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The Drum Magazine: 17th August 2012

A taster of what's in our latest issue out Friday 17th August 2012

Creative Review: 

Recruitment – Special Report

Recruitment – Special Report

The Drum’s annual recruitment review explores the trends and issues facing the recruitment industry at present, including the increasing influence of social media on recruitment. In this issue we catch up with specialists and ask them the following:

  • What advice would you give to graduates in today’s competitive jobs market?
  • What changes have you seen in the different job markets recently?
  • What advice would you give to graduates?
  • What does a recruitment agency offer clients?
  • Which sectors are under or over supplied?
  • How will recruitment change in the next year?
  • How can candidates ensure their social media presence is up to scratch?

Women in Digital

Women in Digital

In the second of our series of interviews with leading women in digital, Propel London CEO Melina Jacovou catches up with consultant, advisor and mentor Mary Keane-Dawson.

Mergers and acquisitions

Mergers and acquisitions

During a summer of change in the marketing industry, Phil Jones, consultant and mentor to the digital industries, discusses when the time is right to sell up – and speaks to those who have sold their agencies to gain an insight into the emotional and financial challenges of selling.

The Works

The Works

This issue’s creative round-up features:

  • Jkr newly designed packaging for Penhaligon’s fragrance Penoeve
  • Build's on-air and off-air branding for PlusPlus, a new Ukrainian children’s TV channel
  • Design practice SomeOne ‘s work to create a new identity for the Victoria district of London
  • A series of posters for Manchester secondhand record shop Vinyl Exchange created by Leeds agency Propaganda

Analysis and Agenda

Marketing

  • Sorrell and Levy engage in war of words over IPG acquisition denial
  • Recommendation of friends key to purchase for 49%
  • UK ad spend growth expected
  • Are sports marketers really in shape to make the most of the London 2012 Olympics legacy?

Digital and Social Media

  • Cooke and Atchison discuss Fortune Cookie’s sale to WPP’s Possible
  • More digital acquisitions predicted
  • Facebook Advertising: Is it worth it?

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