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RPCushing Fund Raising Success at London Research Club

Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As a long-term sponsor of the Research Club, the folk at RPCushing headed over to Tiger Tiger for the most recent Research Club event in London on 29... more details

Budget to help UK become 'Europe's technology centre'

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: From the IAB Chancellor George Osborne has revealed several broadband upgrades and tax breaks for the video game industry in his 2012 Budget, whic... more details

Health and ethnography: don’t just ask, watch

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: When it comes to health, consumers’ complex and contradictory behaviour makes observational research highly valuable, says Ipsos Mori director Oliver... more details

Burger King 'scraps' EMEA insight post

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: SPAIN— Burger King is reported to have axed the role of head of consumer insights for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region – less than a year af... more details

Aspire Global Network celebrates double whammy

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Voted Recruitment Company of the Year 2011 at the APSCo Awards for Excellence Network defies economic gloom with record half year results reve... more details

Major brands sign up for Google+ UK launch

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Burberry, MailOnline, O2 and Mumsnet.com are among the first UK brand partners to launch pages on Google's social network, Google+, as it steps up it... more details

Aspire Global Network launches inaugural recruitment survey

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: 26, September, London: Aspire Global Network has revealed the findings of its first ever recruitment survey - ‘Be Aspired’. It marks the launch of a ... more details

Virgin CMO hints at move into 'key markets'

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Ian Rowden, the newly installed chief marketing officer of the Virgin Group, today (8 September) said he would be looking to strengthen the existing ... more details

Research Club Summer Party

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The long awaited London Summer Party was a great success on the 4th August and our thanks to the staff at the Living Room in St Katherine's Dock who ... more details

Meteorite Buys Stake in Brand Intelligence Agency

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: In the UK, digital agency Meteorite had acquired a majority stake in brand intelligence and strategy consultancy Your Future. Terms of the deal were ... more details

RPCushing's company video

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: RPCushing were out in force at the recent Insight Show, and produced this company video while we were there - have a watch and let us know what you t... more details

The Aspire Global Network AWR Breakfast Briefing

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Friday 5th August We are delighted to invite all our clients to a breakfast briefing on AWR, what it means for you and your business and how the c... more details

Aspire Global Network opens in Singapore

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Aspire Global Network have responded to client demands and opened an office in Singapore to serve the booming Asian media and advertising market. ... more details

The Research Club and RP Cushing sponsorship partnership announced

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Research Club is delighted to announce a new sponsorship partnership with RP Cushing. The market research recruitment consultancy will be join... more details

Govt announces comms sector review

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The government is taking the first steps towards introducing a Communications Bill to reduce regulatory burdens on the digital industry. A review ... more details

Royal Wedding dominated social networks

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Royal Wedding, which took place at Westminster Abbey in London on April 29th, flooded social networks and Yahoo! Consumers mentioned the royal... more details

Smartphone sales to increase by 57.7%

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Gartner also estimated that the number of smartphone units being sold globally will reach 468 million units by the end of the year. Android will b... more details

Adspend breaks £4 billion milestone

Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: UK internet advertising grows 12.8% to break the £4 billion milestone. Social media boosts online display by 27.5% on a like-for-like basis t... more details

Aspire Global Network acquires Periscope

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Aspire Global Network (formerly known as pfj) has further developed its vision by acquiring a majority stake in Periscope a leading specialist recrui... more details

PFJ rebrands as Aspire Global Network

Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The PFJ network, incorporating PFJ, The Graduate Recruitment Company, RPCushing and ICUR, has rebranded to the Aspire Global Network to bring greater... more details

ASA extends online advertising remit

Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Advertising Standards Association (ASA) has extended its remit in terms of online advertising, in a move which is seen as good for both consumers... more details

Online spending increases by 21 per cent

Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The amount spent online topped £5.1 billion in January, which is a 21 per cent increase on the same month last year, the latest IMRG Capgemini e... more details

Nokia signs partnership with Microsoft

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Nokia chief Stephen Elop has announced plans for a new partnership with Microsoft that will see the mobile company use Windows Phone 7 as its primary... more details

Last.fm unveils premium mobile service

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Last.fm will charge users to stream music to their mobile phones from later this month. Tuesday, 8 February 2011 The online radio steaming serv... more details

Social media used to recruit graduates

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Saatchi & Saatchi will be recruiting candidates for its summer scholarship scheme by posing challenges involving social media. The first task,... more details

Mail Online most viewed in December

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: From IAB UK Mail Online was the most viewed digital newspaper in December, generating more than three million unique views every day, figures from... more details

UK teens top mobile web usage

Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Around 20 per cent of Brits aged between 15 and 24 use their mobile phones to access the internet, which is a greater percentage than in any other co... more details

What's Next?

Wed, 12 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Here’s my prediction for 2011. The brands that will be most successful this year are those that tell the truth. It’s the next phase in the Age of Di... more details

Media Industry Predictions for 2011

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Social Media The notion of a tipping point is cliché, but something is going on. Only the other day I saw a banner on a used car showroom saying... more details

Making the most of Facebook

Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Traditional online ad campaigns are easier to measure than many other forms of advertising and return on investment can be more simple to understand.... more details

Display ads to be shown in Google images

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Google has started to roll-out display ads on its images search page in the UK and US in order to raise revenue. Currently only a few display ads ... more details

Rory Sutherland on the context and behavioural economics of advertising

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: They say "sell the sizzle, not the steak". It's not the product you're selling but the ideal of the whole package. Marketers know this, but Ogilvy's ... more details

BBC iPlayer smashes records

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The BBC online catch-up service the iPlayer has celebrated its second birthday with record viewing figures. Christmas Day saw the service turn two a... more details

Google acquires mobile display advertising company

Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Search giant Google has announced a deal to buy mobile display advertising firm AdMob for $750 million (£450 million) in stock. The company sai... more details

Small firms still failing to embrace online payment

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Small businesses in the UK are mostly using the internet to drive marketing, according to the latest research. The Boston Consulting Group has rep... more details

More people follow brands than celebrities

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Brands are more popular on social media networks than celebrities, according to a new survey. The Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) has found that... more details

Google News is 'most attractive' to executives

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:47:20 GMT

Article Detail: Almost a third (30 per cent) of business executives use Google News, according to new research. Ipsos MediaCT has found in its survey of 453,353 l... more details

High Street Marketers See Sales Boost

Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:22:45 GMT

Article Detail: Sales on the high street shot up by 6.1 per cent year-on-year in September, according to new data. The accountants BDO attribute the increase to t... more details

Opt-out system to happen in UK?

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Direct Marketing Association and the Internet Advertising Bureau have joined forces in supporting a new opt-out system for behavioural advertisin... more details

Facebook 'best for marketing brands'

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 11:55:09 GMT

Article Detail: Marketers could find that information about a brand has more impact through social media than through company websites, according to new research. ... more details

Facebook 'is perfect way to spy on potential amours'

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: People who don't take advantage of Facebook to sleuth on a future date are "crazy", according to one psychotherapist. Actress Drew Barrymore recen... more details

More than seven in ten consumers 'prefer email marketing'

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Nearly three-quarters (71 per cent) of consumers prefer to be contacted by marketers through email, according to a new survey. The smartFOCUS surv... more details

Marketing tools 'should mimic teen shopping experience'

Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Marketers should focus on developing tools that mimic the experience of high street shopping for teen girls, according to a new report. Emarketer ... more details

BBC licence fee 'should be replaced by voluntary subscription'

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The BBC licence fee should be scrapped in order to modernise the UK's current broadcasting model, according to one thinktank. A report from the ri... more details

'Email is best for budget marketing'

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Email remains one of the most cost-effective methods of marketing, according to one media expert. A new report from Econsultancy found that four i... more details

Telecoms dominate top 10 UK brands

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Mobile phone companies and banks dominate the latest rankings of the UK's most valuable brands. The annual list compiled by Brand Finance is heade... more details

Brands having 'minimum impact' on Twitter

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A new study has shown that brands are failing to capture hearts and minds on Twitter, despite the rise of social media marketing. Digital agency 3... more details

Email 'still important for digital marketing'

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Companies should still look to email to help them gain offline and online sales, according to new research. In a new report, Econsultancy showed t... more details

'Film marketing gives good multichannel marketing lessons'

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Multichannel marketers could learn a great deal from the film industry, claims one media expert. Writing in Econsultancy, social media expert Matt... more details

Cancer charity, online fashion store to target youth

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Cancer Research UK and Asos.com have forged a unique partnership in order to improve awareness of the effects of sunburn. The online marketing cam... more details

Magazine to launch sex stamina drink

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A famous men's magazine is to launch an energy drink range. Loaded and Podium Brands have created what they dub the "stamina shot". The concentrate... more details

Marketers need to capitalise on 'women's sports'

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Brands are missing out on huge marketing opportunities by not partnering with coverage of women's sports, according to a new report. The Commissio... more details

More than a third of women fall asleep with PDA

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: New research has shown that over a third of women go to sleep clutching their personal digital assistant. Research from the Oxygen Media Insights... more details

Octogenarians get love from marketing agency

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A marketing communications agency is launching a campaign to test the viability of a dating site for people over 80. Forster Agency is calling ... more details

Are you a patrician, prole or parvenu?

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: High-end brands charge more for products which have more discreet labelling on them, according to a new study. A study in the Journal of Marketing... more details

Facebook launches new currency

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Facebook will be rolling out its own currency in the form of real cash 'credits' from September. The social networking site will allow its users to ... more details

Local media to be boosted by new regulation

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Local media companies could benefit from new legislation intended to cut costs for the sector and allow cross-platform activity. The culture minis... more details

US teenagers find Facebook 'boring'

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Facebook saw usage from US teenagers decline by over a quarter (29 per cent) in April, according to new figures. OTX and Roiworld claim that thei... more details

All brands can gain from more web presence

Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: All types of brands can benefit from building more awareness online, claims one media expert. The latest Nielsen report, published last week, found ... more details

Social media 'gives measurable results'

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Social media marketing is becoming more popular with firms who want measurable results, claims one agency. A report this month from the Warwick Bu... more details

Former radio boss takes top media sales job at ITV

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Fru Hazlitt, the former chief executive of commercial radio company GCap Media, has been chosen as the new managing director of commercial and online... more details

FMCG Recruitment to Rise?

Tue, 18 May 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Marketers in the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector may be more in demand, as consumer confidence grows. The British Retail Consortium revea... more details

Job security is as important as salary, claims one recruitment expert

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Job security is as important as salary, claims one recruitment expert Security may be almost as important as salary to jobseekers, according to on... more details

'Unbiased' Independent re-launches with election-focused campaign

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Independent newspaper has been officially re-launched today (April 20th), with a new campaign that aims to make it the unbiased paper of the elec... more details

News content should remain free, says PM

Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: News on the internet should remain free, the prime minister has said. The Guardian reported yesterday (April 13th) that Gordon Brown spoke out in ... more details

Three new editors appointed at Hearst

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Three new editors have been appointed for flagship titles at Hearst Magazines, which owns the National Magazine Company Ltd. The appointments are ... more details

NME goes back to old school journalism

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The NME is to get a redesign in a bid to re-launch itself as a more serious music magazine. Faced with downward spiralling circulation figures, th... more details

News International starts pay wall drive

Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: News International is to introduce a pay wall to its Times and Sunday Times websites from June onwards. The publisher expects to shed casual reade... more details

Mobile phone network to use Chatroulette to promote brand

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A mobile phone network that describes itself as "people-powered" is to deploy a new video chat service to target new customers. Giffgaff, which wa... more details

Mobile marketing to become bigger than internet

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Mobile marketing spend could become bigger than that on the internet over the next few years, according to one media expert. ABI Research announced ... more details

Silverstone creates top media sales job

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Silverstone Holdings is looking to appoint its first ever marketing director in an attempt to boost its brand identity. According to Marketing mag... more details

London Evening Standard enjoying record circulation figures

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The London Evening Standard has posted the highest circulation figures in its 180-year-history, new statistics show. Coming just a few months aft... more details

Tesco Bank takes on new marketing director

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Tesco Bank is hoping to boost its promotional activity with the appointment of a new marketing boss. Chris Pitt has been named as the company's ne... more details

Marketers 'too scared' to tap into Twitter potential

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Marketers have to understand that Twitter is not simply another marketing channel, claims one industry expert. A report released last month by 360... more details

IPC Media launched revamped Nuts magazine

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Magazine publisher IPC Media has revealed a new look Nuts, which is being promoted with a £500,000 marketing campaign. The revamped publicati... more details

Marketing professionals to focus on social media

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Social media will be an important focus for marketing professionals this year, according to a new survey by online marketing firm Alterian. It fou... more details

New look Observer prepares for launch

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A new look Observer newspaper will hit the stands next month following a redesign by an in-house team. According to Brand Republic, Guardian News ... more details

BSkyB takes on new MD for customer group

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Broadcaster BSkyB has appointed a new managing director for its customer group, who will take up the role next month. Andrea Zappia will succeed B... more details

Coca-Cola shifts focus to social media

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Coca-Cola is ramping up its efforts in social media marketing, shifting away from traditional internet advertising towards websites like YouTube and ... more details

Top media agency job vacant at Mindshare

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The position of global business director at one of the UK's top media agencies has become open, just six months after being filled. Kevin Murphy ... more details

Carlsberg signs worldwide deal with OMD media agency

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Carlsberg has selected media agency OMD to handle its worldwide media sales account across all of its brands. The Danish drinks manufacturer had p... more details

ITV announce further board changes

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: ITV has announced further changes to its board ahead of the new year, with two more non-executive directors stepping down from their positions. The ... more details

Digital Cinema Media restructures media sales team

Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Cinema advertising group Digital Cinema Media (DCM) is restructuring its media sales team, appointing a group head for each major media account group... more details

NCTJ to trial digital media qualification

Sat, 26 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Given the increasingly important role that the internet is now playing in the distribution of news content, the National Council for the Training of ... more details

Networking central to new media jobs as Twitter breaks 60m user mark

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The online marketing potential of social networking media has once again been highlighted with the news that Twitter now boasts 60 million unique int... more details

Guardian.co.uk comes close to 36m visitors in November

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Guardian has strengthened its position as the most-visited newspaper website in the UK, welcoming almost 36 million web users last month. ABCe d... more details

Media jobs in paid-for online sector?

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The rate of journalism and editorial job losses is expected in the new year as the media industry comes to terms with a challenging 2009. This is ac... more details

CBS and Disney in talks with Apple over TV subscription project

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Media companies CBS and Disney are believed to be in discussions with Apple over the launch of an internet television subscription project. The serv... more details

BBC Trust gives Project Canvas the go-ahead

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: new internet television project being pioneered by the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, Five, BT and TalkTalk has been given a provisional green light by the BB... more details

Esquire to launch iPhone application

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As two newspaper publishers announce plans to launch iPhone applications, Hearst Corporation has set out its intention to publish magazine content on... more details

Anthea Disney retires from News Corp

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Anthea Disney, executive vice president for content at News Corporation, is retiring from her position after 20 years. She leaves behind a top media... more details

ITV deputy chairman steps down

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The deputy chairman of ITV is to step down from his post at the end of the year ahead of major changes to the broadcaster's board. Sir George Russel... more details

London Weekly to launch online

Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: A new freesheet to be handed out in the capital in February is to launch online this weekend. The London Weekly will be published on Fridays and Sat... more details

Trinity Mirror follows Guardian with iPhone app

Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: As newspapers look for new ways to generate revenue in an increasingly digitalised news environment, Trinity Mirror is launching a series of applicat... more details

Report highlights need for SEO professionals

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The need for businesses to employ talented professionals who can help with search engine optimisation (SEO) has been highlighted by a new report. Ac... more details

Twitter boosts business functionality

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Twitter is boosting the number of features it offers to businesses by allowing them to personalise their accounts and add bylines to tweets. The mi... more details

Virgin Media appoints new COO

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: One of the top media jobs at Virgin Media has been filled by the company's strategy development head. Andrew Barron will take up the position of chi... more details

BBC shares journalism training resources

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: People seeking editorial media jobs may be interested to hear that the BBC is sharing some of its journalism training resources. The broadcaster wil... more details

Daily Express offers archived content

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: The Daily Express newspaper is offering its readers access to over 100 years worth of content in return for a small fee. A £5.95 payment, plus ... more details

Guardian launches iPhone app

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Article Detail: Guardian News and Media has launched a new iPhone application offering access to Guardian newspaper content via the handset for a monthly fee. Price... more details