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Yahoo! Appoints Television Veteran Dawn Airey as SVP of EMEA Business
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London: Yahoo! today announced that it has appointed Dawn Airey as senior vice president of the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operation. Airey will report to COO Henrique de Castro.
Beginning November 1, Christophe Parcot, who has served as Yahoo!’s interim lead of EMEA, will take on a new role with Yahoo! focused...
Primary motive for the merger is achieving scale in media buying : Dominic Proctor
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New York : Dominic Proctor, Global President of GroupM, WPP’s media investment unit, in a press statement issued here has said that the Primary motive for the merger is achieving scale in media buying.
“This is an interesting move,” Proctor said. “They are making it clear that a primary motive for the merger is achieving scale...
Bloomberg LP Names Justin B. Smith CEO of Bloomberg Media Group
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New York: Bloomberg LP announced today that Justin B. Smith will serve as chief executive officer of Bloomberg Media Group, which comprises Bloomberg’s television, radio, magazine, conferences and digital businesses globally. Smith will join Bloomberg LP on September 16, reporting to CEO and President Daniel L. Doctoroff. Andrew Lack,...
Chris Martin Joins GroupM Agency From OMG
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New York :Chris Martin, a media agency executive with extensive experience in strategic marketing, communications and business development, today was named Director of Business Development and Marketing for Maxus North America, a new position.
The announcement was made by Maxus North America CEO Louis Jones, who said Martin will report to...
@BarackObama most followed but not the most connected !
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New Delhi: Burson-Marsteller, a leading global public relations and communications firm, today released “Twiplomacy” (http://twiplomacy.com) an annual global study of world leaders on Twitter. The study shows that more than three-quarters (77.7%) of world leaders have a Twitter account and two-thirds (68%) have made mutual connections...
Wunderman London hires SapientNitro creative team
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Wunderman London has recruited forward-thinking creative partners OddbjornStensrud and KoushaForshami to its pool of creative talent.
Described by WundermanChief Creative Officer Matt Batten as, “a creative team like no other,” the respectively Norwegian/Swedish, copywriter/art director duo are part of the new creative breed with technology...
Calysto Launches Content And Social Media Practices
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Atlanta : Calysto, a global marketing communications agency specializing in raising awareness through content services, social media and public relations for the mobile and telecom industries, announced today that it has broadened its service offerings to provide a full array of content development and social media marketing services to its...
Paul Royall appointed new Editor of BBC News at Six and Ten
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Paul Royall has today been announced as the new Editor of the BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten on BBC One.
Paul has been the Deputy Editor of the News at Six and Ten for the past four years and has played a leading role in all the major stories during that time – including the 2010 General Election, the many twists and turns of the Arab...
Agency Pro Colin Kinsella Named Mindshare North America CEO
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New York : Mindshare, the award-winning global media agency network that is part of GroupM, today named Colin Kinsella as its new Chief Executive Officer for North America.
The announcement was made by Mindshare Global CEO Nick Emery, who added that Kinsella’s appointment is effective July 15.
“Our challenge as a business is to realize...
The New York Times and Byliner Announce the Upcoming Publication of To have and uphold
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New York and San Francisco: The U.S. Supreme Court decisions on same-sex marriage made for a historic day. But the struggle for the rights of gay men and lesbians to marry is a tense, complex story that has been unfolding over many years—a story told in great sweep and detail by Adam Liptak in The New York Times / Byliner Original To Have...