25 Feb 1999
| by LISA CAMPBELL
BT has added Ammirati Puris Lintas to its agency roster to handle
ads targeting senior business decision-makers and technical departments.
The agency will work on a contract basis alongside M&C Saatchi. It is
understood the contract is for four years. M&C was appointed to handle
the estimated pounds...
25 Feb 1999
| by NEILL DENNY
Ferry company Stena is co-operating with a new grey market business
which encourages car buyers to travel to the Continent to buy their
vehicle, then drive it back to the UK for a saving of up to 30%.
25 Feb 1999
| by HARRIET MARSH
EasyJet is running a pounds 100,000 banner ad campaign to promote
its online booking service. The ads will appear on sites aimed at a
broad business and leisure audience. The creative was designed by
Tableau, the company which produced the EasyJet site. Media planning and
buying was by i-Level.
25 Feb 1999
| by CONOR DIGNAM
There are no troops on the streets, the Chinese authorities have
not stamped down on Hong Kong s cosmopolitan cultural mix and its
residents appear somewhat weary of the oft-asked question: Has anything
changed? .
25 Feb 1999
| by JANE BAINBRIDGE
Peter Stratton is marketing and sales director of Eurotunnel. He
joined the company last September after a year at train operator Connex
South Eastern. His CV also includes eight years in the marketing
department of cross-channel ferry operator P&O.
25 Feb 1999
| by SHARON GREAVES
When communications agency Caribiner organised a meeting for
British Aerospace last November, it elected to convene in Paris despite
the fact that, of the 200 delegates, 90% were UK-based.
25 Feb 1999
| by GILL UPTON
A staggering pounds 4bn is spent each year on conferences in the UK
and much of that business ends up in hotels. With so much at stake, some
hotel chains are looking to increase their lucrative chunk of the
conference business. They are doing this by offering direct sale and
events management services...
22 Feb 1999
- The UK tourism industry is targeting Australian anglophiles in a new joint advertising campaign by the British Tourist Authority and the airline, British Midland.
22 Feb 1999
- The UK tourism industry is targeting Australian anglophiles in a new joint advertising campaign by the British Tourist Authority and the airline, British Midland.
Airtours is again preparing to review its media arrangements, just
months after confirming that the business would remain with Media
Principles in Leeds.