19 Dec 1996
| by Staff,
M&C Saatchi is launching a specialist sponsorship agency called M&C Saatchi Sponsorship next year.
19 Dec 1996
| by JULIAN LEE
Sainsbury s has removed responsibility for customer services from its
retail operation and handed it to Kevin McCarten s marketing department,
in the clearest signal yet that this will continue to be the key
battleground for customers in 1997.
19 Dec 1996
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
In a first for British television, BT is to wholly fund a programme
which will be screened in prime-time across the ITV network during
Christmas, and focus on the benefits of communication.
19 Dec 1996
Corn Flakes are being delivered door to door with the daily pint of milk
in a trial distribution scheme being run by Northern Foods, along with
FMCG companies such as Kellogg and Lever Bros.
19 Dec 1996
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
The Sunday Times has parted company with its advertising agency, Ogilvy
s ad
agency, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe.
19 Dec 1996
| by HARRIET MARSH
The Advertising Standards Authority is set to remove itself from its
role in policing political advertising after the general election,
following the uproar created by its ruling on the Tories Demon Eyes
depiction of Tony Blair.
19 Dec 1996
United Biscuits has finalised negotiations to sell off the Ross
Vegetable Products division to its management, freeing the group to
plough more resources into its core categories of biscuits, snacks and
meals.
19 Dec 1996
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE AND JULIAN LEE
Cosmetics company Clarins is threatening legal action against Asda for
selling products from its skin-care range at knockdown prices in the
run-up to Christmas.
19 Dec 1996
French food company Groupe Danone has axed the marketing director s
position at its yoghurt subsidiary, Danone, as part of the restructure
of its UK business, which last week saw the departure of HP Foods
marketing director, Andrew Marsden.
19 Dec 1996
Martin Runnacles, the ex-BMW marketing chief, has restructured Rover s
marketing operation in a bid to make the motor manufacturer more
customer-oriented.