30 Aug 2002
| by GLEN MUTEL
The Turkish Tourist Office is reviewing its £3.5 million
creative account in the UK with a view to making an appointment before
the beginning of next year.
30 Aug 2002
Manchester's Barrington Johnson Lorains has been picked to promote
a joint venture scheme led by British Waterways to regenerate key sites
around the UK's 2,000-mile canal and river network. The appointment
follows a four-way pitch involving agencies in the north-west and
London.
30 Aug 2002
J. Walter Thompson has lost its estimated £5 million P O
Ferries business after the company decided to consolidate its three
ferry brands into Link ICA on a pan-European basis.
30 Aug 2002
| by JENNY WATTS
Virgin Atlantic is continuing its pokes at British Airways in a
national press and poster campaign through Rainey Kelly Campbell
Roalfe/Y R for its Upper Class service.
29 Aug 2002
P O Ferries has awarded Link ICA its entire pan-European
advertising and media buying account, as the company prepares to
relaunch under a single brand.
29 Aug 2002
| by DANIEL ROGERS
The Australian Tourism Commission (ATC) is lobbying lager marketers
to ensure they avoid the boorish cliches that often appear in Aussie
beer ads.
29 Aug 2002
| by RICHARD HARTSON, Group account director, Target Direct
I didn't actually receive this mailing, but discovered it when
sneaking a look at a pack of photos lying on a colleague's desk.
29 Aug 2002
Virgin Travelstores is promoting new destinations available through
Virgin Holidays to a targeted selection of its 45,000-strong customer
base. The direct mailing, created by JJ Marketing, encourages customers
to book directly through Virgin Travelstores with an additional 10%
discount if they book...
29 Aug 2002
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday are offering 25,000 free bmi
british midland European flights over the next three weeks in a deal
organised through travel promotions specialist Landround. Readers will
be asked to collect nine differently numbered tokens throughout the
period and send them in to collect...
29 Aug 2002
South African entrepreneur Sol Kerzner, the man behind the Sun City
and Atlantis hotel resorts, is talking to UK ad agencies about the
estimated £15m international launch task for a luxury hotels
brand.