28 Feb 2002
| by MATTHEW ARNOLD
Reckitt Benckiser is to axe its Immac and Haze brands as part of
its 'Powerbrand 2005' strategy, which outlines plans to derive 50% of
revenues from 15 core brands by 2005.
The Immac hair removing range will be rebranded in stages as Veet,
Reckitt's European equivalent brand.
The...
28 Feb 2002
Henkel has signed comedy actress Julie Walters to star in a 2m TV ad campaign for its Glist dishwasher detergent brand. The star of
Billy Elliot and Dinner Ladies will appear with a dishwasher in a
gleaming high-tech kitchen, examining a glass, and advising viewers to
fight 'the baked-on nasties'...
28 Feb 2002
Palmolive has struck a 750,000 deal for its Soft 750,000 deal was brokered by Mediaedge:CIA. Its online
offshoot The Digital Edge has developed an SMS and online element as
part of a data capture exercise that will trail the show's storylines
and invite viewers to vote for the show's slushiest...
28 Feb 2002
Lancaster, the cosmetics group, has launched three products as part
of its Aquamilk Body range: a milk body lotion, softening milk body
spray and milk body mousse.
28 Feb 2002
Luxottica has appointed Outrider to handle the global web site for
its Ray-Ban eyewear brand in a bid to reinforce relations with its
target market of men aged 18 to 49. Outrider's brief includes a complete
redesign of the site to make it more interactive and to allow users to
view eyewear collections...
22 Feb 2002
| by HOLLY WILLIAMS
The UK's third biggest pub company, Spirit Group, is searching for
an agency to handle regional consumer PR for its 1,040 pubs and
clubs.
22 Feb 2002
| by CHRIS SCOTT
Consumer PR for Dairy Crest's entire range of brands is set to be
pitched as the firm reviews its comms needs.
22 Feb 2002
| by CHRIS SCOTT
Wine-maker Ernest & Julio Gallo faces a further agency reshuffle
after seeing a second agency resign in less than a month.
22 Feb 2002
| by CHRIS SCOTT
Colgate-Palmolive has handed Starfish Communications its
seven-figure retained consumer and trade PR account after the agency
defeated eight-year incumbent Cohn & Wolfe in a competitive pitch.
22 Feb 2002
TRADE BODY: The Food and Drink Federation, that industry's trade
body, has promoted its director of communications Martin Paterson to the
role of deputy director-general. Paterson, a former deputy comms
director at the defunct Department for Education and Employment, retains
his role as the federation's...