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New Offers

Bates 141 opens Bangladesh office

Bates 141 has opened an office in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to support the business in the region. The agency will offer both above and below-the-line services, including CRM, digital and mobile platform driven solutions and also other specialised solutions including out of home media and design from its APAC network.

141 SoHo Square Brazil launches 141 DataSearch

141 SoHo Square Brazil has launched 141 DataSearch, a new unit to coordinate all its digital strategy, online communications and relationship marketing (CRMs).

VML London launched

VML has expanded operations in Europe by rebranding partner agency GT (previously Good Technology) as VML London. VML London will serve as the UK base of operations and European headquarters for VML. VML London will continue to support client partners including BBC, Microsoft, Xbox, Premier Inn, Bacardi, HMV, University of Cambridge, SAP, Poetry Archive, Sperian, The Futures Company and Colgate-Palmolive.

New Business

MediaCom US wins Revlon.

Y&R Singapore wins MINT Museum of Toys.

O&M China wins Tsingtao.

Maxus UK wins BT.

Winners, Movers & Shakers

WPP agencies dominate Asian Marketing Effectiveness Awards.

Matthew Godfrey to lead Young & Rubicam Asia, succeeding Ambar Brahmachary.

Global Chief Operating Officer Steve Ridley promoted to Global Chief Executive, Kinetic Worldwide.

WPP named No. 1 worldwide for the second year running at the 2009 League of American Communications Professionals Inspire Awards for Internal & Employee Communications for its global newspaper, The WIRE.

JWT MENA wins Network of the Year award at Dubai Lynx awards.

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Monitoring Report Digital Germany

By TNS Business Intelligence

TNS Business Intelligence, the desk research specialist of the TNS Group, has published an international ICT benchmark report, covering 15 countries on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology.

This report can be downloaded free of charge or you can order a hardcopy from Anselm.Speich@tns-global.com or Silja-maria.Wiedeking@tns-global.com.

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