Toyota looks to regain momentum with new Camry
DETROIT (Reuters): Toyota Motor Co showed off its all-new Camry on Tuesday, aiming to recover lost sales momentum with price cuts and a high-powered ad campaign for its flagship sedan that remains America’s best-selling car.
Govinda Tidball appointed CEO of Splendor Media
The Board of Directors of Splendor Media Ltd. yesterday announced the appointment of Govinda Tidball as the company’s Chief Executive Officer.
JWT and MediaCom land $200m global US tourism account
JWT New York is to lead a global marketing campaign for the US after winning a pitch against two undisclosed agencies.
JWT partnered with MediaCom and other WPP sister agencies, branding specialist The Brand Union and PR shop Hill & Knowlton, to land the account.
Interbrand releases ranking of the ‘Best Global Green Brands’
Toyota (#1), 3M (#2) and Siemens (#3) lead Interbrand’s recently released new global report, ‘Best Global Green Brands’.
In its first global report to focus exclusively on green, Interbrand, the leading brand consultancy, combines public perception of environmental sustainability (‘green’) with a demonstration of that performance based on publically available information and data.
WPP cautious on 2012 after emerging markets help 2011
LONDON (Reuters): WPP, the world’s largest advertising group, expects to feel the impact of the economic slowdown in 2012, it warned on Wednesday, as it reported strong first half results bolstered by emerging markets and digital.
Steve Jobs quits as Apple CEO, Cook takes over
Reuters: Steve Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc on Wednesday and passed the reins to his right-hand man Tim Cook, saying he could no longer fulfill the duties in a bombshell announcement that raised fears his health has deteriorated further.
Sri Lanka aims for $1 bln ICT revenue by 2016-official
Reuters: Sri Lanka is aiming to grow its information and communication technology (ICT) sector to a $1 billion industry by 2016, a top government official said on Wednesday, as a way to reduce unemployment among educated youth and brain drain.
ERP project ‘kick off’ for Browns
Brown & Company PLC is in the process of replacing its current IT system with the Microsoft Dynamics AX Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system in order to perform its business operations efficiently and effectively making timely decisions to stay ahead in a highly competitive business environment.
Etisalat appoints Ahmad Julfar as Group CEO
ABU DHABI: Ahmad Abdulkarim Julfar has been appointed as the new Group Chief Executive Officer of the UAE’s Etisalat company, it was announced on Wednesday.
Nokia unveils 2 cheap cellphone models
- Dual-SIM Nokia 101 priced at 25 euros
- Basic Nokia 100 priced at 20 euros
- Has lost share in low-end due lack of dual-SIM models
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