21 Dec 2000
| by POPPY BRECH
Capital Radio is poised to appoint former BBC head of sports marketing and business development Andria Vidler as managing director of Capital Radio London.
21 Dec 2000
| by CORDELIA BRABBS
The People s Lottery s marketing plan was outshone by Camelot s, according to the National Lottery Commission, which last night handed the fiercely contested licence to incumbent Camelot.
21 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
BT has poached Air Miles marketing director Amanda MacKenzie to fill the role of director of marketing services at the telecom giant s commercial division, BT Retail.
21 Dec 2000
| by BEN ROSIER
eToys, the US online toy retailer, will shut down its UK operation early in the new year, resulting in the loss of about 90 jobs - if a significant new investor is not found.
21 Dec 2000
| by BEN ROSIER
British Airways has pulled the plug on Project Quicksilver, its internet portal aimed at Executive Club members, before it even launched, and less than three months after appointing TBWA/London to handle its ad business (Marketing, October 26).
21 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Vodafone is setting its sights on a Formula One sponsorship for next year. A deal would mark its first association with the sport.
21 Dec 2000
Vivendi Universal has decided to sell the pounds 5bn Seagram drinks portfolio to the Diageo/Pernod team, though the contract had not been signed as Marketing went to press. The two drinks giants will divide the brands between them to avoid potential regulatory problems. Pernod is likely to claim all...
21 Dec 2000
NatWest will not directly replace Ian Schoolar, the bank s head of brand communications, who leaves the company at the end of the year to become director of marketing and communications at the Inland Revenue. Schoolar said the job will be divided between different staff, but the roles have not been...
21 Dec 2000
Yves Saint Laurent has said it stands by its banned poster featuring Sophie Dahl, claiming it was purely meant to emphasise the spirit of Opium, which is a provocative and sensual fragrance . YSL also said the ad, which resulted in more than 700 complaints to the ASA, was not intended to offend. The...
21 Dec 2000
Channel 4 has secured a pounds 3.5m sponsorship renewal deal with Nescafe for Friends. It will start with the sponsorship of the new Friends series, being premiered in January on Channel 4 s new digital channel E4.