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First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 6 mins ago - 1 reports

Scottish Government gives £7m digital boost to SMEs

The Scottish Government has announced a £7m funding package to improve the digital connectivity of businesses, enabling them to better adapt to new technology.This funding will complement the existing outlay of enterprise agencies and dovetails with a ... [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Scottish Government, Scotland, Small And Medium Sized Enterprises, Nicola Sturgeon, Infrastructure

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 27 mins ago - 1 reports

Johnston Press plc

Johnston Press appoints Sky's Stephen van Rooyen as non-executive director

Johnston Press appoints Sky's Stephen van Rooyen as non-executiveJohnston Press has that Stephen van Rooyen is to become the newest recruit to its board when he joins the media group on 1 June as a non-executive director.Currently the MD of sales & marketing ... [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Stephen van Rooyen, Johnston Press plc, Appointed, Ian Russell

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 27 mins ago - 1 reports

LinkedIn Corp

GIF or JIF? Creator of the Graphics Interchange Format said it should be pronounced with a ‘soft g’

GIF or JIF? Creator of the Graphics Interchange Format said it shouldSteve Wilhite, created of the Graphics Interchange Format (GIF), yesterday announced that he was annoyed that people failed to pronounce the name of the file format correctly.Speaking ... [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Steve Wilhite, LinkedIn Corp, Social Media

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 30 mins ago - 1 reports

Razorfish Inc

DigitasLBi and Razorfish confirm new international agency leadership appointments

Following the global merger of Digitas and LBi in February, DigitasLBi and Razorfish have revealed new, agency-specific international leadership.Former CEO of LBi International Ewen Sturgeon has been named as the new CEO of the merged DigitasLBi International ... [Published The Drum - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Razorfish Inc, Leadership, LBI International NV

First reported 34 mins ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 1 reports

Tech City deputy CEO Benjamin Southworth hits back at report accusing government of failing to support London tech sector

Deputy CEO of Tech City Benjamin Southworth has hit back at a recent report which revealed a skills shortage and lack of government support in the London tech industry, saying the findings are only part of the picture.The Tech City Futures report from ... [Published The Drum - 34 mins ago]

Entities: Startup, London, Pete Smith

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Bauer Media promotes Abby Carvosso to the role of group managing director

Bauer Media promotes Abby Carvosso to the role of group managingBauer Media has today announced the promotion of Abby Carvosso to the role of group managing director, where she will assume responsibility for all London brands, including heat and Clos ... [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Paul Keenan, United Kingdom, London

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Latest Stella Artois Cidre campaign from Mother London directed by Wim Wenders

Latest Stella Artois Cidre campaign from Mother London directed by WimStella Artois is to roll out a new campaign for its Cidre brand directed by Wim Wenders, who was behind the classic love story Wings of Desire.The latest campaign, ‘The Simple Life’, ... [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Wim Wenders, London, Anthony Dod Mantle

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Attention is the new currency not click-through rates, says AOL’s David Shing

Attention is the new currency not click-through rates, says AOL’sMeasuring by click-through rates should be a thing of the past, with “attention” the new currency for brand marketers, according to AOL’s digital evangelist David Shing.Speaking at MediaCom’s ... [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Entities: AOL LLC, Mediacom Communications Corp, Florence

First reported 1 hour ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 1 reports

Cringe Ninja: Why copywriting with emotion is a delicate balance

Aside from the death of Goose in ‘Top Gun’, there is very little that leaves me emotionally moved. As such, as both a copywriter and a consumer, emotional messaging leaves me beyond cold to the point of palpable discomfort.But, though an expression of ... [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Entities: W. Somerset Maugham, Macmillan Cancer Support, Illicit

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Beauteco Box subscription service unveils packaging and website with Creative Spark

Beauteco Box subscription service unveils packaging and website withNew beauty service Beauteco Box has launched with branding, sustainable packaging and an ecommerce website designed by Creative Spark.The service offers subscribers a monthly gift of ... [Published The Drum - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Electronic Commerce, Ethical

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

New appointments at CTI Digital as Dave Beswick is promoted to resource manager

Drupal technology company CTI Digital appointed Dave Beswick to the post of resource manager after a year at the company, moving from his role as project manager of publisher development.The company has also taken on some recruits; new senior project ... [Published The Drum - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Drupal, Appointment, Mark Jones, Manchester, Publisher

First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 1 reports

Global Radio ordered to offload eight stations amidst competition concerns

Global Radio ordered to offload eight stations amidst competitionGlobal Radio has been ordered to sell-off eight of its channels in seven areas by the Competition Commission after it judged that a £70m acquisition of GMG Radio last year breached competition ... [Published The Drum - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Global Radio Holdings, GMG Radio, United Kingdom, Wales, Insider

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The report accused the government of "trying to take credit for an economic success story that was happening anyway" and hampering the industry with too much PR

Tech City deputy CEO Benjamin Southworth hits back at report accusing government of failing to su ... [Published The Drum - 34 mins ago]

Ian Russell, chairman of Johnston Press, commented: "I am delighted to welcome Stephen van Rooyen to the Board. Stephen has extensive experience and I am confident that his knowledge and perspective will add significant value to the business. We look forward to working with him in continuing to develop the Company."

Johnston Press appoints Sky's Stephen van Rooyen as non-executive director [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

He dismissed the term ‘native advertising’ because it only renders an ad contextual to a specific site it is on. "For people to have consistent brand experience it must be contextual across all sites – I call it harmonious ads,” he added."

Attention is the new currency not click-through rates, says AOL’s David Shing [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

Speaking to the New York Times before he accepted his lifetime achievement award at the Webby Awards, he said: "The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations. They are wrong. It is a soft 'G,' pronounced 'jif.' End of story."

GIF or JIF? Creator of the Graphics Interchange Format said it should be pronounced with a ‘soft g’ [Published The Drum - 1 hour ago]

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