28 May 2009
| by Anne Cassidy
LONDON - Admiral Group, the insurance specialist, has awarded its £6 million media planning...the Admiral media account since July 2007, and before that it had been split between Starcom MediaVest and MediaVest Manchester. Admiral called a review of the business, which includes media planning and buying ...
media account for Admiral's Confused.com price comparison site was awarded to PHD in March after a ...
LONDON - Zurich, the financial services group, is reviewing its estimated £100 million global media...The business has been held by ZenithOptimedia since 2004, when it landed the account in a consolidation of ?Zurich's global marketing activities into Publicis agencies. Zed Media, a ZenithOptimedia ...
later this week amid worsening conditions for financial services companies, has approached rival media ...
12 Nov 2008
| by Anne Cassidy
Santander has invited five agencies to pitch for its £32 million media planning and buying account....Starcom, OMD, Arena BLM, Universal McCann and incumbent Carat, will take part in the pitch, which is scheduled for 24 and 25 November. The pitch process will include an online auction on 17 December. Santander plans to inform agencies of its decision on 19 December. The review includes media for Abbey ...
LONDON - Media agency chiefs have warned that the credit crunch is hitting their ability to secure...the majority of credit insurance covering media agencies for potential non-payment of media spend by clients. However, Woolworths is thought to remain in negotiations over securing insurance on its 16 million media ...
30 Jan 2008
| by Anne Cassidy
LONDON - OMD has retained the £7 million National Savings & Investment media planning and buying...The Omnicom agency beat Aegis-owned Carat and Publicis-owned Zed Media to keep the business, which covers planning and buying across TV, press, radio, online and new media. NS I has also appointed Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw to handle its direct marketing account after a final pitch against ...
06 Dec 2007
| by Noel Bussey
LONDON - CHI & Partners is launching a media venture called CHI & Partners Media....Tiger Beer has already signed up, with its 3 million media planning and buying business ...
media needs. Virgin Money spends 6 million on UK media, but if Virgin s deal with Northern Rock goes ahead, Sir Richard Branson has said he will increase media spend to more than 50 million. Carphone ...
06 Dec 2007
| by Ian Darby
LONDON - Nationwide, the building society, has kicked off a review of its £20 million media...-standing relationship with MEC, which we have valued enormously. However, clearly, both the media and financial ...
20 Sep 2007
| by Ian Darby
.com, is reviewing its £30 million media planning and buying account....with strong digital and direct credentials as the majority of its media activity is geared towards generating ...
05 Sep 2007
| by Ian Darby
LONDON - Axa, the insurance and pensions provider, has split its £15 million media planning...MPG has landed media duties for the Axa Sun Life branded products while MindShare will handle planning and buying for the main Axa brand. The bulk of the activity for the Axa Sun Life products ...
Response Media. MindShare was felt to be more suited to the brand-led activity. The decision follows a ...
26 Jul 2007
| by James Hamilton
and the organisation s regulatory, marketing and media relations team was split into three. A spokesman ...