29 Jun 2007
| by Jennifer Whitehead
LONDON - Brand Beckham has a long way to go to conquer the US, with more than half of Americans not knowing who David Beckham is yet, according to research.
29 Jun 2007
The glorious sunshine that dutifully avoided the West of England last week gave cause for many a mudswept PRO to prance about ridiculously in the annual hallucinogenic stumble across tent pegs that is the Glastonbury festival.
29 Jun 2007
But work does not stop for some, even at Glastonbury. Despite the constant deluge and trying nature of the ground, which swiftly turned to brown glue, two junior staffers took Diary aside and asked for career advice. Meanwhile, enterprising Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster PRO took time in the seconds before...
29 Jun 2007
Among other things, Glastonbury is famous for is the 'chemically assisted' fun in which some revellers choose to partake. One PRO who was having his own drug-related legal conundrum this week was sustainability agency Futerra's director, Ed Gillespie, who is currently circumnavigating the world without...
29 Jun 2007
Last week, the diary reported the collapsing of the building housing the Metropolitan Police Authority. Now it emerges that Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) media manager Rob Holdsworth was working in a nearby building that had also to be evacuated - an unfortunate occurrence because the EOC was...
29 Jun 2007
Eco PR firm Futerra won blanket coverage this week following its 'Lights Out London' campaign for Capital Radio. The event saw London landmarks such as Buckingham Palace fall into darkness on the evening of the summer solstice (21 June), in a bid to encourage homeowners to follow suit. Before and after...
29 Jun 2007
Reviewed by Open Road chairman Nick DeLuca.
29 Jun 2007
| by Ian Darby
Lastminute.com is reviewing its £10 million pan-European agency relationships, and is set to hire OMD to handle its media planning and buying.
29 Jun 2007
| by Kate Nettleton
Harrison Troughton Wunderman has scooped the £18 million consolidated Orange direct marketing account.
29 Jun 2007
| by James Hamilton
Russell Ramsey quits BBH after 17 years to take creative helm at JWT London.