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VCCP Search, the search arm of Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest, is offering its clients the opportunity to retain their intellectual property rights. The agency says the move will put the power into the hands of its clients and mean they will able to move their Google account wherever and whenever they choose without any disruption, loss of history or downtime. VCCP Search says it’s the first agency to offer such a service.

Will Cooper's review of the search industry in 2008 highlighted VCCP Search’s work for MTV as one of the most important developments of the year in terms of how brands such as MTV and Orange are using this channel as a key part of their brand strategy.

Whilst the UK and Worldwide banking system is in crisis and their reputation in tatters, the degree to which this is so could have been mitigated by the banks using the Internet to greater effect to keep savers and the general public better informed. According to Paul Mead, Managing Director of VCCP Search few of the banks and associated financial institutions have managed to use Search to reassure investors and depositors as to the safety of their money. Most, he claims, have failed to use the internet to...

Joe Fernandez looks at how new media is an effective way for traditional brands to make themselves relevant to new and younger audiences - but only if companies avoid using it in the way they would old media. VCCP Search managing director Paul Mead talks about some of the issues facing brands in search during the current economic climate. \"The cost of competitive keywords continues to increase, and there is additional pressure on brand keywords since Google changed its trademark policy in May this year. The economic situation will also have an effect on search as a smaller pool of consumers goes through a longer, more in-depth purchase cycle in order to secure the right product at the best price.\"