Automotive ads reigned triumphantly once again at this year's Super Bowl, with Honda and Volkswagen among the most popular.

Volkswagen and Honda reign supreme at Super Bowl 2012

This week Out and About has pictures from the Newspaper Marketing Agency ANNAs, drops in on the celebs at IPC Media's InStyle Bafta Best of British Talent party at Shoreditch House and attends the MSN refresh party.

Out and About 3 February

This week Out and About gets its gloves and scarf on to join Clear Channel skating at Somerset House and joins MTV at its Brand New event at Camden's Koko.

Out and About 26 January

We are just over a month into the year and have already seen the stores La Senza and Peacocks fall into the hands of the administrators. Mark Banham talks to media agencies to gauge how they are planning to address retail challenges to help save the high street.

Trend report: Can media help save the high street?

This week we contacted our Media Week Awards media agency Rising Star, Mark Halliday, head of mobile at Manning Gottlieb OMD, as he throws a tantrum after Arsenal lose, discovers his leadership style and worries about his new company headshot (this is the new one, by the way).

My Media Week: Mark Halliday

Asda, Cadbury, Sky and Electronic Arts are among the first 20 UK companies to set up brand pages on Twitter.

Twitter rolls out first wave of UK brand pages
 

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Breakfast show duo: Dave Berry and Lisa Snowdon of 95.8 Capital FM London

News International signs seven-figure deal with Global Radio

News International, publisher of The Sun and The Times, has signed a seven-figure partnership deal with Global Radio, which will include at least six months of activity across a variety of stations such as Capital FM and Classic FM.

 
 

England rugby clash with Scotland peaks at 8.3 million

England's opening Six Nations victory against Scotland was watched by a peak...

 
 

Economist updates 'Where Do You Stand?' campaign

The Economist has launched two sets of posters as part of its...

 
 

MEC appoints Jide Sobo to head of mobile role

MEC has hired former Media Brands mobile strategist Jide Sobo as its...

 
 

Vevo promotes Labrinth with 'Lift' promotion

Vevo, the online music video platform, is introducing its 'Lift' promotion for...

 
 

Facebook 'likely to roll out mobile ads in weeks'

Facebook is poised to start monetising its mobile offering, with ads expected...

 
 

Volkswagen and Honda reign supreme at Super Bowl 2012

Automotive ads reigned triumphantly once again at this year's Super Bowl, with...

 
 

Hearst-Rodale harnesses Apple Newsstand to sample print launch

Hearst-Rodale is using Apple's Newsstand for a digital sampling drive for its...

 
 

Facebook's UK commercial leader Haines to be among new millionaires

Facebook's IPO stands to make millionaires of some of the stalwarts who...

 
 
 
 

Features & Analysis

Sector Analysis: Television in 2012

Television broadcasters are working hard to offer advertiser solutions that go beyond...

 

Media Salary Survey Part 1: Media agencies

Stuck in one of the worst recessions of all time this year's...

 

Media Salary Survey Part 2: Media owners

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Part two of recruitment specialist Sylex's annual salary survey focuses on what...

 
 

Media's glamour puss is out to prove her mettle

MediaCom's new managing director is as much a hard-worker as she is...

 

Media Agenda: Matthew Dearden on the out-of-home sector

Clear Channel's chief executive Matthew Dearden tells Media Week that rather than...

 

Trend Report: How do media owners monetise social media?

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As media owners seek to monetise their social media strategies, Mike Fletcher...

 
 
 
 
Smartphone advertising: the not very good, the very bad, and the generally quite ugly

Smartphone advertising: the not very good, the very bad, and the generally quite ugly

Smartphones have the potential to unlock real consumer engagement, but marketers have to be careful not to alienate their audience.

 
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