Daniel Farey-Jones

Deputy Group News Editor

Dan has been with Brand Republic Group since October 2004, most recently as news editor of Brand Republic. Since December 2009 he has assumed a group role managing much of the daily breaking news output across Brand Republic, Campaign, Marketing and Media Week. He has particular expertise in direct and data marketing and is the weekly editor of the DM Bulletin.

Relevant experience: News and features writer for AV Magazine; teaching English as a foreign language; advertising; door to door sales; paper round. Work experience on Surrey Mirror, Asia Pacific Coatings Journal and Infoconomy. Holds a PTC-accredited Foundation Skills in Journalism qualification.

Favourite ad: Axe/Lynx ‘Destiny' by Ponce Buenos Aires http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/thework/news/971249/Axe-destiny-ponce-buenos-aires/

Favourite track: Hot Chip - Take It In

One thing not a lot of people know about you: I was in a hit and run with a pigeon on my bicycle in Rimini and I'm going to hell.

If I wasn't slaving away at Haymarket I'd be... Slogging away on the national spelling circuit.

Latest articles from Daniel Farey-Jones

NEWSPAPER ABCs: 20p i overtakes The Guardian after TV campaign: 10 February 2012; The circulation of the 20p Independent spin-off i - including giveaways - has passed the £1.20 Guardian for the first time, six months after it passed The Independent.

Hi-Media picks up Thomas Cook online ad sales: 09 February 2012; Thomas Cook has appointed Hi-Media to sell advertising on its UK websites.

Virgin Media's TiVo customer base surges to 435,000: 08 February 2012; Virgin Media finished 2011 with 435,000 customers for TiVo, the "Sky+ on steroids" personalised television service it launched at the end of 2010.

Record number of Americans tune in to Super Bowl: 07 February 2012; The Super Bowl's habit of setting viewing records continues (just) with 111.3 million viewers making this year's sporting showdown the most viewed television programme in US TV history.

Hearst-Rodale harnesses Apple Newsstand to sample print launch: 03 February 2012; Hearst-Rodale is using Apple's Newsstand for a digital sampling drive for its new UK print launch, Women's Health, which will feature 30 ad pages.

Mobile app next step in We R Interactive expansion plan: 03 February 2012; We R Interactive, the social games publisher, is launching its 'I Am Playr' football game as a mobile app in the first half of this year, according to new global commercial director Paul Whitehead.

Rajar Q4 2011: Four in 10 adults have DAB radios at home: 02 February 2012; DAB's long haul to widespread penetration has passed a mini-milestone, with four in 10 adults now claiming to own one at home, although its share of radio listening is only at 19.4%, according to the latest Rajar results.

Sky profits up 18% despite ad revenue drop: 31 January 2012; Sky added 40,000 TV customers in the final quarter of 2011 while pre-tax profits for the second half of the year rose 18% to £564m despite a 6% drop in ad revenues.

IGN launches series-led YouTube channel: 30 January 2012; IGN, the News Corp-owned gaming publisher, is launching a Google-funded YouTube channel tomorrow, backed by an European ad deal with Sega.

Nick Ellsom leaves PHD for OMG's Annalect: 23 January 2012; Nick Ellsom, PHD's head of digital, is joining Omnicom Media Group's Annalect division, with Harriet Perry moving in the other direction to become managing partner, digital, at PHD.

Media Sales Network MD to move to Bauer Radio: 19 January 2012; Angela Wilkinson, managing director of sales house Media Sales Network, is to join Bauer Radio as head of agency sales for its Manchester office in March, following her company's loss of the regional sales contract for Bauer's magazines.

Bauer Media ends regional sales deal with Media Sales Network: 18 January 2012; Magazine publisher Bauer Media is terminating its contract with independent regional media sales house Media Sales Network and moving it to H Bauer.

Yahoo co-founder Jerry Yang steps down: 18 January 2012; Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo and a key opponent to Microsoft's 2008 bid for the one-time internet darling, has resigned two weeks after the appointment of a new chief executive.

Facebook cost per click drops in UK: 16 January 2012; The average cost per click price of Facebook ads dropped 11% in the UK between the third and fourth quarters of 2011, according to the latest quarterly report from TBG Digital.

Collective launches premium video RTB marketplace: 13 January 2012; A new marketplace that allows real-time bidding (RTB) on premium video ad inventories from publishers including IPC and iVillage has been launched by Collective.

Future disposes of US music titles for up to £2m: 13 January 2012; Future has sold its US music division, which publishes titles including Guitar World, for up $3m (£2m).

The7stars appoints first data director: 10 January 2012; Dale Simmons, group director at Aegis' data and research arm Aevolve, has joined the7stars as the independent agency's director of data.

DataXu acquires RTB specialist Mexad: 09 January 2012; DataXu, the US-headquartered demand-side platform (DSP), has acquired Mexad, a real-time bidding (RTB) specialist, to expand its European operations, for an undisclosed sum.

Zeebox strikes major investment deal with Sky: 09 January 2012; Zeebox, the social TV app, has sold a stake in the company to BSkyB who will integrate Zeebox into its own customer apps and exclusively sell its synchronised ad inventory.

Lebedev backs i with fresh TV campaign: 06 January 2012; Alexander Lebedev's 20p daily i is to embark on another burst of TV advertising on Monday (9 January), proclaiming it is Britain's fastest-growing quality newspaper.