Friday, 4 September 2009

Mediaedge:CIA Win Lloyds Account

Mediaedge:CIA have won the media planning and buying account for the Lloyds Banking Group following a four month pitch.........read more.

Thursday, 3 September 2009

It never rains, It pours................

WITH VACANCIES!!!

BD Marketing are having a cracking start to the month filling some brilliant roles with some top blue-chip clients and reputable agency's. However this doesn't mean we are now lacking in positions available, if anything we have been inundated with roles!

BD Marketing London have some top PPC, SEO & Digital Account Manager positions at the moment so if you are based in the big smoke contact Katie, Kate or Markus.

BD Marketing North has had a huge amount of roles in this week including;

SEO Specialist Client-Side Leeds Based £20-25k
SEO Manager Agency Manchester £35k
PPC Manager Small Agency South Manchester £30-35k
PPC Exec. Top Agency Leeds Centre £22-27k
SEO Expert Agency Manchester £22-25k
Link Builder Agency Manchester £18-24k

If you would like more details contact me immediately as they will not be around for long! Email stephanie@bdrecruitment.com

Pernod Ricard To Increase £1.2bn Marketing Spend

The drinks company, Pernod Ricard, who controls Absolut Vodka, Chivas Regal and Jameson among others, is to increase its advertising spend for the next year....................read more.

Google's Cloud Has A Silver Lining

Google has said that the worst of the recession is over and, as a result, are looking at potential acquisitions............read more.

Online Advertising Benefits From Recession

Figures from the Nielson Company have shown a 12% rise in online advertising this year.................read more.

Starcom MediaVest Pitch With I-level For COI Account

The Starcom MediaVest Group and i-level have announced that they are to pitch as a partnership for the combined buying account for the COI............read more.

Tuesday, 1 September 2009

eBay Sells Majority Stake in Skype

eBay, the online auction company has sold a majority stake in its internet telephone company Skype to a private investment group. for a cash payment of $1.9bn (£1.17bn).The group, led by private equity company Silver Lake, is made up of Andreessen Horowitz, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Index Ventures and the stake was acquired for a cash sum of £1.9bn.Skype, which allows customers to make free telephone calls from their computers, was bought by eBay for $2.6bn in 2005, but they admitted they had paid over the odds for the company. They retain a 35% stake in Skype.