22 May 2013
Counting down the ten most recalled ads, in association with TNS and Ebiquity.
First Direct is rolling out its biggest ever ad campaign and repositioning as "the unexpected bank", reinforcing its credentials as a challenger brand against traditional high street banks.
Consumers receive an average of two nuisance calls per week, with Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims companies the biggest offenders, according to Ofcom.
The retirement of Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has dominated the sporting headlines, but to date little has been said about the impact his departure would have on the club's commercial partners.
Veb Anand, executive strategy director, The Brand Union, asks whether the leading supermarket brands could be heading for the same problems as the banking sector.
Cash Lady, the payday loans firm, has been reprimanded by the ad watchdog for using Kerry Katona's financial difficulties to encourage people to borrow money.
Sainsbury's had revealed it is in talks with Lloyds Banking Group over moves to take full control of Sainsbury's Bank, as UK supermarkets prepare for a full-scale assault on the retail banking sector.
Wynne Evans, a classically trained tenor with his own radio show on BBC Wales, describes what it is like being the star of the opinion-dividing GoCompare.com ads.
First Direct has revealed plans to target younger consumers, ahead of a brand "refresh" due to launch in the coming weeks.
02 May 2013
Counting down the ten most recalled ads, in association with TNS and Ebiquity.