31 Jan 2000
| by COLIN GRIMSHAW
With new credit-card issuers springing up every week, Barclaycard
could be forgiven for feeling the pressure.
28 Jan 2000
| by EMMA HALL
The Royal Mint has kicked off a statutory review of the pounds 3
million media and direct marketing business for its commemorative and
collectable coin ranges, and has briefed a number of undisclosed
agencies ready for pitching in March.
28 Jan 2000
| by GORDON MACMILLAN
A company claims it will change the face of Britain s market
research industry by communicating with consumers via the internet.
28 Jan 2000
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Farm, the consultancy set up by Paul Jeffrey and Robert Smith from
Partners BDDH and the former political lobbyist, Derek Draper, has won
the UK launch task for ProViva, a Swedish fruit-based health drink
seeking to position itself as a rival to Yakult.
28 Jan 2000
| by STEFANO HATFIELD
It has not always been the case that a columnist in a London
advertising magazine could begin with the words international direct
marketing, e-commerce and the Asian economic recovery and expect anyone
to make it through to the end of the first sentence.
27 Jan 2000
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Heinz has appointed Colin Tether to the role of director of infant
feeding for Northern and Eastern Europe. Tether was previously group
planning director for Rank Hovis McDougall (RHM) and has more than 20
years experience in the food industry. Before reaching the RHM group
board, Tether was managing...
27 Jan 2000
| by IMELDA MICHALCZYK
Cable & Wireless (C&W) is launching a two-phase cross-sell campaign
through Rapier in a bid to win both telephone and cable TV
customers.
27 Jan 2000
| by JONATHAN HAWKINS, Account Director, Pum
Three of the four UK mobile phone operators, including market
leader BT Cellnet, are working together on a new data mining initiative
through small retailers.
27 Jan 2000
Now that the worst of the Asian economic crisis is over, western
companies are back to marketing in the region with renewed vigour.
27 Jan 2000
| by CHRIS WARREN, Managing Director, Tullo
As the reach of the internet grows, numerous new media agencies are
springing up to exploit the opportunities it provides. Its potential is
enormous and we have only just scratched the surface in terms of
identifying the opportunities it holds.