28 Oct 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
A new service called Oneswoop.com, which allows UK consumers to
find and order the cheapest new cars from across the EU via the
internet, is launching in January. The site is the brainchild of
brothers Roeland and Alexander van de Ven, and is being backed by
companies including Marks & Spencer and Atlas...
28 Oct 1999
| by IMELDA MICHALCZYK
Reported merger talks between the Interpublic Group and MacManus -
the US parent company of D Arcy in the UK - could grind to a halt due to
Procter s fears of a potential client conflict.
28 Oct 1999
| by CONOR DIGNAM
Scottish agency 1576 has won the pounds 1m advertising account for
The Scotsman after a five-way pitch against Smarts, Barkers, WAM McCann
and Strathearn. The agency plans to run both tactical and brand-building
campaigns to increase the newspaper s circulation.
28 Oct 1999
| by EMMA REYNOLDS
In March this year, Elida Faberge joined forces with digital
marketing communications company Modem Media Poppe Tyson to create an
online advertising campaign for its new men s fragrance, Lynx
Voodoo.
28 Oct 1999
15 years ago: Max Factor revamps its Mary Quant colour cosmetics
brand in a bid to recapture its famous colour impact, following a drop
in market share to just 1.6%; Promises of bingo millions are revealed to
have boosted sales of tabloid papers by 273,500 copies a day, according
to ABC statistics;...
21 Oct 1999
| by ALEXANDRA JARDINE
Glaxo Wellcome is backing its over-the-counter Zovirax cold-sore
treatment with a global TV campaign. The ad, which breaks this week
through McCann-Erickson London, focuses on the problems people face with
cold sores. It begins with a biker speeding to work, clad in a black
helmet and leathers, with...
21 Oct 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
Procter & Gamble and Unilever, the two giants of FMCG, practically
wrote the book on modern marketing as they built their brands around the
world in the last half of this century.
21 Oct 1999
15 years ago: BARB postpones a decision on the feasibility of
releasing overnight TV ratings until it has sounded out industry opinion
on the desirability of introducing the data and how it should be
supplied; The Daily Star emerges as winner of the first round of the
tabloids million-pound bingo battle,...
14 Oct 1999
| by BEN ROSIER
Unilever is reviewing its online strategy for all brands in the UK
to create a blueprint for its marketing in the next century.