Unilever is contemplating offloading its Chicken Tonight and Ragu sauce brands in the UK and Republic of Ireland, as part of a review of its operations.
29 Sep 2010
| by John Reynolds
British Gas has signed a commercial deal with loyalty programme Nectar, which will potentially benefit the utility company's customers with money-off offers at Sainsbury's and Homebase.
AG Barr, the soft drinks company behind Irn-Bru and Tizer, has posted a 13% rise in profits for the first six months of the year following better than expected growth in its core brands and the success of its acquisition, Rubicon.
29 Sep 2010
| by Helen Edwards
Marketers should stop trying to ape Silicon Valley's finest and focus on their own brands' heritage.
ITV has sold its 50% stake in US cinema ad company Screenvision, to private media equity firm Shamrock Capital Growth Fund 11, for $80m, in a bid to reduce its debts.
24 Sep 2010
| by Staff
The Marketing Society is seeking nominations for its Brand of the Year 2010, which this year is in association with ITV.
22 Sep 2010
| by Helen Edwards
Marketers shouldn't fear using multiple messages to communicate a brand's singular attributes.
Luc Bardin, group chief sales and marketing officer at BP, admits the oil giant has a "massive task" ahead to try and salvage its reputation following this year's spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
MCBD has created a TV and online campaign for Which?, the consumer product reviews magazine, in a bid to attract slightly younger customers as well as its core audience.
13 Sep 2010
| by Staff
NEW YORK - The Hollywood Reporter, part of E5 Global Media, is to cease daily publication and become a weekly magazine as disappearing advertisers and loss of status in an industry that is dominated by entertainment blogs takes its toll.