19 Dec 1996
Foot-care company Scholl has appointed DMB&B as its first pan-European
agency to spearhead its drive towards a stronger global brand.
19 Dec 1996
CIBAVision has unveiled a national poster campaign to promote its
VitalEyes moisturising drops, breaking pre-Christmas and continuing
through 1997. The 48-sheet, 70s-style campaign, through TBWA, will
appear at 1200 sites and feature a variety of common scenarios, from
home viewing to partying...
12 Dec 1996
Granada UK Broadcasting has appointed its first marketing director to
co-ordinate audience needs with the broadcast schedules of Granada and
LWT. Marc Sands, account director at HHCL & Partners, will take on the
new role and will report to Mick Desmond, deputy managing director of
Granada UK Broadcasting.
12 Dec 1996
Mouthwash brand Colgate Plax has become the first major advertiser to
take advantage of the depressed pre-Christmas market in the poster
industry by negotiating a cut-price deal on posters and pulling spend
off television.
28 Nov 1996
Concern over suicides from paracetemol overdoses has dealt a surprise
blow to supermarkets efforts to steal share in the pharmaceuticals
market.
28 Nov 1996
| by NICK PURDOM
Client: Unipath
PR Team: Sandpiper Communications
Campaign: Launch of Persona, a new method of contraception
Timescale: January - September 1996
Cost: pounds 100,000 (launch only)
21 Nov 1996
Boots Healthcare International (BHI) has brought in ex-Kellogg marketing
director Rob Morgan to head the marketing of its global pharmaceutical
brands and spearhead a move into new international markets.
14 Nov 1996
Medicine cupboard stalwart Cod Liver Oil is to be updated with a new TV
campaign by Seven Seas. The pounds 4m campaign, by Advertising
Principles, is shot under the Red Sea and is intended to show how its
High Strength Cod Liver Oil is derived from natural elements. The oil,
which relieves aches and...