The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has shunned traditional ad
agencies to assemble its own shadow shop, with which it will plan
advertising and seek funding for its 40th birthday celebrations next
year.
31 Oct 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN
Lurene Joseph is determined that Shell should get closer to its
customers. As the oil giant s UK brand and communications manager, she
is behind Shell s latest drive to make its brand more relevant.
30 Oct 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
Helen Cahill, the woman behind Heinz s move into direct marketing,
has been poached by Unilever and is likely to spearhead the relationship
marketing activity of the recently formed Consumer Needs Consortium.
30 Oct 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
The Liberal Democrat Party has done a U-turn on its support for a
blanket ban on tobacco promotion in a move which will encourage tobacco
manufacturers.
30 Oct 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Express Newspapers has launched a new weekly business section in
The Express, titled EX, dedicated to small businesses. The launch of EX
is accompanied by a direct marketing campaign targeting small
businesses.
30 Oct 1997
| by DANNY ROGERS
The Audit Bureau of Circulations is turning its attention to the
booming direct marketing sector, launching a database audit which it
claims will benefit both buyers and sellers of marketing data.
30 Oct 1997
| by PATRICK BARRETT
Jet has climbed down on its plans to scrap its customer loyalty
scheme and has put its pounds 5m below-the-line account up for pitch,
with a brief to revamp the five-year-old scheme.
30 Oct 1997
| by PATRICK BARRETT
Client: UCI Cinemas/Buena Vista
30 Oct 1997
| by PATRICK BARRETT
Food company CPC has handed Claydon Heeley its pounds 1.5m
below-the-line advertising account for Hellmann s mayonnaise after a
six-way pitch.
23 Oct 1997
| by JULIAN LEE and PATRICK BARRETT
The Direct Marketing Association has clashed with Royal Mail over
proposed changes in its business pricing - which it claims will add
pounds 10m to the industry s annual costs.