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Havas Posts Record 8% First-Half Organic GainJuly 25, 2008 BOSTON Riding strong Asia-Pacific results and surpassing most analysts' expectations, Havas today reported record first-half organic revenue growth of 8 percent to approximately $1.184 billion. (Havas CEO Fernando Rodes Vila is shown.) Read Full Article
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Havas Posts Record 8% First-Half Organic GainJuly 25, 2008 BOSTON Riding strong Asia-Pacific results and surpassing most analysts' expectations, Havas today reported record first-half organic revenue growth of 8 percent to approximately $1.184 billion. (Havas CEO Fernando Rodes Vila is shown.) Read Full Article |
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Updated: Mars Scraps Snickers SpotJuly 24, 2008 NEW YORK Mars will no longer air a controversial U.K. Snickers spot that some decried as homophobic. The ad shows a man speed walking in an exaggerated manner. Mr. T ultimately blasts the guy with Snickers bars from a huge gun. Read Full Article |
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Clear Channel Deal Wins ApprovalJuly 25, 2008 NEW YORK Clear Channel shareholders Thursday approved the $17.9 billion buyout by Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners. About 97 percent of the shares voted were cast in favor of the going-private transaction. Read Full Article |
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Microsoft, Facebook Focus on SearchJuly 24, 2008 NEW YORK Microsoft said it would provide search functionality and search advertising on Facebook as part of an extension of the ad partnership forged by the two companies in 2006. The deal, announced at Facebook's f8 Developer Conference in San Francisco, represents an opportunity for Microsoft to boost its anemic share in the space -- though it may not provide a financial windfall. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read Full Article |
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On MessageJune 23, 2008 Raldon Lumpkins, 20, hits the streets of San Francisco today. His mission is to produce articles, blogs and videos of concern to young voters interested in the upcoming presidential election. The work is for the nonprofit Rock the Vote, which uses music, pop culture and new technologies to engage young people in the political process. And the tool he'll wield to produce it is an AT&T Samsung BlackJack II personal digital assistant, equipped with, among other things, a 2-megapixel camera, GPS, 3-D graphics and, of course, text messaging. Read Full Article |
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Villeroy & Boch in PlayJuly 24, 2008 LOS ANGELES Villeroy & Boch is reviewing its creative and PR chores. The 260-year-old company's U.S. Bath and Wellness division in San Diego manufactures and markets tableware, tiles and premium bathroom fixtures. Read Full Article |
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Horror Helmers Do Comedy for Xbox LiveJuly 23, 2008 SAN DIEGO Safran Digital Group and Microsoft have struck a deal through which some of the leading directors in horror/supernatural filmmaking will try their hands at comedy as the first original programming on Xbox Live. Read Full Article |
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NEW YORK Lenovo hopes a campaign that begins next month during NBC's broadcast of the Beijing Olympic Games helps raise the brand's profile among U.S. consumers. (A scene from a recent Lenovo ad is shown.) Read Full Article
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