19 Dec 1997
| by ANNA GRIFFITHS
HHCL s communications agency
roster to work on the development of a global product. The agency was
invited to work for Unilever s personal hygiene and beauty division
without a pitch after initial meetings with management. The assignment
is being described by Elida Faberge only as a brand development
project...
19 Dec 1997
| by KAREN YATES
J. Walter Thompson has poached the CIA Medianetwork vice-chairman,
Marco Rimini, to fill the newly created post of director of strategy and
development.
Banks Hoggins O Shea has scooped the pounds 4.5 million advertising
task to position Waitrose as the top supermarket for value and
quality.
18 Dec 1997
| by JEREMY BULLMORE
Today I announce a Christmas competition. It is open to all
copywriters, the only judge is me and I am confident of winning.
18 Dec 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Wella has clinched a deal to sponsor the new series of Friends on
Sky Television in a move which places a question mark over its
high-profile association with Channel 4.
12 Dec 1997
| by MICHELE MARTIN
Greg Martin, one of the creative team behind Alka Seltzer s
award-winning life-boat commercial, is quitting Abbott Mead Vickers
BBDO to become a senior art director at Saatchi & Saatchi.
12 Dec 1997
| by KAREN YATES
Asda is hoping to snatch the contract to produce Manchester
United s football strip from the sports manufacturer, Umbro. The
supermarket chain s partner, George Davies, hopes to design the kit,
with Archie Norman, the chairman of Asda, being brought in to make the
kit or stock it in Asda stores. Manchester...
12 Dec 1997
Cereal market leader Kellogg has appointed its UK PR agency Hill
and Knowlton to work right across Europe, the Middle East and
Africa.
12 Dec 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
Formula 1 team Tyrrell has moved its PR account to Edelman PR
Worldwide following its acquisition by British American Tobacco.
12 Dec 1997
| by KAREN DEMPSEY
Jackie Cooper PR has been given the green light by brewer Scottish
Courage to launch a large scale PR drive to support Foster s worldwide
official sponsorship of the Formula 1 Grand Prix season.