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• Princes owner tests water for potential Young's acquisition

  12-01-2018 12:56 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  Mitsubishi Corporation approached the private equity owners of Young’s late last year
  
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• It's good to talk: agency growth stories

  19-10-2018 15:56 via News
  In a continuing series, The Future Factory delves into some of the most interesting agencies to unpick their unique growth journey.
  This week Alex Sibille, founder of The Future Factory interviews Tom Wood, founder & managing partner of Foolproof – the digital product and service design studio focused on better representing the end user in the design process.
  At 16 years old Foolproof has made acquisitions, been acquired and expanded internationally. Here is Tom’s take on the cha
  
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• The World View: What’s Next For TV?

  19-10-2018 15:49 via News
  We’ve waited with baited breath to find out what the future of TV looks like and finally we can reveal that we have some answers to bestow upon the industry.
  The Drum and RTL AdConnect are holding a breakfast event next month in New York that unpicks the evolution of TV and offers some insight into the changes and their effect on the industry.
  What with cross-platform viewing to contend with, traditional live TV, on-demand video streaming services, in-app video and social media, it’s
  
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• How programmatic is changing out-of-home

  19-10-2018 15:08 via News
  Buying out-of-home ad space has entered the 21st century, and Clear Channel Outdoor is looking to lead the way.
  Wade Rifkin, senior vice president of programmatic for Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, helped launch the nation’s first programmatic OOH solution in 2016. Two years later, after initial testing with a handful of partners, the company’s pool of inventory has grown and it’s taking on more advertisers in more verticals.
  “It’s exciting to see both some adverti
  
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• Facebook makes Nick Clegg its head of global affairs and communications

  19-10-2018 14:51 via News
  Social network Facebook has hired former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg as its head of global affairs and communications.
  The surprise appointment will see the 51-year-old replace Elliot Schrage in the global affairs and comms role he has held for a decade.
  Former Liberal Democrat leader Clegg served as deputy prime minister from 2010 to 2015, introducing the fix-term parliament bill but infamously breaking a pledge on tuition fees while in coalition with David Came
  
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• Marketing with real meaning: the importance of a good citizen marketing strategy

  19-10-2018 14:49 via News
  Can a company or a brand really market with genuine meaning and be a good citizen? In the first of a two-part blog, Jennifer Wilson of Way To Blue examines the Good Citizen market strategy.
  I’ve worked in the marketing industry for over 20 years around the world and too often brands, particularly in the wellbeing space, stagger between pushy messages with veiled product promises to bland meaningless promotional tweets. A different approach based on delivering real consumer value can cut th
  
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• Amazon to create up to 1,000 new jobs at three UK sites

  19-10-2018 14:26 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The internet giant is to open new offices in Manchester and increase capacity at its Edinburgh and Cambridge centres
  
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• Pastinos looks to up distribution after Mask acquisition

  19-10-2018 14:25 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The vegan snack maker was put up for sale by its former owners Giuseppe Martorana and Roberto Perini
  
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• IPG credits media and creative networks after third quarter revenue rise

  19-10-2018 14:25 via News
  Interpublic Group has reported net revenue of $1.9bn for Q3 of 2018 – an increase of 3.4% on the same period last year.
  The New York-based holding company, which counts McCann, FCB and Mullen Lowe Group among its stable, announced net profit of $161m in the quarter.
  Net revenue for the first nine months of the year stood at $5.62bn, up 5.2% on 2017, as the marcomms group recorded net profit of $292.7m.
  "We are extremely pleased with our performance this quarter and year-to-date,” sai
  
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• Dentsu Aegis Network India quartet quit amid sexual harassment accusations

  19-10-2018 13:30 via News
  Four Dentsu Aegis Network India executives have tendered their resignations following a flurry of sexual harassment allegations in the company. 
  Both Kartik Iyer and Praveen Das, co-founders of Happy Creative Services, which was acquired by Dentsu Aegis Network in 2016 to then rebrand as Happy McGarryBowen, have stood down.  Happy McGarryBowen's chief executive, managing director and senior creative director Bodhisatwa Dasgupta and Dinesh Swamy,
  
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• Facebook giant Jungle Creations 'experiments' with eccentric e-commerce and events

  19-10-2018 13:20 via News
  Jungle Creations, Facebook's fifth largest publisher, is looking to “branch out into riskier monetisation strategies” such as e-commerce, events, experiences and eccentric products to earn more from its social scale beyond ad revenue and brand partnerships.
  After its failed joint bid for Unilad (now LadBible), and following another Facebook video metrics scandal where the platform was found to over-inflate stats by as much as 900%, Jamie Bolding, founder and chief
  
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• Entries open for 2019 Convenience Retail Awards

  19-10-2018 13:19 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  A number of special awards will also be presented to retailers that excel in key categories and disciplines
  
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• Return of the So Wrong It’s Nom cheese Advent calendar

  19-10-2018 13:19 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The cheese advent calendarSo Wrong It’s Nom cheese Advent calendar will return to Asda shelves this Christmas
  
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• Parfetts paid £800k for Blakemore depot

  19-10-2018 13:19 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The Stockport-based cash & carry operator recorded a 6.8% increase in sales to £346m for the year to 30 June…
  
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• Lifestyle Express fascia gets boost from Time club members

  19-10-2018 13:19 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The move sees 30 stores switching to Lifestyle Express…
  
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• Co-op drops plans to open Belsize Park store after protests

  19-10-2018 13:19 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The Grocer understands there had been more than 130 objections submitted
  
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• Martech Heroes: Scott Brinker on the endless possibility of martech

  19-10-2018 13:10 via News
  Ahead of our B2B Awards in New York next month, we’ve launched the Martech Heroes series, to acknowledge and champion the people in martech who are pushing their business forward through using martech platforms. 
  The Drum has joined forces with Stein IAS to celebrate these individuals within the sector and share their understanding of the emerging industry. You can nominate your Martech Hero here, and have the chance for them to be recognised at our B2B awards as a Top Marte
  
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• Short Form Video and the Evolution of Customer Engagement

  19-10-2018 13:03 via News
  Video is a powerful component of an intelligent content mix. Today, as digital trends evolve, brands are investing further in video assets to drive experiences that are more dynamic for their customers. Still, ephemeral channels like Instagram stories and Snapchat have disrupted traditional video production, and challenged brands to develop shorter, more personalized content to address their audiences.
  To uncover how brands are currently activating short-form video in their engagement strategies
  
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• Tilda celebrates cultural and culinary diversity in debut work by Havas London

  19-10-2018 12:07 via Campaign UK News RSS Feed
  Campaign is rice brand's biggest marketing investment in 45-year history.
  
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• Paleo for pooches: how BARF is taking off in dogfood

  19-10-2018 11:42 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The bones and raw food diet is having a major impact on the petfood market, as our petcare category report reveals
  
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• Report says too much time online makes kids want junk food

  19-10-2018 11:35 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  Researchers found children were online for 16 hours a week and watched 22 hours of television per week
  
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• First Morrisons Daily store to open on Guernsey

  19-10-2018 11:32 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  Sandpiper opened its first Morrisons Daily on Jersey in May
  
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• Central England Co-op fund gives £42,000 to charities

  19-10-2018 11:29 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The society is providing funding to 36 organisations and charities
  
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• Greencore claims US exit makes it 'more resilient' to Brexit

  19-10-2018 11:27 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  The own-label sandwich producer dismissed accusations its US expansion had been a failure
  
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• Carat poaches Zenith's Lucy Ogilvie for CSO role

  19-10-2018 09:51 via Campaign UK News RSS Feed
  Agency has also hired P&G's Flora Kessler to join the strategy department.
  
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• Cost is biggest healthy snacks purchase barrier, finds report

  18-10-2018 18:46 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  Him report was based on more than 1,500 online shopper interviews
  
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• 'Terrible' lambing season to hit price and supplies into 2019

  18-10-2018 18:02 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  Average deadweight lamb prices hit a peak of 619.5p/kg on 19 May, up 29% on the same time last year
  
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• JJ Food Service wins MSC accreditation for its depot network

  18-10-2018 18:02 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  JJ also recently dramatically reduced CO2 emissions through the use of telematics
  
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• Is it time to take your customer journey back to the basics?

  18-10-2018 17:57 via News
  Does the following scenario sound familiar?
  As a recent transplant from the U.S., I wasn’t expecting to find that the large internet providers here in the U.K. have stellar, finely tuned customer journeys. They get a bad rap virtually everywhere. But after choosing one of the big providers, my album of worst hits for customer journeys got a new #1 track.
  My journey started with a phone call, where, after too many confusing package options, I learned that an engineer will be out to set up m
  
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• The Grocer's Top New Talent 2018 winners announced

  18-10-2018 17:38 via The Grocer - latest headlines
  
  Presenting the 35 rising stars of the food and drink industry who have made our TNT class of 2018
  
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