18 Dec 1998
| by KAREN YATES
For years, global eyes have been on Dentsu, the sleeping giant of
Japan. Head and shoulders above the competition in its home market, but
with virtually no presence elsewhere, it was always the one to
watch .
18 Dec 1998
| by ALASDAIR REID
When it comes to spoilers, Associated Newspapers is in a class of
its own and perhaps its proudest moment in this field came back in 1987
when it blew the London Daily News - one of Robert Maxwell s many folie
de grandeur - out of the water within days of launching.
18 Dec 1998
| by STEFANO HATFIELD
Japan s Dentsu, which is about to carve itself a substantial slice
of Leo Burnett s global network, possesses a lot of the old can do
spirit that fuelled the Saatchi brothers empire-building in the
80s.
18 Dec 1998
| by ANDREW CRACKNELL
This is the Christmas edition so I ll get the rough stuff out of
the way quickly by saying there are very few certainties in the
increasingly bewildering world of the creative director. One is that
every junior team will eventually present you with a jungle script
featuring a David Attenborough type...
11 Dec 1998
| by KAREN YATES
The world s biggest advertising agency, Dentsu of Japan, is in
talks with Leo Burnett about acquiring a sizeable minority stake in the
privately owned advertising network.
03 Dec 1998
| by SIMON MARQUIS, managing director of Zen
Client: Radio Rentals; John Pemberthy-Smith, brand manager
Beko, the white-goods company, is launching a pounds 600,000 ad
campaign over the Christmas period. Media planning and buying is through
Total Media.
06 Nov 1998
- Euro RSCG in Germany has landed the task of launching the American engineering-to-leisure company, Kholer Co, in the German market.
06 Nov 1998
- Euro RSCG in Germany has landed the task of launching the American engineering-to-leisure company, Kholer Co, in the German market.
16 Oct 1998
| by MAGGIE BROWN
UK vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson Appliances has hired Ketchum
to launch its products in Spain. Ketchum was appointed after a
non-competitive pitch. Dyson is planning to break into the Spanish
market early next year.