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• Big Ass Fans endorses another ass for president

  19-10-2016 22:41
  
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  Big Ass Solutions, which says it makes “the world’s best fans, lights and control systems with an emphasis on energy efficiency,” is offering up its so-called mascot and faith healer, Fanny the donkey, as a “ride-in candidate” for President of the United States.
  Fanny will even be on the UNLV grounds for the October 19 debate “trying to rile up the crowd,” the company said.
  According to a release, the “last straw” in Fan
  
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• FMCG companies back 16-18% GST tax rate - Economic Times

  19-10-2016 21:04
  
  Economic Times
  FMCG companies back 16-18% GST tax rate
  Economic Times
  NEW DELHI: Consumer goods firms are of the view that a standard goods and services tax rate of 17-18% can spur growth in the industry but warned that ease and simplicity of GST may get compromised if their categories are not clubbed in compatible slabs.
  Godrej, Parle, other FMCG companies back 16-18% GST rate, final decision likely to be next monthBusinessinsider India
  4 GST slabs planned, consumer durables, FMCG face 26 pc l
  
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• 17-18% GST rate can spur growth in the industry: FMCG companies - ETBrandEquity.com (press release) (blog)

  19-10-2016 21:04
  
  ETBrandEquity.com (press release) (blog)
  17-18% GST rate can spur growth in the industry: FMCG companies
  ETBrandEquity.com (press release) (blog)
  NEW DELHI: Consumer goods firms are of the view that a standard goods and services tax rate of 17-18% can spur growth in the industry but warned that ease and simplicity of GST may get compromised if their categories are not clubbed in compatible slabs.
  Godrej, Parle, other FMCG companies back 16-18% GST rate, final decision likely to be next monthBus
  
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• Dropbox brings in former EA global marketing head as CMO

  19-10-2016 20:18
  
  File sharing brand Dropbox has announced the appointment of Carolyn Feinstein as its new chief marketing officer.
  Feinstein has been in the industry for more than two decades, heading up Electronic Arts’ (EA) global marketing team as SVP until 2014. Here she was responsible for brand campaigns such as Fifa, The Sims and Battlefield, before leaving to become VP of marketing for Pure Storage.
  Dennis Woodside, the company’s chief operating officer, said: “[Feinstein is] a talented
  
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• Snapchat may stop sharing ad revenue with Discover media partners in favour of a flat upfront fee

  19-10-2016 19:34
  
  Snapchat reportedly has ambitions to pay media partners on Discover a flat license fee upfront instead of sharing ad revenue as it transitions from social company to media owner, adopting the same model as TV networks.
  Currently the platform lets publishers on Discover sell ads against their content, and keep hold of the ad revenue generated as a result. Snapchat also sells ads against the same content using its own sales team.
  However, according to Recode, the platform now has ambitions to pay
  
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• John Power replaces David Salkeld as CEO at Symington's

  19-10-2016 18:59
  
  Power takes over from David Salkeld who steps down after a nine-year stint at the helm
  
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• Hearst UK CEO Anna Jones steps down

  19-10-2016 18:46
  
  Hearst UK chief executive Anna Jones is stepping down from the role in 2017 to co-found AllBright, a funding platform for female-led businesses in the UK.
  Jones completes her tenure as chief executive of Hearst in February 2017 after five years with the company. She is going on to co-found AllBright with Debbie Wosskow, serial entrepreneur and chief executive at Love Home Swap. Jones will also become executive chairman of ShareStyle, a digital marketplace for style services.
  "ShareStyle wil
  
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• Government appoints first director general for digital and media

  19-10-2016 18:25
  
  The government has appointed former British ambassador Matthew Gould to the newly created role of director general for digital and media as it looks to make good on the promise of transforming Britain into a world-leading digital economy.
  Gould’s experience comes from his time spent as the British ambassador to Israel, where he set up the UK Israel tech hub. He also led the Cabinet Office’s cyber security unit as its director of cyber security and information assurance.
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• Half of the Brits not subscribed to music streaming services say it’s too expensive

  19-10-2016 17:51
  
  Only a tenth of Brits currently own a subscription to a music streaming app such as Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, Tidal  however, pricing remains a major problem, according to a YouGov study from Zuora.
  The research, of 2,115 UK adults in May 2016 found that of the 90% of Brits not subscribed to such apps, 48% claimed the subscriptions - typically an average of around £7.07 per month across the board; – are too expensive.
  A total of 3.7m Brits, 71% of UK music streaming sub
  
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• Steve Henry: ad industry makes people too anxious

  19-10-2016 17:29 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  The advertising industry needs to stand out while brands should stand for something, Steve Henry, the co-founder of HHCL and Decoded, said, claiming "advertising is too precious".
  
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• Kopparberg recalls two ciders after bottle breakages

  19-10-2016 16:18
  
  The brand’s Sparkling Rosé strawberry and raspberry 750ml bottles have been removed from Asda
  
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• Yahoo: quality of native ads must improve

  19-10-2016 16:15 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Native ads account for 42% of Yahoo's ad revenue but quality still needs to improve, admits Jeff Bonforte, the company's senior vice president of communications products.
  
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• Big Bang contest lines up paid internships for up to 50 young creatives

  19-10-2016 16:06 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Recruitment consultancy Daniel Marks has lined up 50 young people with 170 meetings with agencies about paid internships through its annual Big Bang creative internship scheme.
  
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• As the Dadi Awards celebrates its 10th anniversary, here's how the digital industry has changed in the last 10 years

  19-10-2016 15:55
  
  As tonight's ceremony will mark the 10th anniversary of The Drum Awards for the Digital Industries (which, mercifully, we soon learned to shorten to Dadis) the milestone got us thinking about how the digital industry has changed in that time. Only 10 years ago, Steve Jobs was still putting the finishing touches to the first iPhone, Nintendo was making gamers out of grannies with its Wii and Bebo was the most widely used social network in the UK. Yes, Bebo. Twitter, alas, still had its train
  
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• Dyson sets cryptic challenge to hover up the best talent

  19-10-2016 15:48
  
  Vacuum company Dyson is looking to cultivate its next generation of talent by setting a series of cryptic challenges to attract “bright minds, with great ambition and a passion for problem solving”.
  The activity, created by Livity, is called ReThinkers with the first of four recruitment challenges available to try here.
  The company says that the scheme will help promote the new roles in addition to attracting inquisitive talent, as part of its 2014 pledge to hire 3,000 new staff memb
  
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• Bray Leino Yucca's Ben Martin passes away

  19-10-2016 15:20
  
  Ben Martin, the managing director of Bristol-based Bray Leino Yucca, has passed away suddenly.
  An engaging, creative and universally loved presence at the agency, Martin founded Yucca in 2006 before it was acquired by Bray Leino five years later. In that time, he grew the agency to a team of 57 working on over £1m of business across clients including Clarks Silverstone Circuits, Hoburne Holiday Parks, Howies and Motability.
  Within the Bray Leino business, Martin championed a more
  
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• #SMBuzzchat: We Are Social's Tom Ollerton on how brands should be innovating on social

  19-10-2016 15:16
  
  Social media innovation is not just showing your boss that Snapchat has a new filter or feature according to Tom Ollerton, innovation director at We Are Social.
  On the latest episode of #SMBuzzChat, The Drum spoke with Ollerton about what really constitutes social media innovation and how this often revolves around social behaviour rather than new social features.
  Ollerton went on to mention startups like CrowdPilot, a smartphone app where other users can help
  
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• Unilever employs Facebook chatbot to teach kids to brush teeth

  19-10-2016 15:06 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  R/GA London has developed a new way for Unilever's oral care brand Signal Pepsodent to tell a story that reaches parents and children around the world.
  
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• Networks beware: 54 percent of millennials have 'show dumped' when content becomes too difficult to access

  19-10-2016 15:00
  
  Part of what makes Netflix so appealing – and why viewers often complete the company’s original series once they begin them – is that there is no wondering whether the next episode will be available. Netflix subscribers know that if they begin Stranger Things, for example, they could finish the season the same day.
  This is a feature that other content providers have struggled with, and according to new research from TiVo, the majority of millennials have “show dumped,&rdq
  
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• Arla launches trio of fat-free quark cheese products

  19-10-2016 14:30
  
  New range latest in dairy co-op’s NPD drive
  
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• Bestway: 'indies hiking tobacco in absence of PMPs'

  19-10-2016 14:22
  
  Just 20% of independents are sticking to the manufacturers’ rsp following the introduction of new plain packaging rules
  
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• Bestway: 'independents hiking tobacco in absence of PMPs'

  19-10-2016 14:22
  
  Just 20% of independents are sticking to the manufacturers’ rsp following the introduction of new plain packaging rules
  
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• Anna Jones quits Hearst to launch female entrepreneurship venture

  19-10-2016 14:20 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Anna Jones is stepping down as chief executive of magazine publisher Hearst after two-and-a-half years to co-found an investment company that will finance and support "outstanding female-led companies".
  
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• Turner and CNN create business news app, CNN MoneyStream

  19-10-2016 14:12
  
  Turner and CNN have created a mobile app, CNN MoneyStream, creating a business news experience for users. CNN MoneyStream creates a personalized experience and allows users to follow companies, businesses, topics and the market.
  “CNN MoneyStream is an app for fanatics. People are as passionate about business as they are about sports and CNN MoneyStream plays directly to those passions. It's not just a news feed - it allows you to dive deeper into your obsessions - whether that's marke
  
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• Tiger Woods unveils TGR branding to build his reputation ‘as a competitor off the course’

  19-10-2016 14:07
  
  As Nike-athlete and renowned golfer Tiger Woods continues to slip down the Official World Golf Ranking (ranked 802nd in the world at the time of publication) the sporting pioneer has unveiled a new series of branding.
  The TGR brand has been released as a replacement for Woods’ TW branding, with the design implementing the W in Woods reimagined as a tiger (or TGR) paw.
  On the Tiger Woods website, he said: “My team and I have applied these principles … to all that we&r
  
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• Online Influence conference brings global brands to Bristol

  19-10-2016 14:03
  
  IBM, TUI Travel, MediaCom and ITN are among the brands taking part when The Online Influence Conference (OiConf) returns to Bristol for the second year running tomorrow (20 October).
  OiConf is the UK’s fastest growing social and mobile innovation conference. With events in Cardiff and Bristol, and plans to expand to London, Manchester, New York and Taipei, OiConf aims to deliver world-class content from industry leaders and internationally respected speakers.
  Paul Shepherd, found
  
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• Shazam enters the video market with music video channels

  19-10-2016 14:00
  
  Shazam, which totals 120 million active monthly users and has been downloaded one billion times since 1999, has partnered with Portland-based startup Vadio to create in-app music video channels.
  “We continually look for new ways to expand the way in which our users can discover music,” said Greg Glenday, chief revenue officer, Shazam. “We want to give fans a great reason to spend more time with Shazam by giving them access to a rich and immersive music video experience. In turn
  
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• Walmart gets into online entertainment with ad-supported TV and movie streaming services

  19-10-2016 13:35
  
  US retailer, and owner of Asda in the UK, Walmart has launched its own TV and movie streaming service, that will be supported by pre- and mid-roll advertising rather than a subscription fee.
  VuDu Movies on Us builds on an existing offer on the VuDu platform, which Walmart bought in 2010. Until now, users have been able to rent or buy films and TV programmes but has failed to maintain its position amid the rise of Netflix and Amazon Video.
  While its entry into streaming will place it closer to th
  
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• Dove's latest #SpeakBeautiful campaign comes under fire for 'policing women's self-expression'

  19-10-2016 13:30
  
  Dove is facing a backlash on social media after launching the latest phase of its #SpeakBeautiful campaign which seeks to  "spread positivity" online. 
  The Unilever-owned brand has courted mixed reaction on Twitter for the initiative which encourages women to partake in a 're-do' challenge. The concept requires women to ask friends who are being negative online, be it about themselves or others, to post two positive tweets for every cynical one they share using the hashtag #SpeakBeauti
  
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• Bol targets evening eaters with new Dinner Bowls range

  19-10-2016 13:24
  
  Ready meal brand Bol has launched a range of ‘Dinner Bowls’ as it looks to tap into the evening meal occasion
  
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• Birds Eye peas back on TV screens with Patsy Kensit

  19-10-2016 13:24
  
  The ad comes 43 years after Kensit made her debut on British screens for the brand’s Peas Go Pop ad…
  
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• Smirnoff #whatwebring YouTube advert survives complaints

  19-10-2016 13:17
  
  Three complaints were submitted on behalf of the Youth Alcohol Advertising Council, but none were upheld
  
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• Wine industry calls for support as Brexit drives up prices

  19-10-2016 13:15
  
  An average bottle of wine coming from the EU would go up 29p, while wine from outside the EU would be 22p more expensive
  
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• Pitch update: Godiva, Kingfisher, Public Health England, AA

  19-10-2016 13:09 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Godiva, the chocolate brand owned by Pladis, is no longer considering Mother London for its retained creative account.
  
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• Rangebound trade on D-St: Auto, FMCG drag markets - Economic Times

  19-10-2016 13:06
  
  Hindu Business Line
  Rangebound trade on D-St: Auto, FMCG drag markets
  Economic Times
  The S&P BSE Sensex, which opened at 28,112 against the previous close of 28,050, slipped below its crucial psychological level of 28,000 to close at 27,984, down 66.51 points. The benchmark index hit an intraday high of 28,131 and a low of 27,926.
  Sensex sheds 66 points; FMCG, realty stocks plungeHindu Business Line
  Sensex Edges Lower On Weakness In Banking, FMCG SharesPrameyaNews7all 206 news articles 
  
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• JCDecaux to double digital impressions to one billion by 2017

  19-10-2016 13:00 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  JCDecaux has said it will hit one billion digital impressions by the end of 2017 after announcing extensive investment in digitising its infrastructure.
  
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• Epson inks Lewis Hamilton to display the speed of printing

  19-10-2016 12:59
  
  Printer company Epson, in a bid to promote its new EcoTank printer, soaked three times FIA Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, in (around) 400 litres of ink in a visual ad drive.
  Created in collaboration with the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team, the slot from Citizen Films hits home the new product and the fact the company supports the race team with inkjet printers, scanners, 3LCD projectors and wearables, including smart glasses.
  Hamilton said: “During the course of each season, I get to
  
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• How xAd will drive efficiency for food redistribution charities on The Drum’s Do It Day

  19-10-2016 12:53
  
  In cities all over the world, homeless people starve, while businesses throw away tonnes of food that in many cases is still edible. Such a dire situation invoked similar responses from xAd's two Plan It Day challenge teams, with one focusing on the distribution logistics and the second on the marketing efforts. The challenger decided that combining the two would create a stronger overarching solution.
  Daniel Warner, supply and data director at xAd, highlighted Team One's logistical understandin
  
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• Parenting app Mush seals deal with Aveeno Baby

  19-10-2016 12:49 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Mush, the parenting app, has secured its first commercial partnership with Johnson & Johnson's Aveeno Baby.
  
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• Huawei seeks shop for phone launch

  19-10-2016 12:30 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, is on the lookout for a creative agency ahead of an upcoming global launch of a new smartphone.
  
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• Tesco Focused On Ensuring Food Inflation Is Kept To A Minimum

  19-10-2016 12:26
  In the wake of its pricing dispute with Unilever, Tesco said yesterday that it was focused on remaining competitive and keeping food inflation in check. With the drop in the value of sterling expected to start driving up food prices (more…)
  
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• Digital influencers poised to become 'more powerful'

  19-10-2016 12:25 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  The digital influencer bubble is not going to burst and influencers will become a "stronger and more powerful voice in marketing", according to a leading beauty marketer.
  
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• Boparan’s Acquisition Of Bernard Matthews Facing CMA Probe

  19-10-2016 12:23
  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it has began a probe into the recent acquisition of Bernard Matthews. Food tycoon Ranjit Boparan acquired the struggling turkey giant in a controversial pre-pack administration deal last month. The deal saw (more…)
  
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• Government Launches Review Of GCA Amid Calls For Role To Be Extended To Cover More Of The Supply Chain

  19-10-2016 12:21
  The performance of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is be examined in a statutory review launched by government yesterday, which could also lead to an extension of its role to cover more of the supply chain. The Grocery Supply Code (more…)
  
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• Coca-Cola’s Leendert den Hollander Appointed IGD President

  19-10-2016 12:19
  Leendert den Hollander, Vice-President and General Manager, Great Britain, Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), has been appointed as President of IGD. Den Hollander is currently Vice-President of IGD and will succeed Andy Clarke, previously Chief Executive of Asda, with effect from (more…)
  
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• Landmark Wholesale Launches New Look For Lifestyle Express Stores

  19-10-2016 12:18
  Landmark Wholesale has launched a new look for its Lifestyle Express symbol stores to help it better compete with the discounters and supermarket multiples. The group said the new grey fascia (compared to the traditional blue and green) has been (more…)
  
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• Bridgethorne: FMCG Suppliers Need To Be Prepared For 'Marmite' Conversations With UK Retailers - ESM - The European Supermarket Magazine

  19-10-2016 12:16
  
  ESM - The European Supermarket Magazine
  Bridgethorne: FMCG Suppliers Need To Be Prepared For 'Marmite' Conversations With UK Retailers
  ESM - The European Supermarket Magazine
  UK-based shopper-management firm Bridgethorne has called on FMCG suppliers to be prepared for their own 'Marmite-style' conversations about price with retailers, given the current challenging period for sterling. The call follows the temporary ...
  
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• Mintel Predicts UK Retail Sales Will Grow 2.5% This Christmas

  19-10-2016 12:15
  Despite mounting concerns over the impact of the Brexit vote on consumer spending, researchers at Mintel estimate that total UK retail sales will grow 2.5% this December to reach £42.2bn. Shying away from the Christmas high street rush, as many (more…)
  
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• Travis Perkins To Close 30 Outlets Amid “Uncertain UK Outlook”

  19-10-2016 12:14
  Travis Perkins has announced that it closing 30 of its outlets due to an “uncertain UK outlook” for next year. The company is closing branches of Travis Perkins, Benchmarx, BSS and PTS, but not its DIY chain Wickes. Chief Executive (more…)
  
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• Canon selects VCCP amid shift in marketing strategy

  19-10-2016 12:14 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Canon has appointed VCCP as its first integrated agency as it looks to ditch product-based marketing in favour of focusing on people's wider relationships with images.
  
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