BMP DDB wins back Guardian account
22 Dec 2000 | by Claire Billings
BMP DDB has been hired by The Guardian to handle advertising for the newspaper group’s online and offline brands.
Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has sold its Homebase DIY business in a deal worth £969m.
BMP DDB has been hired by The Guardian to handle advertising for the newspaper group’s online and offline brands.
Current Wimbledon and US Open champion Venus Williams has signed what is reportedly a 27m endorsement deal with sportswear manufacturer Reebok, a record figure for a female athlete.
The government’s Home Office has almost doubled its advertising spend in 2000 compared with last year.
Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Rail Group has failed in its bid to take over the east coast mainline between London and Edinburgh.
UK mobile phone group Vodafone has agreed to buy Eircell -– the Irish mobile phone business owned by Ireland’s national telecoms company, Eircom -– in a deal worth £2.6bn.
Online games retailer Gameplay reported strong year-on-year sales growth yesterday, prompting its share price to leap by 11.5% this morning.
Capital Radio is poised to appoint former BBC head of sports marketing and business development Andria Vidler as managing director of Capital Radio London.
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.
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.