28 Oct 1999
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Iceland has hired Alan Shepherd, the former Somerfield brand
communications director, as its marketing director after a year-long
search.
28 Oct 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
A new service called Oneswoop.com, which allows UK consumers to
find and order the cheapest new cars from across the EU via the
internet, is launching in January. The site is the brainchild of
brothers Roeland and Alexander van de Ven, and is being backed by
companies including Marks & Spencer and Atlas...
28 Oct 1999
| by IMELDA MICHALCZYK
The Incorporated Society of British Advertisers has turned its
firepower on the government s plan to allow the public to stop their
electoral roll details being made available to direct marketers.
28 Oct 1999
| by CONOR DIGNAM
Book retailer Ottakars will next month become the latest UK chain
to sell books over the internet. The move comes as competition in
internet bookselling intensifies, with supermarkets Tesco and Asda set
to join the market.
28 Oct 1999
| by CONOR DIGNAM
Scottish agency 1576 has won the pounds 1m advertising account for
The Scotsman after a five-way pitch against Smarts, Barkers, WAM McCann
and Strathearn. The agency plans to run both tactical and brand-building
campaigns to increase the newspaper s circulation.
28 Oct 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Telewest is launching a campaign for its new digital television
service, Telewest Active Digital, under the strapline Now it s your
choice, not just more choice .
28 Oct 1999
| by JANE RATCLIFFE, Joint managing director
Channel 4 is launching a subscriber magazine for its Film Four
channel brand to coincide with its first birthday next week.
28 Oct 1999
| by IAN DARBY
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is calling on Data
Protection Registrar (DPR) Elizabeth France to support its case in
fighting Home Office proposals to restrict commercial use of electoral
roll data.
28 Oct 1999
| by ROGER FELTON, managing director, Roger
Shell is developing a direct marketing programme to back its new
credit card, which was launched earlier this month with backing from
Royal Bank of Scotland.
28 Oct 1999
Zurich, the top five UK insurer, has appointed Frontline Integrated
Marketing to handle consumer marketing and business-to-business activity
for its personal insurance division. Frontline will work on targeting
consumers and high street insurance brokers. Zurich is strengthening its
marketing activity...