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Marketing News: Top Marketers : Sandra Collins joins LIDA as they focus on integration

Sandra Collins has joined LIDA as Marketing and New Business Director. As the agency focuses on its integrated offering, Sandra will work with the LIDA board to capitalise on the agency's customer centric positioning. LIDA is one of very few agencies that is equally strong in both Direct Marketing and Digital. We are extremely well placed to offer DM and CRM solutions that combine both online and offline channels. Our strength comes from our ability to provide our clients with a deep understanding of their customers and act on these insights to deliver a higher level of response. The recent launch of our CSU (Central Strategic Unit) combines planners, researchers, analysts and data planners giving us the best resource of this nature in the market, and as a result deeper customer insights. Sandra was previously New Business and Marketing Director at Mindshare (2002-2009) and before that Marketing Director at Optimedia (1998-2002). At both agencies Sandra was responsibl

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Marketing News: BLUE SHEEP APPOINTS DEBBIE ROBINSON AS HEAD OF SALES TO DEVELOP CLIENT CONSULTATION

Blue Sheep, the UK's leading B2B marketing services provider, has appointed Debbie Robinson as of head of sales. Robinson's previous role was executive sales and marketing director at Apex Computers, an IBM and Cisco Premier Business Partner. She helped steer the company away from being a commoditised IT infrastructure provider to become a fully consultative IT solutions and services house.

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Marketing News: Coolpink Announces 6 New Staff Appointments

Leeds based digital agency, Coolpink, this month announces the appointment of 6 new members of staff as the company builds on its financial growth recorded last month and undergoes further vigorous expansion to support the retail market in becoming more profitable through online channels. The newly appointed include Pay Per Click Manager, James Luty, Account Manager Kelly Sebine, Web Designer, Emma Stevenson, Web Developers, Mikee Franklin and Blair McMillan, and QA Executive Oliver Wade. All have a wealth of retail experience gained from working on B2B and B2C campaigns with clients in Leeds and London. Before joining Coolpink James Luty worked as an Account Manager looking after clients such as Argos, Play.com, Comet and Homebase, gaining multi-channel experience in Pay Per Click, Search Engine Optimisation, Social Media and Shopping Comparison. New Account Manager Kelly Sebine has experience in all aspects of print and digital marketing and has managed a variety of client

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Marketing News: P&MM Sales Promotion has appointed Zoe Elie to the position of Head of Sales, Travel & Leisure Promotions

P&MM Sales Promotion, the UK's leading supplier of travel and leisure-based consumer sales promotions, has appointed Zoe Elie to the position of Head of Sales, Travel & Leisure Promotions. At P&MM Zoe will be leading a team of five and will be responsible for driving the business forward and achieving maximum profitability.

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Marketing News: APS appoints new client services director to drive market-leading solutions

Leading marketing services company, APS group, has appointed John Holmes as client services director to build the company's client portfolio and manage its commitment to continuous improvement. John says: "APS is a business that has laid down great foundations both from a service and capability perspective. Part of my role will be to ensure that clients benefit fully from the spectrum of marketing services that we offer; working with them in the development and enhancement of software and maximising their market penetration by using our fully-integrated, multi-channel offering, whether that be design, print or digital media, all being controlled by our workflow systems." John's experience in the marketing services industry stretches over 20 years, previously working for Bank of Scotland within procurement, specialising in print, creative and logistic management, before moving to business process outsource (BPO) provider Williams Lea. There he headed up a number of major account

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Marketing News: Former Microsoft and Rapt VPs join advisory board at Improve Digital

Ben Crain and David Smith bring in-depth expertise to ad revenue optimisation specialist

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Marketing News: Top Marketers : NewVoiceMedia has appointed Amanda Fennell as marketing director

NewVoiceMedia has appointed Amanda Fennell as marketing director, to help position the company as it "calls for change" in the telephony world. Fennell joins from salesforce.com EMEA, where she was customer marketing director. Recognising that call centre managers are hamstrung by expensive and inflexible on-premise technology, NewVoiceMedia offers them a sophisticated solution that can be used by office- or home-based workers, at a fraction of the price. It can also offer the same technology to small businesses who want to better handle inbound calls. Fennell was instrumental in the pan-European launch of salesforce.com in 2001, initiated on- and off-line lead generation campaigns in her role as marketing director of European programmes, and latterly created a customer reference programme to communicate customer success.

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Marketing News: Molson Coors appoints new marketing chief for UK

Beer giant Molson Coors has appointed Muller UK marketer Chris McDonough to the position of marketing director. McDonough, who currently operates as marketing and R&D director as well as Ireland general manager at Muller, is set to join Molson Coors in June. He replaces former marketing director Simon Davies, who left the brewer after 13 years to set up a marketing services agency. Interim marketing director David Preston will take up the role of director of commercial innovation, reporting to McDonough, who will join the Molson Coors UK board. Prior to his five-year stint at Muller, McDonough's roles included marketing controller at Bacardi Martini and German pet care marketing director at Mars. McDonough will take over responsibility for a number of brands, including Carling, Grolsch, Coors Light and Sol, as well as recently acquired beers Cobra and Singha.

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Marketing News: Top Marketers : Not just a salary - an M&S salary

It is one of the top retail jobs in the UK and from May 1st 2010 it will belong to Marc Bolland. The Chief Executive position at Marks and Spencer (M&S) will be taken up by the current Morrisons boss, with Sir Stuart Rose set to step down as Executive Chairman in the coming months. A statement from the food and fashion retailer yesterday (February 1st) revealed that Mr Bolland's remuneration package will comprise a £975,000 salary, an annual bonus potential of up to 250 per cent of said salary and an yearly award of shares under the firm's Performance Share Plan.

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Marketing News: Miroma has announced that Guillaume Lévy-Lambert has joined its Board of Directors

Miroma, one of the worlds most rapidly expanding media barter companies, has announced that Guillaume Lévy-Lambert has joined its Board of Directors. Lévy-Lambert is re-entering the media world after a two-year absence in an advisory capacity, and brings with him a wealth of experience, particularly of working for almost a quarter of a century within the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, which will help Miroma expand its operation globally. Graduating at the age of 20 with a M.Sc. in Management from HEC Paris in 1982, Lévy-Lambert started his career working for BNP-Paribas Asset Management in Paris. Within a year, he had been promoted to deputy head of Asian equities, moving in 1986 to open an operation in Tokyo, and he has remained committed to the Asian region ever since. Over a distinguished 13 year banking career Lévy-Lambert lead the BNP Paribas institutional asset management and private banking businesses from Hong Kong and then Singapore.

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Marketing News: Tug Appoints New Account Director To Head Up Client Planning Division

Tug, the search marketing agency, has appointed Faye Farman to head its client service and strategic search planning division. Faye will be working directly with major clients as campaign strategist to grow both agency and client relationships, ensuring that the company continues to deliver the highest quality of work and results for its clients.

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Marketing News: Julia Nolan to be head of marketing at DB Apparel.

Lingerie company DB Apparel has promoted Julia Nolan to the newly created position of head of marketing.

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Marketing News: LIVE & BREATHE HIRES FORMER IRIS ACCOUNT DIRECTOR TO BOOST TEAM

Creative retail marketing agency Live & Breathe has appointed Trudie Abel as an account director. She joins the agency from iris, where she worked as a senior account manager handling a global remit for Polar the sports training brand.

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Marketing News: NATUZZI UK ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW RETAIL MANAGER AND MARKETING MANAGER

Natuzzi, the world leader in leather upholstery, has appointed two new members of staff in the UK. Lee Hunnisett de Beer has joined as Retail Manager and Jill Cox has been appointed Marketing Manager. Both roles commenced in October and their appointments will significantly strengthen the UK team.

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Marketing News: Frontline, the magazine distribution company has appointed Frank Straetmans as Managing Director

Frank Straetmans (pictured) is a senior industry professional with more than 15 years experience in supply chain operations and business development. Kevin Costello, Chairman of Frontline, said: "I and all my Board colleagues are delighted Frank has joined Frontline as MD. He is a highly skilled individual with a wealth of supply chain management experience across several industries. Frank is commercially focussed with impressive customer relationship skills and is passionate about our business. I am sure he will be a highly effective, hands-on leader and will take Frontline to the next phase of its development."

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Marketing News: Sarah Howe is the new marketing director at RIAS

Over-50s insurance brand RIAS has appointed BUPA's Sarah Howe as marketing director with a remit to increase the brand's use of digital channels in its direct marketing mix. Howe joins from BUPA, where she was chief marketing officer. Before this Howe held a variety of home shopping marketing positions for Great Universal Stores and Grattan PLC over 12 years.

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Marketing News: Blue Barracuda has hired Ken Cheung, formerly Head of Affiliates at Altogether Digital, to leads its affiliate marketing effort

Independent digital agency, Blue Barracuda, has selected Ken Cheung as its new Affiliate Manager. Managing account executives in London and Estonia and reporting to Media Director Andrew Mason, Cheung will be responsible for managing Blue Barracuda's affiliate marketing programmes for clients including BAA, Pizza Hut, Kiddicare, Safestore, Angels Fancy Dress and Hamleys.

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Marketing News: PCC appoints first communications director

The Press Complaints Commission has appointed former News International PR man Jonathan Collett as its first ever director of communications. Collett is currently head of communications for the Advertising Association. He'll switch from the advertising industry regulator on 23 November to join his former boss at the press watchdog. Baroness Buscombe, chairman of the PCC, was chief executive of the Advertising Association before replacing Sir Christopher Meyer in March as she took up her post. Before joining the Advertising Association, Collett was public affairs manager at News International. He also worked as press spokesman for Michael Howard when he was leader of the Conservative Party.

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Marketing News: Tim Bleakley leaves CBS Outdoor UK

Tim Bleakley has stepped down from his position as managing director of sales and marketing at CBS Outdoor UK. Bleakly resigned today (28 September) and is leaving to pursue other commercial ventures. Bleakley joined CBS in 2004 and has been a key player in building the outdoor specialists' digital network since taking over the London Underground contract in 2006. Additionally, he sits on the board of the Outdoor Advertising Association. Bleakley says: 'This is a big decision in the current climate I have had a fantastic time at CBS Outdoor which I am certain has a very bright future but it is time for me to seek a new challenge.' The announcement follows the news last week that international chief of marketing Catherine Gale is to leave the company at the end of the year.

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Marketing News: TANGIBLE APPOINTS FACE CEO TO LEAD ITS LONDON HUB

Tangible appoints Andrew Needham, Founding Partner and CEO of Face to the Board of Tangible, a core division of Cello Group Plc. This new role gives Needham overall responsibility for driving the growth of Tangible's core businesses from its London hub based out of Midford Place. This will involve developing a more integrated proposition around Face's successful co-creation, crowdsourcing and communities offering. John Rowley the CEO of Tangible said "Andrew is the epitome of an inspired and inspiring personality who has established Face as the leading co-creation planning agency in the UK. There is a great opportunity to build on Face's core offering so that we are able to offer our clients a better, faster, more cost effective and differentiated proposition in the future. I believe that Andrew is the right man to lead our London hub and will make it a success".

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Marketing News: AXA UK appoints new Marketing Director

AXA UK has appointed Cheryl Toner as Group Marketing and Communication Director as Olivier Mariée, the incumbent director, takes up the global role of Group Marketing and Distribution Director based at AXA's headquarters in Paris. Toner will take up her new role from 1 November, reporting directly to Nicolas Moreau, Group Chief Executive of AXA UK, and will become a member of the AXA UK Executive Committee. Toner will lead the overall development and implementation of the marketing, brand and communication strategies to ensure that AXA realises its ambitions to become the trusted market leader for its distributors and customers in the UK and in Ireland. Toner is currently AXA UK's Strategic Marketing Director responsible for marketing strategy and planning, customer insight and segmentation as well as for customer and distributor satisfaction programmes and tracking.

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Marketing News: Major coup for MCCA as Julie Constable joins to develop Agency Selection service

The MCCA have recruited former Agency Insight and AAR consultant Julie Constable to head up the agency-client intermediary services. The Marketing Communications Consultants Association (MCCA) has announced that former Agency Insight and AAR consultant Julie Constable is to join to head up the trade body's agency-client intermediary service. In her new capacity as Agency Selection Consultant, Constable's first task will be to review and improve the existing selection proposition, to help clients find the best agency partners for any marketing discipline through a professional pitch process. With over ten years at intermediary organisations, Constable brings a wealth of expertise to the role. Most recently at Agency Insight for two years, following over eight years at the AAR as Head of Direct and Integrated Marketing, Constable has worked on over 150 pitches in this time. Constable's career has also included stints client and agency side including 8 years as an AD at Crai

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Marketing News: Renault UK has hired Chris Hawken, as its new Marketing Communications Manager

Renault UK has hired well-respected marketer, Chris Hawken, as its new Marketing Communications Manager with immediate effect. Reporting to Marketing Director, Phil York, Chris will oversee a team of 16, and his role will encompass all activities related to Renault brand marketing, ranging from national advertising and promotions, digital, web and CRM activity for both the car and van ranges. Chris who is 44, was born in Redruth, Cornwall and studied Business at Coventry University. He started his career as a graduate trainee at Rover, covering fleet and area business manager roles over a five-year period. He joined Volkswagen Group in 1994 and during his 14-year stint there, held numerous senior roles.

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Marketing News: Angus Porter has suddenly left his role as Thomas Cook group strategy director

Former Mars, Abbey National and BT marketer Angus Porter has suddenly departed left his role as Thomas Cook group strategy director without a job to go to. Porter joined the travel brand in April last year from WPP brand development consultancy Added Value in April last year. He previously took on an independent non-executive director position at Thomas Cook in June 2007. A Thomas Cook spokeswoman said the brand has no immediate plans to replace Porter. Instead, brand director Michael Johnson will take on a more wide-ranging marketing and strategy role. Porter held the position of Mars UK marketing director until 1999, when he became marketing director for BT UK Markets.

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