18 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Dutch mobile telecoms brand Celtel has appointed Interpublic's McCann WorldGroup to its $40m pan-African account, after a four-way pitch.
07 Nov 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
PARIS - Havas has seen revenues drop nearly 6% to €443m (£285m) for the third quarter, a fall it blames on an advertising freeze by WorldCom, the disgraced US telecoms company.
01 Nov 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - EA Sports, a division of computer games manufacturer Electronic Arts, is using a £7.7m advertising campaign to launch its latest console game 'Fifa Football 2003' in Europe.
16 Oct 2002
| by Ravi Chandiramani,
LONDON - Powergen has poached senior Barclays marketer Paul Parmenter to be sales and marketing director for its retail business.
01 Oct 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - UDate, the UK's most profitable internet company, has hired the tech PR agency Gnash Communications to promote its online dating service ahead of a big marketing drive next year.
11 Sep 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Richard Aylard, a former adviser to the Prince of Wales on environmental issues, is to join Thames Water as director of corporate social responsibility.
05 Sep 2002
| by Joe Gill,
LONDON - A million motorists have heeded the call from campaigners to boycott Esso over its opposition to global climate change agreements, according to Greenpeace.
02 Sep 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Incepta, owner of the Citigate PR brand, has said that trading remains tough and confidence levels in the market and among investors remain low.
19 Aug 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Thames Water is expanding its focus on corporate and social responsibility by retaining the WPP-owned public relations agency Burson-Marsteller to support its in-house CSR team.
29 Jul 2002
| by Ian Valentine,
LONDON - Hill & Knowlton has hired Beattie Media board director, Amanda Groty, to head up its key Hewlett-Packard account.