27 Feb 2004
| by Mark Sweney,
LONDON - Stephen Gatfield, Leo Burnett's former worldwide chief operating officer, has joined Interpublic Group as executive vice-president of global operations and innovation.
27 Feb 2004
| by Jeremy Lee,
LONDON - Chris Boothby, the investment director at Vizeum UK, is to take over the bulk of management responsibilities at the agency, enabling Trista Grant, the managing director, to go part-time.
27 Feb 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON - Weekly paid-for newspapers are continuing to grow, outperforming the market in the latest round of ABCs for the July-December 2003 period.
27 Feb 2004
| by Staff,
LONDON - Sky Bet, BSkyB's betting and gaming business, is holding a pitch for its £5m creative advertising account.
27 Feb 2004
| by Ian Darby
WPP is set to announce plans for a third media network when it unveils its strong full-year results on Friday.
27 Feb 2004
Sky Bet, BSkyB's betting and gaming business, is holding a pitch for its £5 million creative advertising account.
27 Feb 2004
| by Emma Barns
DDB has hired the former Lowe chief executive Paul Hammersley with a brief to turn around its flagging London agency.
27 Feb 2004
| by Mark Sweney
BT has shifted the £20 million advertising account for BT Broadband out of Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO into fellow roster agency Fallon.
27 Feb 2004
| by Jeremy Lee
Although there was little change among the top ten creative agencies, with Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO remaining in first place, 2003 was the year of the independents.
27 Feb 2004
| by Mark Sweney
The global utility conglomerate RWE, the owner of Thames Water and Npower, is seeking an ad agency to handle its first international brand campaign.