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Birmingham jobs go as Yell Adworks closes all UK offices

Up to 41 jobs are being lost in Birmingham after an advertising firm announced it was closing a site in the city.Read

Creative industries businesswomen pass on skills to students

Female entrepreneurs from Birmingham’s creative sector have been passing on their commercial skills to the next generation of businesswomen.Read

Severn Communications appointed for care website

Worcestershire-based Severn Communications has won a competitive pitch to secure its latest PR account - BeMyCareBroker.com.Read

Brilliant Birmingham wins £1m Eveden contract

Brilliant Birmingham has been appointed by East Midlands-based lingerie firm Eveden to manage its £1 million annual media spendRead

Business Profile: Suzie Branch

As Birmingham Young Professional of the Year celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look back at some its previous winners. This week Melinda Sanchez spoke to 2009 winner Suzie Branch.Read

Harris teams up with Admen Partnership for new campaign

Bromsgrove-based paintbrush maker Harris has teamed up with a Midland advertising firm to launch its first screen advert since the 1950s post-war DIY boom.Read

Deichmann Shoes selects Brilliant Media

Brilliant Media has been appointed as the media agency in the UK market for German-owned shoe retailer Deichmann Shoes. Read

Rees Bradley Hepburn bags Johnson Cleaners account

Meriden agency Rees Bradley Hepburn has won the Johnson Cleaners account following a three-way pitch. Read

Banks's selects Connect Group for brand campaign

West Midland brewer Banks’s has appointed a fellow Wolverhampton firm – Connect Group – to handle its new brand campaign.Read

Dare Comics' The Hunter to be made into a motion comic

A comic created in the Midlands is to be turned into a nine-episode motion comic series by a US firm - just months after being selected to become a Hollywood movie.Read

Gough Allen Stanley becomes Gough Bailey Wright

Marketing communications agency Gough Allen Stanley has rebranded to reflect the name of its owners.Read

Fish in a Bottle and BBC Ireland create online game for healthy teeth

Digital agency Fish in a Bottle has teamed up with BBC Ireland to create a series of online games to teach children how to better take care of their teeth.Read

Moseley's Digital Animal secures £250k record deal

A South Birmingham firm which helps record labels and artists sell their music online has signed a £250,000 deal with a Belgian entertainment group.Read

50 new jobs at Wolverhampton media centre

A Wolverhampton cinema and media centre is creating 50 jobs for young people as part of a Government scheme to get unemployed youngsters into work.Read

The Asian Network should have worked

The BBC is planning to axe its Asian Network, which is run its offices at city’s Mailbox. Birmingham Post columnist Ammo Talwar MBE, chief executive of Punch Records, says the station should be a big hit.Read

Firms head to Texas for SXSW showcase innovation

A delegation of digital media firms from the West Midlands are travelling to Texas next week as part of a film, music and interactive festival.Read

Martha Lane Fox praises Digital Birmingham's broadband scheme

Champion for digital inclusion Martha Lane Fox has praised a Digital Birmingham scheme aimed at getting more people online.Read

BBC Asian Network presenter says community distraught over closure plans

A presenter from the BBC’s Asian Network said the community was in desperate need of the station after listeners were left distraught by the news it is to close.Read

CSI and Created In Birmingham new additions to the Bullring

The Bullring has two new additions arrive at the shopping centre – the first Created In Birmingham shop and the only CSI: The Experience exhibition in the UK.Read

Staff clash with BBC over plans to axe Birmingham's Asian Network

The BBC is on a collision course with its staff after confirming controversial plans to axe two radio stations and slash spending on its website.Read