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• JOBS REPORT CRUSHES, STOCKS TOUCH ALL-TIME HIGH: Here's what you need to know

  08-07-2016 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The S&P 500 came within a hair's breadth of an all-time high Friday after the best jobs report in seven months.
  The US economy added 287,000 jobs in the month of June, well above the 180,000 expected by economists. On the back of this strong economic result, all the major indexes leapt higher to end the week.
  The S&P 500 closed roughly 1 point away from its all-time high close, and it eclipsed that mark during trading.
  We've got what you need to know from Friday, but first, the scoreboar
  
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• S&P 500 surges above its record closing high

  08-07-2016 20:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The S&P 500 cracked its record closing high on Friday in a strong rally following the June jobs report which was much stronger than expected. 
  In afternoon trading in New York, the S&P 500 climbed above the 2,130.82 level it reached in May 2015.
  The Dow erased the 4.8% drop it suffered after the UK referendum to leave the European Union last month. The S&P 500 also regained its post-Brexit loss.
  At 2:38 p.m. ET, the S&P 500 is up 34 points (1.62%) to 2,13
  
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• This Secret Life of Pets might be another box-office record breaker (DIS, CMCSA)

  08-07-2016 20:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Animation is the name of the 2016 game.
  "Finding Dory", Pixar's summer giant, has been steamrolling its competition every weekend since it opened. With a domestic total of $396 million so far, it is set to overtake "Frozen" and "Toy Story 3"  as the third highest-grossing animated feature of all time, according to Box Office Mojo.
  This weekend, we will see another animated movie take over the big screens.
  "The Secret Life of Pets" opened Thursday to great fanfare. The animal-
  
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• Oil rig count climbs for a 2nd straight week (USO, WTI, OIL, VDE, BHI)

  08-07-2016 19:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The US oil rig count this week rose by 10 to 351, the highest count since April 15, according to oilfield-services giant Baker Hughes.
  The number of gas rigs fell by 1 to 88, and miscellaneous rigs were unchanged at 1, taking the total up 9 to 440.
  Last week, the oil-rig count jumped by the most in six months. It climbed by 11, as the gas rig count also fell by 1, taking the total up by 10. 
  The increase in oil rigs last week was driven by a rise in the more efficient horizontal rigs,
  
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• MORGAN STANLEY: There’s a 40% chance of a global recession in the next year

  08-07-2016 18:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There's a 40% chance of a global recession in the next year, according to Morgan Stanley.
  The US investment bank raised its estimate on the probability from 30%, because of Brexit and the political and economic instability of its aftermath.
  The leadership situation in the UK has been "increasingly fluid," Morgan Stanley noted. In Europe, protest parties are gaining popularity. And no one is sure how or when the actual Brexit is going to take place.
  The UK, Europe, and the rest of the world have
  
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• Pitch Consultants: Account Manager | Design | Print | Digital | Bristol | £25-30k

  08-07-2016 18:20
  
  £25000.00 - £30000.00 per annum + Benefits:Pitch Consultants:
  A fantastic opportunity has arisen within a leading independent design agency in a desirable part of Bristol. If you are an Account Manager looking for an exciting opportunity then look no further.
  Bristol
  
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• Red Sofa London: Account Director/Senior Account Director

  08-07-2016 17:07
  
  £50000 - £60000 per annum:Red Sofa London:
  Part of a famous advertising Network, this full service creative agency renowned for shopper and retail
  expertise working with a multitude of brands including across fashion, FMCG, drinks, telcos and entertainment.
  London
  
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• Instagram talks TV, reaching 500 million users and what comes next

  08-07-2016 17:04
  
  Squires joined Instagram in 2013 having previously spent four years working at Facebook. He is responsible for its ad product, including coming up with new formats, improving its targeting and working closely with brands.
  In Cannes Lions this year, Instagram placed the focus on its growth and how it is helping its 200,000 active advertisers use the product. Alongside revealing the new audience mileston, it also revealed new tools for small businesses including business profiles and organic insig
  
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• Brand Recruitment: Marketing Coordinator - 9 month maternity cover

  08-07-2016 16:43
  
  £24000 per annum:Brand Recruitment:
  Marketing Coordinator - 9 month maternity cover - High Wycombe - A large European charitable body based in Buckinghamshire are looking for a marketing coordinator to work alongside to wider marketing teamsHigh Wycombe
  
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• Brand Recruitment: Marketing and Projects Executive

  08-07-2016 16:42
  
  £22000 - £24000 per annum + benefits:Brand Recruitment:
  Marketing and Projects Executive, CambridgeAn exciting business in Cambridge is looking for a marketing and projects executive to join their team.
  Cambridge
  
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• Coca-Cola’s UK marketing boss on ditching sugar and staying at the ‘forefront of marketing’

  08-07-2016 15:55
  
  Summer is an important time for any soft drinks brand, and Coca-Cola knows this well. Sponsoring tournaments such as UEFA Euro 2016 and the Rio Olympics give the fizzy drinks brand an opportunity to have its time in the sun, while new product launches can highlight its social mission to get consumers to make healthier choices to an engaged global audience.
  Earlier this week, Coca-Cola launched its new Coca-Cola Zero Sugar product as part of a £10m campaign, accompanied by the straplin
  
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• London’s Oxford Street targets £6bn in annual sales by 2020 as it repositions its brand

  08-07-2016 15:29
  
  The New West End Company, which managers Oxford Street’s three miles of shopping, has appointed agency Wasserman as it aims to widen its sponsorship strategy. It is also making the ‘First Seen on Oxford Street’ messaging more prominent to flag up exclusive experiences.
  Currently, Oxford Street generates around £5bn a year in sales. But with the introduction of Crossrail’s Queen Elizabeth line in 2018, counties such as Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Essex will be giv
  
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• EMR | Specialist Marketing Recruitment: Marketing Communications Manager

  08-07-2016 14:28
  
  £45000 - £50000 per annum + £5,000 car allowance:EMR | Specialist Marketing Recruitment:
  A leading consumer durables business, is currently recruiting for a Marketing Communications Manager to join their team on a 9 - 12 month contract.
  Hayes
  
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• Gemini People: Mid-Weight Designer

  08-07-2016 11:59
  
  £35000 - £36000 per annum:Gemini People:
  THE OPPORTUNITY* Looking for an experienced, mid-weight, through the line designer for a top global agency
  * You will be working on both above the line and below the line medias
  * The agency produces some fantastic work for a wide range of client
  London
  
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• Gemini People: Junior Creative Artworker

  08-07-2016 11:59
  
  £22000.00 - £25000.00 per annum:Gemini People:
  THE OPPORTUNITY* Joining an awesome Integrated Agency in their North/Central London Studio working with huge clients within the Commercial Industry
  * Working directly with the Creative Services Manager and Senior Creative Artworker on a wide v
  North London
  
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• Nigel Wright Recruitment: Senior Brand Manager/Brand General Manager

  08-07-2016 11:20
  
  Competitive + Strong Package:Nigel Wright Recruitment:
  My client are a household name retailer and a high profile brand owner in the UK and internationally. At a key stage of their development and ownership they are seeking a commercial and innovative marketer with the ability to oversee one of their most sig
  East Midlands
  
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• Nigel Wright Recruitment: Head of Digital

  08-07-2016 11:20
  
  Competitive + package:Nigel Wright Recruitment:
  My client are a leading supplier of bathroom and kitchen products, selling a full range of bathroom products via plumbing merchants, DIY stores and retail bathroom showrooms.The organisation has gone through a transformative period of change since theWest Midlands
  
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• Secret Marketer: By teaching your craft, you can learn just as much as your students

  08-07-2016 11:03
  
  George Bernard Shaw’s play Man and Superman contains the phrase: “He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.” For years I thought this was true. There is a notion that anybody who teaches has never implemented anything; that is, not done the very thing they’re teaching. While this might be true of some of my lecturers, who understood theory but never got around to its application, it is unlikely to be true for the hands-on readers of Marketing Week.
  Over the past few years
  
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• World Skills UK: Junior Designer

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  £25-£28K:World Skills UK:
  A fantastic opportunity for a junior designer working across a broad range of print and digital artwork in this exciting and dynamic charity
  London
  
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• Twist Recruitment: MW Comms Designer

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  £32000 - £33000 per annum:Twist Recruitment:
  I am working with one of the top branding and packaging agencies in the industry. Their client base consists mainly of FMCG brands, but these range from huge global brands to boutique clients. Although this agency is a branding and packaging agency, they
  London
  
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• Perfect Marketing People: Account Director - leading agency in Leeds

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  To £55k:Perfect Marketing People:
  We're on the lookout for a superstar Account Director or Group Account Director to join one of the most successful TTL agencies in Yorkshire...
  Leeds, West Yorkshire
  
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• DRMM: Marketing & Communications Manager

  08-07-2016 02:00
  Salary dependent on experience:DRMM:
  This is a new position and as such there will be some requirement to help shape the role within dRMM.
  London Bridge
  
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• DRMM: Communications Manager

  08-07-2016 02:00
  Salary dependent on experience:DRMM:
  We are seeking a Communications Manager. This is a new position and as such there will be some requirement to help shape the role within dRMM.
  London Bridge
  
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• Daniel Marks London: 3D Designer - Retail & Exhibitions - London - £30k

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  £30,000 per annum:Daniel Marks London:
  Exciting opportunity to join a great homeware brand as part of their New Product Development team. Reporting directly to the Director of Creative C...
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• Corporate Communications Recruitment: Account Director (B2B)

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  up to £60k:Corporate Communications Recruitment:
  Our client is looking to hire an Account Director you will develop strong senior client relationships and be committed to driving business forward.
  London (Central), London (Greater)
  
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• ADLIB: Account Director - Web Build Agency

  08-07-2016 02:00
  
  £35000 - £45000 per annum:ADLIB:
  This leading digital media agency is on the search for an experienced digital Account Director with a natural flair for nurturing and developing client relationships...
  Swindon
  
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• Researchers could save $300m

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  PHILADELPHIA: US marketers could make major savings in survey research by using smaller sample sizes without significantly increasing the margins of error, a leading academic has claimed.Jeff Savitz, Professor of Statistical Science at Temple...
  
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• Podcasts go programmatic

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  CHICAGO: The evolution of podcasting has taken another step with the launch of PodWave, a "quasi-programmatic" marketplace for podcast advertisers.Some 56m Americans listen to podcasts each month and, since the successful Serial podcast, the...
  
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• Olympics second-screen strategy needed

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  LONDON: UK advertisers looking to take advantage of next month's Olympic Games will need to devise an effective second-screen strategy, new research suggests.While the Games will be broadcast on the ad-free BBC, nearly two-thirds (64%) of Britons...
  
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• India digital adspend surges

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  NEW DELHI: India's fast-expanding digital advertising market now accounts for 12% of all adspend and is forecast to grow a further 35% in 2016. According to a new report –Digital Advertising in India –from the Internet and Mobile Association...
  
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• How Alphabet builds brands

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  CANNES: Alphabet – the parent company of digital properties such as Google.com, YouTube and the Android mobile operating system – believes the philosophy that "the product creates the brand" has helped fuel its success.Eric Schmidt, Executive...
  
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• Careful segmentation pays dividends

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  LONDON: Careful segmentation of audiences can not only improve the allocation of marketing resources but help build longer and stronger relationships with customers.In a Warc Best Practice paper,
  
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• Alipay expands overseas

  08-07-2016 01:34
  
  BEIJING: Alipay, the financial arm of internet giant Alibaba, plans to tap into overseas spending by the growing number of Chinese tourists by partnering with one million foreign offline merchants during the next three years.That marks an...
  
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• Brands urged to ‘take action’ as consumer confidence hits 21-year low following Brexit

  08-07-2016 01:05
  
  In a special one-off report tracking the post-Brexit period of June 30 to July 5, the core consumer confidence index fell 8 points to -9. The GfK survey, which dates back to 1974, has not seen a bigger drop since December 1994.
  British consumers’ propensity to make a big purchase also fell 12 points to -3, with major purchases such as holidays, clothing and electricals all expected to suffer as a result of Brexit.
  There was an even steeper fall in consumers’ predictions for UK econom
  
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