Merry Christmas to all our Ad Lib blog afficionados – we thought you might appreciate this comment emailed from someone who has been taking rather too keen an interest in the Ad Lib Techies (planets) branding. Have a fabulous break and a good start to 2011. “Hi! At the risk of you sending me an ... Read full story »

With the numbers of job opportunities increasing again both in company marketing teams and in the agency world it feels like things are continuing to improve. The number of available relevant people for each role has also diminished, a sure sign things are getting better. And it seems the figures are actually backing this up. ... Read full story »

As evangelists of the digital marketing industry Ad Lib are proud to announce their sponsorship and involvement in the latest BIMA roundtable discussion. The meeting will explore the digital marketing industry in Wales, addressing issues facing the industry and provide further understanding of the resources available to ensure prosperity and success. So on Monday 4th ... Read full story »

We don’t ask people to say nice things about us, we’re far too bashful…so through blushed cheeks we wanted to share a few comments we’ve received recently. Everybody to the top of the class…! ‘Thanks for all your help; it’s been very useful to have your objective view and experience.’ ‘Thanks for all your work ... Read full story »

Ad Lib is delighted to announce that in future we’ll be spending even more time in Dorset and Hampshire helping businesses to grow through finding the best people working within the digital marketing industry. Responding to popular demand (no really) we’re bringing a bit of blue sky to the South Coast by opening a Bournemouth office on the 3rd September. We’ve teamed up with the very effective Carrie Baldock-Apps, as Head of Digital – South Coast, to help it grow over the coming months.

Top directors, consultants and regular networkers from companies like Reach, Indicia, Inbox, 33, Lighthouse, Gradwell and the good ship SS Great Britain joined the Ad Lib team this morning for breakfast and a real wake-you-up seminar delivered by Melissa Kidd of Coaching Creatives entitled ‘Make yourself memorable’ – a guide to getting the best from ... Read full story »

We noticed that some big name Belgian agencies have launched a virtual strike in a bid to reduce the number of agencies being asked to pitch. They have closed their sites to host an open letter to clients (first page shown above) which runs across the front page of each of their websites, from one ... Read full story »

Speculation that Twitter’s growth has stalled has been scotched by new figures that show a record 1.2 billion tweets were sent last month – a phenomenal total: read all about it at Brandrepublic.com http://tinyurl.com/ybfmu55

If you’re like us and occasionally get a little frustrated when using Twitter that your search or other results get cluttered up with stuff from the other side of the planet, hope is on the horizon but tantalisingly out of reach. Twitter launched it’s new Local Trends service today to help users keep up to ... Read full story »

The jury is out – is the iPad launched by Mr Jobs of Apple yesterday a winner? Some of us are VERY excited. It’s svelt and stylish;  a lot like Steve Jobs himself.  Then again, there are doubters that this adds anything to the world of tablets. What do you think? See the future at ... Read full story »