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How much is a bottle of ginger beer worth? A marketing stunt by a beverage company attempting to answer that question has left some red faced. The publicity stunt proposing to swap a ginger child for a ginger beer has put independent brewers Hakanoa on the map, but outraged many in the process. Reporter Benedict [more ] http://bit.ly/2bVUtqS

Intelligent Environments calls on the financial services sector to improve the tablet banking experience to enable customers to better manage their finances, following its new research. The financial technology company surveyed UK consumers into their perceptions of and preferences for various banking channels. The findings reveal that of all digital tools, computer or PC banking [more ] http://bit.ly/2bV7zos

The Marketing Newsletter UK Read today s [Wednesday] Marketingblog newsletter. It s fresh news that you can use. Deadline day .. Nadim Sadek-TransgressiveX Sensewhere secures £1.4m funding ..NewVoiceMedia ..E-goi ..plus great Laughter Spots. Read this special issue NOW >>>>> A Fresh Look at the Latest UK Marketing News var scitOpt = { forceBigSize: "yes", nbPostPerPage: 12 }; http://bit.ly/2bV1fgU

Bridgestone Tyres are delivering van tyres that can take a hammering, by offering Wickes Trade customers a £30 gift card with every two Bridgestone or Firestone tyres purchased. Launched in July 2016, the promotion is proving to be a huge success. As part of the promotion, customers will have the opportunity to enter into the [more ] http://bit.ly/2bV6Q6M

Playing the interactive video game How an interactive video unit with Innovid surpassed industry benchmark engagement levels Times are changing. Gone are the days where only one form of media can be used within a campaign, and static video adverts are a thing of the past. With so many mediums and brands to compete with, [more ] http://bit.ly/2bV6Xzd

Intelligent Environments calls on the financial services sector to improve the tablet banking experience to enable customers to better manage their finances, following its new research. The financial technology company surveyed UK consumers into their perceptions of and preferences for various banking channels. The findings reveal that of all digital tools, computer or PC banking [more ] http://bit.ly/2bV7zos

The Marketing Newsletter UK Read today s [Wednesday] Marketingblog newsletter. It s fresh news that you can use. Deadline day .. Nadim Sadek-TransgressiveX Sensewhere secures £1.4m funding ..NewVoiceMedia ..E-goi ..plus great Laughter Spots. Read this special issue NOW >>>>> A Fresh Look at the Latest UK Marketing News var scitOpt = { forceBigSize: "yes", nbPostPerPage: 12 }; http://bit.ly/2bV1fgU

19 Facts You Probably Didn t Know About "Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory" https://t.co/6JEAs8PwzI pic.twitter.com/hWRxgtcG7b Will Corry (@slievemore) August 31, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bApB2o

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80 Thousand Blondes Meet In A Football Stadium For A Blondes Are Not Stupid Convention The leader says, We are all here today to prove to the world that blondes are not stupid. Can I have a volunteer? A blonde gingerly works her way through the crowd and steps up to the stage. The leader [more ] http://bit.ly/2bAgLBD

The chauffeur and his client, Hillary, are driving through a rural area. Without warning, a cow steps into the road, and is hit by the limo. Hillary, in her usual charming manner, says to the chauffeur, You get out and check. After all, you were driving. So the chauffeur gets out, checks, and reports that [more ] http://bit.ly/2bAgChB

Whiskey whiz Nadim Sadek is shaking up market research with TransgressiveX Retweet https://t.co/l38WoS4BoP pic.twitter.com/p8AT3icBhO — Will Corry (@slievemore) August 31, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bUJwpI

Research / Future Thinking Debuts Behaviour Change Model ..Please ReTweet https://t.co/tp4LplSEkq pic.twitter.com/yLMVUr8j4R — Will Corry (@slievemore) August 31, 2016 Future Thinking has launched an approach which promises to quantify, predict and explain a consumer s likelihood to alter their current behaviour. The new Behaviour Change Model (BCM) is a validated psychological technique adding a model to [more ] http://bit.ly/2bUKt1t

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In early 2016, NewVoiceMedia made a splash in the contact center space when it announced $30 million in funding for its cloud solution. A few short months later it revealed that it had increased its customer base by 50 percent and international business by 140 percent in FY’2016. In this time of rapid growth for [more ] http://bit.ly/2bxhu6R

Our research has revealed that eight in ten people are still receiving nuisance calls and we think it s time directors were personally held to account when their firm makes such calls. We looked at how many people received at least one nuisance call in May this year and the effect it had on them. [more ] http://bit.ly/2bx83UZ

sensewhere, a leading provider of indoor positioning solutions, has been awarded £1.4m by Scottish Enterprise to create jobs and further develop its disruptive location software. sensewhere is pioneering the creation of software that offers universal location and navigation data in dense urban areas including shopping centres and airports, where GPS and other global navigation satellite [more ] http://bit.ly/2bx8D4T

Every year, leading branded business valuation and strategy consultancy Brand Finance puts thousands of the world’s top brands to the test. They are evaluated to determine which are the most powerful and the most valuable by country, by industry and against all other brands worldwide. The companies with the highest total value of brands under [more ] http://bit.ly/2bx8azP

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https://moretti-gran-tour.designmynight.com/ The Moretti Gran Tour was in full swing at Big Feastival this weekend and starts again this Thurs at Festival No.6! pic.twitter.com/Lv5Mtz7iZm — space (@agencyspace) August 30, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bx8E9g

Are you feeling that your sales are not as you wished? Well, whatever your answer will be, there is always room for improvements in any business. So, instead of being upset that your sales numbers are not good, ask yourself if you do everything you can to increase these numbers. If you want to be [more ] http://bit.ly/2bx09L2

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Via FoodAndDrinkEurope.com News Headlines EU rejects more than 90% of all health claims: Study The EU has authorised only a small fraction of the health claims submitted to it, with a number of categories seeing no authorised claims at all, according to a new analysis of the bloc’s uber-strict health claim process Read Scotland launches [more ] http://bit.ly/2bQnjZX

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NIGEL FARAGE: Trump was MY warm-up man https://t.co/a5q3374m9a pic.twitter.com/gJx9uaeA54 Will Corry (@slievemore) August 28, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bJ7MNT

12 Vintage Beauty Products That Will Make You Say "Damn, That s Stupid" https://t.co/AKRmtAIfAU pic.twitter.com/fqqtt5qggs Will Corry (@slievemore) August 28, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bJ72sh

A man and his wife were sitting in the living room and he said to her, Just so you know, I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug. His wife got up, unplugged the TV and threw out [more ] http://bit.ly/2bJ2Etb

I bought a new Ford F250 Tri-Flex Fuel Truck That runs on either hydrogen, gasoline or E85. I returned to the dealer yesterday Because I couldn t get the radio to work. The technician explained that the radio was voice activated. Nelson, the technician said to the radio And it immediately replied, Ricky or Willie? Willie! he [more ] http://bit.ly/2bIVKnC

The Kandy Bar of Saltcoats make it a double as they are crowned World Scotch Pie Champion for the second time The Scotch Pie Club is delighted to announce that the winner of the 17th World Scotch Pie Championship is The Kandy Bar making them THE WORLD SCOTCH PIE CHAMPION OF 2016. This year Over 500 products [more ] http://bit.ly/2bVLMN6

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We are delighted to report that the #HandCSocial 2016 date has been announced and is taking place on Wednesday 21st September at CLERKENWELL London. We have followed the #HandCSocial events over the years as Hospitality & Catering News have consistently proved their commitment to better understanding social media marketing and sharing that knowledge. One of [more ] http://bit.ly/2bUEV6p

Comment from Paul Thomson, VP EMEA, Blis This week, Google has announced it will take down and potentially penalise “intrusive interstitials” on mobile web pages from January, reinforcing its commitment to providing the optimal mobile search experience for its users. According to Google, this will mean that “pages where content is not easily accessible to [more ] http://bit.ly/2bFtYZj

Comment from Paul Thomson, VP EMEA, Blis This week, Google has announced it will take down and potentially penalise “intrusive interstitials” on mobile web pages from January, reinforcing its commitment to providing the optimal mobile search experience for its users. According to Google, this will mean that “pages where content is not easily accessible to [more ] http://bit.ly/2bFtYZj

Smirnoff Cider kicked off the Bank Holiday summer vibes early, by surprising and delighting consumers with their large, raspberry-coloured tractor this morning, as it appeared alongside iconic landmarks such as Westminster Bridge and Piccadilly Circus, to celebrate the latest drinks offering from the global brand. With the weekend set to be a hot one, and [more ] http://bit.ly/2bFuO8w

This week, Google has announced it will take down and potentially penalise “intrusive interstitials” on mobile web pages from January, reinforcing its commitment to providing the optimal mobile search experience for its users. According to Google, this will mean that “pages where content is not easily accessible to a user on the transition from the [more ] http://bit.ly/2bFtYZj

M&S appoints Grey London as it tasks new agency with ‘putting customers at the heart of everything’ https://t.co/8rL2Ni1d0O — Will Corry (@slievemore) August 25, 2016 Sainsbury s has appointed Wieden + Kennedy to its advertising account, The Drum has learned, ending a near 40-year relationship between the supermarket and AMV BBDO. Although it was not believed [more ] http://bit.ly/2bCPJVa

Sneak Preview : Here is your opportunity to read theMarketingblog newsletter which was posted this morning to 25,000 marketing decision makers and influencers. If you want to get your success story into this award winning newsletter you should check our new content plan. Please call Will Corry 01784 434 412 for a chinwag on the [more ] http://bit.ly/2bC7iEW

Today rais, one of the country’s leading customer conversion platforms for ecommerce, announced it has been selected to join MassChallenge UK, the most startup-friendly accelerator on the planet. One of 100 startups participating out of an incredibly competitive applicant pool, rais will have access to mentorship, office space, and a vast network of experienced entrepreneurs, [more ] http://bit.ly/2bDoVso

Great British Bake Off (GBBO) returns to the screens tonight, and with last year’s average viewer numbers hitting over 12m people, there is huge opportunity for forward-thinking brands to increase their presence, sales and audience reach. The BBC has strict rules on using its IP when not licensed to do so, but with some creative [more ] http://bit.ly/2bDnNVD

eBay Advertising predicts that the August Bank Holiday weekend will fire the pistol for early Christmas shopping, according to new shopper insights released today. The publisher has revealed that shoppers made almost half a million searches for ‘Christmas’ on eBay.co.uk during August last year, up 70% from the previous month. And with shoppers turning their [more ] http://bit.ly/2bDoSg5

How classy are you? The 51 things that will reveal how well brought up you were (including shopping at Waitrose and holding doors open) A new British survey revealed what people consider signals of class Speech, age, demeanour and personal style are judgement touch points. The Royal Family and Taylor Swift are some of the [more ] http://bit.ly/2bDiOnT

Here is a very body positive, un-retouched underwear campaign Girls just wanna have fun! Lena Dunham and co-star Jemima Kirke strip down to their lacy sheer smalls for new lingerie campaign Even those who have never seen a single episode of Lena Dunham‘s hit show Girls likely know that the series is infamous for regularly featuring it’s creator and [more ] http://bit.ly/2bBEpsc

Murphy goes to his friend Pat and says I m sleeping with the Pastor s wife. Can you hold him in church for an hour after services for me. Pat doesn t like it but, being Murphy s longtime friend, he agrees. After service, Pat starts talking to the Pastor, asking him all sorts of stupid questions, just [more ] http://bit.ly/2bBBFek

Penny a blonde city girl, marries a Yorkshire dairy farmer. One morning, on his way out to check on the cows, farmer John says to Penny, The insemination man is coming over to impregnate one of our cows today’. ‘I drove a nail into the rail above the cow s stall in the barn. You show [more ] http://bit.ly/2bBAM5F

A man named Wes Metcalfe purchased a cucumber from Tesco and found a dead worm shrink wrapped around it. His complaint on Tesco’s Facebook page somehow progressed into a funeral for the worm. There were messages flying all over the internet and even some worm-themed parody songs. This whole event went viral. The funeral was held [more ] http://bit.ly/2bCWuKY

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Soul has hired Pete Williams and Chris Day as Creative Leads, boosting the agency’s creative top team. Williams and Day have been a creative team for 14 years working with major brands above, below, through and on the line. They join the agency from MRM Meteorite where they were Creative Group Heads on P&O Ferries, [more ] http://bit.ly/2bBuR5g

British mobile video platform LoopMe has announced new optimisation and reporting technology, PurchaseLoop (patent pending), a global industry first which has the potential to revolutionise the way advertising is delivered to consumers. The new self-learning technology will use AI to continuously optimise mobile video campaigns towards brand metrics such as purchase intent, brand affinity or [more ] http://bit.ly/2bB5JeD

Social media ‘travel bragging’ is ‘so 2014’, according to research1 by leading global flight search and travel deals website, Cheapflights.co.uk. The trend, which really mushroomed two years ago when mobile phone networks began dropping overseas data roaming charges, is on the wane, with nearly 60% of Brits now opting for a hashtag-free holiday. The research [more ] http://bit.ly/2bB5foZ

The Creative Solutions team at Time Out London has revealed its first ever 360-degree videos as part of a multi-platform campaign for Thameslink. The campaign was created to inspire busy Londoners to explore the cities along Thameslink’s train routes this summer. Running for one month, the campaign is featured across Time Out London’s digital and [more ] http://bit.ly/2bB5Xmg

Greg Rutherford,Tameka Empson join Strictly Come Dancing .Sailthru  TransgressiveX Loudmouth PR Criteo . Rent the Runway, SheKnows Media and Betabrand Shutterstock Music. Read more fresh marketing articles etc. in this Tuesday issue of theMarketingblog newsletter. Read the newsletter HERE >>>> http://bit.ly/2byYaFA

Greg Rutherford,Tameka Empson join Strictly Come Dancing .Sailthru  TransgressiveX Loudmouth PR Criteo . Rent the Runway, SheKnows Media and Betabrand Shutterstock Music. Read more in TheMarketingblog newsletter http://bit.ly/2byYaFA

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NewVoiceMedia, a leading provider of cloud technology that helps businesses sell more, serve better and grow faster, announced today that TMC, a global, integrated media company, has awarded ContactWorld a 2016 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award. ContactWorld is a multi-tenant intelligent communications platform that integrates seamlessly with Salesforce, enabling companies to have more [more ] http://bit.ly/2byLaQ4

MCSA, specialists in IT maintenance, business-critical managed services and datacentre transition & refresh projects, has selected Neo Engage, a brand of Neo PR Limited to manage its social media campaign. To ensure successful delivery of this social-only campaign, Neo Engage will create a variety of engaging thought leadership led content for MCSA’s social media channels [more ] http://bit.ly/2bwvFn9

Fresh Relevance, the real-time marketing hub for online retailers, today announces the release of new Weather Tools. These latest additions to the Fresh Relevance Platform enables marketers to embed real-time content based on the current weather forecast, for example pushing products/services relevant to the climate. Weather Rules can be used to set rules determining what [more ] http://bit.ly/2bwvCYt

She sees a beautiful parrot with a sign on its cage: £10 OBO The lady asks the pet shop owner, Why so cheap? The owner says This bird used to live in a brothel, so he says a lot of inappropriate things. The lady can t pass up the deal and decides to get the bird [more ] http://bit.ly/2bwvp81

Sixteen glorious days after they opened, the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have closed. ‘Open’ and ‘closed’. That s also how the Economist recently described the new fault lines in international politics. No longer about left and right, the outlook of politicians – and nations – is defined by whether they are welcoming and open-armed, or protective [more ] http://bit.ly/2bwvUPo

Greg Rutherford,Tameka Empson Lesley Joseph join Strictly Come Dancing https://t.co/ayea6eSuQD pic.twitter.com/ZRncvCPtCG Will Corry (@slievemore) August 23, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bwvBno

Male managers 40 per cent more likely to be promoted than women https://t.co/qAJEN8gO51 #GenderPayGap The Telegraph (@Telegraph) August 23, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bwvqJ7

There was a middle aged guy who bought a Mercedes 300 SL convertible He took off down the road, flooring it up to 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left on his head. This is great , he thought and floored it some more. He looked in his rear [more ] http://bit.ly/2byAl0e

Loudmouth PR, PR specialists for the marketing services sector have won a Bronze Stevie® Award in the 13th Annual International Business Awards in the ‘PR Campaign of the Year Events & Observances’ category. Specifically, the Award was given to Loudmouth PR and leading UK coin specialist The London Mint Office for its Waterloo 200 Campaign which [more ] http://bit.ly/2bys4tv

LOUDMOUTH PR WINS BRONZE STEVIE® AWARD IN 2016 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AWARDS SM AND FOR THE LONDON MINT OFFICE WATERLOO 200 CAMPAIGN   Loudmouth PR , PR specialists for the marketing services sector have won a Bronze Stevie® Award in the 13 th Annual International Business Awards in the ‘PR Campaign of the Year - Events & Observances’ category.   Specifically, the Award was given to Loudmouth PR and leading UK coin specialist The London Mint Office for its Waterloo 200 Campaign which was created and implemented in partnership with the charitable organisation Waterloo 200 and Worcestershire Medal Service , medallists to Her Majesty the Queen. Overall the campaign achieved 240 pieces of coverage including news stories on BBC News, ITV News, Sky, London Live and the BBC Politics Show. Photos of the Waterloo Memorial event featured prominently in the national and international press including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Daily Mail, The Observer and The W...

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WHAT DOES YOUR COMPANY DO? Criteo delivers personalised performance marketing to clients across the world. The company enables marketers to dynamically retarget shoppers with personalised adverts after they have browsed a website without purchasing. With an unmatched network of global publishers, Criteo makes sense of digital user behaviour – across any device – to deliver [more ] http://bit.ly/2bwB6aq

Throughout the Rio Olympics, DFS are promoting their official Team GB partnership and celebrating the hard work that goes into getting to the top of your game. The campaign heroes their three Team GB ambassadors – who have all had amazing success in Rio: Cyclist Laura Trott’s two Golds which also made her the [more ] http://bit.ly/2bwAqS7

Sailthru, the leading Customer Retention Cloudsm for the world’s top retail and media companies, today announces it has decreased new customer acquisition costs by up to 45 percent and increased expected lifetime value by more than 50 percent for brands including Rent the Runway, SheKnows Media and Betabrand. Through omnichannel customer profiles and a data science-driven product suite, [more ] http://bit.ly/2bwATDX

Former Terra Firma honcho turns to rotisserie chicken start-up https://t.co/W8wg3EQxc4 — Will Corry (@slievemore) August 22, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bw7VEl

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By François Arbour, VP Product, Video and Music at Shutterstock [pictured bottom right] In 2015, Nielsen conducted a study looking at TV advertisements that found ads with music performed better amongst audiences in terms of conveying creativity, emotions, empathy and information. The study found “generic” background music used by brands improved the power of the [more ] http://bit.ly/2bw3RE0

See Bud Light s Transgender Ad on @adage https://t.co/sjOZL3zKvT ReTweet pic.twitter.com/Wvt3bpkQCx Will Corry (@slievemore) August 21, 2016 http://bit.ly/2bs1Vbn

Channel 4 to make him the richest daytime TV host in Britain despite axing Deal Or No Deal The last episode of the biggest spending game show will air in Autumn Channel 4 say Noel Edmonds is working on a range of new programmes A Deal or No Deal Tour will hope to reach new [more ] http://bit.ly/2buBGFt

A man is drunk in a bar Across the bar he sees three heavy set women, speaking with Scottish sounding accents. He makes his way to the women and asks Excuse me, are you ladies from Scotland? The first women gets mad and yells It s Wales, you ass! Wales! The man the replies. I m sorry, [more ] http://bit.ly/2buy5Ht

Not too long ago, there was a woman who felt that her husband was being distant and unloving. She wanted to know how her husband would react if she left without telling him where she had gone. She decided to write him a letter saying she was tired of him and didn t want to live [more ] http://bit.ly/2buxmWK

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PrettyLittleThing pairs with Doddle / https://t.co/PSvtjsf3U2 https://t.co/7XzErWk7OT ReTweet pic.twitter.com/dmrrUtXxLG — Will Corry (@slievemore) August 20, 2016 PrettyLittleThing pairs with Doddle to offer next day click and collect By Alison Clements http://edelivery.net/ Fast fashion retailer PrettyLittleThing.com has expanded its range of delivery options with the addition of next day click and collect from Doddle. UK customers will benefit [more ] http://bit.ly/2bsZVUC

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Immerse yourself in all that is going on in licensing in one place Here s what you can be doing at Brand Licensing Europe 2016: Meet your match  Pre-arrange your onsite meetings with the brands that align with your business goals using the new, free-to-use Matchmaking Service. Take inspiration from the product showcase - See the [more ] http://bit.ly/2bnf05r

Mobile is crucial in the path to purchase with smartphones acting as the lynchpin of online and offline behaviour. xAd, the leader in location-based intelligence that drives sales, today revealed the extent of consumers’ use of smartphones to research and make purchasing decisions. The study examines how consumer’s relationships with mobile and physical location affects [more ] http://bit.ly/2bnfoRz

As the world zooms in on Rio, the marketing sector starts to up its focus on the forthcoming advertising and sponsorship battles that lie ahead. With 400 years’ worth of views for Olympic adverts on You Tube since April and with sponsorship revenue accounting for 45% of the IOC’s income it’s hardly surprising. However, let’s [more ] http://bit.ly/2bnfecR

Immerse yourself in all that is going on in licensing in one place Here s what you can be doing at Brand Licensing Europe 2016: Meet your matchPre-arrange your onsite meetings with the brands that align with your business goals using the new, free-to-use Matchmaking Service. Take inspiration from the product showcaseSee the vast product potential [more ] http://bit.ly/2bnf05r

Clementine Communications has been chosen to manage the PR and communications strategy for Edgerton Original Pink Gin. Clementine will handle the trade and consumer media for Edgerton, including interviews for the brand’s senior spokespeople, as it looks to grow Edgerton’s reputation and increase consumer awareness and demand read onsite Neo Engage, a brand [more ] http://bit.ly/2bqVf1z

British team entrusted with reinventing Danish icon Sales increase 15.5 per cent since relaunch, seasonal sales up 17 per cent Hand-design ensures ‘lost’ artwork remains central to brand A UK-based branding team has rebranded and redesigned a beloved Danish confectionary product for the first time in over 30 years – boosting sales by over 15 [more ] http://bit.ly/2bn2nr5

No one ever remembers who comes in fifth place. Unless that person fabricates parts of a story about being robbed at gunpoint. The more we learn about the night Ryan Lochte and his fellow swimmers were supposedly held up in Rio, the more it looks like their version of events doesn t hold water. As you d [more ] http://bit.ly/2bmPs8P

Mirakl, the leading marketplace platform provider, today announced that Darty, a leading European electronics retailer, is seeing better visibility in search, greater profit margins, and new category growth after implementing the Mirakl Marketplace Solution in 2014. According to a new case study published by Forrester Research[1], Darty attributes its marketplace success to buy in from [more ] http://bit.ly/2b6LORx

The Share Centre, the retail stockbroker, has launched a new app to give people all the support, guidance and information they need to make investing easy. The new app, created by Rufus Leonard, provides information on the top risers and fallers in the market and expert analysts’ share tips and fund recommendations. The Share Centre [more ] http://bit.ly/2b6L4vI

Sky Sports has today announced it is creating a brand new Friday night show, in partnership with Carling, the official beer and cider of the Premier League. The new show titled ‘Carling In Off The Bar’, will provide fans with an exciting look back on the week in football, have an alternative take on the game that [more ] http://bit.ly/2b6LcLA

Here at Mash Staffing, we believe that finding the right promotional staff for any campaign is a bit of an art form one that requires thought, clear processes, and the right balance between work and fun. After all, there’s no reason festival work shouldn’t be both but it’s important to plan ahead, and [more ] http://bit.ly/2b6Lmm3

NewVoiceMedia, a leading provider of cloud technology that helps businesses sell more, serve better and grow faster, today announced a new contract with American Public Media Group (APMG), a premier producer and distributor of public radio programming. APMG has deployed ContactWorld for Service, NewVoiceMedia’s customer communications platform, to enhance its customer experience. As an organisation [more ] http://bit.ly/2b6A4hG

Former Sky Sports presenter on life support after contracting rare infection in Rio https://t.co/Sr60NgBLIO The Independent (@Independent) August 18, 2016 http://bit.ly/2boMkxq

Two wives go out for girls night. Both got drunk, started walking home and had to go to the bathroom. They stopped at a cemetery but had nothing to wipe with. One used her panties and the other grabbed a wreath off a grave. The next morning, one husband calls the other and says No [more ] http://bit.ly/2boHOz9

Charity for heroes of ’66 makes loss https://t.co/I20kAcaPIv Please ReTweet / theMarketingblog pic.twitter.com/kXsKfgOt0Y — Will Corry (@slievemore) August 18, 2016 A fundraising dinner at Wembley last month to celebrate the 50th anniversary of England’s World Cup victory resulted in a financial loss of £220,000, The Times has learnt. The gala dinner held on July 30, [more ] http://bit.ly/2boHO27

Push Notifications: The marketing channel of the future? Posted by Maria Spínola This is the behaviour of every human being owning a smartphone that “itchiness” driving us to peek at the smartphone whenever we receive a push notification. We can’t resist that urge! We should make good use of this urge to communicate with the users via mobile [more ] http://bit.ly/2b43c9m

Roger, 85, married Jenny, a lovely 25 year old. Since her new husband is so old, Jenny decides that after their wedding she and Roger should have separate bedrooms, because she is concerned that her new but aged husband may over-exert himself if they spend the entire night together. After the wedding festivities Jenny prepares [more ] http://bit.ly/2boD6RR

Push Notifications: The marketing channel of the future? Posted by Maria Spínola This is the behaviour of every human being owning a smartphone that “itchiness” driving us to peek at the smartphone whenever we receive a push notification. We can’t resist that urge! We should make good use of this urge to communicate with the users via mobile [more ] http://bit.ly/2b43c9m

Push Notifications: The marketing channel of the future? Posted by Maria Spínola This is the behaviour of every human being owning a smartphone that “itchiness” driving us to peek at the smartphone whenever we receive a push notification. We can’t resist that urge! We should make good use of this urge to communicate with the users via mobile [more ] http://bit.ly/2b43c9m

Ogilvy & Mather has created a campaign for Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG, AEX: PHIA) to drive awareness of the brand’s personal health programs. The activity supports Philips’ shift from its traditional image as an electronics company, to its present day status as a health-tech organization that improves lives through technology. Launching at Elvis Week in Memphis, [more ] http://bit.ly/2bxeORY

ESI Media has today announced that Vodafone will be the exclusive commercial partner for its late night edition of The London Evening Standard. The one-off edition is being created to celebrate the opening of the 24-hour service on the tube on August 19, with a supporting marketing campaign starting today. As the solus partner, Vodafone [more ] http://bit.ly/2bxevqk

An innovative App set to launch in October is expected to revolutionise social media interaction through personal post targeting to the large audiences and direct business storytelling. The app is called ‘Nobius’ and it is designed to help people and businesses aim posts specifically at their desired audiences, because they can choose recipients by age, [more ] http://bit.ly/2bxg3AA

Contextual data and insights from the IAB’s latest quarterly report, in conjunction with YouGov. Prevalence There’s been no increase in the overall number of UK adults online using ad blockers – 21% in July vs 22% in February A slight increase in usage among women has been more than offset by a decline among men. 18-24s remain [more ] http://bit.ly/2bx8EBm

Using data from hundreds of B2B organisations, this infographic from Implicit offers insight into just how effective common sales channels are; considering both their overall conversion success, and providing a closer look into specifics such as conversion rate from lead stage to deal (close), lead to opportunity, opportunity to deal stage, and listing the overall time [more ] http://bit.ly/2blNJVu

How NOT to Market your Product: 9 of the Worst Branding Failures on @beBee_EN https://t.co/VEB0lMPqW0 ReTweet pic.twitter.com/uMezFyoahX Will Corry (@slievemore) August 17, 2016 http://bit.ly/2blNxpv

NewVoiceMedia, a global provider of cloud technology, which helps businesses sell more, serve better and grow faster, announced today that TMCnet, the leading website building communities online, in person and in print for communications and technology markets, has named it a winner of the first annual 2016 Tech Culture Awards. NewVoiceMedia serves more than 600 [more ] http://bit.ly/2buKYO7

When planning to exhibit your company’s wares to potential customers, you might initially reckon that booking a space at a large, pre-arranged exhibition, where lots of other businesses will also be vying for attention, would be the best option. However, before going ahead with that, you should consider the benefits of holding your own event. [more ] http://bit.ly/2buK5VL

A woman dies after a long illness, and finds herself just outside of heaven, at the pearly gates. As she peers inside, she sees people she knew from her life on earth enjoying themselves, laughing, and looking quite happy. Just then, St Peter comes along, and she asks him: Is this heaven? How can I [more ] http://bit.ly/2buDsCO

While more than nine out of ten (92%) large multichannel retailers are now selling online in the UK, almost three-fifths (59%) consider a lack of visibility across channels to be the biggest challenge that they face today, according to a new study released today by RetailMeNot, operator of VoucherCodes.co.uk. Connecting the in-store and online shopping [more ] http://bit.ly/2buDA5j

Made.com, the furniture retailer, has launched a new brand platform and campaign seeking to upturn lifestyle category clichés and show how its customers really live. The new “Live Unboxed” platform is the first work for the brand by Fabula and initially launches with a campaign spanning print, online and social media across the brand’s Instagram [more ] http://bit.ly/2buDdHS

My kids have always been observant of their surroundings, but they tend to pick out details no one else would notice. I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was stark naked! As I was reeling from [more ] http://bit.ly/2buE6Af