30 Jan 2003
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - Office Depot, the US stationery and office equipment firm, has consolidated its $200m (£122m) media buying and planning into OMD, part of the Omnicom Group.
28 Jan 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Royal Mail has confirmed that it is to cut 100 marketing jobs as part of an overhaul of its sales and marketing departments as chairman Allan Leighton seeks to streamline the business amid increasing competition in the UK postal market.
27 Jan 2003
| by Staff,
LONDON - WPP Group is to shift its business away from advertising and increase its focus on market research and direct marketing in the next five to 10 years.
24 Jan 2003
| by Jennifer Whitehead and Claire Billings,
LONDON - Andrew Neil has described reports of a management buyout at The Business newspaper as 'bollocks' and accused the Financial Times of trying to destabilise its rival.
24 Jan 2003
| by Ian Hall
More than 80 PR and comms jobs are likely to be axed as the Royal Mail Group undergoes a company-wide restructure.
23 Jan 2003
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - Euro RSCG Worldwide, part of French advertising group Havas, has won the worldwide advertising account for Aventis' diabetes treatment Lantus.
13 Jan 2003
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Reuters is to announce a further round of job cuts as it tries to restore investor confidence in the face of falling revenues, which could see as many as 1,000 axed.
13 Jan 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Royal Mail is aiming to boost the use of direct mail among businesses with the launch of its DM Online website, which will enable companies to source suppliers and develop mail campaigns.
09 Jan 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The appointment of Tom Moloney as chief executive of Emap this morning is being viewed as the obvious and safe choice for the Heat- and FHM-owning UK media group by City analysts.
09 Jan 2003
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Boots has appointed former Mars petfood marketer Ann Francke to take charge of building its brand, following the departure of Barry Clare after less than a year in the role.