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.
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...
Saatchi s charity project arm, Cause Connection, has put
together its first major project to unite companies and good causes for
mutual benefit.
05 Dec 1997
| by KAREN YATES
Radio Rentals has put its pounds 11 million ad account out to
formal pitch, only three months after abandoning a similar review in the
summer. Its incumbent of six years, WCRS, has declined to repitch.
05 Dec 1997
| by STEFANO HATFIELD
Agencies are always on a hiding to nothing in television
documentaries.
05 Dec 1997
| by JADE GARRETT
Jade Garrett chooses the new press campaign for Lynx from Bartle
Bogle Hegarty: Is nothing sacred? How dare they taint these innocent
characters with smut and innuendo. The people who devised these ads
clearly have depraved minds. Perfect for Loaded and FHM, however.
Written and art directed by Will...
05 Dec 1997
| by ROBERT CAMPBELL, a creative partner at
What do you get if you add a V and an I to Lee? Come on chaps,
these press ads go through all the motions, but is there any point in
doing work that looks like a poor man s Levi s?
28 Nov 1997
| by EMMA HALL
Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper has scooped Lemsip and Disprin, two of
Reckitt s biggest brands, both of which were previously handled
by BDDP GGT.