11 Sep 2007
| by Iain Akerman
DUBAI - Coca-Cola Middle East has handed its PR account to Jiwin following a hotly contested regional pitch.
05 Sep 2007
| by Jacquie Bowser
LONDON - Unilever has appointed Laura Klauberg as vice-president of global media to succeed Alan Rutherford, who left to become chief executive of Publicis Groupe's Digitas earlier this year.
23 Aug 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - McCann Erickson Communications House has negotiated a deal for Swedish bed maker Hastens to sponsor the Roehampton Tournament at Ham Polo Club in Surrey.
21 Aug 2007
| by Iain Akerman
DUBAI - Coca-Cola Middle East is due to announce the winner of its regional PR account next month following a secretive pitch.
20 Aug 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Hamleys has pulled two child jewellery products from its shelves, which were found to contain dangerous levels of lead, just a week after Mattel had to recall more than 18m of its China-made toys.
14 Aug 2007
| by Staff
NEW YORK - Toy maker Mattel has had to expand its recall of toys, including Barbie and Batman figures, to 18.5m globally, with 2m of those in the UK.
24 Jul 2007
| by Staff
LONDON - The issue of what constitutes a retail sale has come to the fore after the ASA received complaints about the latest ad campaign by furniture chain DFS.
20 Jul 2007
| by Paul McNally
ATLANTA - Sportswear giant Nike has postponed the launch of a new pair of trainers endorsed by American football star Michael Vick after he was arrested on suspicion of running an illegal dog-fighting ring.
08 Jun 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Bodyform is supporting women in Zimbabwe who are unable to afford sanitary towels, through sponsorship of the 'Dignity! Period' campaign by Action for Southern Africa.
20 Apr 2007
| by Joanne Payne
LONDON - Prism, the WPP Group sponsorship agency, is to align with sister advertising agency JWT in a move that will ensure it works more closely with the entire JWT worldwide network to develop sponsorship opportunities with current and future clients.