28 May 1998
| by DANNY ROGERS
Claudia Schiffer s striptease for the Citroen Xsara provoked 77
complaints to the Independent Television Commission on the grounds of
offence, which are unlikely to be upheld, according to the ITC.
28 May 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Mars is running a TV campaign for the Fruitice variation of its
Starburst brand from the beginning of June. The 30-second commercial,
created by Grey London, develops the Scientists theme from the
campaign which justified the name change from Opal Fruits to Starburst.
In this ad, the scientists are...
28 May 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Sega s future been given a boost with the news that its
long-awaited video-games console is to receive the backing of
Microsoft.
28 May 1998
| by WINSTON FLETCHER
Nestle s beverage division is to screen all England and Scotland
World Cup matches at giant events under the name of its Nescafe coffee
brand.
28 May 1998
| by WINSTON FLETCHER
Blue, the new credit card from American Express, will launch this
week with advertising from Ogilvy Do more slogan from previous Amex ads is
incorporated into the campaign in the line It pays you to do more .
28 May 1998
| by ADRIAN ADLER, Creative Director, Adler
ITN New Media has moved its online sales operations in house,
parting company with TSMSi, its new-media sales house.
28 May 1998
| by MARK YOUNG, Managing Director, The Leaf
As a five-year season ticket holder for Chelsea, I also happened to
find myself at the Cup Winners Cup Final in Stockholm. Given the
realities of our squad system, I consumed Blues editorial in the sports
pages of the national newspapers, partly to gloat about our potential
glory, but also in the forlorn...
28 May 1998
| by ALAN MCCULLOCH, Commercial Director, Sa
Time Inc, the new-media arm of media giant Time Warner, has
launched an online global project dedicated to the World Cup and funded
by advertisers.
28 May 1998
| by ALAN MCCULLOCH, Commercial Director, Sa
Yes, yet another World Cup sponsor, and yet another FMCG brand
aligning itself with the beautiful game. I have to admit, as a soccer
fan, it is irritating that nearly every TV ad now seems to have a
football dimension.