One Direction fans have started a GoFundMe page in order to raise enough money to purchase the band from its management and make it a fan-owned co-operative.
The push comes just two days after band member Zayn Malik announced his departure from the group, devastating fans around the globe.
The page’s goal is to raise $88m and raised almost $2000 in just one day.
“This is all the money I have left in my back account. I need this to happen,” wrote one fan on the page.
The sentiment wasn’t
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One direction fans empty out bank accounts in online push to purchase the band
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Instagram deletes user photo twice for featuring menstrual blood, subsequently apologizes
Instagram has twice deleted, and the reposted a user’s photo that featured period blood.
The user, Rupi Kaur, a Toronto-based college student, posted the pictures to highlight what she calls a misogynistic society.
After the photo of a fully-clad female lying in bed with a spot of blood on her pants was first deleted, Kaur reposted it, challenging Instagram because technically, it adhered to the platform’s community guidelines.
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TWBA revamps its international executive team, employs new regional operating structure
TWBA has revamped its existing executive team, in order to best utilize existing talent by moving toward a more regional operating system.
LA-based chief strategy officer, Nick Barham, has assumed greater responsibility, becoming the global chief strategy officer. He will continue his existing duties along with the new ones.
Perry Valkenburg has been named president of international and global operations. In this role, Valkenburg will oversee of TBWA’s Digital Arts Network, TBWA Worldhealth -
Salesforce, Hillary Clinton, Yelp back #boycottIndiana hashtag
Twitter erupted today with hundreds of thousands of mentions of the hashtag #BoycottIndiana.
The response is a result of Indiana governor, Mike Pence’s decision to sign a bill into law that would allow businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers under the pretense of ‘religious freedom.’
Many businesses have already announced that they have no intention to do business in the state.
The Drum took to Twitter to compile a list of some of the biggest names that plan to #BoycottIndiana. -
X-Factor drops Dermot O'Leary as host after 8 years
Dermot O’Leary has been dropped from his position as the host of singing competition the X-Factor after eight years at the helm.
The long-time presenter of the show will not present the next season of the X-Factor, with Olly Murs touted as his most likely replacement.
O’Leary issued a statement on Twitter thanking Simon Cowell, the producers and the fans for their support throughout the years.
Good afternoon. After eight wonderful years on @TheXFactor it's time for me to move on.
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Katy Perry could ‘embrace the future’ by live-streaming her gigs using Meerkat or Periscope
Pop star Katy Perry has admitted that she could implement live-streaming apps into her future performances to share the experience with those who cannot attend her concerts.
Perry made the announcement following a busy week for live-streaming apps which saw Twitter launch Periscope hours before rival Meerkat announced it had raised an estimated $14m in funding on Thursday.
The musician and pop icon told Mashable: “You've got to embrace the future or you're left behind.”
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TfL pulls 65 Germanwings 'Prepare to be surprised' digital ads from the tube in wake of airline disaster
Transport for London (TfL) has purged the London Underground of 65 digital ads from budget airline Germanwings following the horrific crash on Tuesday which resulted in the death of the flight's six crew and 144 passengers.
The brand’s London Underground ‘Get Ready to Be Surprised’ ads have been removed in a bid to avoid distressing viewers and the mourning families of the victims.
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Reed.co.uk sponsors Channel 5
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TBWA's chief executive, Troy Ruhanen, has restructured its global operations, moving away from a traditional regional structure towards one based on specialisms. -
Blackberry surprises all, reports profit
Blackberry has reported a $28m profit in its most recent quarter, shocking both analysts and investors who had expected the phone company to lose money.
However, it’s not all good news. Blackberry continues to lose both customers and sales – which dropped 32 per cent in the last three months.
Still, the unexpected numbers had executives beaming.
"I am very pleased to announce that our financial house in order," said Blackberry’s chief, John Chen. "Our financial viability is no longer in qu -
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O2 and Telenomics launch outdoor campaign with Media Agency Group
A new out-of-home advertising campaign promoting the services of mobile network O2 and franchise partner Telenomics is to launch in South East London on Monday 30 March, with three 6-sheet advertisements located in Eltham Railway Station.
Co-ordinated by Media Agency Group, the ads are in O2’s familiar blue colour scheme and promote the latest services and deals offered by O2 and Telenomics in its Eltham store, such as the ‘O2 Refresh’ and ‘O2 Guru’ packages.
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Attempts to revive Loaded fail, magazine to close after 21 years
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PRs should not sacrifice sound strategy in pursuit of SEO
via theguardian.comIt is becoming worryingly common for a communication strategy to simply be a race to arms for search contentMarketing trends come and go, but those that survive tend to have two key elements: adaptability and profitability. Search engine optimisation has always had to adapt because it deals with consequences of algorithm changes by the search gods such as Google. Its profitability has always been more of grey area, and in that sense it has a lot in common with public relations, which has often c -
‘We need to do fewer things better for clients’ – agencies debate year ahead for mobile
Agencies need to do fewer things better for clients when it comes to mobile, according to Jem Lloyd-Williams, executive director for innovation at Vizeum.
“There’s a huge appetite for new creativity and that’s absolutely right. But the reality is we’re doing lots of things really badly. And I think sacrificing in overcommitting to something and getting that absolutely right is probably what anyone with strategy in their title should be concentrating on right now,” he said.
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DDB New York appoints Madison Wharton chief production officer
DDB New York, part of the Omnicom Group, has hired Madison Wharton, formerly The Barbarian Group’s executive director of production, as its new chief production officer.
The move comes shortly after the appointment of Icaro Dorio as chief creative officer. President of DDB New York, Chris Brown, appears to be giving the entire executive team a revitalization.
“We are delighted to welcome Madison to the team at such an exciting time for DDB New York,” said Brown.
“We are on a mission to b -
Channel 4 and Sky News' 'Battle for No 10' sparks 400 Ofcom complaints as social media turns on Kay Burley for Ed Miliband questioning
Ofcom has received over 400 complaints regarding Channel 4 and Sky News’ ‘Battle for No10’ broadcast debate between Labour party leader Ed Miliband and prime minister and Conservative head David Cameron.
Of the complaints received, the watchdog announced that 110 “alleged bias” in the treatment of the leaders from the show’s hosting duo, retired BBC veteran Jeremy Paxman and Sky News presenter Kay Burley.
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The gospel according to Nile Rodgers: Don't be authentic, 'pretend to be French'
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Pentagram unveils ‘Mad Men’ bench in New York
Design firm Pentagram has unveiled its latest design - a bench which serves as an ode to popular AMC series ‘Mad Men.’
The bench sits outside the Time & Life building, which is where the show's fictional 1960's ad agency was located. It features the silhouette of protagonist Don Draper, cigarette in hand, with his arm slouched around the metal bench. The familiar image is also featured in the opening of each episode.
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Group M retains £80m Lloyds media
Group M has retained the £80 million Lloyds Banking Group media business, beating off competition from Dentsu Aegis Network in the final stage. -
Group M retains £110m Lloyds media
Group M has retained the £110 million Lloyds Banking Group media business, beating off competition from Dentsu Aegis Network in the final stage. -
Brand Vine Chart: New entries from the White House, Marmite & The Drum
Welcome to The Drum's Brand Vine chart, powered by Burst, the short-form social video specialists.The chart is ranked on the number of loops generated by brands on the video sharing service each week.A video of Vice President Joe Biden claiming he does a million arm curls each day earned the White House first place this week.Footage of Obama's right-hand man undertaking some impressive multitasking as he simultaneously chatted on the phone and perfected his exercise technique, boosted the Washin -
YouGov poll: 52% of UKIP voters against Jeremy Clarkson's BBC dismissal
A majority of Ukip voters were found to be against the BBC's dismissal of former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson after he assaulted a producer earlier this month.
A YouGov poll of 1698 adults, saw 59 per cent of respondents agree that the BBC made the right call on Clarkson however.Twenty nine per cent disagreed and 12 per cent didn’t know in spite of the host being found to have physically and verbally assaulted Top gear producer Oisin Tymon.
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Pearlfisher redesigns Innocent on-the-go juice range
Pearlfisher London has redesigned Innocent’s on-the-go juice line, and introduced the drinks brand's carafe design to the range.
The brief, which spans creative strategy, graphic and structural packaging design, was to use design to inject the bottles with a "challenger spirit" that disrupts the sector and creates increases sales potential.
Dan Gladden, Pearlfisher design director, commented: "Our new design visually steers away from the stereotypical information-heavy white labels. W -
Clicks and conversions spike to push mobile ad spend beyond desktop by end of 2015
Clicks on mobile ads don’t always lead to direct conversions but often influence desktop or in-store purchases, a trend that is convincing advertisers to spend more on mobile than desktop by the end of the year, according to a new report.
The shift in media budgets is driven by advertisers’ confidence in mobile swelling as the click-through and conversion gaps narrow between display, search and social on mobile. While brands have espoused about mobile-first strategies for a decade, research -
Twitter hunts for UK marketer as it targets £180m ad revenues
Twitter is on the hunt for its first consumer marketer in the UK as the company chases ambitious targets to once again double advertising revenues year on year, to surpass £180 million in 2015. -
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Hailo protests 'faceless' driverless cars by projecting cabbies onto London landmarks
Taxi hailing app Hailo has launched a protest against driverless cars, projecting portraits of its drivers onto famous landmarks in London. -
Hailo protests against driverless cars in PR stunt
Taxi app Hailo has projected the faces of London cabbies onto landmarks in the capital as it takes a stand against driverless cars.
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Cameron and Miliband vie for social media supremacy in #BattleForNumber10 with sentiment too close to call
David Cameron and Ed Miliband have subjected themselves to a grilling by Jeremy Paxman in front of a prime time audience as both leaders attempt to break the stalemate in their parties fortunes ahead of the general election.
Although the politicians didn’t go head-to-head directly the on air clash, screened live by both Sky News and Channel 4, proved to be a fertile discussion point on Twitter, grabbing a 94.7 per cent share of 301,142 TV related tweets according to Kantar.
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People on the move: Hires and departures at Google, the Guardian, Tinder and more
This week has seen another wave of appointments and departures at brands, media owners and agencies. The Drum has rounded up the key hires below.
Google
Google has brought aboard Ruth Porat as its chief finance officer - picking her up from her CFO role at Morgan Stanley.
Porat worked at Morgan Stanley since 1987 in a variety of roles including vice chairman of investment banking, global head of the financial institutions group and and co-head of technology investment banking
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FairFX and Sky ink sponsorship deal for Sky Sports F1
Sky Media and travel money company FairFX have inked a sponsorship deal for Sky Sports F1 ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend.
The partnership, spanning the Sky Sports F1 channel, Sky Go, Skysports.com and Sky Sports Mobile App will run until the conclusion of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on 29 November.
The creative will feature FairFX’s prepaid currency cards, travel cash and money transfer services for consumers and businesses and is intended to build further awareness of the b -
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Ad of the Day: PNC Bank - KNOW You're Saving for Special Moments
PNC Bank has worked with Deutsch New York for this CGI-filled fairy tale wedding extravaganza.
The advert features more than 100 bespoke costumes, a giant teddy bear, hummingbirds and a unicorn and targets dads pondering their daughters’ futures.
A good dose of humour helps this advert steer clear of becoming too sickly sweet, as the items in the daughter's childhood bedroom come alive for her big day.
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The Electoral Commission enlists Channel 4's Gogglebox cast to ensure youths register to vote
Channel 4 has launched an ad campaign with the Electoral Commission starring the cast of hit show Gogglebox who explain the importance of being registered to vote in the 2015 general election.
The 30 second ad will launch later today (27 March), during Gogglebox’s ad break at 9pm, for maximum engagement with viewers. In it Goggleboxers Scarlett, Tom, Shaun, Eve and ‘Silent’ Jay share with viewers their experiences of registering to vote and explain why it’s important to be registered to -
Exterion Media appoints Bite to boost profile and brand
Out-of-home (OOH) advertising company Exterion Media has appointed Bite to boost its profile and brand following a restructure of its UK commercial business.
Bite will provide media relations, communications campaign support, digital content, and social support to Exterion Media, focusing on building awareness of the brand.
“Exterion Media’s focus continues to be shaped around how we can best engage and inspire audiences,” said Jason Cotterrell, managing director of Exterion Media UK. -
7 takeouts from #AWEurope
As the curtain closes on this year's AdWeek, what are the trends that marketers can take away from the event? asks Nicola Kemp.
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