Specific Media has partnered with Justin Timberlake to become the surprise new owners of music-led social networking site Myspace, in a $35m deal with Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. A spokesman for Specific Media stressed that the Emmy and Grammy winning artist Timberlake will take an ownership stake and "play a major role in developing the creative direction and strategy for the company moving forward". WPP has to improve the way it recruits and develops people, Sir Martin Sorrell candidly admitted last night, as he hit out at the ad industry's "basic approach" of "nicking staff". In an interview with Campaign editor Claire Beale, in front of 200 people for industry charity Nabs, the man who has built the world’s largest marketing services group in the past quarter century, drew attention to its recruitment shortcomings. Asda marketing director Jon Owen has quit after a year in the post to join clothing brand Very. Owen left the supermarket giant this week to become the director of …
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The Greek parliament bought time yesterday, voting for austerity measures in return for a vital 12bn installment of aid that will stave off national bankruptcy for a few months. The 300 deputies must vote again today for laws to implement the 28bn cuts they passed yesterday. Even if they become law, few believe the government is capable of implementing the programme, which involves 2bn in tax rises and 1.19bn in benefits cuts this year, as well as 50bn of privatisations and savings of 3bn from a crackdown on tax evasion over four years. The London Stock Exchange global expansion plans were thrown into disarray yesterday as it was forced to abandon its £4.3bn bid to merge with Canada's TMX group. The LSE scrapped the merger less than 24 hours before a crunch TMX shareholder vote, after early results showed that it failed to win the critical two-thirds level of support required by Canadian law. MARKETS: THE NIKKEI stock average ran out of steam after hitting…
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Local councils, desperate to save money, are axing lollipop men and women across the country. But now concerned parents are fighting back . Bill, says Nicole Gosling, a mother at Southfield primary school in Acton, west London, is a blessing. In fact he's "more than that, he's vital. This is a very busy road; the bend here is really dangerous. I've got a four- and an eight-year-old. I know they can run on ahead and they'll be safe. And when the older one starts going on his own . . ." Tiger Woods is to sign a sponsorship deal with Japanese pain relief brand Vantelin Kowa, his first endorsement deal since the scandal surrounding his personal life led to him being dropped by numerous brands. According to a tweet by CNBC's sports business reporter Darren Rovell, Woods will start appearing in Vantelin Kowa ads from July. Rob Atkinson, managing director of Clear Channel Outdoor UK, has been promoted to the new role of chief operating…
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Back in 1997, before the days of social media, management thinker, Tom Peters, introduced us to the idea of personal branding. In a seminal piece published in Smart Company, called The Brand Called You, Peters said we had all now become CEOs of our own companies. "You don't belong to any company for life and your chief affiliation isn't to any particular function," he said. "You're not defined by your job title and you're not confined by your job description. You’re every bit as much a brand as Nike, Coke, Pepsi, or the Body Shop. To start thinking like your own favorite brand manager, ask yourself the same question the brand managers at Nike, Coke, Pepsi, or the Body Shop ask themselves: What is it that my product or service does that makes it different?" Personal branding has now moved into the mainstream with the the explosion of social media, with people putting their profiles on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter and the financial crisis putting…
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Piotr Nielubowicz wchodzi do zarządu Optimus S.A. Piotr Nielubowicz, akcjonariusz od 12 lat związany z Grupą CD Projekt poszerzył skład Zarządu po Walnym Zgromadzenie Akcjonariuszy z 27 czerwca 2011 r. Jednocześnie do Rady Nadzorczej powołano znanego w branży IT Piotra Pągowskiego. 12 maja 2011 Rada Nadzorcza Optimusa w tajnym głosowaniu powołała na kolejną kadencję dotychczasowego Prezesa Adama Kicińskiego oraz Członka Zarządu Marcina Iwińskiego. Skład Zarządu uzupełniono o Piotra Nielubowicza, pełniącego dotychczas funkcję Wiceprzewodniczącego Rady Nadzorczej. Nowy Zarząd będzie sprawował mandaty do dnia zatwierdzenia przez Zwyczajne Walne Zgromadzenia Spółki sprawozdania finansowego Optimus S.A. za rok 2012. Piotr Nielubowicz od 12 lat związany jest z grupą CD Projekt, gdzie jako 1999 r. jako współwłaściciel, aktywnie uczestniczył w jej życiu m.in. pracował jako dyrektor finansowy. Nowo powołany członek zarządu jest absolwentem wydziału zarządzania Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego na kierunku zarządzanie i marketing. Dodatkowo ukończył studia o specjalności finanse przedsiębiorstw w Wyższej Szkole Przedsiębiorczości i Zarządzania im. Leona Koźmińskiego bez uzyskania dyplomu. Jednocześnie skład Rady Nadzorczej wzmocnił znany w branży IT…
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French finance minister Christine Lagarde was confirmed as the new head of the International Monetary Fund last night, the first woman to be appointed to the role. Lagarde’s first move last night was to urge the Greek opposition party to support the government in pushing through a new austerity plan. JAPAN’S industrial production rose at the fastest pace in more than 50 years, led by car makers as they restored operations at plants after a record earthquake and tsunami on the 11th of March. Factory output increased 5.7% in May from April, the biggest gain since 1953, the Trade ministry said in Tokyo today. THE RISK that lawmakers will fail to reach an agreement on the U.S. debt ceiling may be underestimated by financial market participants, said Alan Binder, a former Federal Reserve vice chairman. Democrats and Republicans have been negotiating to find a way to cut the long term deficit and raise the nation’s debt ceiling. Moody’s and S&P said that failure to reach…
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别致，典雅，休闲，原始，有时令人震惊，衣服始终在工作场所处于统治的地位。 如果衣服是一个位于生存和舒适之前的问题，它同时也是一个根深蒂固的社会规则。 着装的方式可以提示关于某人的社会阶层，性格，口味，宗教或习惯。 在一些行业，因为卫生或安全原因或仅仅是传统的原因，着装有统一的标准，比如医生或律师的服装。 除了这些特殊情况，没有关于必须在工作场所遵守的明确的衣服规则。 然而，在潜意识里，衣服的选择总是出现在工作场所。例如：“我可以穿什么”也许是有人在专业面试前的第一个问题。 在工作时穿着朋克风格或百慕大风格，是决不适当的。但是，为什么不呢？毕竟，在接受面试的同时，也是更好地了解一个可能的同事，是不是这样呢？那么，为什么我们要“伪装”我们自己，让我们与他人一样？如下是一些很好的理由。 首先，你永远不知道谁会面试你。所以，你不知道他们的喜好，因此最好是穿着中立 - 不要冒险。 想象会发生什么...如果一个对乡村音乐“过敏”的招聘者，在面对穿上条纹裤子和一顶牛仔帽的面试者时，会有什么感觉？ 招聘歧视是在今天的工作场所最常见和最重要的事件之一。如果衣服不是在禁止歧视的标准内，那么不幸的是，他们至少可以让你知道，你从属于不被喜欢的某一特定群体。 在面试时选择适当的衣服，也可以解释并说服招聘人员你的职业化。领带与西服在西方工作场所是常见的，人们更多地穿这些衣服，而不是那些随便的衣服。事实上，即使“你不能凭外表判断内在”，但外表在日常工作中真是非常重要。 但问题是，衣服不仅仅是被用于面试。虽然可能没有明文规定，但员工往往被期望努力穿出公司的文化。 有些人不明白这个想法，考虑到衣服的选择是个人自由的问题，是人格的一部分。不幸的是，这也能让公司的声誉处于危险之中。 当然，衣服的约束取决于公司，同一个公司内员工的着装可以在不同的部门内，而有所不同。例如当人们与客户一起工作时，他们需要对穿着的方式小心。这是关系到信任和信誉的问题。 关于打扮自由的辩论从来没有停止过，并常常在工作中让员工担心。 最近，我们注意到随着“休闲星期五”的出现，员工可以“衣着草率”。特别是，这种做法在90年代出现在加州的公司，现正蔓延到其他国家，尤其是在欧洲。 根据这一做法，员工可以在每星期五穿着轻松。如果这种做法现在真的常见，这种习惯也有争议。 在好的方面，休闲星期五是一种手段，为反抗阶层和异化。员工可以看到彼此双方在真实生活中的样子，感觉更舒服而去了解对方。当有工作压力时，当然，任何建立社会关系的想法都是一个好主意。 这意味着员工可以在此环境中展示他们自己的真正个性。这是一种方式来显示你真正是谁，你的爱与恨，从这个角度来看，工作可以在生活中拥有一个新的位置。 在不好的方面，一些人认为（或已注意到）的穿着休闲的方式会导致在工作中放松。也许原因之一，也是因为这种做法发生在周末前的星期五。 此外，衣服可以提示一个人的故事背景和社会阶层。它可以创建新的紧张局势或歧视，当然，歧视不会发生在领带与西服。顺便说一句，在学校里，让学生穿着制服的主要动机是，可以防止嫉妒，甚至是蔑视。 尽管这显然是中性的主题，但是比起多点衣服是否比条纹衣服目前更流行，在工作场所选择衣服的问题显然是更重要。 Mylene Grelliier
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French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde looks set to emerge Tuesday as the International Monetary Fund's new chief, maintaining the tradition of a European heading the global lender. Lagarde, 55, should easily get the majority support of the IMF's board over Mexico's central bank governor, Agustin Carstens, to become the first woman to head the institution. Vodafone has turned to its McLaren Mercedes F1 drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button to star in its latest promotional film for its VIP service. The F1 teammates can be seen styling, directing and photographing an eccentric high-end British Summer fashion shoot under the watchful eye of stylist Valentine Fillol-Cordier. Graham Duff, the former EMEA president for Interpublic's Mediabrands division, has resurfaced as European managing director of Miroma after 18 months' sabbatical. Duff left Mediabrands where he was responsible for the European activities of UM, Initiative and IPM, in November 2009. WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY The investment banking group of the global investment firm, announced the expansion of its Special…
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France offered a radical solution Monday for banks to roll over some Greek debt for 30 years as the Greek government fought for political support of its five-year austerity plan to avert bankruptcy. JAPAN’s retail sales fell at a slower pace than economists estimated in May, adding to signs that the worst of the post-disaster downturn in the world’s third-largest economy may be over. Sales slid 1.3% from a year earlier, the smallest drop since the March 11th earthquake, and much lower than the 2.2% predicted decline. US HOME prices probably decreased in April, showing the housing market remains an obstacle for the US recovery, economists said before a report today. Property values in 20 cities fell 4% from April 2010, the biggest year-on-year drop since November 2009, according to a survey of 30 economists by Bloomberg News. BRITAIN and China unveiled deals worth £1.4bn during a visit by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday, including a new agreement between energy group BG Group and…
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Unilever, the global FMCG giant, has named Harish Manwani as its new chief operating officer amid a major reorganisation of the company's category and go-to-market structure that adds a new "refreshment" division, while Mike Polk exits. Manwani is currently president, Asia Africa, Central and Eastern Europe and will take up the position of chief operating officer on 1 September. Ogilvy UK chairman Paul O'Donnell has been elected as the new chairman of the UK chapter of the International Advertising Association (IAA). O’Donnell who is also the vice-chairman of Ogilvy & Mather Europe, Africa and Middle-East, and a member of the worldwide executive committee, will replace Michael Toedman on 1 July. Engine has appointed Jonathan Peachey, the chairman of its strategy consultancy Transform, to the newly created role of group chief operating officer. Peachey will work alongside group chief executive Peter Scott and group finance director Peter Harris, to expand Engine's global offering through acquisitions in Asia and the US. BNP PARIBAS CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING…
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