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OMD moves to enhance its outdoor offering via Posterscope agency
by Sarah Crawley-Boevey, Media Week 08-Jul-08, 07:30
LONDON - OMD has created a panel of planners to liaise on a closer level with its retained outdoor agency Posterscope.
Havas snaps up photo business
by Staff, Media Week, 08-Jul-08, 07:30
LONDON - Havas-owned digital ad agency Media Contacts has landed a six-figure account to handle the search and display advertising for online photo-processing service Photobox.
Deadline looms for 30 under 30 entries
by Harriet Dennys, Media Week, 04-Jul-08, 15:45
LONDON - The closing date of 8 July is looming for Media Week's 30 under 30 competition, with just a few days remaining in which to submit entries.
GfK move thwarts WPP bid for TNS
by Tristan O'Carroll, Media Week, 04-Jul-08, 14:50
LONDON - Market research outfit GfK has approved plans for a £1.5bn merger with rival Taylor Nelson Sofres - a move which could thwart WPP's long-running attempt to acquire the company.
TouchPoints data confirms digital's rising popularity
by Harriet Dennys, Media Week, 03-Jul-08, 11:30
LONDON - The IPA's second TouchPoints survey, unveiled this morning, has highlighted the huge consumer shift towards digital media use over the past two years.
Easterbrook replaces Smith as Starcom boss
by Andrew McCormick, Media Week, 03-Jul-08, 10:45
LONDON - Stewart Easterbrook, chief operating officer at Starcom MediaVest Group, has taken over from Linda Smith as UK chief executive.
TNS rejects third WPP approach
by Tristan O'Carroll, Media Week, 03-Jul-08, 09:17
LONDON - Market research outfit Taylor Nelson Sofres has rejected a third takeover attempt from WPP aimed at scuppering its planned £1.5bn merger with German rival GfK.
Buoyant digital agencies facing recruitment challenge
by David Allott, Media Week, 02-Jul-08, 13:13
LONDON - Digital agencies remain confident about their prospects in 2008, according to research firm E-consultancy.
MediaCom execs quit to start new direct response agency
by Andrew McCormick, Media Week, 01-Jul-08, 07:30
LONDON -Two leading MediaCom executives - Clive Howse and Lee Boden - are creating a breakaway agency that will act as a consultancy to blue chip clients as well as planning and buying media.
Total Media wins Hurtigruten account
by Staff, Media Week, 01-Jul-08, 07:30
LONDON - Total Media has picked up the £2m media planning and buying account for Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten.
Agencies cut spend forecasts as internet eyes top ad slot
by David Allott, Media Week, 01-Jul-08, 07:30
LONDON - ZenithOptimedia and GroupM have downgraded their forecasts for the 2008 UK advertising market - with both warning that total ad spend growth will be below 5% this year.
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I'm with the b(r)and
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01-Jul-08, 07:30
As the UK summer festival circuit continues to grow each year, Media Week reports on how brands head outdoor to target consumers brought together by live music and entertainment.
Globetrotter: Cameron Yuill's heart is in San Francisco
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01-Jul-08, 07:30
Cameron Yuill spent five years as a lawyer in Australia before moving to San Francisco to set up Viator. He founded digital advertising agency AdGent007 in 2007, expanding to the UK recently.
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