06 Dec 2001
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Birds Eye Wall's has called a review of the direct marketing
account for its enjoy! frozen ready-meal range less than a year after
the brand's 20m launch.
Two agencies are pitching for the task. The incumbent, BHWG Proximity,
which handled a door-drop and sampling campaign for enjoy! in...
06 Dec 2001
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Highland Distillers is launching its Famous Grouse Finishes range
with a direct marketing push that will aim to position the brand as the
obvious Christmas whisky choice for consumers.
The campaign is the first to have been developed by Navigator Responsive
Advertising since the Edinburgh-based...
05 Dec 2001
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Partners Andrews Aldridge scooped the Grand Prix Award for overall best direct marketing campaign 2001 at the DMA Royal Mail Awards last night for its work for Associate Co-op Creameries.
30 Nov 2001
| by IAN DARBY
Ernest 2.5 million through Mountainview.
The direct marketing review is at an early stage with Ernest & Julio
Gallo currently constructing a pitchlist.
Ian Belcher, E&J Gallo's marketing controller, was unavailable as
Campaign went to press.
E&J Gallo wines are the tenth largest...
22 Nov 2001
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Miller Brewing has hired new communications agency The Shop Europe on an international brief.
21 Nov 2001
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - J Sainsbury has reported a modest 3.4% rise in first-half pre-tax profits, rising to 309m as the UK supermarket group more than doubled its investment in online activity.
07 Nov 2001
| by Sylvia Westall,
LONDON - Television and direct marketing are the most popular and successful ways to target the over-50 "grey" market, according to research from Thomson Intermedia.
01 Nov 2001
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Unilever has hired Grey Desire to handle direct marketing and
promotional activity to support a relaunch of its Slim-Fast dieting
brand.
The FMCG giant is keen to change the perception of Slim-Fast from that
of a quick-fix solution to a product that emphasises the importance of
long-term...
18 Oct 2001
Carling has awarded its 4.5m below-the-line football
promotional work to BDLondon following a six-way pitch. The activity
will promote Carling's Forever Football programme, which is designed to
continue the brand's association with top-flight football despite the
end of its title sponsorship...
18 Oct 2001
| by MARC NOHR, Consultant
This promotion for Co-op Milk takes the form of a message in a
bottle - the message being a fairly authentic-looking piece of note
paper with a hand scrawled message from 'your milkman'. And, rather
conveniently, it has a pre-printed order form on the reverse.
As an example of lateral thinking,...