25 Jun 1999
| by JADE GARRETT
Carat has scooped the pounds 3 million media buying account to
launch the digital mobile phone network, Dolphin, which becomes
available to consumers this summer.
25 Jun 1999
| by EMMA HALL
Hans Krondahl, Volvo s global marketing director, has confirmed
that the company is reviewing its European media planning and buying - a
move that has been expected since the Swedish company sold its car
manufacturing business to Ford in February. Krondahl said he was looking
at ways of finding synergies...
25 Jun 1999
| by GORDON MACMILLAN
Wieden s five-year relationship with Microsoft is at an
end after the software giant consolidated all its business into the San
Francisco office of McCann-Erickson this week.
25 Jun 1999
| by GORDON MACMILLAN
The continued rise in online advertising spend in 1999 is there for
all to see in March s league table, which shows a leap of almost pounds
1 million month on month.
24 Jun 1999
| by STEVE BELL
BT is hiring marketers to develop its public access web services
ahead of a series of initiatives later this year, including its
internet phone booth project with Photo-Me International.
24 Jun 1999
| by STEVE BELL
The UK s largest telephone banking operation, First Direct, is
planning to diversify into the provision of life management services
in the near future via the telephone, internet and interactive digital
television.
24 Jun 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
After months of hype, EasyJet founder Stelios Haji-Ioannou this
week opened the first EasyEverything internet shop, and unveiled a
link-up with kids retailer Toys R Us.
24 Jun 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
Virgin Interactive is taunting PlayStation gamers to take up the
challenges of its latest release, Street Fighter Alpha 3. A poster and
radio campaign by Banks Hoggins O Shea FCB breaks this week and
introduces some of the 31 characters featured in the game. One of the
posters features a spin on the...
24 Jun 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
Direct Line Financial Services has appointed Faulds Advertising to
its pounds 6m creative account, after a four-way pitch. Faulds fought
off DMB&B Financial, McCann-Erickson and Ammirati Puris Lintas. The
incumbent, 1576, declined to repitch for the account.