2002 IPA EFFECTIVENESS AWARDS: BRONZE AWARD - BT TOGETHER
05 Dec 2002
As a former monopoly provider the only way for BT to go was down, but advertising has helped the company defend its patch.
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Competition in the mobile market was getting tougher as penetration-based growth fell away. The drive was on to boost average revenue per user, which meant encouraging use of SMS and WAP-based services. BT Cellnet had a weak brand among the younger consumers who would drive take-up and its share of...
As a former monopoly provider the only way for BT to go was down, but advertising has helped the company defend its patch.
Every now and then it is necessary to remind clients that agencies do not always get it right first time.
Microsoft is the latest client to ask media owners to bid against each other on a winner-takes-all basis. Will we see more of this?
Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate behind the launch of Orange and 3, is to seek a creative agency to back the international roll-out of its Chinese-themed wellbeing retail chain, Sen.
Hutchison Whampoa, the Hong Kong-based conglomerate behind the launch of Orange and 3, is to seek a creative agency to back the international roll-out of its Chinese-themed wellbeing retail chain, Sen.
Ntl is scrapping the job of marketing director barely six months after hiring the former J. Walter Thompson executive Jeremy Davies to take the role. Davies replaced the chief marketing officer, Mike Hounsell, and will leave at Christmas. - General release.
The two agencies haven't always been on such good terms, Jeremy Lee reports.
EHS Brann is on alert following the news that Microsoft is reviewing its direct marketing account. Several other agencies, including the other incumbents, Black Cat, Creative Direction and Tidalwave, have been asked to pitch. - General release.
To reach the elusive chief executive and chief financial officer audience, BT and the Financial Times joined forces to establish a dialogue between them, managed by BT's agencies. A newsticker sponsorship appeared on the desktops of 25,000 senior decision-makers.