Gordon Brown is "possibly a sociopath", it's the end of search but not print, and one French agency displays a liberal attitude to anything that isn't smoking. It's thedrum.co.uk's quotes of the week...

“Search is dead – long live the full-service digital agency."
Line's Ross Laurie thinks Bigmouthmedia's merger with LBi could spark a sea change for the digital industry.

"It ain't gonna win any awards but it will probably help shift a lot of pasties."
A reasoned commenter tries to keep the peace as the debate rages about the divisive new Greggs ad.

“The whole PR operation behind Brown is disastrous... and this bullying story has confirmed what people have suspected for a long time, which is that he is an ugly individual, possibly a sociopath in many ways.”
Media House boss and Gordon Brown's number one fan Jack Irvine on the prime minister's public image problem...

“It was, as someone who prides himself on being modern, and a communications expert, a very old-fashioned piece of advertising, killed almost instantly on Twitter, Facebook and political blogs."
...But the Tories' campaign tactics - including airbrushing - are no better according to former Labour spinner Alastair Campbell.

"Radio was going to kill off print, cinema was going to kill off radio, television was going to destroy everything... it didn't happen.”
Lord Heseltine lays out the seldom-heard case for print surviving the digital age - because it has survived everything else.

"Smoking is to be a slave to tobacco."
French agency BDDP & Fils on the perils of smoking. It has no such reservations about its sexually suggestive advertising.

"Nick’s departure is a loss to the group, but I wish him well with his new venture.”
Hasgrove chief Rod Hyde says farewell to Nick Bradshaw as he leaves amid a major reshuffle.

"Nice brief(s)!"
An anonymous commenter takes a shine to Paver Smith's appointment to PR Miss England - and the accompanying picture.

"...the reaction of so many of you has been inspiring and humbling to all of us at Toyota."
Beleaguered car manufacturer Toyota goes on the charm offensive to win back customers' trust.

"Oh my what's this? Someone is running into the ring. It could be a terrorist, it could be a suicide bomber; no it's something far more destructive. It's the Artworker."
Barrie and Tim's blog takes another surreal turn as the boys debate who would win in a scrap between an art director and a designer.

"Viral for MacSween finds what happens when you kick a haggis."
One of our own headlines, this. 49 seconds of video and 60 odd comments later, we're pretty sure all you'll achieve by kicking a haggis is ruining a perfectly good meal.