31 Mar 2008
| by Darren Davidson
LONDON - Leo Burnett has parted company with group marketing director Nina Jasinski, who leaves the agency after less than a year, as part of a restructure.
LONDON - Sony Ericsson has appointed Lennard Hoornik, corporate vice-president and head of Asia Pacific, as its new global head of marketing, replacing Dee Dutta, who is leaving the company after almost six years.
Twinings has put its £3 million above-the-line account up for review, ending its two and a half year relationship with Lowe London.
31 Mar 2008
| by Staff
LONDON - Twinings, the upmarket tea brand, has put its £4m advertising account up for review. Incumbent agency Lowe was asked to repitch for the business but declined.
LONDON - 3UK is giving its customers the opportunity to download free music videos to their mobile phones in exchange for watching TV-style commercials.
31 Mar 2008
BP has been an international household name for decades. One of the world's largest energy companies, it provides fuels for transport, energy for heat and light, and retail services. It also develops an array of petrochemical products used to create all manner of everyday products.
31 Mar 2008
| by Colin Marrs
LONDON - Creative recruitment agency MajorPlayers has released its latest salary survey, including a comparison of advertising pay.
LONDON - Five has pulled the plug on its interactive TV (iTV) service, meaning viewers will no longer be able to interact with programmes or ads on the channel via their remote control.
31 Mar 2008
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Oil giant Shell has piggybacked on the Sunday Telegraph to distribute a short film, dramatising its engineers' development of a cleaner burning fuel.
31 Mar 2008
| by Tristan O'Carroll
LONDON - Unilever's Dove brand is to sponsor Bauer Radio's Magic 105.4 in a six-month campaign worth around £500,000.