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Rapp creative directors poached by Pulse

- Rapp creative duo Magnus Thorne and Paul Turner have moved to engagement and activation agency Pulse Group, as executive creative directors.

BA suitcase race highlights Olympic spirit

- There are plenty of jokes about airlines and baggage but British Airways is making the subject the focus of an Olympics-related TV ad, which features an international suitcase race.

M&C Saatchi returns to New York

- M&C Saatchi has hired Jeff Brooks from Euro RSCG New York to spearhead the revival of its New York office, which was folded into its Los Angeles office in 2008.

Publicis Groupe acquires Middle East digital agency

- Publicis Groupe has acquired Flip Media, a digital agency network in the Middle East, for an undisclosed sum, to fold into Leo Burnett.

Honda courts grown-up Ferris Bueller fans

- Honda has released a two-minute long homage to 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' featuring an older Matthew Broderick skipping a day's shooting and driving around in the brand's CR-V.

The Sun fishes for readers with cereal mailout

- Discount vouchers for The Sun are going out today under the guise of Sun-branded cereal packs, created by direct agency Partners Andrews Aldridge, to people who read one of the paper's rivals.

Ebiquity reports small pre-tax profit

- Marketing effectiveness consultant Ebiquity has recorded a pre-tax profit of £199,000 for the six months ended 31 October 2011.

Publicis and WPP continue digital acquisition spree

- Publicis Groupe has bought French digital agency Mediagong, while WPP has acquired a third of Australian digital marketing agency DTDigital.

Iris and BD Network lead MAA Best Awards nominations

- Iris has racked up 17 nominations for the Marketing Agencies Association's Best Awards 2012, followed by BD Network with 12.

'Super Reed' entry wins Reed.co.uk ad contest

- A £10,000 competition to create a TV ad for Reed, the recruitment agency, has been won by director Jonathan Brooks and producer Mat Laroche.

AMV BBDO tops Big Won 2011 creative awards rankings

- Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO was the most-awarded UK agency and BBDO the most-awarded network of 2011, according to The Directory Big Won Creativity Rankings.

Warc predicts 3.1% growth for UK ad market

- Marketing intelligence service Warc has produced a consensus forecast of 3.1% for this year's growth in UK adspend.

Saga aims for class in cruise spot

- Gleaming cutlery, a smart chauffeur and a brassy soundtrack combine in a new TV spot for Saga cruises, the first work created by VCCP for the brand.

Campaign architect and former Haymarket chief Lindsay Masters passes away

- Lindsay Masters, who led the launch of Campaign in 1968 and ran Haymarket for nearly three decades, has passed away.

PHD wins Hyatt global digital media

- Hotel group Hyatt has appointed PHD to handle its digital media planning and buying globally after a pitch.

Volvo appoints Arnold as lead global creative agency

- Volvo has moved its UK and China creative business out of SapientNitro and into Arnold Worldwide without a pitch.

WPP boss cools on tax return to UK

- Sir Martin Sorrell, chief executive of WPP, has toned down his enthusiasm for returning his company's tax base to the UK, saying the Treasury's proposed reforms do not go "quite far enough in our case".

Sorrell spins his Desert Island Discs

- WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell gave Radio 4 listeners an insight into his past, in a 45-minute interview for 'Desert Island Discs'.

Romanian chocolate wins direct creatives' debate

- A contest between six direct marketing creative directors to champion their favourite piece of direct creative finished with Sav Evangelou's choice of the Rom chocolate bar campaign winning the audience vote.

Publicis acquires Chinese digital agency Gomye

- Publicis Groupe is bolstering its digital offering in China by buying Gomye, a full-service digital agency with offices in Beijing, Chengdu and Chongqing, for an undisclosed sum.