16 Dec 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
Apple Computer is axing its UK marketing department in the first
stage of a radical restructuring of its European operations. Four of the
eight staff are losing their jobs. Apple s chief UK marketer, marketing
manager Martin Capel-Smith, is expected to leave along with UK product
manager Neil Thomas,...
16 Dec 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Carlton Communications chief executive Steven Cain has confirmed he
is to leave at the end of January as the company s merger with United
News s chief executive, will
take the role of chief executive in the enlarged group.
16 Dec 1999
| by STEPHEN CHANDLER, an account director a
15 years ago: Demand is outstripping supply of Sinclair Computers
in the run-up to Christmas, with retailers predicting stock will be
scarce , despite record production levels throughout the autumn; British
Telecom plans to launch a chain of high street shops, offering a range
of telephones and services;...
02 Dec 1999
| by PETER BEECH, Managing director, Deepend
I ll come clean on this one right upfront. This is not so much a
site review as an excuse to praise a piece of brand communication.
02 Dec 1999
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
1900 - Coca-Cola is introduced to the UK by Charles Howard Candler,
the son of the company s founder.
02 Dec 1999
| by CONOR DIGNAM
15 years ago: Cadbury Typhoo launches two brands - Typhoo One Cup
and Typhoo Select - in a bid to reverse the dramatic share loss it
suffered during the 1970s; Dixons claims it has built a lead in home
computer sales over Boots and WH Smith; the industry regulator considers
relaxing the 30-minute rule...
25 Nov 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Interactive games company, Acclaim Entertainment, has appointed
Barry Jafrato, former international managing director of Hasbro
Interactive, as European managing director. He reports to Rod Cousens,
president and chief operating officer of Acclaim International.
25 Nov 1999
| by STUART MELHUISH, Chief Executive, Amaze
Like most people, I want specifics from the internet. Where is the
information?
25 Nov 1999
| by JIM ARCHER, Creative Director, Perspect
WWAV Rapp Collins has appointed a senior director from Barraclough
Hall Woolston Gray to run the pounds 35m Dell below-the-line account it
picked up last month (Marketing, October 21).