19 Dec 2007
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Barclays has split the lead marketing role formerly held by Jim Hytner in two, appointing Dave Jeppeson as UK retail marketing director and Richard French as commercial marketing director.
18 Dec 2007
| by Gail Kemp
LONDON - Retailers and celebrities are the stand-out themes of this year's ad-recall tables. Marketing's Adwatch of the Year underlines the former's success in generating memorable ads, and the impact the inclusion of the latter can have.
LONDON - The commercials that scored the highest recall in a single week in Marketing's Adwatch of the Year are unlikely to win any creative awards, but they show that naff can be memorable.
17 Dec 2007
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - The Financial Services Authority has fined Norwich Union Life £1.26m for not having effective controls in place to protect clients' confidential information, after customers fell victim to a £3.3m identity fraud.
17 Dec 2007
| by Stephen Foster
City Republic takes a look at how media and marketing was affected by the highs and lows of the last 12 months.
14 Dec 2007
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - City AM, the free business daily, has secured a deal for fund manager Lyxor Asset Management to be the sole advertiser in its special 'Review of the Year' edition, running next Friday.
14 Dec 2007
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
LONDON - Sir Richard Branson's bid to rebrand Northern Rock as Virgin Money has suffered a setback after a rival offer from a former Abbey National boss was given equal 'preferential' status.
12 Dec 2007
| by Stephen Foster
LONDON - Indian industrial conglomerate Tata and One Equity, a US private equity firm, are the front runners to buy Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, with another Indian firm, Mahindra & Mahindra, the outsider of three.
12 Dec 2007
| by Nicola Clark
LONDON - Financial services giant Aviva, which owns brands including Norwich Union insurance and the RAC, has shifted its UK corporate media buying account out of Starcom and into OMD.
12 Dec 2007
Sainsbury's Finance is launching its first customer magazine following a successful trial in the summer.