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WPP lands 'Obama agency' Blue State Digital

Staff — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:17:00 GMT

Martin Sorrell's WPP has acquired the full service digital agency Blue State Digital, best known for leading Barack Obama's digital campaign in the last US presidential elections.

Christmas and Boxing Day break online retail records

Staff — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 20:45:00 GMT

Online retailers enjoyed a welcome boost following a December blighted by weather-related disruption with Christmas Day achieving record figures and Boxing Day proving to be the busiest online shopping day of the year.

Don't knock The X Factor, it's a force for good

Pulse @ McCann London — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 08:00:00 GMT

With X Factor's Matt Cardle sitting atop the UK charts, and the show clearly TV's stand out programme of 2010, McCann Pulse reveals the 'X Factor attitude' that characterises its legion of viewers.

Haymarket wins London 2012 programme brief

Arif Durrani — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:34:00 GMT

The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Locog) has awarded its official London 2012 programme business to Haymarket Media Group, ending a 15-month competitive pitch process.

Nikon Coolpix to sponsor Hollyoaks for 2011

Katherine Levy — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:30:00 GMT

Nikon, the camera manufacturer, will sponsor Channel 4 soap 'Hollyoaks' as part of its wider TV advertising campaign for 2011 to target "a young, trendy audience".

Facebook video traffic surpasses Yahoo!

Ed Owen — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:18:00 GMT

Facebook now drives more online traffic to video than search engine Yahoo!, according to new research from online video resource Brightcove and TubeMogul.

Cricket fans buy Wisden magazine from BSkyB

Katherine Levy — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:17:00 GMT

The Wisden Cricketer has been bought from BSkyB by a group of cricket enthusiasts, including Tory peer Lord Jonathan Marland and former Leicestershire chairman Neil Davidson.

Paper Round (23 December) - Which clients are advertising in the national press?

Calvin Lau — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:56:00 GMT

Asda kicks off its advertising for Boxing Day, Morrisons boasts its British credentials and electronics retailers suggest some last-minute gift ideas.

Loaded gets redesign and 'pint sized' edition

Katherine Levy — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:50:00 GMT

Lad's magazine Loaded is set to have a complete brand re-haul with a larger A4 sized magazine and the creation of a new "pint-sized" edition on sale from 31 December.

FT names Apple's Steve Jobs as 'Person of the Year 2010'

Arif Durrani — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 10:30:00 GMT

The Financial Times has named Apple chief executive Steve Jobs its "Person of the Year 2010" following the global success of the iPad.