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Does Churchill Dog give a f*ck?
Posted in Advertising, Media, Marketing, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs July 22nd, 2008 by Arif Durrani
The nodding bulldog used by Churchill Insurance has been accused of swearing in its latest TV ad created by WCRS.
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(0)Subs, who nerds them?
Posted in Media, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs July 3rd, 2008 by Arif Durrani
Trinity Mirror has become the latest publisher to consider sub-editors an extravagance they can live without in the emerging world of integrated operations.
The Sun sets on Chippendale
Posted in Media, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs July 2nd, 2008 by Branwell Johnson
Experienced media sales hand (they so hate the word veteran) Mark Chippendale has, erm, cashed in his chips at News International.
HMV hauling itself up by the bootstraps
Posted in Media, Digital, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs July 1st, 2008 by Branwell Johnson
It’s good to see HMV posting a profit and Nipper (the little dog emblem for those too young) must be bounding with delight.
GCap makes a bad situation even worse
Posted in General, Media, Arif Durrani June 26th, 2008 by Arif Durrani
Charles Allen can be forgiven for wondering what the hell he has got himself into as chairman of Global Radio, following today’s damning report from Ofcom about dodgy practices at GCap Media.
Having paid £375 million for GCap, the UK’s largest commercial radio operator, less than three months ago, the findings - complete with a …
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Smooth FM wears its art on its sleeve
Posted in Advertising, Media, Creative, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs June 26th, 2008 by Branwell Johnson
Adland is no stranger to work being “inspired by” other ideas, either from youth culture, art installations or elsewhere. It’s always fun to identify where the cutting edge creative team has been trawling and in this case we’re looking at Smooth FM’s “Facesleeve” ad by Dye Holloway Murray.
Tags Adland, Smooth FM, "Sleeveface"
Heinz caters to the nation’s prejudices
Posted in Advertising, Media, Marketing, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs June 25th, 2008 by Arif Durrani
Baked beans specialist Heinz finds itself in the middle of a PR disaster this week after pulling a tame TV ad created by Abbott Mead Vickers for all the wrong reasons.
Tags Heinz ad, ASA, Abbott Mead Vickers, The Daily Mail, Gaydar
Who heads Murdoch’s list for marketing chief?
Posted in Media, Marketing, Digital, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs June 24th, 2008 by Branwell Johnson
James Murdoch’s drastic changes among News International senior management revealed yesterday have proven fascinating but is he just rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic?
Digital OOH: That’s what I’m talking about
Posted in Advertising, Media, Digital, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs June 12th, 2008 by Arif Durrani
So 30-year-old former recruitment sales manager Lee McQueen, known for his catch phrase ‘that’s what I’m talking about’, has surprised the bookies and won the fourth series of The Apprentice.
Renetta McCann will be missed
Posted in Media, Marketing, Arif Durrani, Latest reporters' blogs June 10th, 2008 by Arif Durrani
The media agency world is set to become a slightly less interesting place by the end of this year, following today’s news that Renetta McCann is stepping down as global chief executive of Starcom MediaVest Group.
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