Daniel Farey-Jones

Deputy Group News Editor

Dan has been with Brand Media 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

Rapp creative directors poached by Pulse: 10 February 2012; Rapp creative duo Magnus Thorne and Paul Turner have moved to engagement and activation agency Pulse Group, as executive creative directors.

BA suitcase race highlights Olympic spirit: 07 February 2012; There are plenty of jokes about airlines and baggage but British Airways is making the subject the focus of an Olympics-related TV ad, which features an international suitcase race.

M&C Saatchi returns to New York: 01 February 2012; M&C Saatchi has hired Jeff Brooks from Euro RSCG New York to spearhead the revival of its New York office, which was folded into its Los Angeles office in 2008.

Publicis Groupe acquires Middle East digital agency: 01 February 2012; Publicis Groupe has acquired Flip Media, a digital agency network in the Middle East, for an undisclosed sum, to fold into Leo Burnett.

Honda courts grown-up Ferris Bueller fans: 31 January 2012; Honda has released a two-minute long homage to 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' featuring an older Matthew Broderick skipping a day's shooting and driving around in the brand's CR-V.

The Sun fishes for readers with cereal mailout: 25 January 2012; Discount vouchers for The Sun are going out today under the guise of Sun-branded cereal packs, created by direct agency Partners Andrews Aldridge, to people who read one of the paper's rivals.

Ebiquity reports small pre-tax profit: 25 January 2012; Marketing effectiveness consultant Ebiquity has recorded a pre-tax profit of £199,000 for the six months ended 31 October 2011.

Publicis and WPP continue digital acquisition spree: 18 January 2012; Publicis Groupe has bought French digital agency Mediagong, while WPP has acquired a third of Australian digital marketing agency DTDigital.

Iris and BD Network lead MAA Best Awards nominations: 16 January 2012; Iris has racked up 17 nominations for the Marketing Agencies Association's Best Awards 2012, followed by BD Network with 12.

'Super Reed' entry wins Reed.co.uk ad contest: 16 January 2012; A £10,000 competition to create a TV ad for Reed, the recruitment agency, has been won by director Jonathan Brooks and producer Mat Laroche.

AMV BBDO tops Big Won 2011 creative awards rankings: 11 January 2012; Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO was the most-awarded UK agency and BBDO the most-awarded network of 2011, according to The Directory Big Won Creativity Rankings.

Warc predicts 3.1% growth for UK ad market: 10 January 2012; Marketing intelligence service Warc has produced a consensus forecast of 3.1% for this year's growth in UK adspend.

Saga aims for class in cruise spot: 05 January 2012; Gleaming cutlery, a smart chauffeur and a brassy soundtrack combine in a new TV spot for Saga cruises, the first work created by VCCP for the brand.

Campaign architect and former Haymarket chief Lindsay Masters passes away: 04 January 2012; Lindsay Masters, who led the launch of Campaign in 1968 and ran Haymarket for nearly three decades, has passed away.

PHD wins Hyatt global digital media: 13 December 2011; Hotel group Hyatt has appointed PHD to handle its digital media planning and buying globally after a pitch.

Volvo appoints Arnold as lead global creative agency: 08 December 2011; Volvo has moved its UK and China creative business out of SapientNitro and into Arnold Worldwide without a pitch.

WPP boss cools on tax return to UK: 07 December 2011; Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, has toned down his enthusiasm for returning his company's tax base to the UK, saying the Treasury's proposed reforms do not go "quite far enough in our case".

Sorrell spins his Desert Island Discs: 05 December 2011; WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell gave Radio 4 listeners an insight into his past, in a 45-minute interview for 'Desert Island Discs'.

Romanian chocolate wins direct creatives' debate: 29 November 2011; A contest between six direct marketing creative directors to champion their favourite piece of direct creative finished with Sav Evangelou's choice of the Rom chocolate bar campaign winning the audience vote.

Publicis acquires Chinese digital agency Gomye: 29 November 2011; Publicis Groupe is bolstering its digital offering in China by buying Gomye, a full-service digital agency with offices in Beijing, Chengdu and Chongqing, for an undisclosed sum.