19 Dec 1998
| by NEILL DENNY
Kellogg Europe has handed a large chunk of its pounds 153m media
buying account to Carat following a pitch against the incumbent,
MindShare. Carat picks up the business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
and Eastern Europe. MindShare retains the business in the UK, Ireland
and Scandinavia.
17 Dec 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
American Express has handed a direct marketing and national
newspaper campaign for the launch of its European investment fund to the
French arm of Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper rather than incumbent agency Ogilvy
& Mather.
Racing Green, the fashion brand which pioneered the preppy look
among the UK s young upwardly mobiles, is starting a major direct
marketing initiative as part of a repositioning exercise.
29 Oct 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
Clarks Shoes is targeting 10,000 mothers with a pilot reward scheme
in the North-east. Soulmates, developed with Tequila London, will try to
cross-sell adult shoes to mothers shopping for their children. Rewards
include discount vouchers, magazine subscriptions and family days out.
15 Oct 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
Not content with scaling mountains and shooting dragons, cyber-babe
Lara Croft, star of the best-selling computer game, Tomb Raider, is now
launching her own fashion range, Lara.
20 Aug 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
More clients than ever before are judging agencies on their ability
to offer sound strategic advice as well as excellent creativity,
according to ad agency CDP s annual poll of 120 leading UK client
companies. Direct marketing was voted the second most effective
marketing tool after advertising, ahead...
06 Aug 1998
| by KEN GOFTON
Field marketing in the UK has its roots in the 1930s. Like most
marketing services, it is booming; the most recent Marketing league
table on the sector (October 23, 1997) reported an 18% growth rate.
Lowe Howard-Spink has beaten Bates Dorland to the pounds 10 million
Financial Services Authority task. Lowes campaign will target people
who were mis-sold their personal pensions, urging them to claim
compensation by responding to letters sent to them by their pension
companies and direct mailshots...
02 Jul 1998
| by DRAYTON BIRD, who runs the Drayton Bird
Honest politicians and military intelligence are often given as
waggish examples of the oxymoron - a figure of speech with pointed
conjunction of apparent contradictions as my dictionary calls it.
21 May 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
The Football Association is looking for a new sponsor for the FA
Cup, following Littlewoods decision to pull out of its four-year
association with the championship.