FCB has picked London as the building site for a group of companies
that are designed to turn the network into a major player in new-media
expertise across Europe.
28 Jul 2000
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
The Direct Marketing Association is revamping its annual Royal Mail
awards after a lengthy review process that was sparked off by a need to
bring the awards up to date.
28 Jul 2000
| by DOMINIC MILLS
Perhaps it was the lessons my mum drummed into me: one, be wary of
over-familiar strangers who overdo the use of your first name; and, two,
always be suspicious of free offers that sound too good to be true
because, well, they usually are.
27 Jul 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
The Royal Mail is heading for a major row with the Direct Marketing
Association after it admitted being a key player behind a rival mail
preference service which pledges to give the public freedom from junk
mail for life.
27 Jul 2000
| by POPPY BRECH
Teen channel Trouble has joined forces with Top Shop/ Top Man to
launch a youth marketing drive worth pounds 1.5m.
27 Jul 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
The Conservative Party this week attacked Labour for using
taxpayers cash for party political purposes following the release of
figures showing government spending on advertising has reached record
levels.
27 Jul 2000
| by BEN ROSIER
Elida Faberge has gone live with web activity for Timotei in the
first stage of a wider re-launch campaign that will focus on positioning
the shampoo brand as the original natural hair care range.
27 Jul 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Mazda UK Cars has shifted the focus of its multi-million pound
below-the-line work out of WPP-owned ROCQM into sister agency OgilvyOne,
as it looks to widen its reach across international markets.
27 Jul 2000
| by JEREMY RIDGWAY
Germaine Greer s recent comment that advertisers were not
interested in selling to a 61-year-old woman certainly does not hold
true in direct mail, where in the past year almost 2000 companies
targeted the 60-plus age groups with campaigns.
27 Jul 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Cahoot, the fledgling Abbey National-owned internet bank, is
embarking on the first stage of a customer acquisition programme with a
series of targeted mailings.