30 Oct 1998
| by ELEANOR TRICKETT
TalkCo, the consortium headed by Kelvin MacKenzie, has finalised
its acquisition of Talk Radio in a deal which values the station at
pounds 24.7 million.
The successful trials of consumer brands by first-time internet
advertisers during the World Cup will create a surge in web advertising,
according to a new report from Fletcher Research.
30 Oct 1998
| by CLAIRE COZENS
Atlantic 252 has appointed Spirit, the advertising agency launched
in April by Michael Dobbs, Richard Hammond and Mitch Levy, as its agency
of record.
30 Oct 1998
| by MAIRI CLARK
Nike is launching its first campaign through Wieden s
London office next week with a series of ads which aim to get Londoners
running.
The BBC has appointed a consortium made up of three WPP companies,
the Post Office subsidiary, SSL, and Bull Information Systems to collect
the television licence fee from next year. Known as Envision, the
consortium has been appointed on a seven-year contract which will
include a direct marketing and...
30 Oct 1998
| by CLAIRE COZENS
Commercial radio has proved itself the market leader for the
seventh quarter in a row as the latest set of Rajar figures gives the
sector a 2.1 per cent lead over the BBC, with a 49.9 per cent share
against the corporation s 47.8 per cent.
30 Oct 1998
| by JOHN OWEN
In an article in last week s Campaign on the BBC s latest licensing
campaign, created by TBWA GGT Simons Palmer, we stated that the ads
would run on the BBC. The ads will, in fact, run on commercial televison
with a pounds 7.5 million spend.
30 Oct 1998
| by ELEANOR TRICKETT
Camelot has called a review of its below-the-line agencies
following the above-the-line account s move from Saatchi & Saatchi to
WCRS.
30 Oct 1998
| by MAIRI CLARK
Dave Buonaguidi is being typically male about having a cold. We ve
no sooner shaken hands than he s popping Strepsils like they were
Tic-Tacs and I hear myself offering him some cough medicine.
Over-familiar it may seem but he has such an affable manner, you can t
help yourself.
30 Oct 1998
| by STEFANO HATFIELD
During the past couple of weeks, it s not been possible to swing a
remote control without hitting a titillating programme about sex.