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November 22, 2005      Aquent Appoints Greg Savage International CEO
Mr. Savage, who has been Asia Pacific CEO for the past four and a half years, will now be responsible for all Aquent’s operations outside North America, including Europe.
 
          
          
November 21, 2005      Aquent advocates advance planning in latest video—Project Initiation: Start Strong, Stay Strong
Aquent Vice President Chris Moody examines the benefits of effective planning and what it takes for creative services practitioners to change their initial processes and become more successful in their outcomes.
 
          
          
October 21, 2005      Aquent Encourages Communication Between Competitors in Newest Video: “Best Practices: Who's Working Smarter”
Aquent announces the third presentation in its popular Aquent Inside Marketing video tutorial series—Best Practices: Who’s Working Smarter featuring Jennifer Miller, a business analyst for Aquent Technologies.
 
          
          
October 10, 2005      Aquent and Aprimo Announce Strategic Partnership
Aquent is enhancing its capabilities by adding Aprimo Marketing™ Marketing Resource Management suite to its portfolio of offerings. This partnership grants Aquent with reseller and systems integrator status, and allows it to offer extended benefits and a complete marketing solution to current and prospective customers.
 
          
          
September 20, 2005      The Smack Attack is Back—Aquent Launches Studio Smackdown 2: Flash Edition
The new challenge pits five graphic designers against each other to brawl for creative domination using motion graphics.
 
          
          
September 12, 2005      Aquent Acquires 'Hire Performers', Specialist Recruitment Firm in Perth
Aquent announced its acquisition of Perth-based recruitment firm, Hire Performers.
 
          
          
September 2, 2005      American Legacy Foundation Campaign Featured In New Aquent Video—“Measuring Effectiveness: The Truth About Metrics”
Aquent announces the second presentation in its Aquent Inside Marketing video tutorial series—Measuring Effectiveness: The Truth About Metrics.
 
          
          
August 15, 2005      Aquent Launches New Video Series Aimed at Marketing and Creative Professionals
Aquent, a global professional services firm, announces the launch of Aquent Inside Marketing, a series of video tutorials designed to address the many pressing issues facing marketing and creative professionals today. The videos feature the expertise of in-house and outside consultants, analysts, and marketing executives. While conversational in nature, each offers practical, real-world advice and solutions to anyone involved in the marketing and creative services disciplines.
 
          
          
July 25, 2005      Aquent Announces Acquisition of CPRi to Create Largest International Marketing Staffing Firm
Aquent, the largest creative staffing firm in the world, today announced the acquisition of Corporate Project Resources, Inc. (CPRi), the largest national firm to deliver interim marketing staffing to Fortune 500 companies. The acquisition creates the largest marketing and creative staffing firm in the world and will allow companies to meet virtually all of their global marketing staffing needs with a single, comprehensive resource.
 
          
          
July 21, 2005      Advertising industry recruitment booming
Advertising industry recruitment is booming across the Asia Pacific region, with the majority of agencies looking to increase staff, turnover rising and salaries spiking up, according to a new report from Aquent.
 
          
          
June 7, 2005      Internet Strategy Forum partners with Aquent to survey role of Internet strategist in American businesses for the first time
Internet Strategy Forum is partnering with Aquent, the marketing and creative professional services firm, to conduct the first research study in the United States to examine the role of in-house Internet strategists—the people who drive overall Internet strategy from within medium-to-large organizations—translating business objectives into initiatives that can best leverage the power of the Internet.
 
          
          
June 1, 2005      AIGA|Aquent 2005 Survey of Design Salaries Demonstrates Single Strongest Gain Since 2000
For the sixth year, Aquent and the AIGA, in cooperation with Communication Arts magazine, have partnered to offer the highly popular and widely anticipated AIGA|Aquent Survey of Design Salaries.
 
          
          
May 1, 2005      Aquent Revs Up Robohead With Release of Version 3.0
Aquent has released RoboHead 3.0, an enhanced version of its Web-based project management tool.
 
          
          
April 18, 2005      Aquent Adds Adelaide to its Asia Pacific Network Through Acquisition
Aquent, a global firm specialising in staffing solutions for the creative, marketing and communications industries, today announced its acquisition of Adelaide-based recruitment firm, Artstar Recruitment Management.
 
          
          
March 1, 2005      Aquent Launches Interim Marketing Initative to Address Changing Business Climate
Aquent has launched an interim marketing services initiative to better serve the burgeoning needs of marketing. The new site illustrates the value of interim marketing professionals and how highly skilled, prescreened contract marketers can provide expertise in every facet of marketing — from brand management to online strategies — quickly, efficiently and cost-effectively.
 
          
          
March 1, 2005      Marketing Matters Live!
In this American Marketing Association radio program, Aquent vice president Randy Ricker describes the latest trends, and how they'll impact marketers' careers. Recorded on April 13, 2005.
 
          
          
February 23, 2005      Aquent’s Ultimate “Studio Smackdown” Hits The Canvas As Live Web Audience Declares A Winner
Online design competition surpasses Aquent’s expectations as site visitors flock to vote in this unique interactive marketing campaign.
 
          
          
February 14, 2005      Aquent Launches “Business of Touch”—A Colorful, Animated Web Site Illustrating Appropriate, Cross-Cultural Business Greetings
Knowing the proper way to greet and take leave of business associates from other cultures shows respect, interest, and kindness. It can also make doing business easier.
 
          
          
January 25, 2005      Aquent's New Marketing Campaign Showcases Creative Talent Through "Studio Smackdown" - An Interactive Online Design Competition
Shaped around the reality TV model, a live web audience will determine weekly which designer gets voted out of the creative arena.
 
          
          
January 20, 2005      Unique Graduate Traineeship Programme Launched to Boost Recruitment Staff Shortage
Aquent, a global firm specialising in staffing solutions for the creative, marketing and communications industries , has launched a unique graduate traineeship programme called “Step Up” in response to the lack of available, quality recruiters in the industry.