11 May 2001
Wales, whose tourist industry has been devastated by the
foot-and-mouth epidemic, is drafting in Sian Lloyd, the TV weathergirl,
to front an emergency ad campaign aimed at winning back visitors.
The Wales Tourist Board is plunging the bulk of the pounds 1.5 million
budget earmarked to counter...
11 May 2001
Good technology has won the task to design the interface of Virgin
Atlantic's new in-flight entertainment system following a three-way
pitch against AKQA and Wax New Media. The entertainment system is
expected to launch in December, and will include audio and
video-on-demand facilities as well...
11 May 2001
| by ALASDAIR REID
Joint industry marketing initiatives are, to say the least, often
fraught with difficulties. If a camel is a racehorse designed by a
committee, then just think how much potential there is for the creation
of a dog's breakfast when those committee members are ferocious rivals.
Rivals such as...
11 May 2001
| by PIPPA CONSIDINE
JOHN BLAKEMORE - advertising director, Glaxo SmithKline
'Glaxo SmithKline is probably one of the top 20 users of outdoor in the
UK. Our latest outdoor campaign is the new Lucozade Sport work.Posters
are a very simple medium - the message is taken in by the consumer very
quickly. As with...