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Campaign 18:05 August 01, 2016

The five things you need to know today Most read Saatchi's Roberts placed on leave for comments on gender diversity Douglas Quenqua "Behavior like this is simply unacceptable in our Groupe," says Arthur Sadoun, CEO of Publicis Communications, in an internal memo. Tech Nextdoor: The biggest social network you've never heard of Joan Voight The social media platform for neighborhoods will launch its first ad program this month Advertising Ad industry reacts to Kevin Roberts' controversial gender comments Staff Senior figures from across the industry have reacted to Saatchi & Saatchi executive chairman Kevin Roberts' comments about female ambition in agencies and diversity. Marketing The top 10 brands favoured by Remainers and Brexiters Emily James Marketers can learn about our divided nation by examining the brands that appeal across the voting referendum voting split, says Emily James, chief strategy officer at Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R. Media Trinity Mirror profit up 42% after Local World deal Omar Oakes Trinity Mirror has reported a 42% increase in pretax profit to £66.9m following the purchase of rival publisher Local World last year. Also in the news Sorrell: Roberts' gender diversity comments echo Lévy WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell said Saatchi & Saatchi chairman Kevin Roberts "was only echoing the words of his boss" by saying the gender diversity debate is "over." Ikea campaign calls on diners to put the phone down and enjoy life Ikea is celebrating the virtues of genuine relaxation in a campaign that imagines what our contemporary obsession with publishing pictures of food on Instagram would look like in pre-revolutionary France. Havana Club to whisk consumers away to Cuba... in the middle of Soho Pernod Ricard is launching a pop-up experience in London for its rum brand Havana Club, complete with a virtual reality component. Promoted Smash or flop: can brands be a natural fit in the movies? Staff The third of three #BENtalk films from Campaign and Branded Entertainment Network Promoted Why location is as important as the message in mobile marketing Stephen Graves Mobile marketing is changing the way that brands interact with customers - with location adding a new layer of context and insight to brand messages Campaign Jobs Social Media Strategist £60000 - £70000 per annum The Great & The Good, London, City of London Head of Brand and Marketing Circa £45,000 Parkwood Leisure, Worcester, Worcestershire Account Director Competitive Hearst, London (Central), London (Greater) Shopper Marketing Manager £40,000 per annum + bonus Ball & Hoolahan, South East England Trustees Volunteer Barnardo's, London (Central), London (Greater) Senior Brand Manager - Barcelona £40,000 - £50,000 per annum + bonus and benefits Jarlett de Grouchy, Barcelona Senior Creative Competitive Sky Betting & Gaming, Leeds, West Yorkshire Head of Planning Competitive BBC, London (Central), London (Greater) Packaging Manager up to £38,000 Pangaea Laboratories Ltd, Elstree, Borehamwood Global Brand Manager up to £40,000 Pangaea Laboratories Ltd, Elstree, Borehamwood

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