21 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
The Direct Marketing Association is spearheading plans for an SMS preference service, in response to growing concerns over permission-based mobile phone marketing.
14 Dec 2000
One 2 One is reviewing its pounds 8m DM account after three years with WWAV Rapp Collins. The brand, which could be axed in the UK in favour of T-Mobile, undertakes a wide range of acquisition and retention activity through WWAV. It is not known whether WWAV will repitch for the business.
14 Dec 2000
Keywords Direct, the direct mail solutions business, has appointed Philip Brooks as managing director. Brooks will develop the firm's business strategy as it moves to accommodate the impact of new media on traditional mailing businesses. Keywords Direct offers a full range of DM services. David Gebbett,...
14 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Callserve, the internet telephony facility provider, is highlighting the advantages of internet telephony by sending prospective customers a specially commissioned telephone skeleton in a museum-style display case.
08 Dec 2000
| by IAN DARBY
One2One, the UKs fourth-largest mobile phone operator, is reviewing its pounds 8 million direct marketing account.
07 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
The Navy, Army, Air Force Institute (NAAFI), which supplies retail, finance and leisure goods to families of the UK armed forces, has hired Ping Communications to handle the through-the-line account for its financial services division.
01 Dec 2000
McCann Relationship Marketing and Tullo Marshall Warren have grabbed the two halves of L Oreal s pounds 2 million direct marketing business after a pitch against the incumbent, Publicis Dialog, Manifesto and M s direct marketing arm, Lida.
01 Dec 2000
| by Camilla Palmer
The Interpublic Group of Companies has acquired New York-based advertising agency Deutsch. Terms of the acquisition have not been disclosed, but the deal is estimated to be worth 200m- 300m.
30 Nov 2000
| by KEN GOFTON
Although Marketing produces separate league table on direct
marketing (DM) in March and sales promotion (SP) in October, the two are
combined in this end-of-year review.
The reason for this is that many agencies appear under both headings.
Specifically, many with their roots in promotion...
30 Nov 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Porsche is hunting for an agency to handle the majority of its UK direct marketing, in a bid to accelerate its brand-building and relationship marketing activity below-the-line.