Mindshare retains Unilever's £700m media business in Western Europe

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LONDON - Unilever has retained WPP's Mindshare to handle its £700m media planning and buying business in Western Europe, ending a seven month review process.

VCCP picks up £3m Omega Pharma account

LONDON - VCCP has been awarded the £3m creative business Omega Pharma, following a competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies.

ASA bans 'anti-German' radio ad

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LONDON - A radio ad for recruitment website Reed.co.uk has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) for reinforcing a "negative and outdated" stereotype that Germans are "more likely...

Ikea shifts £8m business from BMB to Mother

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LONDON - Ikea has shifted its £8m UK advertising account out of Beattie McGuinness Bungay and into Mother.

Mediaedge:cia retains Henkel media

LONDON - Mediaedge:cia has retained the consolidated £4 million UK media planning and buying account for Henkel, the FMCG company that owns brands including Right Guard and Schwartzkopf.

Ruling reveals Davidoff ad not in hot water

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LONDON - A TV ad for Davidoff, promoting its Hot Water fragrance for men, has escaped a ban by the Advertising Standards Authority following complaints that it was sexually explicit.

Advertising in the noughties - Advertising agency of the decade shortlist - Mother London

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LONDON - Campaign presents the best of Mother London's work from the past decade on this reel.

Advertising in the noughties - Advertising agency of the decade shortlist - Bartle Bogle Hegarty

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Campaign presents the highlights from creative agency BBH spanning the past decade.

Agencies line up for SodaStream relaunch brief

Agencies are being approached with a brief to re-launch SodaStream in the UK.

And in the real world... Cadbury, Dubai, Online spending and more

LONDON - Today's round-up of the biggest business stories.

Reckitt Benckiser consolidates £800m global media into Havas and Publicis

LONDON - Reckitt Benckiser, owner of brands Vanish, Veet, Clearasil and Dettol, has consolidated its £800 million global media planning and buying arrangements into Havas Media and Publicis Groupe.

And in the real world... M&S, Cadbury, Mothercare and more

LONDON - Today's round-up of the biggest business stories.

Watchdog bans Matalan property e-mail ad

LONDON - The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an e-mail ad from the retailer Matalan, which offered consumers a two-week holiday home in Spain.

Cosmetic surgery ad slammed by regulator

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LONDON - The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a radio ad for the cosmetic surgery group MyBreast after a rival challenged its claim to be "leaders in cosmetic surgery here...

And in the real world... GM, Sainsbury's, Domino's and more

LONDON - Today's round-up of the biggest business stories.

Gossard resurrects iconic lingerie campaign

LONDON - The lingerie brand Gossard is launching a new campaign evoking the iconic 'hello boys' ad campaign of the 80s.