UK adspend in record 6-month high, Razorfish Global's CEO dies, City AM, Omnicom, Campaign's new head of media, Global Radio, Rapp, Grey London

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Latest news UK adspend grows to record six-month high of £9.4bn Omar Oakes Adspend in the UK grew to a record high of £9.42 billion in the first half of the year, according to the latest Advertising Association/Warc Expenditure Report. Razorfish Global chief executive Tom Adamski dies Omar Oakes Tom Adamski, the global chief executive of Razorfish Global, has died after battling cancer. City AM first UK paper to ban ad blockers Gurjit Degun City AM, the financial daily free sheet, is banning ad blocker users from its site, becoming the first UK paper to take the plunge. Omnicom Group worldwide revenue drops by 1.1% to $3.7bn Gurjit Degun Omnicom Group's worldwide revenue dropped by 1.1 per cent to $3.7 billion in the third quarter of 2015, compared with the same period last year. Campaign appoints Gideon Spanier as head of media Staff Campaign has appointed the former London Evening Standard media editor and Times business journalist Gideon Spanier as its new head of media. Global to expand digital ad platform to Europe Gurjit Degun Global is expanding the digital audio exchange, its digital ad platform, into 18 countries across Europe from early next year. Rapp hires Kitcatt Nohr's Ben Golik as group ECD Omar Oakes Rapp has hired Ben Golik, the executive creative director at KitCatt Nohr, as its UK group executive creative director. Watch: is 'bad taste' advertising good for business? Helen Hoddinott A survey carried out by Grey London has found 87 per cent of people think it's wrong to use "bad taste" advertising to sell a product. BBC goes commercial with Japanese-language website David Blecken BBC.jp's Tokyo editors will curate and translate text and video content for local audiences Pulse Films and Merman to offer advertisers comedy-led branded content Omar Oakes Pulse Films, the independent content studio, has launched a joint enterprise with American production outfit Merman to produce comedy-led branded content ads. Five ways to hire the best talent: managing your approach in the new agency landscape Presented by The Blueprint Gareth Moss, The Blueprint's founder, tells Campaign how it can help agencies build capability that makes them fit for the future The Work Smirnoff "#WhatWeBring" by 72andSunny New York Smirnoff is launching a new product line - Smirnoff Electric - in the UK with a music video and song by Kiesza and Djemba Djemba. Virgin Money "whatever your run face" by AllTogetherNow Virgin Money Giving, the not-for-profit fundraising website, is promoting itself with a light-hearted online film. Tesco Ireland "big can be good" by Rothco In a bid to combat the supermarket's bad press, Tesco Ireland has released a campaign explaining the positive aspects of its huge size. Editor's pick Tech viewpoint on the evolution of TV Jamie West TV advertising has been through a vast amount of change since its creation. Andy Hart plans native advertising revolution at Hearst Magazines Omar Oakes The magazine publisher's senior vice-president, chief revenue officer is going after big content deals with brands. Also in the news Four lessons for brands in the wake of the Amazon fake reviews scandal Bryan Adams What can brands do to turn their consumers into advocates? Bryan Adams, CEO and founder of digital agency Ph.Creative, outlines four lessons. Chinese ad firm issues swift apology over iPhone app privacy breach Faaez Samadi More than 200 apps were removed from the App Store because ad agency Youmi's software was illegally collecting private user information Passenger jet gets 'Frozen' treatment with 21-day paint job Daniel Farey-Jones WestJet, the Canadian airline, has collaborated with Disney to custom paint an aircraft - outside and inside - in the style of the mega-hit film Frozen. Campaign Jobs Internal Communications Manager (London) Competitive + bonus EE, London Senior Planning Manager (London) Competitive + bonus EE, London Media Account Manager £40,000 p.a depending on experience Ebiquity, London (Central), London (Greater) Account Manager / Senior Account Manager - BRAND STRATEGY & INNOVATION DESIGN £35k-£45k+ dep. on experience Royds Raphael, London (Central), London (Greater) / London (East), London (Greater) / London (North), London (Gr... See all jobs

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