27 Nov 1998
| by ELEANOR TRICKETT
TBWA s two main UK below-the-line brands, Tequila and Payne
Stracey, have merged to create a direct marketing agency with claimed
billings of up to pounds 100 million.
27 Nov 1998
| by EMMA HALL
McVitie s UK has appointed LVB DraftWorldwide to handle its
database analysis and direct marketing tasks as the biscuits and cakes
manufacturer looks at the possibility of linking up with other fmcg
brands to target customers jointly.
27 Nov 1998
| by FRANCESCA NEWMAN
Bupa is reviewing its multi-million-pound advertising, media buying
and direct marketing accounts out of the Ogilvy Group as it shifts the
strategic side of its marketing business in-house.
27 Nov 1998
| by HARRIET GREEN
The RAC has launched a direct marketing campaign through Lowe
Direct for RAC Drive, a membership service aimed at learner drivers.
26 Nov 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Users of customer data, including Abbey National, Sainsbury s,
Whitbread, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Bradford and Bingley, want a
shake-up in the next Census whereby people would be asked about income
and religion.
26 Nov 1998
| by IAN DARBY
The UK s largest investment trust, Foreign & Colonial, has awarded
a pounds 1.5m direct marketing account to agency HPT Brand Response.
26 Nov 1998
| by IAN DARBY
The Woolwich is attempting to position itself ahead of its
competitors as a leading provider of ISAs (Individual Savings Accounts)
four months before the launch date for the government-mandated savings
accounts.
26 Nov 1998
| by SALLY WEAVERS, Communication Strategy M
In the history of newspaper design the Financial Times share page
will never win awards for innovation but then it has never had to try
hard to get the reader s attention. The wallpaper of small print is
for a special breed of consumer - principally investors - who need the
information. Given that...
26 Nov 1998
| by LAURA MAZUR
The news that three of the most famous consumer goods companies in
the world have banded together to produce customer magazines looks at
first glance like smart marketing.
20 Nov 1998
| by ELEANOR TRICKETT
More than 80 companies, including advertisers and direct marketing
agencies, have formed an alliance to fight Oftel s plans to change
radically freephone numbers.