19 Dec 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
Terence Conran s famous restaurant portfolio is to introduce a
loyalty card, amid fears that diners may tighten their belts in a
recession.
19 Dec 1998
| by NEILL DENNY
Kellogg Europe has handed a large chunk of its pounds 153m media
buying account to Carat following a pitch against the incumbent,
MindShare. Carat picks up the business in Germany, Austria, Switzerland
and Eastern Europe. MindShare retains the business in the UK, Ireland
and Scandinavia.
19 Dec 1998
| by STEVE BELL
Martin Dawes Telecommunications, Europe s largest mobile service
provider, is launching the UK s fifth mobile phone network.
19 Dec 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Boots The Chemist will have ten million Advantage Card holders by
Christmas - two million more than originally anticipated.
19 Dec 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
Air Miles is investing in new technology to develop interactive
capabilities and move toward one-to-one consumer marketing.
17 Dec 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
American Express has handed a direct marketing and national
newspaper campaign for the launch of its European investment fund to the
French arm of Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper rather than incumbent agency Ogilvy
& Mather.
03 Dec 1998
| by BINNUR BEYAZTAS
Sainsbury s is about to unveil its first major piece of marketing
activity on the internet, with a scheme to build up a database of
customers e-mail addresses.
19 Nov 1998
| by STEPHEN ROBERTSON, marketing director o
Client: Pizza Hut; Sandra Parkinson, marketing manager -
delivery
29 Oct 1998
Tesco attracts 44% of UK households, according to a report by
Taylor Nelson Sofres using its Superpanel data. Nearest rival
Sainsbury s attracts only 38.4% of the population.
29 Oct 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
Mondex International has launched a customer loyalty card scheme
that could aid it in its efforts to sign up UK retailers for its
electronic cash scheme, set for a national launch next year.