The Drum magazine: 5th March

Coming up in future issues

Commercial Production - focus on the companies which are catching attentionEvents - indepth report on this growing sectorDigital PR - a sector where new technology is changing how we do thingsDesign Drum supplement - this will be like to other previous supplements. See it to believe!Mobile Marketing - 2010 is the year of the mobile and we explain why

Here’s just a taster of what's in the latest issue, out today:

News roundup

8 pages of this week's news, work and the best comments generated from online, digested into one easy to read summary.

Agency Agony Uncle


Uncle Carl releases his usual blend of abuse and useful advice.

Make It in Advertising


What happens when you are given the heave ho? Many of us might end up on the sofa enduring Jeremy Kyle. But Barrie Robinson and Tim Jarvis, a creative team in the north, used their new found time to write a book. And when they sent a copy over to The Drum, we couldnʼt help but want to share a few hilarious extracts.

Burger King


The Drum chats to Sarah Power, marketing director at Burger King about a King Great advertising campaign and social media strategy.

Creative Review

There is loads of creative work being produced up and down the UK and The Drum asked E.On's Julie Buckley what she thought of the most recent creative work. And find out if our online readers agreed.

Social Media in Business Census


The Social Media in Business Census 2010 collates findings from a survey of over 100 B2B marketers – both client-side and agency-side – and traces social media’s growing importance to the industry.

Facebook Q&A


Facebook Q&A
 - We speak to Facebook to discover how it plans to maintain its uptake and protect its 'friends'.

The Pen is mightier than the sword: Unless it's charged at £0.04pence


Caleb Larner looks into the power of the written word and what happens to it if you source your copywriting out to 'factory farms'. And we gather some of the best arguments in reply.

Blogosphere

The Drum has trawled pages of industry blogs - from agencies to individuals - to bring just a small selection of some of the best blog posts of late.

No Bullshit Guide To Social Media



16 pages from some of the best social minds in the business.

North East Supplement


The North East was recently voted the most creative region in the UK by readers of The Drum. Here we have an in-depth look (over 32 pages!) at the local market, focussing on the work, the initiatives and the business inherent to the region.

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