Pentland Group brand Speedo has decided to keep its creative account in-house following recent discussions with agencies.
The Millennium Dome is to be developed as a 20,000-seat sports and live entertainment arena. Lord Falconer, the minister in charge of the attraction, announced a public-private partnership with Meridian Delta, a consortium led by property companies Quintain Estates and Lend Lease and backed...
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The Pentland Group has poached Jordan Grand Prix brand chief Bill Sweeney to be worldwide president for its Ellesse brand. Sweeney, who leaves Jordan this week, will join Pentland on January 2, reporting to the group's chief executive Andy Rubin. He replaces Eddie Bush, who has retired....
Infogrames, the video games publisher, has handed its pan-European sports and racing business to Attik after a straight pitch against Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper. The appointment comes after Infogrames dropped BMP DDB from the 5m account just two months after hiring the agency, citing its lack...
Centrica has promoted Goldfish marketing manager Justin Henderson to head of marketing for a new business division, which is aimed at building the group's brands among small- and medium-sized businesses. Henderson will report to managing director Chris Weston, whose previous job was as...
Camelot has hired former Somerfield and Kismet marketing chief Phil Smith as commercial director, with a brief to halt declining ticket sales and increase the amount of money that goes to good causes. Smith's appointment to the new position follows Camelot's decision to restructure its...
The latest instalment in BT's 'Bringing people together' ads showcases the telecoms company's free messaging service, BT Answer 1571, with a naughty vignette of young love and old age. The 40-second spot, created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO with media by The Allmond Partnership, breaks nationally...
Interflora has appointed Polaroid chief Karl Burkitt as its first marketing director with a brief to make sending flowers a natural gift idea among young consumers. Burkitt left Polaroid earlier this month after a year as marketing director for its export division, and joins the international...
Sainsbury's has hit back at claims in the national press that consumers in the North of England do not like celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, who fronts the chain's ads. The supermarket commissioned an independent company to carry out research to uncover whether Oliver's popularity is waning...
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