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• FMCG cos stare at big fall in sales - Times of India - Times of India

  24-11-2016 23:30
  
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  FMCG cos stare at big fall in sales - Times of India
  Times of India
  New Delhi: The FMCG industry, which was on course to reap the benefit of a bumper monsoon, is bracing for a major setback due to the liquidity crunch.
  FMCG companies see losses in the face of demonetisationETBrandEquity.com
  Sales of FMCG products hit hard, says Nielsen - The Financial ExpressFinancial Expressall 4 news articles »
  
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• FMCG cos stare at big fall in sales - Times of India

  24-11-2016 23:30
  
  Times of India
  FMCG cos stare at big fall in sales
  Times of India
  New Delhi: The FMCG industry, which was on course to reap the benefit of a bumper monsoon, is bracing for a major setback due to the liquidity crunch. An estimate by financial services company Edelweiss has pegged the initial impact of demonetization ...
  Sales of FMCG products hit hard, says NielsenFinancial Expressall 4 news articles »
  
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• National Lottery goes online only as BBC axes show after 22 years

  24-11-2016 18:56
  
  The BBC has pulled the National Lottery show from TV screens after 22 years following a new three-year deal between the broadcaster and operator Camelot.
  From January 2017, players will be able to check results on iPlayer or via a bulletin that will air after the news on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The National Lottery Awards will remain on BBC1.
  The Wednesday live results programme was dropped in 2012.
  "This new deal reaffirms the BBC's commitment to The National Lott
  
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• From WeCommerce to fauxsumerism – pay attention to these key words on Black Friday

  24-11-2016 18:04
  
  Black Friday is upon us again, but some industry analysts are saying that sales are expected to disappoint, with just 21% of Britons saying they are going to be fighting the crowds to snap up discounted products.
  Part of the reason is that a lot of brands are ignoring the fact that millennials – a demographic that in the US alone is set to reach $1.4tr in annual spending by 2020 – just don’t care that much about discounts. With offers available online year round, every day is a
  
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• From WeCommerce to fauxsumerism – pay attention to these key words ahead of Black Friday

  24-11-2016 18:04
  
  Black Friday is upon us again, but some industry analysts are saying that sales are expected to disappoint, with just 21% of Britons saying they are going to be fighting the crowds to snap up discounted products.
  Part of the reason is that a lot of brands are ignoring the fact that millennials – a demographic that in the US alone is set to reach $1.4tr in annual spending by 2020 – just don’t care that much about discounts. With offers available online year round, every day is a
  
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• Just After Midnight: The big agency groups' secret partner that delivers 24/7 support

  24-11-2016 18:02
  
  It is often overlooked that the world keeps spinning when we clock off from work. For a company with a brand to protect, having support after hours is critical. Enter Just After Midnight, the recently launched tech company that promises to deliver on the after hours support a client needs, that an agency can’t (or won’t) deliver on its own.
  When an agency wins a client, its main focus is on delivering projects, where digital agencies make their money. After hours support, while criti
  
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• Tennent’s and T in the Park organisers on 2017 break: ‘We want to deliver the kind of camping festival you are used to and deserve’

  24-11-2016 18:00
  
  T in the Park festival organisers DF Concerts and founding partner Tennent’s Lager have confirmed the Scottish musical event will take a break in 2017 following “challenges” and “continued constrictions” after it was forced to moved site last year.
  The organisers are blaming the decision not to go ahead with the music festival next year after being told by Scottish Government Ministers that they would have to apply for full Planning Permission due to
  
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• MEC wins £20m BMW media account

  24-11-2016 17:11 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  MEC has landed BMW's estimated £20m media account in the UK after a hard-fought and protracted pitch.
  
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• Aldi to launch first ever range of formula milk

  24-11-2016 17:10
  Aldi is extending its range of Mamia baby products by trialling a range of own-label formula milk on Monday.
  
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• ABF's Matt Lee hired as Symington's chief commercial officer

  24-11-2016 17:04
  
  Symington’s has made its second senior appointment in the space of a month
  
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• Las Vegas' new NHL team name and logo revealed

  24-11-2016 16:40
  
  The NHL keeps expanding into the desert, and its latest team in Sin City will be dubbed the Golden Knights. The name of the new Las Vegas pro hockey team was unveiled Tuesday outside the NHL club’s new home at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip.
   
  Owner Bill Foley told ESPN a few hours before the official announcement, “We now have an identity.”
   
  That identity was revealed to be a medieval-themed knight’s helmet with a shield behind it, with gold, a stee
  
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• Premier League champions Leicester City appoint sports marketing pro Jonathan Gregory to ensure long-term success

  24-11-2016 16:35
  
  Leicester City have appointed Jonathan Gregory as its new commercial chief.
  Gregory brings with him over 15-years’ experience across sports marketing and will work to strengthen Leicester City’s commercial standing off the back of their historic title win last season.
  He joins from ATG where he served as global director of partnerships and oversaw the commercial partnerships and sponsorship programme across the company.
  Prior to ATG Gregory held the position of commercial director at
  
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• Spar retailer Paul Stone launches booze service with Deliveroo

  24-11-2016 16:27
  
  Spar retailer Paul Stone has set up an alcohol delivery network from his stores through Deliveroo
  
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• Three innovative strategies which could transform your marketing communications using instant messaging

  24-11-2016 15:33
  
  Instant messaging (IM) is the fastest growing peer to peer means of communication with over 2.5 billion active users globally, and has emerged as the de facto channel for delivering personalised, instant one to one messages of all kinds – images, video and instant chat.
  WhatsApp, bought by Facebook in February 2014, now occupies 200 minutes a week of its billion users , and is forecast to surpass 3.6 billion users by 2020 – that’s about half of humanity. Messaging is now w
  
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• VisMin FMCG spending robust - Malaya

  24-11-2016 15:30
  VisMin FMCG spending robust
  Malaya
  The growth of spending in fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) in Visayas and Mindanao outpaces that of Luzon, which offers a lot of opportunities for FMCG brands, a research of Kantar Worldpanel, global expert in shoppers' behavior. The report also ...
  
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• Neil Reynolds to head Johnson & Johnson commercial division

  24-11-2016 15:09
  
  Reynolds takes over from Matt Roberts, who moves to a newly created role leading J&J’s global shopper and commercial strategy
  
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• Autumn Statement 2016: What marketers need to know

  24-11-2016 14:51
  
  Five months on from the referendum and the chancellor’s Autumn Statement has put a figure on the cost of Brexit, an additional £122bn in extra borrowing designed to ensure people have more money to pay for what they need rather than what they want.
  A rise in the national living wage and an increase of the income tax threshold are clearly designed to put money in the pockets of working families. However, the question many businesses will be wondering is will the measures be enough whe
  
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• Publicis London and News UK's Pulse Creative take home top accolades at 2016 Creative Out of Home Awards

  24-11-2016 14:05
  
  The 2016 winners of The Drum Creative Out of Home Awards have been revealed with Publicis London awarded the Chairman’s Award for its ‘Doors Of Thrones’ campaign for Tourism Ireland and News UK’s in-house agency, Pulse Creative, scooping the Grand Prix Award for its Tournamental campaign for the Sun.
  This year’s awards, which were sponsored by Fepe International and livedooh.com, marked a major change since their inception in 2012, with the entries being opened
  
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• Nestlé pledges not to join chocolate 'shrinkflation' trend

  24-11-2016 13:40
  
  The Kit Kat maker said it would not follow the example of larger rivals Mondelez and Mars
  
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• Hi-Spirits launches Christmas gift packs for key brands

  24-11-2016 13:37
  
  Each Southern Comfort, Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Scapegrace Gin and Paddy Irish Whiskey pack includes a 70cl bottle
  
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• FSA Food Crime Unit needs extra £8m a year to keep food safe

  24-11-2016 13:29
  
  Independent review of unit also calls for full investigatory powers  
  
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• Kelly Turkeys readies premium Thanksgiving US poultry push

  24-11-2016 13:22
  
  It has been testing the US Thanksgiving market for the past six years
  
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• Become a success in mobile: Ditch the desktop mentally and stop looking for the "new shiny thing"

  24-11-2016 13:20
  
  Advertisers need to enrich the storytelling experience, snap out of the desktop-mindset, and start building multiple creative iterations if they are ever going to be successful in mobile, say industry experts at a recent roundtable discussion hosted by The Drum in association with Video Intelligence.
  Consumers are spending more time than ever on digital devices according to eMarketer, while the Interactive Advertising Bureau in the US has found that mobile advertising is translating into sales,
  
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• Become a success in mobile: Ditch the desktop mentality and stop looking for the "new shiny thing"

  24-11-2016 13:20
  
  Advertisers need to enrich the storytelling experience, snap out of the desktop-mindset, and start building multiple creative iterations if they are ever going to be successful in mobile, say industry experts at a recent roundtable discussion hosted by The Drum in association with Video Intelligence.
  Consumers are spending more time than ever on digital devices according to eMarketer, while the Interactive Advertising Bureau in the US has found that mobile advertising is translating into sales,
  
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• Cheddar takes £60m hit as rationalisation affects brands

  24-11-2016 13:18
  
  Brands bore the brunt of these losses as retailers took an axe to ranges
  
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• Deliveroo drivers to sport Manor Racing branding as part of partnership with Formula One team

  24-11-2016 13:01
  
  Formula One team Manor Racing has signed up Deliveroo for the final edition of its featured sponsor campaign, the ‘Fast Companies Series’.
  The series spotlights some of the most entrepreneurial challenger brands shaping the future with a one-off sponsorship deal for a Grand Prix Weekend, giving brands the opportunity to test the marketing waters of Formula One’s global reach.
  This weekend’s season finale at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix sees the food delivery service star in t
  
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• Kitwave buys independent alcohol wholesaler HB Clark

  24-11-2016 12:48
  
  The wholesaler has also announced Jay MacKay will join the group as the new managing director
  
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• Budweiser alcohol-free Prohibition set for UK launch

  24-11-2016 12:33
  
  The 0.0% abv beer was registered with the IPO last month
  
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• SodaStream in a fizz with bottled water industry over Game of Thrones-inspired ad

  24-11-2016 12:06 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  SodaStream has hit back at the International Bottled Water Association, after the industry body sent a cease and desist order to the home carbonation brand over a provocative ad featuring actors Thor Bjornsson and Hannah Waddingham as their characters from Game of Thrones.
  
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• Ex-London Advertising partner Richard Hammond launches agency

  24-11-2016 12:06 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Richard Hammond, the former London Advertising partner and global client lead at Gyro, has launched a new London ad agency with a former DLKW Lowe creative director and Daewoo marketer.
  
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• Premier League and Manchester United join 'Rainbow Laces' campaign

  24-11-2016 11:57 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  The Premier League and Manchester United are among a second wave of brands backing LGBT charity Stonewall's "Rainbow laces" campaign.
  
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• Visa Europe’s chief risk officer warns online shoppers of potential ‘inconvenience and disruption’

  24-11-2016 11:41
  
  Visa Europe’s chief risk officer, Peter Bayley, has warned the continent’s army of online shoppers that they face ‘inconvenience and disruption’ from new European proposals to ban express check-outs, stored card details and in-app mobile payments.
  The payments provider has conducted its own consumer research which found that 61 per cent of respondents warned that additional steps to purchase would cause them to abandon purchases whilst reduced access to e-commerce sites o
  
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• Energy brand Boost taps protein trend with milk drink

  24-11-2016 11:39
  
  Launching in January, the NPD will be the first of a number of developments aimed at growing the brand
  
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• McColl's completes contactless rollout across estate

  24-11-2016 11:22
  
  The rollout, which started in August this year, was carried out at a rate of 100 stores a week
  
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• Wieden+Kennedy London creates VR shopping experience to alleviate Black Friday chaos

  24-11-2016 11:15
  
  Wieden+Kennedy London has created a new shopping experience ahead of Black Friday which avoids the rabble of the high street while enlivening the banality of online purchasing in the form of a virtual reality shop where people can buy with their eyes.
  The shopageddon.biz is a new e-commerce experiment from the creative agency which invites users to strap on a VR headset and visit the site where they can view a virtual space populated with goods available for purchase. 
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• UK consumers set to boost use of integrated mobile loyalty

  24-11-2016 11:13
  
  A survey of 2,000 people found the UK was lagging behind the US in the use of mobile loyalty schemes
  
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• Baileys lifts festive spirits with £3.6m ad campaign

  24-11-2016 11:12
  
  Chocolate liqueur brand Baileys is inviting consumers to indulge this Christmas via a £3.6m advertising campaign titled ‘Don’t Mind If I Baileys’.
  Reaching the UK market following an earlier European launch the promotion will reach out through TV, digital and social media activity which seeks to reinforce perceptions of the sugary tipple as an ‘indulgence’.
  The holiday period will also be marked by the elevation of Chocolate Luxe variant, offered as a limited
  
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• Google phases out Cast streaming brand in favour of ‘Chromecast built-in’

  24-11-2016 10:53
  
  Google is moving to phase out its Cast branding in favour of ‘Chromecast built-in’ as the technology giant seeks to ease consumer confusion over its streaming services.
  A gradual phasing out of the Cast name began over the past few weeks with the renaming of the @googlecast Twitter account to @chromecast.
  The changes coincide with growing consumer awareness of Chromecast devices, which have become increasingly popular with people seeking to wirelessly stream their media and audio fil
  
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• Local authorities lack inspection manpower says Tesco

  24-11-2016 10:43
  
  “By 2020 local food safety officers on the ground will not be able to carry out their functions” warns Tim Smith
  
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• Adland charity Nabs reveals campaign starring real-life industry parents

  24-11-2016 10:40
  
  Nabs has launched an online film starring Dentus Aegis Richard Morris, AMV BBDO’s Katy Talikowska, mcgarrybowen’s Louise Lang and Robbie Black from Adam & Eve DDB in the hopes of raising awareness about how the charity can help working parents that feel under pressure.
   ‘Little Voices’, created by mcgarrybowen, aims to bring to life findings that over 50% of adland’s parents named managing workloads, fatigue and guilt as their top three biggest pressures.
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• New Best-one store format focuses on food to go and chilled

  24-11-2016 10:33
  
  The ‘store of the future’ concept is available in a number of styles to suit local demographics
  
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• John Lewis resists calls to withdraw advertising from the Sun, Daily Mail & Express

  24-11-2016 10:21
  
  Department store John Lewis has refused to be strong armed by a pressure group calling for it to halt advertising in the Sun, Daily Mail and Express owing to the editorial stances adopted by the titles.
  John Lewis is refusing to be pushed however, stating: “We fully appreciate the strength of feeling on this issue but we never make an editorial judgement on a particular newspaper.”
  A SumOfUs petition calling for John Lewis to politicise its advertising budget singled out the Daily Ma
  
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• Media Bites 24 November: Autumn Statement, Walmart, Black Friday, Chapel Down

  24-11-2016 10:05
  
  Reaction and coverage of Chancellor Philip Hammond’s first Autumn Statement dominates the paper this morning.
  
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• Dubai’s 7Days newspaper and website to fold amidst 'severely challenged' advertising market

  24-11-2016 09:49
  
  Dubai’s 7Days newspaper has announced it is to cease publishing this year, ending a 13-year run of reporting news from the desert city in both print and online.
  In common with much of the rest of the world the United Arab Emirates has seen traditional publishing models fail in the face of shrinking advertising revenues and print audiences, despite the website attracting a loyal following.
  Best known for its community-centric brief and exposes of the exploitation of migrant labourers in gra
  
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• Wins this week: McVitie's, Labour Party, Women's Equality Party

  24-11-2016 09:37 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  CHI & Partners wins two international accounts, while two political parties have appointed ad agencies amid speculation of an early General Election in the UK.
  
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• City snapshot: PayPoint sales decline in first half

  24-11-2016 09:37
  
  Revenues at PayPoint slipped in the first half following the disposal of its online payment businesses but underlying operating profits increased 15.6%..
  
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• Changing of the guard at JWT led by double promotion for James Whitehead & Joe Petyan

  24-11-2016 09:18
  
  J. Walter Thompson has shaken-up its leadership team with a double promotion for London-based executive partners James Whitehead and Joe Petyan, who will now serve as London CEO and European regional director respectively.
  Whitehead’s move will see him assume overall responsibility for the agency’s employees, creative output and client offering as well as integrating several newly formed divisions with JWT’s existing digital, one-to-one, experiential and above-the- line capabil
  
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• Selfridges to create world's biggest handbag hall

  24-11-2016 09:08 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Selfridges plans to triple the size of the handbag department in its flagship Oxford Street store as part of a £300m refurbishment.
  
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• Review recap: Sony, Bank of Scotland, Guinness

  24-11-2016 08:58 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Sony, Bank of Scotland and JD Williams have launched ad agency reviews, while Guinness and Infiniti are also looking for a new shop.
  
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• Skyscanner and Airbnb deal talks signal growing power of China's tourism market

  24-11-2016 08:53 via campaignlive.co.uk
  
  Chinese travel group Ctrip International has agreed to acquire Skyscanner for £1.4bn, while reports say Airbnb is in talks to buy Xiaozhu, China's second largest home accommodation service.
  
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