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Dan Tyers of Specific Media wins AdConnection challenge

Nick Batten — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 15:25:00 GMT

The recent AdConnection Innovations challenge has been won by Dan Tyers, director of business development at Specific Media.

AdConnection challenges media owners to make five minute 'innovation' pitch

Nick Batten — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 11:13:00 GMT

AdConnection, the media agency, has laid down the gauntlet to the UK's media owners by inviting them to take part in its inaugural Innovations Challenge to win free promotion.

AdConnection wins Maplin Electronics business

Nick Batten — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:56:00 GMT

Maplin Electronics, one of the UK's leading retailers of consumer electronics, has appointed AdConnection to handle its media planning and buying account.

888.com rolls out Big Brother Bingo

Maisie McCabe — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 08:20:00 GMT

888.com, the online betting firm, has launched a 'Big Brother' bingo game through a partnership with Channel 5, the Northern & Shell-owned broadcaster, and production company Endemol.

My Media Week: Catherine Becker

Hayley Pinkerfield — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:56:00 GMT

This week, Catherine Becker, chief operating officer of AdConnection, attends the Arctic Monkeys at the O2, does her best "Tulisa" and talks augmented reality and mobile.

AdConnection wins £2m Fashion Union media account

Katherine Levy — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 08:00:00 GMT

Fashion Union, the fashion retail site, has appointed AdConnection to handle its £2m media planning and buying.

Appeal Group moves media account from Total Media to AdConnection

Katherine Levy — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 16:03:00 GMT

Appeal, the blinds specialist, has moved its £1m media planning and buying account to AdConnection from Total Media without a pitch.

Diary of a media start-up: Part two

Harriet Dennys — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:07:00 GMT

Media Week continues the adventures of Ed Feast, 29, who started his own media planning and buying agency MarketPlace on 1 September. Cold-calling is getting easier and the bookings are starting to come in - although the agency has a 'near-death experience' with ITV...

Diary of a media start-up

Ed Feast — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 14:12:00 GMT

Ed Feast, 29, left his job as media manager at AdConnection on 1 July to start his own media planning and buying agency MarketPlace on 1 September. He tells Media Week about the first "terrifying" month of his new venture, building the business from one member of staff... and no clients

Elliot Parkus leaves Starcom to join AdConnection

Anne Cassidy — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:03:00 GMT

LONDON - Elliot Parkus, a Starcom MediaVest director, has left the agency to join independent media agency AdConnection as media director.