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Blunders : 5 controversial hunting photos

Hunting big game has been going for over thousands of years and people always voice their opinions. Below are five controversial photos that have landed people in hot water:

1. Kendall Jones

5 Controversial Hunting Photos That Landed People In Hot Water

This 19-year old hunter from Texas has a facebook account filled with countless pictures of "big game" animals she claims as "trophies." I wrote about Jones almost two weeks ago, as she lit an outrage on Facebook from the pro-animal community by posting pictures she has hunted and killed in Africa. Since my post, TMZ reported that Facebook had to take down a page called "Kill Kendall Jones" which featured pictures of big game animals holding Jones as a trophy.

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Using data to market CSCO, RHI and GDHIF / Andy Chesterman, Intermedia Global

Data marketing and the ECO / Green Deal markets are worlds apart, yet have one thing in common - both can be highly complex and a minefield if one, or both are not understood.

With many years data marketing experience behind me, I first merged the two in 2011 when I first recognised the potential of a residential Off Gas file if promoted to the installer market.

When the solar market collapsed, ECO was around the corner and I quickly familiarised myself with the requirements of HHCRO, CERO and CSCO and developed a Property Age file which, alongside the Off Gas data. would help target older, harder to treat qualifiers.

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Movers and Groovers : HeyHuman and Brave name Helen Weisinger as incoming chief marketing

HeyHuman and Brave name Helen Weisinger as incoming chief marketing officer

HeyHuman and Brave name Helen Weisinger as incoming chief marketing

London-based international agencies HeyHuman and Brave have jointly appointed Helen Wesinger, former marketing partner at Mary Portas, to serve as their new chief marketing officer. The role will see Weisinger report directly to group CEO Simon Marshall with responsibilities revolving around new business development and marketing strategy.

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Your opportunity to be crowned The Next Big Thing at ad:tech London after Unilever agree to partner the initiative

Innovative marketing and media tech start-ups will  pitch to panel of leading brand, agency and VC decision makers for the chance to be crowned The Next Big Thing at ad:tech London after Unilever agreed to partner the initiative and the trade show’s Future Media & Technology Summit.

In this unique move, Unilever becomes the first consumer brand to partner the conference and exhibition which this year celebrates its 10th birthday with a ‘Digital Decade: Past, Present, Future theme’.

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MP Blunders : Mr Hamilton said: “I apologise unreservedly to Allan Rogers.


Another Innocent Politician Accused on Newsnight

In their defence, this one was hardly their fault. On last night’s programme, Neil Hamilton accused a former Labour MP of being into kinky sex. Neil Hamilton being Neil Hamilton, he got the wrong one, and Newsnight have now apologised:

“In a live Newsnight interview about party whips’ knowledge of MPs’ personal secrets tonight, former Tory whip Neil Hamilton referred to a former Labour MP, now dead, who he said had been known to visit “bondage and sado masochism clubs and behaved in the most outrageous way.” 

Mr Hamilton incorrectly named the MP as Allan Rogers, who is former MP for the Rhondda. Mr Hamilton says he meant to refer to another former MP, now dead. Mr Hamilton said: “I apologise unreservedly to Allan Rogers. It was an inadvertent slip of the tongue.” Newsnight also apologises to Mr Rogers.”

Whoops!

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