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H&M leads top ten most-shared Beckham ads on the social web

Viral videos and TV ads for H&M are the most-shared ads starring David Beckham, who last week announced his retirement from professional football and played his last game on Saturday for Paris St Germain.

Helen Weisinger to leave EDC group marketing role

Helen Weisinger, the group chief marketing officer at EDC, is to leave the business at the end of May, as the responsibility for new business and marketing falls back to the group's individual agencies.

Yahoo unveils complete overhaul of Flickr

Yahoo has followed up its $11.1bn acquisition of Tumblr by unveiling a complete overhaul of Flickr, its photo sharing service.

M&S long-serving marketing chief Steven Sharp to retire

Steven Sharp, Marks & Spencer's long-serving marketing chief, is set to retire from the business and replaced by Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, the former Estée Lauder group president.

Apple remains the world's most valuable brand

Apple is still the most valuable global brand according to the BrandZ Top 100 rankings, despite growth of just 1% in the past year.

Bepanthen to sponsor baby and parenting shows on Discovery

Bepanthen, the nappy care brand, has signed a six-figure deal to sponsor all baby and parenting programming aired on Discovery Network UK's Home and Health channel for 10 months from Thursday.

Parents face awkward questions in Windows Phone film

An innocent kid asks his parents awkward questions and appears to walk in on his parents having sex before being given a child-friendly Windows Phone.

Virgin Atlantic marketer Simon Lloyd departs in restructure

Virgin Atlantic marketing director Simon Lloyd has left the airline after less than a year, with marketing responsibilities to be taken on by the brand's global sales director Maria Sebastian.

Canon launches through-the-line EMEA campaign

Canon's 'Power to Your Next Step' campaign launches today and will air 213 times on UK TV screens throughout the day.

Santander reviews £27m media account

Santander, the UK retail and corporate bank, has called a review of its £27 million media planning and buying account, currently held by Carat.

John Lewis picks Proximity for CRM account

John Lewis has appointed Proximity to work on its customer relationship management campaigns, after a pitch.

AKQA, Topshop and Bodyform triumph at Rev Awards 2013

AKQA was awarded Digital Agency of the Year, Topshop won Digital Brand of the Year, and SCA's 'Bodyform: The Truth' viral scooped the Grand Prix at this year's Rev Awards.