20 Dec 2001
| by SUZY BASHFORD
Gas and electricity provider Seeboard Energy is embarking on its
largest marketing push since deregulation in 1998. The campaign will aim
to shift the brand away from a price-led approach.
The integrated campaign through Archibald Ingall Stretton (AIS) includes
TV, outdoor, press, direct...
14 Dec 2001
It was a tough week for British brands abroad, but the media saved the worst for British Gas, writes Jennifer Whitehead in this week's round-up of brand news.
14 Dec 2001
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - AOL Time Warner has signed a marketing agreement with Motorola which will see the media giant license its Warner Bros characters for screensavers, ringtones and wireless games in Europe.
13 Dec 2001
Consumer group Energywatch has described British Gas' decision to
increase prices by 5.3% as "outrageous" due to it being the second price
rise in ten months.
13 Dec 2001
Xerox has appointed Richard Wergan as European marketing director.
He joins from direct marketing agency Harrison Troughton Wunderman where
he worked on the Xerox account.
13 Dec 2001
Powergen is replacing Carlsberg-Tetley as the title sponsor of the
rugby union national cup. Negotiated by Sportsworld Media Group, the
deal sees the competition renamed The Powergen Cup.
13 Dec 2001
Microsoft's Xbox kicked off a renaissance year for Bartle Bogle
Hegarty, as speculation over the destination of the 52.6m launch
task kept the industry awake through what was otherwise a non-starter
for new-business. BBH finishes the year having just picked up the much
smaller but equally prestigious...
12 Dec 2001
In this week's International Pick, Campaign Screen editor Lisa Campbell looks at ads from The Big Issue, PlayStation2, Bell Sympatico, Patagon.com and Keiju.
LONDON - Worldpop, the interactive youth marketing company and pop website, has been acquired by mobile phone services company iTouch for an undisclosed sum.
12 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - UK cable companies NTL and Telewest have come under fire once again for misleading and unclear advertisements claiming to offer consumers cheaper services than rivals.