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The Oxford Research Agency Launch Mimosa
Uniquely responsive qualitative research

Mimosa is led by Cheryl-Anne Jenkinson, formerly Managing Director of Bernstein Research Ltd and Evolution Studios. The Oxford Research Agency is delighted to announce the launch of its new qualitative venture, Mimosa. Designed with extensive client feedback, Mimosa brings the best techniques for qualitative research together under a wholly owned new division of the company.



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Beiersdorf Taps Into Convenience Trend With Men’s Grooming Product
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Beiersdorf's Nivea Active 3 claims to be a body wash, a shampoo, and a shave gel in one product for 'optimal convenience'. According to the company, Active 3's thick moisturising formula simplifies men's shampoo, wash and shave routine.

 



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UK: Shoppers Trade Store Cards For Bargains
The cliché-rich world

The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Awards were judged on Monday and Tuesday last week (22nd and 23rd June) by a team of eight Masters of Wine. Seven of the 11 gold medals awarded were won by sparkling wines.


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Space Trip Anyone?
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Guinness: cheers to Arthur Guinness on 250th anniversary

Guinness is offering one lucky person the opportunity to become one of the first non-professional astronauts to venture into space.



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Brits Return To Good Old Fashioned Heathy Diet For Their Vitamin Fix
After years of pill popping, latest research from Mintel finds the number of Brits turning to supplements for their vitamin and mineral intake is on the decline.

The UK's £396m vitamins and supplements market is set to be a victim of its own nutrition agenda.



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Down The Aisle... Sugar Prices Rise
Sugar, Premier Foods, Glisten, Fyffes, Uniq, L'Oreal

sugar Sugar prices have hit a three-year high spurred by concerns that India, the world's largest consumer and producer, could suffer another disappointing sugar cane harvest next season.


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Out To Launch... Knorr Unveils New Versatile Range Of Pureed Herbs And Spices
Unilever Food Solutions, Anchor, Halewood International, Hardee's, Kit Kat 2 Finger, Tesco, Diageo

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Unilever Food Solutions has released a new range of ready-made herb and spice purees from Knorr designed to eliminate the hassle of creating them from scratch.



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Supermarket News... Will Tesco Buy Northern Rock?
Tesco, Instore, M&S, Britain's supermarkets, Tesco, Sainsbury's, Tesco & Fresh & Easy, Morrisons

Tesco is reported to be considering a bid for Northern Rock, the bank that was nationalised last year after running into liquidity problems stemming from the sub-prime mortgage crisis.


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Beverage Bulletin... The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Awards
The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Awards, Threshers, Marston's, Cosentino Signature Wines, Beer tie, Women are forsaking alcohol

sparkling wines The English & Welsh Wine of the Year Awards were judged on Monday and Tuesday last week (22nd and 23rd June) by a team of eight Masters of Wine. Seven of the 11 gold medals awarded were won by sparkling wines.

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RETAIL
Up The High Street... Starbucks 'Real Food Simply Delicious' Launch
StarBucks, Marks & Spencer, HMV, Economic outlook, Vodafone, Marks and Spencer, Tempory retailers, Primark

starbucks Starbucks new food program has been launched. No artificial flavours, dyes, trans fats, or high fructose corn syrup = "Real food, Simply delicious"

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Green Room... Coke Recycles the Past in a Precious Metal Masterpiece
Coca-Cola GB, Boots, Recycle Week, SABMiller,

 Nick Hillard, Helen Knight, Sarah Reader, Jess Raw A spectacular 100m artwork made solely from used aluminum cans has been unveiled on top of the chalk cliffs of the Sussex coastline to mark the beginning of Recycle Week (22-28 June 2009).


 




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MARKETING
Sales & Marketing... Birds Eye Spices Up The Airwaves As Chicken Chargrills Hit TV Screens
Birds Eye, Kellogg, Grouse Scotch whisky, Iceland, Lil-Lets, Tango, Northern Foods, Morrions, Cotts Beverage, Diageo, Red Stripe, Highland Spring

Birds Eye, is set to launch a sizzling new TV ad for its recently relaunched Chicken Chargrills range.




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Movers & Groovers... Pernod Ricard Announces Exec Reshuffle
Pernod Ricard, Cadbury, Charity Drinkaware, Syzygy, Glisten Foods, Sainsbury's, Premier Foods, The Interactive Advertising Bureau

Pernod Ricard Pernod Ricard announces seven new appointments, effective from 1st of July 2009.

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Marketing The Recession Report
A Global Report From London And Textappeal

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A simple Google of 'recession marketing' will show that there is no shortage of reports on the subject. So why produce another one? Because the traditional approach is for agencies and media companies to dust-off reports that remind us of how Kellogg's maintained its ad spend in the Great Depression and has been brand leader ever since.

 



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Internet Retailing... Woolworths Returns As Online Business
Woolworths, Adsa on line, Online Retailers

online Woolworths is back, but online. Six months ago the chain collapsed, 31,000 people were made redundent and the 800 high street shops was left abandoned.

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Report: Growing Number of Moms Using Social Media

Mothers of young children are spending far more time with social media than just three years ago. And most claim that as their personal time becomes constrained, they end up sacrificing time with magazines and newspapers compared to before they had children.

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The Supermarket Cyberspace War
Sainsbury’s, Asda and Tesco are all ramping up their grocery websites in an attempt to make them more interactive for customers.

on-line The latest supermarket war looks as if it will be played out online. Sainsbury's Asda nad Tesco have all innovative ideas in place.

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Grocers Boost Sales With Deli-Ordering Technology
Touch screens allow customers to make buys and avoid lines

 Thanks to projects like this, NEXTEP has grown more than 100 percent annually since its founding in 2004. Now, it has more than 1,000 self-order kiosks throughout the United States and Canada.



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