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Rescue Remedy to sponsor Magic show

Rescue Remedy to sponsor Magic show

Bach's Rescue Remedy today begins a sponsorship of Magic's 'Mellow Magic' show as part of a national media campaign planned and bought by the7stars, focusing on reaching consumers when they are relaxed or stressed.

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Dove erects Valentine's Day 'tweet screen'

Dove erects Valentine's Day 'tweet screen'

Dove, the Unilever-owned beauty brand, has rolled out a screen in London's Victoria station, which displays tweeters' responses to questions about women and beauty.

 
 
MediaVest retains £4m Tetley media

MediaVest retains £4m Tetley media

MediaVest has retained the £4 million media planning and buying account for Tetley tea after a competitive pitch.

 
 
Channel 4 admits February deals will not be delivered

Channel 4 admits February deals will not be delivered

Channel 4 has taken the unusual step of admitting to agencies and advertisers that it will fail to deliver on its February deals.

 
 
Channel 4 makes promotions in sales restructure

Channel 4 makes promotions in sales restructure

Channel 4 has promoted its controller of sponsorship, Rob Ramsay, to the role of partnership leader and its deputy head of trading, Steve Alexander, to trading leader, as it moves towards completing its sales restructure.

 
 
Red Bull to live stream supersonic skydive attempt

Red Bull to live stream supersonic skydive attempt

Red Bull is to live stream a daring attempt to stage a record-breaking skydive from the edge of space, on a dedicated website.

 
 
Oasis to sponsor ITV2's Celebrity Juice

Oasis to sponsor ITV2's Celebrity Juice

Oasis, the juice drink owned by Coca-Cola, has signed up to sponsor ITV2's popular quiz show, 'Celebrity Juice'.

 
 
Economist updates 'Where Do You Stand?' campaign

Economist updates 'Where Do You Stand?' campaign

The Economist has launched two sets of posters as part of its 'Where Do You Stand?' campaign.

 
 
Axe washes away the evidence

Axe washes away the evidence

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Unilever has introduced 'The Cleaner', the man whose job it is to clean up any tell-tale signs of partying, in a new campaign for its Axe brand (known as Lynx in the UK) in Argentina.

 
 
Lacoste snaps up MPG Media Contacts

Lacoste snaps up MPG Media Contacts

Lacoste, the French fashion brand, has appointed MPG Media Contacts to its media planning and buying account for its clothing and leather goods ranges, after a pitch.

 
 
2012 Outdoor Planning Awards: Enter your outdoor success stories by February 10

2012 Outdoor Planning Awards: Enter your outdoor success stories by February 10

The entry deadline for the Clear Channel Outdoor Planning Awards, in association with Brand Republic, closes next week on February 10.

 
 
The Red Brick Road and Goodstuff net Intersnack brief

The Red Brick Road and Goodstuff net Intersnack brief

Intersnack has appointed The Red Brick Road and Goodstuff Communications to handle its advertising and media accounts respectively.

 
 
MCHI picks up £3m Fox International Channels account

MCHI picks up £3m Fox International Channels account

Fox International Channels, the owner of the National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo Wild and FX, has appointed MCHI to handle its £3 million UK media planning and buying account.

 
 
ITV turns to Ben Allen to boost Daybreak's sales fortunes

ITV turns to Ben Allen to boost Daybreak's sales fortunes

ITV has appointed Ben Allen to the new role of commercial director of Daybreak, as the broadcaster looks to improve the fortunes of its early morning programming.

 
 
Rian Shah moves up at Zenith Media

Rian Shah moves up at Zenith Media

Zenith Media has promoted its strategy director, Rian Shah, to the position of head of strategy.

 
 
ZenithOptimedia retains Superdrug media

ZenithOptimedia retains Superdrug media

ZenithOptimedia has retained the combined £7 million UK media planning and buying account for Superdrug and The Perfume Shop.

 
 
Carbon Trust kicks off media review

Carbon Trust kicks off media review

The Carbon Trust, the not-for-profit organisation set up by the British Government to help businesses reduce their carbon emissions, is holding a review of its UK and international media planning and buying arrangements.

 
 
Grand Union's Anna Watkins takes up MD role at Initiative

Grand Union's Anna Watkins takes up MD role at Initiative

Initiative has boosted its senior team with the hiring of Anna Watkins, the group managing director at the digital shop Grand Union, as its managing director.

 
 
MediaCom and LBi win Etihad's global media accounts

MediaCom and LBi win Etihad's global media accounts

WPP agency MediaCom will handle above-the-line media planning and buying, while LBi will take care of digital media strategy, search and affiliate marketing.

 
 
Betfair appoints Arena Media to £2m account

Betfair appoints Arena Media to £2m account

Betfair, the online betting company, has appointed Havas Media-owned Arena Media as to its £2m media planning and buying account, without a pitch.

 
 
Advertising watchdog to investigate Snickers Twitter campaign

Advertising watchdog to investigate Snickers Twitter campaign

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has launched an investigation into Snickers' innovative Twitter campaign following confusion surrounding the commercial nature of the activity.

 
 
Lolly and Nat

It’s a book, dufus

 
 
 
MARTIN BOWLEY

Golly, some people read Blog’s

 
 
 
Lolly and Nat

Hungry for the weekend

 
 
 
MARTIN BOWLEY

The Wolseley .

 
 
 
Gareth James

The Super Bowl moment

 
 
 
Tara Beard-Knowland

A holiday for advertisers

 
 
 

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