31 Oct 2002
Manchester United has signed a sponsorship and licensing deal with Fujifilm that will include the launch of United-branded cameras.
31 Oct 2002
GlaxoSmithKline's attempt to stop Colgate-Palmolive using the strapline 'most complete protection - the only toothpaste proven to work above and below the gumline', has failed, three years after it was first lodged with the Advertising Standards Authority. The ASA ruled that at the time, Colgate-Palmolive...
31 Oct 2002
Allied Domecq achieved a 6% rise in pre-tax profits in the year to August 31, helped by the launch of Tia Lusso, Courvoisier's move into the number one UK cognac position and a doubling of UK sales growth for Teacher's.
31 Oct 2002
Make Space, the new partnership between Kids Club Charity and Nestle UK first revealed by Marketing (October 17), aims to open 3000 after-school and holiday clubs for 11- to 16-year-olds by 2015.
31 Oct 2002
Orange's annual average revenue per user (ARPU) for the UK rose 3.2% to £258 according to results for the nine months to the end of September.
31 Oct 2002
The Independent Television Commission is investigating 36 complaints that an ad for Lacoste eau de toilette is offensive. The ad, by Grey Advertising, features a naked man.
31 Oct 2002
AOL UK is launching a press and poster campaign for AOL Broadband through Mortimer Whittaker O'Sullivan featuring brand icon Connie with the strapline 'The mother of all broadband services'.
31 Oct 2002
Sainsbury's has confirmed the launch of an interactive TV joint venture with NTL, as first predicted in Marketing earlier this year (May 9). Separately, Russ Shaw, managing director for NTL London, has left the company, and has been replaced internally by Chris Slattery.
31 Oct 2002
Procter Gamble has reported net sales of £6.8bn in its first quarter to September 30, up 11% on the same period last year.
31 Oct 2002
Philips has struck a deal with IKEA to showcase its consumer products such as colour TVs and audio systems in furniture displays.