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B&Q staff were the stars in a year when the Whassup boys and chef Jamie Oliver were the darlings of adland. Gail Kemp reports on our Adwatch of the Year survey As 2000 draws to a close, Marketing presents the industry's most authoritative look at the advertisers, agencies and media buyers whose work...
This week's mystery brand originated in 1960 in the UK via the Albion Toiletries company. It was initially launched as a bar soap and sold principally in pharmacy outlets. This was followed by the launch of a toiletries range during the 70s, and a facial skincare range from 1978. It is mainly manufactured...
The Body Shop has severed its contract with its internet partner, troubled Japanese internet investor Softbank, in a move which will bring the retailer’s website in-house.
LONDON - The Advertising Standards Authority has banned a poster advert for Yves Saint Laurent’s Opium perfume featuring naked model Sophie Dahl, after receiving the highest number of complaints for a single ad for five years
Villiers Street in the West End of London. It runs between the Strand and the River Thames. At the north end lies Charing Cross station, and at the south Embankment Underground. In between lies a microcosm of the coffee war, which is now being fought on UK turf.
US lingerie chain Victoria’s Secret is planning to launch a chain of stores in the UK in the first stage of a full European rollout.
The convergent media company 4i has been appointed the lead brand design consultancy for the new health and beauty network, whose working title is Digital Wellbeing, to be launched jointly by Boots and Granada Media early next year. The interactive brand will launch both on the web and on digital TV...
Consumer PR specialist Clarion Communications is set to clinch the latest in a line of product accounts for recently merged household and cleaning goods group Reckitt Benckiser, following its appointment as sole agency.
Grayling has acquired specialist food and drink agency The PR Connection. MD Fiona Campbell becomes a director of Grayling UK, reporting to the CEO of Grayling s PR division Amanda Riddle. The PR Connection, whose clients include Krug champagne and Nestle, took fee income last year of over pounds 400,000.
Around 1bn has been wiped off the value of the top three UK tobacco companies as shares took a sharp nose-dive following the Government’s announcement that it hopes to ban all cigarette advertising and promotion through new legislation.
