17 Dec 1999
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Daz kicks off its pounds 6 million sponsorship of Emmerdale this
week with a series of idents featuring two canine brand spokesmen, Jonno
and Barry.
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Carlton Communications chief executive Steven Cain has confirmed he
is to leave at the end of January as the company s merger with United
News s chief executive, will
take the role of chief executive in the enlarged group.
16 Dec 1999
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Jacob s Bakery is to continue its sponsorship of ITV s Who Wants to
be a Millionaire into the new year, on the back of rising sales of its
Crackers and Twiglets brands.
16 Dec 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
McDonald s this week unveiled its first UK web initiative. The site
ties into its sponsorship of the millennium celebrations and positions
the brand as caring and community-focused.
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Smile, the new internet banking service from the Co-operative Bank,
is to sponsor this Saturday s British Comedy Awards as part of a
three-year deal with the ITV Network. The sponsorship is the first by an
internet company on ITV and forms the basis for a wider marketing
campaign for Smile by Partners...
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Men s tennis body, the ATP, is to run a global advertising campaign
through marketing partner ISL Worldwide to raise the profile of the
sport. It is expected to hire an ad agency early next year.
16 Dec 1999
| by IAN DARBY
Nike, the sportswear giant, is to replace its rival Reebok as
sponsor of the Sydney Olympic Games next year.
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Channel 5 s The Roseanne Show has been warned by the Independent
Television Commission (ITC) about giving too much prominence to the
brand name of its sponsor, Yahoo. The ITC criticised a programme
broadcast on September 8 in which viewers asked the presenter Roseanne
Barr questions via the internet....
16 Dec 1999
| by KEVIN JOHNSON
Friends thought I was bordering on the suicidal when I told them,
in June 1997, I was taking the role of commercial director at the
Millennium Dome.
13 Dec 1999
| by RACHEL MINTER
Trinity Mirror has restructured its interactive media sales
department.