29 Oct 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Carat has carried off the pounds 70m centralised Diageo media
planning and buying business, following a head-to-head battle with
MindShare.
29 Oct 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
Procter & Gamble is to develop a series of web sites targeting
particular groups of consumers, from teenagers to pensioners, in what
will be seen as the first example of its stated intention to shift
marketing spend from mass media.
29 Oct 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Iceland has appointed HHCL & Partners to handle its pounds 10m ad
account without a pitch, in preparation for a radical brand
relaunch.
29 Oct 1998
| by STEVE BELL
Adidas has shown Paul Gascoigne the red card by terminating a
pounds 2.5m sponsorship deal with the wayward soccer star.
29 Oct 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Nearly two-thirds of viewers would prefer to see the BBC funded by
ads rather than by the licence fee.
29 Oct 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Telephone and internet information service provider Scoot is
launching a four-week paid-membership trial early next year and may take
the scheme nationwide.
29 Oct 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Coca-Cola is relaunching its Fanta brand just one year after a
major relaunch which saw new packaging and advertising.
29 Oct 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Video game publisher SCi is suing the British Board of Film
Classification over its decision to ask child psychologists to vet its
controversial video game Carmageddon II.
29 Oct 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Walt Disney Attractions is in talks with leading UK holiday
companies to develop a cradle to grave marketing strategy for
consumers.
29 Oct 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Barclaycard starts its pre-Christmas TV and press ads on November
2. The ads have been created to push a shopping promotion offering
cardholders money-off vouchers for 18 retailers. The ad, Stacks ,
features a sequence of shoppers carrying stacks of packages. It
continues to use the slogan Don t put...