19 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - HHCL & Partners is behind a new television advertising campaign that will warn the 10m people cooking a turkey on Christmas Day to be mindful of hygiene and food safety while sipping the cooking sherry.
18 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - In the build-up to a possible second Gulf War, a new advertising campaign for the Royal Airforce shows potential recruits what the service can offer those wanting to do something different with their lives.
17 Dec 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The Office of Fair Trading has cleared BSkyB of acting anti-competitively, following complaints from rivals about subscription charges on its digital satellite network, despite saying the broadcaster has a dominant position.
17 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - The Samaritans has run into a storm of flack with a controversial Christmas poster campaign, which bears the words 'I wish the baby Jesus had never been born'.
16 Dec 2002
| by Staff,
HONG KONG - An advertising campaign for Toyota starring Brad Pitt has been banned in Malaysia because the government has deemed it to be an insult to Asians.
13 Dec 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Chanceller of the Exchequer Gordon Brown is understood to have ordered an unexpected inquiry into the way the BBC is funded, which could see the licence fee scrapped.
12 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Pet owners will be reminded to vaccinate their dogs and cats via a new email marketing service for Merial, the global animal-health pharmaceutical firm.
11 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Reuters has named the Queen's press secretary Simon Walker to head its global public relations, after the retirement of Peter Thomas.
11 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - The Conservative Party has named Bell Pottinger executive Paul Baverstock as its new communications director, more than a year after Amanda Platell left the party.
11 Dec 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The Committee of Advertising Practice has warned the direct marketing industry about two companies, operating from the same address, using direct mail to mislead recipients into thinking they have won a large cash prize.