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The Blog

How to be a better Advertising Planner

Thanks for checking out this little blog piece on advertising agency jobs! Here we have our guest blogger - a famous name in Advertsing and Planning to give his advice on getting ahead in the Creative communications industry. Whether you are looking for a career move or just to enhance your future psopect we hope this will help.

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A year in recruitment

The first couple of weeks or so back in the chair after the long Christmas and New Year break is often quiet but as I sit here, my diary has rapidly started to fill with client meetings. Hopefully a sign that 2012 will not be the economic disaster that the pundits would have us believe!

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Job Description - Account Planner

Focusing on the consumer point of view and translating data-led research into insight, Account Planners are pivotal to a client’s decision-making process on how best the creative process will target and deliver. Read on for more info...

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Be careful what you post!

Social media is a fantastic tool to use when searching for a new job, liaising with colleagues, making new friends, staying in touch with those far away, and generally being connected. However, there is a cautionary tale to be told if you are going to utilise social media to solve your employment requirement, or indeed just talk about your employment status in the social media sphere.

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AWR: What we are doing to comply and keep you protected

As a recruitment agency, Source has a responsibility under the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) to ensure that our Freelance workers are offered the same basic working and employment conditions as workers that are employed directly by a Client.

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AWR: 10 questions to ask your recruiter

10 questions about the new AWR to ask your recruiter right now!

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AWR: What our Clients and Freelancers need to know

The creative industry relies heavily on Freelance talent to meet unexpected demand, cover for absences and, in these tough times, simply to remain competitive and flexible. Source specialises in recruiting creative communications talent, and we want to help you understand the AWR and its implications.

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Is there a place for modern apprenticeships in the creative industry?

It’s that time of year again. The mad panic that sees tens of thousands of students seek to find a University place, in order to continue their education and improve their future job prospects. The question is does a University degree give you a better chance than someone without a degree, but rather three years relevant industry experience?

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PSLs and SLAs - what are they all about?

What is the point of a Preferred Suppliers List and a Service Level Agreement?

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Job Description - Paid Search Executive

Source has established a division focusing on the Web Analytics sector, with a particular focus on the paid search sector; recruiting into both agencies (creative and media), as well as direct clients. With consumers making almost 5 billion searches in the UK a month (comScore, Nov 2010), paid search marketing is still the single largest form of advertising online, owning a 60% share of the market.... so it matters!

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