31 Oct 1996
Holsten Pils is to take a swipe at Irish stouts and alcopops in its
first TV ads since its pounds 14.5m relaunch. The pounds 7m campaign,
designed by GGT, is fronted by the comedian Dennis Leary, who is seen
shopping in a supermarket and attacking the fad for alcopops and beer
variants. Another ad shows...
31 Oct 1996
Iceland has parted with WCRS, its advertising agency of the past two
years, releasing a frosty statement saying it has fallen out over future
creative direction. The retailer has handed the pounds 7m account back
to its old agency, Manchester-based Tom Reddy Advertising. Iceland s
marketing director...
31 Oct 1996
| by SHARON MARSHALL
Coca-Cola is dropping its Fruitopia fruit-based soft drinks line in the
UK, allowing rival brand Oasis to dominate the UK new-age drinks market.
31 Oct 1996
Drinks giant International Distillers & Vintners (IDV) has filled its
top marketing role with the appointment of Alan Cordery from South
American food company Molinos Rio de la Plata.
31 Oct 1996
Plymouth Gin, Britain s oldest gin distillery which was sold to former
Interbrand chairman John Murphy for more than pounds 1m in May, has
recruited a sales and marketing director.
31 Oct 1996
Ryanair has signed up Jaguar as the first company to advertise on one of
its aircraft. The Jaguar Big Cat mascot will remain on the Ryanair
plane for a year and is expected to be seen by around 40 million people
at airports in the UK and Europe. The airline is offering all 17 of its
737 aircraft to...
31 Oct 1996
Paxo is to be marketed as a food in its own right for the first time in
its 86-year history, and will advertise the change with a TV campaign
fronted by a chicken puppet.
31 Oct 1996
| by JULIAN LEE
The Co-op is extending its ethical retailing campaign into alcoholic
drinks.
31 Oct 1996
US health food giant GNC launched its first UK shop in Bristol last
week, with plans to bring sharp marketing to a sector dominated by
Holland & Barrett.