28 May 1999
| by JADE GARRETT
Earlier this month three South African ad agencies - Herdbuoys
McCann-Erickson, Skotaville Communications Group and Azaguys Advertising
& Marketing - lodged a joint complaint with the Public Protector over
the awarding of Government contracts to a fourth party, The Agency.
28 May 1999
| by MARK WNEK, the creative director of Eur
Rowenta s latest commercial depicts a race between two women with
vacuum cleaners along an obstacle course consisting of messes they have
to clean up. Everybody remotely connected with this sexist ordure should
be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. In disgust, I have thrown out all
my Rowenta appliances,...
27 May 1999
| by IAN DARBY
Nike, the main sponsor of Lawrence Dallaglio, is standing by the
scandal-hit former England Rugby captain as he fights tabloid
allegations of taking and dealing drugs.
27 May 1999
| by LISA CAMPBELL
BUPA is sponsoring a new TV health show as part of a drive to
counter its elitist image.
27 May 1999
| by STEVE BELL
British Airways, which reported a 61% drop in annual profits on
Tuesday, said it will put cost-cutting behind it and concentrate on
investing in products and service. Following a fall in profits from
pounds 580m to pounds 225m during the past year, marketing director
Martin George told Marketing the...
27 May 1999
| by STEVE BELL
Barclays, which announced massive job cuts in its retail operation
last week, is investing heavily in its direct channels with a new push
behind internet banking and a boost in telephone call centre staff.
27 May 1999
| by STEVE BELL
NatWest is to charge customers who want personalised relationships
with their bank managers pounds 10 a month. The move is a shift away
from the free service offer which has underpinned UK banking for the
past decade.
27 May 1999
| by CONOR DIGNAM
The Standard Life financial group, which launched a UK bank last
year, is to launch an internet banking service to rival the Prudential s
Egg operation.
27 May 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
CNN is considering launching a radio news service. It has had talks
with both Chrysalis and Metro Networks. The move follows a similar
announcement by Sky.
27 May 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
The Telegraph Group is launching a football title, in association
with Haymarket s FourFourTwo, to persuade more people to enter its
Premier League fantasy football game next season.