22 Dec 2011
| by John Reynolds
British Airways owner IAG has won out against Virgin Atlantic and has agreed to buy BMI from Lufthansa for £172.5m and could now sell off the airline's regional and low cost off-shoot brands.
Lastminute.com has hired Adam & Eve to its £6m creative account, amid a strategic re-evaluation which will see it return to its brand heritage of "value" and "last-minute booking".
Social video sharing has experienced massive growth over the past five years, as shown by the 'Viral Spiral' infographic created by social video specialist Unruly.
Budgets may have been the main issue in the spotlight, but a good few brands still managed to mess up in spectacular style in 2011, writes Nicola Clark.
The biggest names in marketing had some revealing insights in 2011 on the challenges facing their brands and the industry in general.
19 Dec 2011
Campaign brings you the ads that celebrities should not be forgiven for being involved with. Culprits include Vernon Kay, Jenson Button and Jarvis Cocker.
Primesight, the outdoor media owner, has retained the £8m outdoor ad contract for the Glasgow Subway, following a competitive pitch.
First Choice, the holiday brand from tour operator TUI UK & Ireland, rolls out its £3m brand relaunch campaign next week, to solidify its brand message as "the home of all inclusive".
Thomas Cook has confirmed it will close 200 underperforming outlets with the expected loss of more than 650 jobs as the holiday provider moves to turn around its ailing business after reporting a £398m loss.
Ryanair's risqué charity calendar, featuring a new line-up of scantily-clad female cabin crew, has received over 8,000 complaints from members of the public, while an ad promoting it is being investigated by the ASA for being "sexist".