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Tech City growth stunted by talent shortage and lack of access to capital

20 May 2013

The growth of London's Tech City is being inhibited by a shortage of skilled workers and a lack of funding, according to a new report.

Tweets drive buyers to car showrooms, study reveals

15 May 2013

The more tweets that prospective car buyers see the higher the likelihood that they will walk into a car showroom or book a test drive, according to a new study.

Volkswagen uses YouTube to great effect in new ad

13 May 2013

Volkswagen manipulates YouTube cleverly in a new ad that asks viewers to interact with the film and predict what would happen next.

3 great ads TUI's Jeremy Ellis had nothing to do with

15 April 2013

Classic TV ads for Hamlet Cigars and Budweiser, plus the more recent British Heart Foundation spot, are the three TV ads chosen by Jeremy Ellis, the marketing director for travel brand TUI, for the latest in this series in association with Thinkbox and Brand Republic.

Tribeca Film Festival comes online to UK

09 April 2013

Robert Di Niro's Tribeca Film Festival is being launched in the UK online with the first of six films available via Virgin Media as well as digital platforms including iTunes, PlayStation, and Xbox.

Havas launches digital agency in China

05 April 2013

Havas has launched a digital agency in China called Socialistic, which is part of Havas Worldwide Digital and is being headed up by former Wunderman UK chief Brendan Tansey.

Live: Thinkbox's POETIC

20 March 2013

Starting 9.15am: Live stream from Thinkbox's conference on connecting paid, owned and earned media.

French Red Cross scores viral hit via Harlem Shake with a difference

07 March 2013

The French Red Cross has scored a viral hit with a Harlem Shake video with a notable difference.

Trading Places: this week's people moves

01 March 2013

Ian Clark, former managing director of the defunct Thelondonpaper, becomes chief executive of Hypernaked and Microsoft UK's online and ad chief steps down in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing, media and PR.

Trading Places: this week's people moves

22 February 2013

Posterscope names Chris O'Donnell global commercial director, Simon Broderick is promoted to head of TV at MediaCom and Elle hires Phebe Hunnicutt as digital director, in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing, media and PR.

Trading Places: this week's people moves

15 February 2013

Rapp UK promotes managing partner John Perkins to managing director, Richard Stokes joins Maxus from ZenithOptimedia, and Patricia Hamzahee moves to Fleishman-Hillard, in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing, media and PR.

Trading Places: this week's people moves

08 February 2013

Ogilvy & Mather and Dare look for replacement UK leaders as Jaimes Leggett and his wife Lee relocate to Australia, and former Marks & Spencer chief Stuart Rose is appointed chairman at Fat Face, in this week's round-up of people moves across advertising, marketing, media and PR.

Social Brands 100 opens for 2013 nominations

28 January 2013

The search for this year's top brands in social media has begun as Social Brands 100 opens today for nominations in what will be the biggest year yet for the bench ranking report.