TBWA London has poached Carat strategy director, Dilip Shukla, to join its planning team. Fastjet, the name of the new airline easyJet's founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou said he was planning to launch, has been registered as a company by someone who is not connected to the easyGroup empire Gary Digby, the former group commercial director of ITV, is understood to be in talks to join Channel 4 as a consultant, ahead of the autumn TV trading season. Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has parted company with its director of media solutions Daniel Best, who has been at the publisher for two and a half years. Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R's chief executive, Richard Exon, and executive creative director Damon Collins are leaving the agency to launch a start-up. Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Magnus Djaba, Fallon's managing director, as the chief executive of its London agency. BARCLAYS WEALTH Barclays Wealth announced the appointment of Henry Hall as managing director of its ultra high net worth (UHNW) team…
Read More
Harry Hill 'to quit TV Burp'. Comedian will walk away from hit show when his contract ends in early 2012 despite offer of pay rise, according to report. UK has worst quality of life in Europe. Survey of 10 developed European countries puts UK at bottom of the pile due to high costs of living, while France takes top spot. Saatchi & Saatchi has appointed Magnus Djaba, Fallon's managing director, as the chief executive of its London agency. Guy Hayward, the chief executive of JWT UK, is leaving the agency two years after taking the job. Gary Digby, the former group commercial director of ITV, is understood to be in talks to join Channel 4 as a consultant, ahead of the autumn TV trading season. HURON CONSULTING GROUP Huron Consulting Group appointed Laurie Fischer as managing director of its subsidiary Huron Legal. Prior to joining Huron, Fischer founded and served as managing director of Fischer Associates LLC. BNP PARIBAS BNP Paribas, France's biggest listed bank,…
Read More
German executives and industry leaders joined forces in the fight to save the euro as lawmakers quarrelled over the stakes. Lobby groups, led by the BDI Federation of German Industries and labour unions, made a last-ditch appeal to lawmakers to back the changes to the European Financial Stability Facility. Germany, Europe’s largest economy and the single biggest contributor to the aid, sends more than 40% of its exports to euro-region countries and has the most to gain from an intact monetary union. President Barack Obama for the second time this week criticised the response of European governments to the continent’s debt crisis, saying the turmoil continues to be a drag on the US economy. The issue will be at the top of the agenda when Obama joins other leaders from the Group of 20 nations next week for a summit in France. Orders for US capital goods climbed in August by the most in three months, a sign business investment continues to support the recovery.…
Read More
BAE to axe nearly 3,000 jobs. Defence companyBAE Systems has confirmed it is cutting almost 3,000 jobs at sites across the country, mainly in its military aircraft division. Retail giant Marks & Spencer was fined £1 million today for failing to protect customers, staff and workers from potential exposure to asbestos during refurbishment at one of its stores. Aston Martin fends off Apple to be named coolest brand of 2011. AOL Europe chief Kate Burns is to leave the company next month and will be replaced by Rene Rechtman, as head of Europe for Advertising.com, and Jimmy Maymann, as head of media outside North America. Gideon Lask, HMV's former e-commerce and managing director, is launching a "co-buying" company today (28 September) that aims to be an evolution of group-buying sites such as Groupon and LivingSocial. WESTPORT CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC The real estate investment firm named Marian George as assistant vice president of the legal department. Prior to this, George was an associate at the law…
Read More
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou pledged success in the struggle to restore budget balance in a speech to the German Industry Federation. Fresh from winning parliamentary backing for a property tax to meet deficit-reduction targets required to avoid default, Papandreou said that Greece will live up to all its commitments and deserves "respect" for its efforts thus far. He noted that from a "huge" primary budget deficit in 2009, Greece would probably see a primary surplus next year. SPAIN’s central government budget deficit narrowed in the eight months through August, bolstering the nation’s chances of meeting its deficit goal even as regional administrations fall behind their targets. The central government reported a deficit of 2.83% of GDP, compared with 3.28% a year earlier. Confidence among US consumers stagnated in September near a two-year low as the share of households saying it was difficult to find a job climbed to the highest level in almost three decades. Plunging stock prices and concern the crisis Europe will…
Read More
The slasher generation has arrived. We’re not talking about a figure from a horror movie, but the person who has a whole string of job titles like musician/teacher/script writer. Typically Gen Y, these trendsetters are reshaping careers and organisations. Demographer Bernard Salt says you can see Generation Slashie everywhere. A lawyer might run a blog or be working on a movie script. A market research expert might be putting in time as a film producer. A graphic designer might be running a bar, says Salt. The average baby boomer was married by 21, had their first child at 23, and by their 25th birthday were locked into a mortgage which meant they needed the security of a stable job, he says. “Whereas you remove all that - Gen Y aren't getting married early, they don't have kids or a mortgage, they're educated and confident and do what they want for 10 years before settling down so they'll trial this, they'll trial that,’’ Salt says. “It's…
Read More
Magners, the cider brand, has become the first drinks company in the UK to sell its products directly on Facebook. The cider brand is now selling its newly launched Magners Specials range of blended ciders as a limited run of one thousand gift packs, priced at £10, on its Facebook page. Google is the company most prospective media and marcomms employees would like to work for, according to a new survey. Research released today places search giant Google and broadcaster the BBC as the first and second most desirable employers respectively. Simon Eyles, head of brand marketing at Asda, is leaving the retailer for the top marketing job at Taylors of Harrogate, which owns the Yorkshire Tea brand. KPMG The U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm named Lynne M Doughtie vice chair -- advisory and Carl Carande national managing partner -- advisory. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ASSET MANAGEMENT The alternative investment manager appointed Rupert Douglas as head of European sales, where he will be responsible for developing…
Read More
European Central Bank policymakers said on Monday that officials were working to increase the firepower of the region's rescue fund in their latest effort to staunch a crisis that US President Barack Obama said was "scaring the world." Investors reacted positively to ECB statement, but some market analysts cautioned against undue optimism until more tangible action is taken. A deal reached late on Monday between top Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate to keep federal operations running until November 18th. It was approved by an overwhelming 79 to 12 votes. The measure was designed to be approved in the upper chamber and then put pressure on the House of Representatives to pass similar legislation, one congressional aide said. CREDIT rating agency, Standard & Poor’s, could be hit with legal action from the Securities & Exchange Commission for misrating a risky package of sub-prime mortgage bonds in 2007. The SEC is considering action against S&P for violating securities laws in its positive rating of a CDO…
Read More
如今，现实电视已经控制了我们的屏幕，几乎经常在屏幕前放松，就可听见“改变生命的金额”，或“这是一个情感的过山车”。 但商业世界，就像把英语弄乱，重整成一个毫无意义的表达或混淆的最低公分母。 在1946年的文章，政治和英语一文中，即著名的学究，乔治奥威尔的文学样式指南中，他写了一张短语单，把他认为应该被禁止的，包括他称之为死亡的隐喻都列在上面，如“以不同的方式”，“循规蹈矩”，“干对某人有利的事”，“软肋”，“天鹅之歌”和“温床”。 他不喜欢口头虚假用语，如，“使不起作用”，“妨碍”，“引起”，“表现出的倾向”。 “接触”，或“给理由”。他抱怨对矫揉造作自夸的文辞;诸如“现象，元素，个体（作为名词），客观的，明确的，有效的，虚拟的，基本的，初级的，促进，构成，展示，开拓，利用，消除和清算”。 奥威尔的不可接受清单中包括毫无意义的单词如，“阶级，极权主义，科学，进步的，反动的，资产阶级和平等”。从语言上来看，事情并没有自奥威尔的时代而有所改善，因为他不会长时间呆在在今天的办公室，一个典型的管理会议或简报会驱使他疯狂。 独立时报的约翰任图，最近公布了他觉得应该被禁止的100个单词和短语，其中许多短语可能在你的办公室时常出现。这些包括： •哪些部分的X你难道不明白吗？ •超越或更多的方式 •任何很快的时间 •学习曲线 •提高认识 •包容 •社区，尤其是一个充满活力的 •名人 •心和头脑 •改头换面 •生活方式 •展望 •一个前瞻性的政策 •一个大的请求 •在这个时刻 •不适合用途 •黑洞（在金融方面） •房间里的大象 •完美风暴 •密封处理 •换游戏 •进步 •讽刺性的 •行动（作为一个动词） •参数 •大量 •平衡（一个动词） •掉头（作为动词） •让我们说清楚 •在这一天结束时 •有机，当与种田或科学无关时 •一个没有脑子的人 •不喜欢什么 •相当独特的 •范式转换 •步骤变化 •海变化 •醒来和闻咖啡香味 •持续的 •项目 •议程，不包括形容会议内容 •非常规思考（我会添加蓝天思维） •雷达，尤其是在一个下面或上面 •利益相关者 •交付 •重点，特别是主题演讲 •已经足够 •请参阅我在那里的行为 •推出，除了从地毯，墙纸或日志上得来 •前瞻性规划 列出你不喜欢的话清单，这似乎相当累赘的，但我同意上述所有的短语并有更多的不受欢迎。主要的罪魁祸首是电视节目主持人和电视真人秀的参与者，但大多数专业使用懒惰的简写，通常表明懒惰思想。广告及市场推广，特别是善于转换一个自命不凡的短语，但在这一天结束时，甚至记者们需要唤醒自己，闻一下咖啡的香味。见我在那里做了什么？ 请加入在我们LinkedIn讨论小组的奥威尔式的辩论，并通过电子邮件发送任何你不喜欢的短语或词句给我们。 Nigel Phillips
Read More
Lingerie brand Boux Avenue, owned by 'Dragons' Den' star Theo Paphitis, has appointed former French Connection marketing and PR director Lorna Perrin to its newly-created marketing director role. EHS 4D has appointed Andy Buist as client services director and Nick Corston as business development director, following recent management changes at the agency. The agency behind President Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign has swooped for Blue Rubicon's head of digital Rob Blackie. BROOKS MACDONALD GROUP PLC The wealth management group appointed Henry Powell-Jones as the new business development manager for its Braemar Estates division. Powell-Jones, who specialises in residential property, will be responsible for developing and growing the business' existing portfolio management services in the Yorkshire region. BANK AUSTRIA The unit of Italy's UniCredit SpA named Robert Zadrazil, as the head of its private banking division, effective Oct. 1. Zadrazil is currently chairman of the management board of Bank Austria's subsidiary Schoellerbank AG.
Read More
