07 Feb 2002
perhaps even take share from other media such as press and TV.
Curious then that the media buyers ...
07 Feb 2002
Thomas Cook has promoted Keith Hendry to interim marketing director
following the departure of Kevin Styles to First Quench last month.
Hendry, who was head of sun and retail environment marketing, will run
all marketing activity for the company's mass market tour operations,
retail and specialist...
07 Feb 2002
Visa International has appointed Alex Craddock vice-president,
brand marketing for Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and
Africa. Craddock replaces Matthias Hanssen who left to be marketing
director at real-time financial TV channel CNBC Europe.
07 Feb 2002
Pretty Polly is set to return to raunchy advertising with a press
and poster campaign in March ...
07 Feb 2002
Wrigley's has appointed Ian Gallois to the new role of media
director, EMEA. The post will be based in Munich and will report to the
regional vice-president for Western Europe, Ulli Gritzuhn. Wrigley's has
also announced a shortlist for its media planning and buying business:
Mediaedge:CIA,...
07 Feb 2002
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has slammed an ad for
the Hospital Savings Association that showed a rabbit in a tumble-dryer,
claiming it could encourage young children to harm pets. The ad, created
by McCann-Erickson, attracted complaints from 100 viewers. The ITC
ordered that...
07 Feb 2002
Novartis has put its Ovaltine malt extract drink up for sale, along
with a number of other 'non-core' brands including Isostar, the isotonic
sports drink. Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R handles advertising for
Ovaltine.
07 Feb 2002
Littlewoods Leisure has secured the involvement of all four mobile
phone networks for an SMS product called Shoot2Win. The game, in which
players must answer sports trivia questions to compete for a 5000
prize, will have one phone number across the Orange, One 2 One, Vodafone
and O2 networks.
07 Feb 2002
Butchers Pet Care has appointed Walker Media to its 4m media
planning and buying for the Butcher's brand, after a two-way pitch with
the incumbent, Squires Robertson Gill.
07 Feb 2002
The Uncovered TV strand, which includes programmes such as Ibiza
Uncovered, is the UK's sexiest media brand, while the brand considered
most British is Coronation Street, according to research gathered using
a new media analysis tool, MediaDNA. It has been developed by a
consortium of BSkyB,...