06 Dec 2002
| by GLEN MUTEL
Sony Computer Entertainment UK is to promote eight new PlayStation 2 titles launched in time for Christmas, by mailing a greetings card to 250,000 console owners.
05 Dec 2002
| by Staff,
LONDON - AOL and NTL have signed an £85m deal that will see the internet firm's broadband service available from next year to the 7.2m homes covered by the cable operator's broadband network.
05 Dec 2002
Energywatch has estimated UK consumers could save a total of £1.1bn by switching electricity suppliers. It has accused ex-monopoly regional electricity suppliers of charging less out of their home region than within it.
05 Dec 2002
Compaq's former director of marketing and strategy Robert Fedder has resurfaced as managing director of Kane, the pocket computing brand that launches its debut ad campaign this week.
05 Dec 2002
Microsoft's former director of corporate marketing Shaun Orpen has left his position as global marketing director at IT company Neverfail after less than a year. His departure results from the company's decision to scale back its attempts at being a service provider to concentrate on being purely a...
05 Dec 2002
Virgin Radio has joined forces with Microsoft to launch a week-long promotion encouraging listeners to consider buying a PC or upgrading for Christmas. The promotion, entitled 'Amazing PC' kicks off on December 9 focusing on PCs that are designed for Windows XP.
05 Dec 2002
| by RAVI CHANDIRAMANI
"One of the things I am passionate about is the way information technology can interact with peoples' lives in a more human way," explains Nick Barley in his laid-back Staines tone. This encapsulates his mission as Microsoft's UK marketing director. In the course of our interview, he prefixes his thoughts...
04 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - A campaign created by HHCL & Partners for Easynet's
broadband service has been banned for condoning violence and anti-social behaviour.
04 Dec 2002
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Energy supplier Npower has been taken to task for a direct mail campaign claiming it is 'constantly working to lower your bills', after it failed to produce evidence to support the claim.
02 Dec 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - Virgin Mobile is the latest advertiser to be charged with being homophobic, with a commercial starring musician Wyclef Jean being accused of stereotyping gays.