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Channel 4 Sales to restructure

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 Sales is set to restructure its 175-strong sales force into multi-disciplinary agency teams following a comprehensive review by Boston Consulting Group led by sales director Andy Barnes.

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Barclays defends branding of London cycle hire scheme

Barclays Cycle Hire launches in London today (30 July), with the bank defending the strategy behind its £25m, five-year sponsorship of the scheme.

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The Olympic Countdown: global sponsors line up to do battle

Think BR: With two years to go before the opening ceremony at London 2012, competition for a podium place at the Sponsorship Olympics is already intense. Charlie Dundas, global head of partnerships at MediaCom, reviews the action so far.

Media Bitch's Diary 30 July

It's a Richard Desmond special this week, as former employees lift the lid on the quirky habits of Five's 'quackers' new owner - although Elle, the Evening Standard, Initiative and NatMags also get a look in

NEWSPAPER ABCes: Mail Online increases lead at the top

Mail Online has increased its lead over Guardian.co.uk and registered 2.49 million average daily browsers in June, according to the latest round of ABCe figures.

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Richard Desmond reveals plans to rejuvenate Five

Richard Desmond, the owner of Northern & Shell and one of the most colourful figures in UK media, last week became a major player in the UK commercial television industry when he acquired Five for £103.5 million from the European broadcaster RTL.

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Comparethemarket concludes meerkat trilogy

The final ad in Comparethemarket.com's Aleksandr Orlov mini-film trilogy is to run on TV from 1 August.

 

Lego to run 3D cinema ad around Toy Story 2

Lego is launching its first 3D ad on Monday to promote its exclusive 'Toy Story' range.

 

Covent Garden site to be Apple's biggest store 2

Devotees of Apple's sleek gadgetry will now have a new location at which to camp overnight for product launches, with its biggest store opening in London next weekend.

 

Advertising uplift helps BSkyB's profit rise 10%

Pay-TV broadcaster BSkyB's operating profit was up 10% year on year in the 12 months to the end of June, bolstered by an uplift in advertising, according to results out today.

 
 

Former UM leader Perry becomes C4 head of airtime sales 2

Channel 4 has appointed Universal McCann's former vice-chairman, Mick Perry, as head of airtime sales, replacing former head of agency sales Matt Shreeve who left in April.

 

World Cup boosts UK beer sales

The World Cup helped boost sales of beer by 2.9% despite the woeful England team's early return home from South Africa, according to the UK's Quarterly Beer Barometer released by The British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA).

 

Daily Star delisted by 500 independent retailers

The Daily Star has been delisted by around 500 independent retailers following its decision to cut retailers' margins on copies of the newspaper sold, according to estimated figures.

 

MRM wins Philadelphia CRM account

Kraft Foods has appointed MRM Worldwide to handle its CRM business for its Philadelphia account, after a pitch involving three other agencies.

 
 

Brand app chart

A look at the most downloaded branded apps.

Paper Round

Casting a commercial eye over the day's papers.

 

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Dave Trott

Radical common sense

 

Bob Willott

On the bottom line

 

 

Chris Arnold

On ethical marketing

 

Thinkbox

Square-eyed thinking

 

 
Christian Arno
 
 
Chris Hancock, MD, GasboxDMG

The best KPIs to use in your call centre

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Rob Pierre, Managing Director, Jellyfish

Paid Search & Social Media – A match made in online heaven?

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Ian Darby

Let's raise a toast to vintage Perry

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Ardi Kolah
 
 
Jeremy Lee

I wish I was a landlord in Salford

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Is Ben & Jerry's short-sighted to switch focus from email to social media? 2

Ben & Jerry's seemingly knee-jerk decision to drop email marketing made waves across the marketing industry recently, writes Andy Taylor.

 

CREATIVE STRATEGY: Are agencies marketing themselves out of the current mess?

Spaghetti Junction... maelstrom... 'The Raft Of The Medusa'... flux... How do you describe the state of our industry, asks Simon Kershaw.

 

Greater Insight: Quid pro quo

Encouraging consumers to provide feedback on their experiences requires greater flexibility in relation to the kinds of questions asked, using online sources and sharing the resulting data.

 

Will Desmond be a white knight for Five? 1

Initial response to Richard Desmond's acquisition of Five is as uniform as it is unsurprising - he is expected to make the broadcaster more populist, while leveraging his print titles to promote its programmes.

 

Kronenbourg looks to home

The beer brand aims to drive off-trade sales by playing on its premium credentials.

 

Not as easy as it looks

Sir Stelios' battle with easyJet highlights the potential pitfalls of brand licensing.

 
 

Jeremy Lee on Media: It is broke, so fix it

Some reckless media buying agencies are facing oblivion, and they have only themselves to blame.

 

Editor's Comment: Can Barry Scott sell condoms?

Barry Scott could sell anything. Just by cleaning the odd penny and screeching 'Bang and the dirt is gone' like a deranged handyman, he's helped Cillit Bang achieve cult status.

 

Profile: Good nose for business

Margerie Barbes-Petit, brand director at Nina Ricci, hopes its latest fragrance will appeal to younger consumers.

 

Achieving staying power

Loaded's branded energy drink may succeed, but will it really benefit the title.

 

Special report: 30 under 30

Find out why the ambitious winners of this year's 30 under 30 competition made the final cut

 

Campaign Promotion: The event - Getting TV talked about

Television's 'blank canvas' impressed a new generation of planners at The Plannertarium 2010.

 
 

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