22 Jul 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Sony is using an online viral campaign based around its brand message 'You make it a Sony' to raise awareness of its portable stereos, the Sony Net MD and Atrac CD Walkman, as well as the benefits of accessing music online.
15 Jul 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Your Home, the magazine closed by the National Magazine Company at the end of last month, has been given a new lease of life with the news that it has been bought by Essex-based publisher Essential Publishing.
03 Jul 2003
| by Staff,
NEW YORK - Polaroid looks set to review its global advertising account, currently held by Publicis Groupe agencies, with reports that it has invited several agencies to tender.
01 Jul 2003
| by McKinsey Quarterly
Zhang Ruimin, CEO of the Haier Group--the Chinese company that is the world's fifth-biggest maker of white goods--describes his plan to create a global brand.
27 Jun 2003
| by Steve Aston
Client: Ansell Healthcare - Mates Condoms
PR Team: GCI London
Campaign: Safe Outdoor Sex
Timescale: March - June 2003
Budget: Between 50,000 and 75,000
26 Jun 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Guardian Newspapers has signed a six-figure advertising deal with luxury car marque Lexus to back its launch into the 4x4 market with its new RX3000.
23 Jun 2003
| by Juliette Garside,
LONDON - Golfers are encouraged to throw away their old golf clubs in a £3m integrated campaign from Claydon Heeley Jones Mason for a new club from Callaway Golf.
20 Jun 2003
| by Sara Calabro
MADISON, NJ: Barr Laboratories has appointed Communications Strategies (CSI) to handle the launch and post-launch PR for Seasonale Extended-Cycle, a new oral contraceptive that is designed to reduce the frequency of women's periods from 13 to four per year.
11 Jun 2003
| by Juliette Garside,
LONDON - Harvey Nichols & Co, the luxury department store, has been told to withdraw its 'fashion victim' advertisement, which features a woman driver about to run over a pedestrian while she applies lipstick in her rearview mirror.
05 Jun 2003
| by Staff,
LONDON - Revlon has shortlisted four agencies for its £3m media account, with incumbent Mediaedge:cia not pitching again for the work.