Emma Rogers has been promoted from the product development team to head of UK licensing and marketing at children's TV production company Ragdoll. She will oversee category licensing, product development and UK marketing.
The Office of Fair Trading has issued a warning about a Spanish lottery scam. Letters claiming to be from the El Gordo de la Primitiva Lottery in Madrid, informing the recipient they have won, are being sent to UK consumers. To claim the 'prize', recipients are asked to provide bank account details.
Kathy Parker, global brand director for Lever Faberge's Dove deodorant, is leaving the company after 14 years to join Diageo Ireland as head of marketing for Guinness and ale brand Smithwick's. Parker will replace Paul Ody, who is leaving the company, and will report to marketing director Paul Kelly.
Just under half of Sainsbury's suppliers expect the chain's market share to continue to fall, according to a survey from the Institute of Grocery Distribution.
Paul McClintock has been named sales and marketing director at bathroom manufacturer Shires. He joins from Securicor Security, where he was strategic account director.
Men's fashion retailer Hackett is to use a high-profile outdoor campaign featuring Rugby World Cup-winning hero Jonny Wilkinson to promote its e-commerce site.
Kim Manley, chief marketing officer at Allied Domecq's wine and spirits division, has resigned with immediate effect, following a probe into financial irregularities at the drinks giant. Investigators are understood to be looking into the relationship between the marketing department and its suppliers.
Littlewoods is boosting its mobile phone offer to cash in on the growing ringtone and mobile content market.
Fenella Nicholson is to be the Scotch Whisky Association's first alcohol policy manager, taking charge of responsible drinking initiatives. She previously worked in a government and consumer affairs role at the association.
At a time when high-tech toys top most children's Christmas wish lists, the very prospect of Build-A-Bear - where you create a teddy from scratch, choosing its skin, stuffing it and even kissing its heart before it is sewn in - offers a refreshing change.
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