The Media Barons - John Perriss
27 Sep 2002
With his blueprint for the Optimedia/Zenith operation almost finished, John Perriss talks with Alasdair Reid about how global media is approaching its phase of maturity.
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LONDON - Claydon Heeley Jones Mason has won the Guardian Newspapers direct marketing business.
With his blueprint for the Optimedia/Zenith operation almost finished, John Perriss talks with Alasdair Reid about how global media is approaching its phase of maturity.
Walkers Snacks, the UK's biggest-selling crisp manufacturer, has put its £17 million media planning and buying account up for review.
BT has appointed Agency Republic to handle digital advertising and marketing for BT Broadband.
Lowe has opted against a high-profile hiring to take command of its creative department and is giving the job to the senior team of Tony Barry and Damon Collins.
Publicis has won the creative assignment on the £10 million Velvet toilet tissue account in advance of what will be a major brand extension for the product.
Peter Buchanan, the deputy chief executive at COI Communications, has pulled out of the race to succeed Carol Fisher as the head of the Government's advertising arm.
Watching the TV at home one evening this week I was flabbergasted (well, all right, mildly surprised) to see some decent financial services advertising.
BSkyB's surprise appointment of Dawn Airey as the managing director of Sky Networks, announced at the weekend, coincides with ambitious expansion plans at the pay-TV broadcaster.
Channel 4 has broken with its usual practice of producing its promotional work in-house with the appointment of M C Saatchi to promote its coverage of the explosive situation in the Middle East.