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.
17 Dec 2001
What's the secret of a truly outstanding ad turkey? What is it that
makes its creators go blundering on when the voices in their heads ought
to be screaming: "Stop, stop, stop!"
There's no definitive answer. Sometimes it's just the result of a
client's desire to keep the overheads down...
17 Dec 2001
Campaign's most controversial list of the year is undoubtedly its
scandalously salacious, ill-informed farrago of inaccuracies and willful
mischief, the ten most talked about editors.
So congratulations to Keith "chopper" Kendrick, who topped the list.
Having arrived as the editor of Loaded,...
17 Dec 2001
| by CAMPAIGN STAFF
Tears of relief flowed last night as one of adland's most vicious
rows came to a close. Peter Souter and the man he had referred to as
Larry "Ample Arse" Barker finally brought their nine-month bitchfest to
a close in a joint pre-Christmas statement.
The row had been voted number one in...
17 Dec 2001
Contrary to what everybody thinks, Campaign doesn't have
favourites. We hate everybody equally. That's OK with agencies, not such
a good idea when ranking m'learned friends.
The dog-eat-dog business practices of most agencies are as nothing
compared to the ruthless competitiveness of media...
17 Dec 2001
Campaign's ranking of outstanding media sales phenomena has yet
again been dogged by widespread allegations of bribery, corruption and
utter lunacy. What's more, this year the insanity has been pushed to
unbelievable levels with the invasion of Mongol Warlords, born-again
Christians and Terry...
17 Dec 2001
| by CAROLINE MARSHALL, Editor
Welcome to the second Book of Lists and to Campaign's final issue
of the year. If you have as much fun reading it as we did creating it,
no doubt you'll end up debating every entry well into the New Year.
This issue takes the place of a normal edition in the last working week
of what has...
17 Dec 2001
1. Mandelson-aided Hinduja Brothers' passport application, The
Observer
Blair's trusted lieutenant could not have picked more controversial
applicants to support (alleged Middle Eastern arms dealers) or a more
controversial reason for doing so (promised cash for the Millennium
Dome)....
17 Dec 2001
1. Keith Kendrick
IPC Media spent more than a year searching for someone to take the
editorial reins at the troubled lads' magazine Loaded. Then it surprised
everyone by handing the job to the editor of its women's weekly Chat.
Early talk of Loaded growing up tailed off pretty sharpish...
17 Dec 2001
1. Waitrose Food Illustrated by John Brown Publishing
JBP holds a customer publisher's dream brief from Waitrose - produce a
high-quality food magazine full stop. The title's features are not
restricted to products that can be found in the store and the result is
a magazine that could go...