16 Dec 1999
| by DANNY ROGERS
Thomson is attempting to take the moral high ground in the
traditional New Year s rush to sign up holiday-makers, with its first
cause-related marketing programme.
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Procter hedgehog called Spike, who is crestfallen when he realises his
mother hasn t finished with the bottle yet. The voiceover explains that
Fairy suds last loads longer ... maybe a bit too long . Another ad
features a Welsh girl who says she s going to make a motorbike out of
the bottle. The...
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Channel 5 s The Roseanne Show has been warned by the Independent
Television Commission (ITC) about giving too much prominence to the
brand name of its sponsor, Yahoo. The ITC criticised a programme
broadcast on September 8 in which viewers asked the presenter Roseanne
Barr questions via the internet....
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
The BBC is poised to unveil its biggest corporate push since the
high-profile Perfect Day film was unveiled two years ago.
16 Dec 1999
| by IVAN CLARK, director, TV strategy, Medi
Festive predictions: wake up at 5.30am to voice of over-excited
six-year-old telling me Santa s been; peel tongue from roof of mouth and
drink bottle of water; return to bed and set alarm for 2.59pm, not to
catch Her Majesty doing her regals, but to watch Ali G s Alternative
Christmas Message on Channel...
16 Dec 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
Top Shop/Top Man, the Arcadia-owned fashion store chain, is
revamping its web site to support a tie-up with Universal Music.
16 Dec 1999
| by KEVIN JOHNSON
Friends thought I was bordering on the suicidal when I told them,
in June 1997, I was taking the role of commercial director at the
Millennium Dome.
16 Dec 1999
| by RAYMOND SNODDY, media editor of The Tim
The confirmation that Richard Branson really is going to bid again
against Camelot for the National Lottery licence will tee up one of the
first great marketing and PR battles of the next century. The contest to
see if something different is going to follow It could be you , and
Maybe just Maybe...
16 Dec 1999
| by EMMA REYNOLDS
The weekly analysis of advertisement recall
Q: Which of the following TV commercials do you remember seeing
recently?
16 Dec 1999
| by EMMA REYNOLDS
SkyDigital s latest ad, promoting its free digital dish and box
offer, has entered Adwatch at number six, with 72% recall. It is the
third and final execution in the pounds 8m Don t be a Dummy campaign
by St Luke s.