The search engine giant has agreed to buy web advertising network Doubleclick for £1.6bn, strengthening its grip on the advertising market.
OGILVY UK
The agency picked up the Gold Award for Best Overall Execution for the Department of Health and Cancer Research UK at this year's ±±¾©Èü³µpk10 Direct Awards.
UK SPAM
The UK has dropped out of the top ten worst nations for sending spam emails, falling from ten to 13, according to a report from internet security company Sophos.
HALL MOORE CHI
The agency bagged the direct marketing account for AOL broadband, without a pitch.
LLOYDS TSB
The banking giant apologised for a call centre problem that left customers listening to recorded messages for up to ten minutes.
DIALOGUE DLKW
The below-the-line arm of agency Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners has been absorbed into the above-the-line-agency.
BOOK CLUBS
The market share of direct mail-based bookclubs has fallen from 17 per cent to 13.7 per cent, according to The Guardian.
MICHAEL REEVES
The journalist lost an appeal after being fined £200 for putting a piece of direct mail into a recycling bag for bottles and cans, according to the Western Mail.
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