29 Jun 2001
| by CHRIS SCOTT
Clarion Communications has beaten off competition from three other
agencies to scoop the entire trade PR portfolio for Unilever Bestfoods
UK.
The appointment means Clarion will represent a host of well-known brands
including Flora, Hellmann's, Chicken Tonight, Pot Noodle and
Marmite....
29 Jun 2001
Lexis Public Relations has been hired by Guinness UDV's wine
division to spearhead the relaunch of its French wine brand Piat
d'or.
The division, Percy Fox & Co, approached the agency on the back of its
previous work for the sister brand Guinness. The agency was appointed
following a...
29 Jun 2001
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
Glaxo SmithKline is overhauling its global roster of creative
agencies for its consumer healthcare business and is planning to
introduce new contracts rewarding agencies on a performance-related
basis.
The healthcare giant will ask agencies from its existing roster to pitch
across its...
29 Jun 2001
| by JEREMY WHITE
Lowe Lintas Paris has lost out to J. Walter Thompson in the pitch
for the pounds 15 million pan-European Organics haircare range task.
JWT retains the account, worth pounds 2 million in the UK last year,
after a pitch which was called last month. The agency is expected to
relaunch the brand...
29 Jun 2001
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
Glaxo SmithKline UK has confirmed that it is kicking off a review
to centralise its pounds 40 million media planning and buying business
for its consumer healthcare and nutritional healthcare brands.
The healthcare giant, which was formed by the merger of Glaxo Wellcome
with SmithKline...
29 Jun 2001
| by CAMILLA PALMER
Bartle Bogle Hegarty transposes the mating habits of the animal
kingdom onto humans in its latest TV campaign for Lever Faberge's Lynx
brand.
In "seagull" a man spots a beautiful woman in a restaurant and wobbles
his cheeks and shakes his head in appreciation. He then runs into the
kitchen,...
28 Jun 2001
| by POPPY BRECH
GlaxoSmithKline has called a review of its media planning and
buying for UK Consumer Healthcare and Nutritional Healthcare, with a
view to centralising the business believed to be worth pounds 40m.
The review follows Glaxo Wellcome's merger with SmithKline Beecham late
last year, which...
28 Jun 2001
Elastoplast is to support its Aqua Protect and Active Gel Strip
plasters, which promote moist wound healing to prevent scarring, with a
through-the-line campaign. The above-the-line activity comprises TV and
press work by TBWA/London to run throughout July. Below-the-line work by
Mercier Grey...
28 Jun 2001
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
City analysts want companies to increase marketing disclosure
levels, with more than three-quarters (76%) wanting them to provide more
information on their brands' values.
A survey of 240 financial analysts, conducted by Brand Finance, revealed
that 68% would like more information on intangible...
28 Jun 2001
Lil-lets, the tampon brand, has revamped its web site at
Lil-lets.com with new competitions and additional features. The site
began six months ago as a microsite to tie in with the brand's
sponsorship of teenage portal mykindaplace.com.