Assuming control of a business is never easy, so imagine taking the reins from the founder and chairman of the UK's largest private magazine business, a former deputy prime minister, in the grip of the worst advertising recession in living memory. And he's your dad.
UPDATE - Cineworld, the multiplex cinema chain, has picked four agencies to compete against incumbent MediaVest for its £3m media planning and buying account.
Michael Steckler, managing director of performance retargeting firm Criteo, tells Media Week how his firm is helping e-commerce companies lure back consumers to their sites and buy more products
Seat has launched a branded online TV reality series, 'Seat Sex Drive', in association with Channel 5's car show, 'Fifth Gear'.
Staff at Bloomberg BusinessWeek are set for a move into new Norman Foster-created offices in London.
08 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has fronted an ad for luxury watchmaker Hublot, featuring a picture of his battered face following a mugging for his Hublot.
Media agencies and advertisers are set to pay more than £100,000 for a 30-second spot ad during tomorrow night's live 'Coronation Street' hour-long special.
08 Dec 2010
| by Maisie McCabe
VO5, the haircare brand owned by Alberto Culver, is boosting its marketing activity aimed at male consumers.
MediaEquals, the media trading services company, has been appointed to develop the online marketplace for advertisers wanting to buy outdoor sites during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Retailers drop their prices as the countdown to Christmas begins, while watchmaker Hublot launches a controversial ad campaign.