29 Mar 2001
| by CORDELIA BRABBS
Wella is to spend pounds 27m on a major haircare launch, as it bids
to leapfrog rivals such as Lever Faberge and Bristol-Myers Squibb to
take third place in the shampoo sector.
The range, called Vivality, will be backed by Wella's biggest ever
marketing spend, and will include TV, point-of-sale...
22 Mar 2001
Wilkinson Sword has signed up tennis star Andre Agassi to promote
the launch of its Xtreme III unisex razor. The product, which will
target both men and women with a sports-focused positioning, will appear
in shops this month, backed by a pounds 4m spend. Launched in the US
last year, it is...
16 Mar 2001
J. Walter Thompson has won the cosmetic manufacturer Coty's pounds
5 million European advertising account for its Margaret Astor brand. The
agency will launch a campaign for Margaret Astor in the UK, Spain and
France before a pan-European roll-out. - Marketing Week.
16 Mar 2001
| by Anna Clarke
GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical giant, has handed its 600m ( 418.27m) media buying account to Grey Global Group unit MediaCom.
09 Mar 2001
Procter & Gamble has appointed Saatchi & Saatchi to a new direct marketing account called 'Golden Households'.
08 Mar 2001
Debbie Clayton and Marlene Godwin have joined Food Brokers as marketing controller and marketing manager at the health and beauty division. Clayton has worked in marketing at The Body Shop, and Godwin held marketing roles with Asda.
02 Mar 2001
| by Anna Clarke
Unilever is targeting consumers via the internet by running digital versions of its latest ad campaign for Salon Selective products from May.