jobs Latest Work KPMG "glass ceiling" by JWT New York 31 March 2015, 09:41PM KPMG is airing two TV commercials in the US staring the golfers Phil Mickelson and Stacy Lewis to promote a series of events on the advancement of women in business. J Walter Thompson created the spots, the first of which shows as glass ceiling smash... McVitie's "DeliChoc" by Grey London 31 March 2015, 11:29AM McVitie's "sweeet" campaign, which uses cute or exotic animals as metaphors for the taste of different kinds of biscuit, is hardly groundbreaking. But the ads are well-made and people like them. Besides, how edgy do you want a biscuit ad to be? Foot Locker Europe and Adidas "in the sneakers of Theo Walcott" by BBDO Paris 30 March 2015, 04:44PM It was national news in February when Theo Walcott announced that he was ditching Nike as his sponsor and signing with Adidas. The Arsenal forward appeared in some social media spots for the German brand s "there will be haters" campaign almost imm... Manage my bulletins Unsubscribe from bulletin © Haymarket Media Group Ltd.