Kate Robertson, Bates Europe s business development director, is to
set up a London office for Scholz and Friends, one of Germany s top ten
agencies.
27 Jun 1997
| by Our Parliamentary Correspondent
The Government is set to extend its proposed ban on tobacco
promotion to include severe curbs on direct marketing. The move comes
just two weeks after the pressure group, Action On Smoking, raised the
issue.
BMP Optimum, whose joint managing director and media planning
expert, Derek Morris leaves this week, has poached WCRS s strategic
communications director, Mark Palmer.
27 Jun 1997
| by CAROLINE MARSHALL and HARRIET GREEN
The heads of the world s major advertising groups are being asked
to support a campaign by Britain s creative directors to halt the rising
costs of the Cannes advertising festival.
27 Jun 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN and KAREN YATES in Cannes
CIA UK has poached the second-in-command at the rival media buyer,
Carat UK, to spearhead an aggressive expansion drive.
27 Jun 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN and KAREN YATES in Cannes
HHCL and Partners St George film for Blackcurrant Tango has had
a warm reception at Cannes, but jurors are warning that the competition
for this year s TV Grand Prix is still wide open, with strong contenders
coming particularly from the US and Netherlands.
27 Jun 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN and KAREN YATES in Cannes
Koki Ando, the president and son of the founder of Nissin Foods,
has been named as the 1997 advertiser of the year at Cannes. Nissin is
the first Japanese winner and follows in the footsteps of Levi s, Nike
and Heineken.
27 Jun 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN and KAREN YATES in Cannes
Two familiar trends dominated Cannes this year - the use of ambient
media and the emphasis on strong visuals at the expense of copy.
27 Jun 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN and KAREN YATES in Cannes
Leo Burnett London landed the prestigious Press and Poster Grand
Prix at the 44th Cannes International Advertising Festival, held in
Cannes this week, with skidmarks for Mercedes-Benz.
27 Jun 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN and KAREN YATES in Cannes
An ad for Legal and General showing a man having a heart attack has
emerged as one of this year s festival turkeys.