21 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
The Direct Marketing Association is spearheading plans for an SMS preference service, in response to growing concerns over permission-based mobile phone marketing.
14 Dec 2000
One 2 One is reviewing its pounds 8m DM account after three years with WWAV Rapp Collins. The brand, which could be axed in the UK in favour of T-Mobile, undertakes a wide range of acquisition and retention activity through WWAV. It is not known whether WWAV will repitch for the business.
14 Dec 2000
Keywords Direct, the direct mail solutions business, has appointed Philip Brooks as managing director. Brooks will develop the firm's business strategy as it moves to accommodate the impact of new media on traditional mailing businesses. Keywords Direct offers a full range of DM services. David Gebbett,...
14 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Callserve, the internet telephony facility provider, is highlighting the advantages of internet telephony by sending prospective customers a specially commissioned telephone skeleton in a museum-style display case.
07 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
The Navy, Army, Air Force Institute (NAAFI), which supplies retail, finance and leisure goods to families of the UK armed forces, has hired Ping Communications to handle the through-the-line account for its financial services division.
30 Nov 2000
| by KEN GOFTON
Although Marketing produces separate league table on direct
marketing (DM) in March and sales promotion (SP) in October, the two are
combined in this end-of-year review.
The reason for this is that many agencies appear under both headings.
Specifically, many with their roots in promotion...
30 Nov 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Porsche is hunting for an agency to handle the majority of its UK direct marketing, in a bid to accelerate its brand-building and relationship marketing activity below-the-line.
30 Nov 2000
Brittany Ferries has appointed mailing and telemarketing specialist Parade Direct Marketing to handle brochure requests and sales enquiries. Parade will carry out selected mailings to Brittany s 250,000 customer database.
30 Nov 2000
The Salvation Army is launching its most extensive recruitment campaign to date this Christmas through Target Direct Marketing. Developing the actions speak louder than words proposition and the promises theme created by Target last year, the campaign kicks off with press ads, bespoke web pages,...
23 Nov 2000
Novartis Consumer Health, the pharmaceuticals to foods group whose brands include Ovaltine and Isostar, has appointed The Drayton Bird Partnership as global direct marketing partner across its brand portfolio.