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• Recruitment Genius: Studio / Traffic Manager - Top Digital Marketing Agency

  23-05-2016 22:05
  
  £28000 - £32000 per annum:Recruitment Genius:
  A friendly growing Digital Marketing Agency is looking for a fantastic Traffic / Studio Manager with previous experience to join their growing team. The candidate will be dealing directly with clients and will manage all work internally.London
  
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• Michael Page Digital: Graphic Designer/Creative Artworker

  23-05-2016 20:23
  
  £20000 - £25000 per annum + Benefits:Michael Page Digital:
  We are looking for a creative artworker / designer with a good knowledge of on and offline marketing application.
  Knaresborough
  
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• Ryanair boss says combination of low fares and customer service has “revolutionised airline industry”

  23-05-2016 18:22
  
  Today (23 May), Ryanair released its full year financial results, which saw average fares fall by 1% but profits rise by 43% to €1.2bn, (£960m) from the year prior.
  The budget airline says it is now the number one airline in almost every EU country, with the exception of France where it is placed third. CEO Michael O’Leary puts its financial success down to its low fare and “extraordinary customer service” mantra. “It is a revolutionary concept in the airline b
  
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• The stronger yen is crushing Japan — here's what's happening in FX

  23-05-2016 18:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Good afternoon!
  The Japanese yen is stronger by 0.6% at 109.46 per dollar as of 12:07 p.m. ET.
  Earlier in the morning, it strengthened by as much as 0.7% to 109.35 per dollar.
  The latest data from Japan showed that the stronger yen has been crushing exports. Goods sold abroad fell by 10.1% in April, while imports slumped by 23.3%. This left a trade surplus of 823.5 billion yen ($7.5 billion) — aka the largest since March 2010.
  Notably, the yen has appreciated by as much
  
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• Lager brands discover the power of craft

  23-05-2016 18:06
  
  Last week, SABMiller revealed that £1 in every £4 spent on beer in London now goes on so-called ‘super-premium’ beer, which costs £4.15 a pint or higher. According to the alcohol giant, that growth has been led by Peroni, which saw double-digit volume growth during the year ending 31 March.
  SABMiller CEO Alan Clark says Peroni’s success is down to its premium positioning, and that it is tapping into a growing demand for lager brands with a story behind them. H
  
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• GOLDMAN: These are the 21 stocks that matter most to hedge funds (DAL, HCA, C, AVGO, PCLN, BAC, PFE, V, HOT, STZ, PYPL, BXLT, EMC, CHTR, MSFT, YHOO, AAPL, AMZN, AGN, GOOGL, FB, SPX, SPY, QQQ, DJI, IXIC)

  23-05-2016 18:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Presenting: the hedge fund darlings of the first quarter. 
  Goldman Sachs recently published its Very Important Position (VIP) list of stocks that appear the most among the funds' largest 10 holdings. 
  Starwood, Alibaba and Home Depot were among the top stocks that joined the list during the quarter and had not made the cut before.
  One disclaimer: the list was compiled based on recent 13-F filings hedge funds made. These stocks were held as of the end of the first quarter
  
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• Here's good news for Apple stock (AAPL)

  23-05-2016 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Apple stock has been taking a beating since the company reported its first sales drop since 2003 earlier this year.
  Now analysts are reading the tea leaves to see whether there's a potential bump in sales when the iPhone 7 is expected to launch in 2016 or beyond. 
  Here's good news for Apple investors: several analysts, checking in with Apple's Asia supply chain, sound relatively bullish on iPhone sales going forward.
  Let's recap:
  1. Taiwan's Economic Daily News reports that Apple is pr
  
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• Brazilians are using a demonic chant to protest their new President

  23-05-2016 17:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Things are already getting ugly for Brazil's new president, Michel Temer, and over the weekend protesters expressed their anger with a demonic chant for his ouster, according to Dom Philips at the Washington Post.
  From WaPo:
  Musicians railed against Temer at shows across Brazil this weekend, and their audiences sang for his ouster. Some chanted “Temer out” to a famous and melodramatic opera melody — its sense of impending apocalypse playing with unfounded Internet rumors that B
  
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• M&S looks to more closely align marketing and digital as it puts ad account up for pitch

  23-05-2016 17:38
  Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne, M&S’s marketing boss, explains: “We’re on a mission to put our customers at the heart of everything we do and it’s vital we offer rich engagement across all their experiences with M&S – from in-store, to digital and mobile, to TV advertising.”
  That statement sets out the M&S strategy. Earlier this month M&S expanded Bousquet-Chavanne’s remit, giving him responsibility for customer, marketing and M&S.com as i
  
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• Abercrombie & Fitch is facing a terrifying reality about its most loyal customers

  23-05-2016 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The foreign tourists who line up at Abercrombie & Fitch are increasingly nervous about spending money — and that could hurt the brand's turnaround. 
  The euro's value against the dollar has declined steadily in recent years, which means that European tourists aren't shopping as much, Eric Beder, analyst at Wunderlich Securities, wrote in a recent note to clients. 
  "With [foreign exchange] still a key issue, and tourist traffic remaining a negative, we continue t
  
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• Digital Gurus: Senior Delivery Manager | Digital Consultancy

  23-05-2016 16:55
  
  £65000 - £85000 Per Annum:Digital Gurus:
  Senior Delivery Manager | Digital Consultancy | London / UK | £70-85k + package
  My client is one of the most innovative and exciting Digital Consultancy in the market right now. they are consistently the first choice for many well-known international br
  London
  
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• One chart from Goldman Sachs shows why the oil industry is trapped

  23-05-2016 16:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  After collapsing to start 2016, oil prices have climbed back in recent weeks to nearly $50 a barrel. This has some observers hoping that continued strengthening in prices can help shore up the economic futures of oil-producing areas.
  Goldman Sachs, however, has a chart that shows why that optimism may not be warranted.
  Essentially, the global industry is trapped in a vicious circle of production at lower and lower costs that will continue to feed the oversupply of oil and keep prices in the curr
  
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• Forget earnings — dividends have been the hottest stock market measuring stick (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, IWM, TLT)

  23-05-2016 16:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Forget earnings — stock market returns have been all about dividends lately. 
  In a note to clients on Monday, Sean Darby and the equity strategy team at Jefferies argued that it's dividends per share, not earnings, that have driven returns in the last year as earnings and stock prices have been flat. 
  "US indices whose constituents show increasing dividend payments over time have sharply outperformed since the beginning of the year," Jefferies writes.
  "A scarcity of 'dividend gro
  
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• Mark Ritson: Agency kickbacks are turning media buying into a shadowy black box

  23-05-2016 16:08
  
  Just over a year ago Jon Mandel, the former CEO of media agency Mediacom, stood up to speak at the Association of National Advertisers media conference in Miami. Mandel was the fourth of four to discuss the topic of transparency. As he rose there was little anticipation of what was to come.
  Three slides in, everything changed. “I have never seen a room react like that,” Mandel later told Mumbrella magazine. “I mean, when I do a presentation I’m pretty fucking good at rea
  
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• This is what Jim Chanos says he's telling his clients about China right now

  23-05-2016 15:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Jim Chanos, the founder of Kynikos Associates, has spent years telling the world that the Chinese economy is a "treadmill to hell" running on debt.
  Now, with a few big market scares coming from China over the past year — a currency devaluation, a few stock market crashes, and economic indicators flashing red — he is looking pretty prescient.
  So during an interview for our "Hard Pass" podcast, my colleague Josh Barro and I asked Chanos what's happening in China right at this moment. H
  
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• It hasn't been this bad for US manufacturing since the financial crisis (USD, DXY)

  23-05-2016 15:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The manufacturing recession may not have ended yet.
  A preliminary reading of activity in May showed that output fell for the first time since the peak of the Great Recession.
  Markit's flash manufacturing Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI) out Monday was 50.5. Economists had estimated that it improved to 51 from 50.8, according to Bloomberg. 
  This index is basically on the edge of contraction, with 50 being the border between expansion and shrinkage.
  The manufacturing secto
  
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• Salt: User Experience Director

  23-05-2016 15:00
  
  £80000 - £90000 per annum + TBC:Salt:
  User Experience Director | Central London | Digital Agency | £80K-£90K | Start ASAP
  City of London
  
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• Brand Recruitment: PR Account Executive/Senior PR Account Executive

  23-05-2016 14:43
  
  dependent on skills and experience :Brand Recruitment:
  Do you have an impressive track record in PR? Our client, a leading PR agency in Aylesbury, has a new opportunity for candidates at PR Account Executive level to join their team.
  Aylesbury
  
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• HOUSING IN FOCUS: Your complete preview of the week's big economic events (DIA, SPX, SPY, QQQ, TLT, IWM, XHB)

  23-05-2016 13:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  That was a lot of work to go nowhere. 
  Stocks finished slightly higher last week, breaking a three-week trend of down weeks, but it wasn't without some big swings as Federal Reserve commentary and a final trickle of US corporate earnings gave markets plenty to react to. 
  The big story last week was the return of "Fedspeak" as a market-moving catalyst. 
  Meanwhile the retail sector continued to reveal poor results in the first quarter, though Walmart investors rewarded the company h
  
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• 10 things you need to know today (MON, BAYGN, ANTM, CI, TPUB, GCI, JPY, USD, SPY, SPX, DJI, IXIC, USO, WTI, OIL, VDE, QQQ, TLT, TLO)

  23-05-2016 13:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hello. Here's what you need to know:
  Bayer made a $62 billion bid for Monsanto. The German drugs and chemicals group offered to buy the American seeds company for $122 a share in cash in a deal worth $62 billion including debt. Monsanto had said last week that Bayer made an unsolicited offer, which was rebuffed by investors. A merger would create the world's largest agricultural supplier. It would also represent a milestone in a year that has been sluggish for mergers and acquisitions after earl
  
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• Daniel Marks London: Head of Marketing - Online Retail, Food - 12 Month Contract

  23-05-2016 12:51
  
  £70000 - £80000 per annum:Daniel Marks London:
  Reporting into the UK Marketing Director, the UK Head of Marketing Communications is responsible for taking the brand to the next level.
  London
  
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• Adam Recruitment: Digital Strategy Director

  23-05-2016 11:06
  
  £100000 - £130000 per annum:Adam Recruitment:
  Our client is a leading, global strategy consultancy and they are expanding their proposition at a rapid rate of knots and looking to bring on board a high calibre Digital Strategy Director.London
  
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• Dot-Gap: Digital Senior Planner Buyer

  23-05-2016 09:01
  
  £30k:Dot-Gap:
  Want to move to an agency who are winning new business for fun? Working on a huge client, absolutely perfect for someone looking for their second agen
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Dot-Gap: Digital Media Planner - client side!

  23-05-2016 09:00
  
  £30k:Dot-Gap:
  Incredible opportunity based at a HUGE online brand! If you have 1-2 years digital media experience this is your chance to get into a client side role
  London (Central)
  
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• Fill Recruitment: Account Manager - Superb London Agency

  23-05-2016 07:55
  
  £30k plus benefits:Fill Recruitment:
  Account Manager - Superb London Agency - Stunning Clients - £30k Lovely communications agency is looking for an exceptional Account Handler that ha...
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• air recruitment: Director of Moving Image

  23-05-2016 07:55
  
  Up to £80k DOE:air recruitment:
  Top brand experience agency seeks team lead for very creative department...
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Nigeria is headed for a 'full-blown economic crisis'

  23-05-2016 02:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Nigeria's economic crisis is getting worse.
  On Friday the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics revealed that the country's economy shrank by 0.4% year-over-year in the first quarter — way worse than expected.
  Economists were expecting the country to grow by 1.8% year-over-year, according to the Bloomberg consensus.
  And now analysts aren't feeling too good about the situation going forward.
  "We have long warned of a slow-burning crisis in Nigeria," Capital Economics' Africa economist John Ashbourn
  
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• Trace: Associate Director - Brand Strategy & Innovation

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  £65,000 to £75,000 per annum:Trace:
  A creative, growing brand & innovation consultancy in south west London is looking to appoint an experienced Associate Director.
  south west London
  
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• Social media is key influencer in Asia

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  TOKYO: Social media is changing more than the way people communicate across the Asia Pacific region – it has become a key influential resource for making purchases, according to a new study.That's one of the conclusions of
  
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• Shelter: Campaigns Officer

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  £30,111-£31,390 pa + excellent benefits:Shelter:
  We're looking for an experienced campaigner or communicator who can get their heads round our issues fast to join us.
  London (Greater)
  
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• Fédération Equestre Internationale: Manager, Marketing Commercial Department

  23-05-2016 02:00
  This will be discussed during the recruitment process:Fédération Equestre Internationale:
  Responsible for developing event promotion campaigns, developing the FEI brand and ensuring adequate market research.
  Lausanne, Canton of Vaud (CH)
  
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• David Thatcher Recruitment: Account Director - B2B - integrated

  23-05-2016 02:00
  
  £45-£55k:David Thatcher Recruitment:
  Account Director with B2B and integrated experience wanted for agency in South Buckinghamshire
  Buckinghamshire
  
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• Here's why Uber is getting killed in China

  23-05-2016 01:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The transportation war has become increasingly brutal in China, with Uber playing catch up since its launch there in 2013.
  Uber logged only 1 million daily rides in China in 2015. Didi Chuxing said it handles more than 11 million rides a day. 
  The San Francisco-based ride-hailing company is burning $1 billion a year to compete against its No. 1 rival, Didi Chuxing (formerly Didi Kuaidi).
  To put that number into perspective, $1 billion is about how much Uber earned per year in its
  
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• Traditional channels still influence

  23-05-2016 01:22
  
  NEW YORK: Although retailers are advised to use as many channels as possible, traditional media channels still reach more consumers than digital and email, according to a new survey.Advertising technology firm Fluent polled more than 1,800 US...
  
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• Target boosts sales with social data

  23-05-2016 01:22
  
  NEW YORK: Target, the retail group, has boosted sales of its swimwear and related products through tapping the power of social media data.Speaking at VentureBeat's Marketing.FWD Summit 2016, Kristi Argyilan, Target's SVP/Media, Guest Engagement...
  
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• Programmatic grows in Asia Pacific

  23-05-2016 01:22
  
  SINGAPORE: Some 41% of senior marketing professionals in Asia Pacific say they have already adopted programmatic buying into their media buying processes, a new industry report has revealed.Marketers in Australia lead the way with almost half...
  
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• Post-purchase engagement aids brands

  23-05-2016 01:22
  
  LONDON: Brands risk forgoing the opportunity of building lasting relationships with consumers because they remain too focused on customer acquisition rather than retention, a new survey has revealed.According to
  
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• Consumers want to 'discover' content

  23-05-2016 01:22
  
  BOULDER, CO: While studies show that consumers frequently demand personalised and relevant communications, it appears that most also want to discover content for themselves rather than receiving content from others.Rapt Media, an interactive video...
  
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• Brand posts on Facebook surge

  23-05-2016 01:22
  
  COLOGNE: Even though some smaller social networks are recording rapidly growing usage, brands are far from giving up on Facebook because they ramped up their posts on the global platform in 2015.According to social analytics firm Quintly, daily...
  
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• Goldman Sachs downgraded stocks all over the world (SPY, SPX, QQQ)

  23-05-2016 01:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Goldman Sachs doesn't find stocks appealing anymore.
  In a note Tuesday, the firm downgraded equities to "Neutral" over the next year.
  "Until we see sustained earnings growth, equities do not look attractive, especially on a risk-adjusted basis," wrote Christian Mueller-Glissmann, an equity strategist.
  "We expect particularly poor returns in dollar terms, with our forecast of a stronger dollar and the prospect of less negative equity/FX correlations."
  It's virtually anything but stocks for Goldma
  
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• Chipotle is facing a crisis that has nothing to do with E. coli

  23-05-2016 00:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  People are getting tired of Chipotle's menu, and that could be an even bigger problem for the company than its recent E. coli crisis.
  The burrito chain's sales have plunged after last year's E. coli scare, which affected restaurants in 14 states.
  The outbreak was declared over in February, but same-store sales, or sales at stores open at least a year, continue to fall.
  Same-store sales dropped 26.1% in February after a 36.4% decline in January. The company's stock price has lost more than 27% of
  
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