22 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
AMSTERDAM – StrawberryFrog Amsterdam has drafted in award-winning creative director Al Kelly from Goodby Silverstein & Partners in San Francisco to head up its £70m global Heineken account, which it won last month.
22 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON – ITN has signed up with internet TV company GreenGrass for the launch of the world's first pre-pay online broadcast network, which gives broadcasters an alternative to digital TV and viewers the chance to control what they watch and spend.
21 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON – A photograph by John Swannel for a Haagen Dazs advertising campaign that has never been used is just one of the designs entered into the Best Designs Never Seen initiative that will end up on television, in a book, exhibition and awards event.
14 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON - Future Forests has become The CarbonNeutral Company following a rebranding and marketing initiative created by Lambie-Nairn and a roster of 'green' agencies, including Intelligent Marketing and The Pepper Corporation.
12 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON - Jerry Yang, the co-founder of Yahoo!, has admitted that the company helped Chinese authorities to jail a reporter, saying it had no choice and was obliged by local law to do so.
12 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON – The Marketing Store has appointed Douglas Moody-Stuart, the former managing director of Gloria Mundi, to the role of client services director, where he will head up a team of 13 people and work across a range of accounts.
08 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON – The Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has enlisted Visit London, Think London and London Higher to help develop a worldwide branding campaign to support the city in its recovery from the July 7 terrorist attacks.
08 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON – Response Direct Publishing has appointed Holistic List Management to manage its 600,000 mail order records, which have been merged into one database to make it easier for marketers to access and select relevant data.
08 Sep 2005
| by by Julia Pearlman
LONDON - Rupert Murdoch is holding his second summit in just seven months on News Corporation's internet plans, with executives meeting to discuss the next stage of investment, having spent £314m since February.
07 Sep 2005
| by by Staff
ATHENS - Independent family distillers William Grant & Sons has appointed Lowe Athens to handle the £2m international account for its Grant's Scotch whisky after a six-way pitch.