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TNS-BMRB launches the Communications Research Centre

TNS-BMRB is launching The Communications Research Centre which combines resources and expertise from both TNS and BMRB to create a specialist research team dedicated to providing thought leadership in the implementation and delivery of communications research for the public sector.

The Centre will be based in the UK and will contribute to the wider Political and Social global sector.

The team, made up of more than 20 highly experienced researchers, have worked on a number of high profile campaigns such as Change4Life, THINK!, Act on CO2, Sex Worth Talking About.

Contact: Laura.Chatterton@tns-ri.co.uk.

Blast Radius opens offices in Seattle and Portland

Blast Radius´ presence on the West Coast is rapidly expanding with the success of its new Portland and Seattle offices.

These two new offices, combined with the company´s Vancouver and San Francisco offices, allow the company to better service its clients including Nike, Microsoft and Starbucks.

New Business

Mindshare global wins Randstad.

MediaCom Sweden wins Tele2 & Comviq.

MediaCom USA wins DIRECTV.

Grey Shanghai wins CITIC Pacific.

G2 China wins Haier.

Hill & Knowlton Australia wins TomTom.

Mindshare Chicago wins Abbott Laboratories.

Winners, Movers & Shakers

GroupM´s CEO Irwin Gotlieb named Media Agency Executive of the Decade by Adweek.

Ali Shabaz appointed to Chief Creative Officer of Grey Group Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.

JWT India wins Grand Effie and Yahoo! Big Idea Chair Award at the Effies .

Campaign and Marketing magazine name Mediaedge:cia UK winner of Agency of the Year 2009.

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10 Trends for 2010 in Less than 2 Minutes

By JWT

In keeping with one of JWT´s trends for 2010 - Visual Fluency, referring to the growing preference (and need) for a graphic synthesis of information vs. an avalanche of reading material - JWT has created an animation that encapsulates its 32-page report in less than two minutes.

WPP Reading Room

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Landor´s 2010 Trends Forecast: Market Trends and their impact on Brands.
Matthew Angus of Millward Brown on Brand Building in Africa in 2010.
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