Carlton/Granada: don't get too excited
11 Oct 2002
COMMENT - ITV companies Carlton and Granada are back in merger talks. But let's not get too excited, writes Campaign's media editor Ian Darby .
We need some new rules. This is what Johnny tells me as he relates the story of his personal demographic shock. It's big. Much bigger than screwdrivers, writes Gordon MacMillan .
COMMENT - ITV companies Carlton and Granada are back in merger talks. But let's not get too excited, writes Campaign's media editor Ian Darby .
To keep employees productive, the whole company must embrace its values, writes Jennifer Hiscock .
I've been trying to work out exactly when it happened. As, apart from music, I've pretty much confirmed that -- give or take, my tastes have frozen in time in the late 1990s, writes Gordon MacMillan .
Alcoholic drinks marketers face more self regulation as the Portman Group has just revised its code of practice. But some aspects of the self regulation code may fail the reality test, argues brand marketing and legal guru Ardi Kolah .
My friend Susan called me and the first thing she said was tomato plants. Well, herb and tomato plants to be fair, writes Gordon MacMillan .
If advertising and consumers are in an arms race then the consumer is way ahead. Consumers have become immune to run-of-the-mill advertising, only paying attention to the truly captivating or mind-blowing. Why? Because most advertising is one-way and tells people what to do. Consumers have changed,...
With his blueprint for the Optimedia/Zenith operation almost finished, John Perriss talks with Alasdair Reid about how global media is approaching its phase of maturity.
A couple of very significant things have happened recently. You probably missed them. Don't worry, this is totally understandable as these significant things only happened to me, writes Gordon MacMillan .
The Aegis chief has his critics, among them those who say he should make a deal with a bigger company. He tells Claire Beale why he is not putting a 'for sale' sign up.