29 Mar 2002
| by JENNY WATTS
DFGW's eight-year tenure on the £10 million UK Daewoo Cars
account has come to an abrupt end after fee disagreements culminated in
the manufacturer putting the national business out to pitch.
29 Mar 2002
| by MATTHEW COWEN
Hans Snook, the man credited with masterminding the launch of
Orange, has been tempted out of a brief retirement from the mobile phone
sector to become the non-executive chairman of Carphone Warehouse.
29 Mar 2002
| by IAN DARBY
MBS Media, Interpublic's third media agency in the UK, has been
rebranded as Brand Connection to form part of a newly expanded European
media network.
29 Mar 2002
Transport for London has hired Triangle Communications for the
below-the-line element of Ken Livingstone's congestion charge brief.
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has picked Hugh Baillie, who runs its
worldwide Johnnie Walker whisky account, to spearhead its global
new-business drive.
29 Mar 2002
| by JENNY WATTS
Unipath, the women's health diagnostics subsidiary, which includes
the Clearblue Home Pregnancy Test and Persona Contraceptive brands, has
called a pitch on its global £10 million creative business.
29 Mar 2002
PowerGen, the nationwide utility provider, is talking to agencies
about its £7 million-plus account, which is currently handled by
Saatchi & Saatchi and Miller Bainbridge. Powergen, which recently
underwent some senior management changes, is expected to invite up to
four agencies to pitch. Miller Bainbridge...
29 Mar 2002
Colin Clarke, the joint managing director at Leagas Delaney, has
left the agency. Clarke ran the agency's flagship Adidas account until
it was consolidated into the TBWA network and fellow roster shop, 180,
in December. His fellow joint managing director, Justin Bairamian, will
be the agency's sole...
29 Mar 2002
Michael Bungey, Cordiant's chief executive, is expected to be
sidelined for at least six weeks, following a hip operation in London
this week. Charlie Scott, the non-executive chairman, is likely to
present what are predicted to be a disappointing set of financial
results.
29 Mar 2002
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been talking to agencies about a global
campaign to promote a separate identity for its audit and consulting
division. These are: BMP DDB, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, M&C Saatchi,
Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper and Lowe.