Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe appears to have enjoyed a charmed life
right up to its lucrative sale to Young s growth has been inexorable.
26 Aug 1999
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Allied Domecq this week closed the deal to sell its pub chain to
Punch Taverns for pounds 2.75bn, when 98.6% of shareholders voted in
favour of the sale at an extraordinary general meeting. Punch will
acquire 3500 pubs. Allied Domecq is now expected to concentrate on its
wines and spirits portfolio...
26 Aug 1999
| by IAN DARBY
Tour operator First Choice is introducing a new database marketing
strategy to develop closer relationships with its customers.
26 Aug 1999
| by CRAIG SMITH, Deputy Editor
Why does it seem that commercial disaster must strike before
once-great brands can rediscover their marketing strengths?
26 Aug 1999
| by DANNY ROGERS
The past year has been British Airways annus horribilis. From
tailfin design U-turns and cabin crew strikes to cost-cutting exercises
and the latest poor financial results, the BA brand has been through one
of its most testing years since privatisation. It culminated in chief
executive Bob Ayling s...
26 Aug 1999
Kelly Walsh joins MacLaurin Communications as associate
director.
26 Aug 1999
We ll give a bottle of champagne to the first randomly selected
entry correctly identifying the company below. It has an advertisement
within the Appointments section of this week s Marketing. Fax your
answers on 0171 413 4504.
26 Aug 1999
15 years ago: Courage drops Kronenbourg, the draught premium lager,
and replaces it with its stronger, pricier cousin, Kronenbourg 1664;
Boots is revealed to be remodelling its 265 record departments as part
of an ongoing programme aimed at reducing reliance on chemist-related
goods; Thomas Cook unveils...
19 Aug 1999
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Ford and Dr Martens are sponsoring a link-up between homeless
charity Shelter and the football community. Strip 4 Shelter, which takes
place on September 24, asks participants to pay pounds 2 to wear their
favourite football strip to work or school. The event has been arranged
by through-the-line agency...