21 Dec 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Arla Foods' Lactofree dairy drink is to appear in TV ads for the first time at the beginning of January, as part of a £3m cross-media campaign, including national TV and print advertising, sampling, online and PR support.
21 Dec 2007
| by Bill Britt
LONDON - The best-read forums that received the most comments in Brand Republic during 2007 revolved around recurrent themes: reality TV, social networks and celebrities.
21 Dec 2007
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - US regulators have cleared Google's $3.1bn (£1.56bn) acquisition of online advertising company DoubleClick, which was being investigated amid concerns about privacy risks.
20 Dec 2007
| by Joe Thomas
LONDON - Center Parcs plans to boost short-stay bookings in the New Year with a campaign that includes TV, cinema, direct mail and a major online push.
20 Dec 2007
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - The Telegraph has maintained the rising popularity of its website, gaining around 1.7m unique users during November to take third place behind Guardian Unlimited and the Daily Mail online.
20 Dec 2007
| by Alex Donohue
LONDON - More than half of teenagers in the US have profiles on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, while 64% create and publish content online, according to a new study.
20 Dec 2007
| by Alex Donohue
NEW YORK - Microsoft, Google and Yahoo! are to pay out a total of $31.5m (£15.7m) in fines to the US Justice Department after admitting taking payments in exchange for running illegal gambling ads between 1997 and 2007.
20 Dec 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - GCap Media has signed a deal with iTunes that will involve its station websites heavily featuring links to the Apple online music store.
19 Dec 2007
| by Alex Donohue
LONDON - The Mission Marketing Group has acquired marketing communications company RLA Group for an initial £9.5m.
19 Dec 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Syzygy has created an online campaign and website, based on the theme of 'create your own road', to promote the launch of the Mazda6 across Europe.