19 Dec 2007
There may be less fat, less salt and less sugar in the plethora of products on the shelves, but the value of the UK's stellar FMCG brands is still riding high. The value of the top 50 brands rose by 4% to more than £77bn last year, according to the 2007 Biggest Brands table, compiled exclusively for...
11 Dec 2007
| by Jane Simms
LONDON - The divergence between consumers' perceptions of brands and their experience of them can be marked, for better or worse. More tellingly, this gap can also have a significant impact on financial performance.
LONDON - As a rising number of Christmas shoppers look to the web, Marketing examines the brands most likely to benefit.
04 Dec 2007
| by Jane Simms
LONDON - As the Indian economy flourishes, so its companies are looking to raise their global profile.
27 Nov 2007
| by Nick Johnson
LONDON - From FIFA's legal wrangles with MasterCard to the latest on comparative ads, it has been a busy year in marketing law. Nick Johnson, partner and head of advertising and sponsorship at law firm Osborne Clarke, explains what the key decisions by courts and regulators mean for marketers.
23 Nov 2007
WINNER
Title: Flora Pro.Activ - Test The Nation
Media agency: MindShare
Media director: Mike Mulholland
Media planner: Adam Smith
Creative agency: Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Creative director: n/s
Account planner: n/s
Client: Unilever
Brand: Flora Pro.Activ
Marketing director: Paul Nevett
Media...
23 Nov 2007
ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Title: John Smith's People's Race
Media agency: MediaVest
Media director: Elliot Parkus
Media planner: Samuel Browne
Creative agency: Steam
Creative director: Ed Downey
Account planner: Joe Rolls
Client: Scottish and Newcastle
Brand: John Smith's
Marketing director: Tim Seager...
LONDON - The upcoming digital switchover is adding impetus to home-shopping stalwart QVC. Should big-name brands be looking to advertise on what has been the preserve of jewellery and exercise equipment?
16 Nov 2007
CREATIVE - Malcolm Green, executive creative director, Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners
16 Nov 2007
AQUA OPTIMA
Title: How crystal clear thinking stopped a drought
Client: Strix
Agency: BJL Group
Authors: Karen Staniland, Ian Mitchell, Thomas Hill, BJL Group; Mark
Finnie, Strix
Contributing authors: Trevor Lorains, BJL Group; Marcus Leigh, BJL Group
Media used: TV
In a nutshell: Aqua Optima's...