18 Dec 2001
| by Staff,
LONDON - M&C Saatchi has won the above-the-line account for the AA, with ehsbrann and Rapier taking on the direct marketing for the brand.
Prudential, the UK's biggest insurer, has followed up its
appointment of a new marketing director by reviewing its account held by
Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO.
The move comes just two months after the pensions and life insurance
provider hired Roger Ramsden, the former Safeway marketing chief,...
14 Dec 2001
| by CAMILLA PALMER
Leagas Delaney has taken on its third tenure of the Nationwide
above-the-line advertising account by winning the task to develop a
brand-building television campaign for the building society.
The agency won in a pitch against Leo Burnett, Banks Hoggins O'Shea/FCB
and the Nationwide's in-house...
14 Dec 2001
| by MATTHEW COWEN
BBJ has won the 22 million consolidated media account for
the Halifax Bank of Scotland group, ending Zenith Media's 13-year
relationship with the Halifax brand.
The result follows a pitch for the business between Zenith and the Carat
group, which was represented by BBJ and Feather Brooksbank,...
14 Dec 2001
| by IAN DARBY
M 6 million through-the-line account.
The long pitch process began in September. The agency will create
advertising and direct marketing activity for M 4 million on press advertising with its
largest spend on corporate bond products and investments in managed
growth funds.
Wunderman's...
07 Dec 2001
Compensation Helpline, the accident claims group, has appointed the
strategic consultancy, Heresy, to handle its communications. Heresy
pitched against two other undisclosed agencies for the business.
07 Dec 2001
ISBA is handling the review process for the Alliance 4 million on brand advertising past year.
07 Dec 2001
D'Arcy has resigned its Alliance & Leicester account to take on the
business of the US credit card company Capital One. D'Arcy had created
the recent "making questions count" campaign featuring an eskimo. -
Marketing.
07 Dec 2001
The Australian financial group AMP is talking to media agencies
about a 20 million brand campaign planned for early next year. -
Marketing.
30 Nov 2001
Skandia, the Swedish insurance group, has appointed Media Planning
Group and Marketing Store Worldwide to handle its media and advertising.
The Marketing Store will develop an advertising campaign to target
independent financial advertisers with media through MPG.