Month: June 1997

Sainsbury’s forced to axe baby milk loyalty points

Marketing Week

Sainsbury’s is to stop including baby milk in its Reward Card loyalty scheme after new guidelines said it could be illegal. Trading standards officers were forced to overturn an earlier decision to allow baby milk on retailers’ loyalty schemes (MW April 24) after pressure from lobby group Baby Milk Action. The marketing of baby milk […]

Net has yet to prove its value

Marketing Week

New research reveals that European businesses are still unsure about what the function of the Internet is. An integrated communications strategy is what is needed, argues John Shannon. John Shannon is president of Grey International

Sainsbury’s forced to axe baby milk loyalty points

Marketing Week

Sainsbury’s is to stop including baby milk in its Reward Card loyalty scheme after new guidelines said it could be illegal. Trading standards officers were forced to overturn an earlier decision to allow baby milk on retailers’ loyalty schemes (MW April 24) after pressure from lobby group Baby Milk Action. The marketing of baby milk […]

Blow for Bass as senior executives depart

Marketing Week

Bass Brewers is losing three senior marketers in the final run-up to the decision over the Carlsberg-Tetley merger. Jenny Ayres, new product development manager, who reports to marketing director Seamus McBride, moves to Britvic to become director of brands for still drinks. Maurice Newton, senior brand manager on Carling Black Label, is leaving to join […]

Net has yet to prove its value

Marketing Week

New research reveals that European businesses are still unsure about what the function of the Internet is. An integrated communications strategy is what is needed, argues John Shannon. John Shannon is president of Grey International

PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER

Marketing Week

Multilingual, multifaceted marketer Gabi Baron is leaving the glory of P&G behind to lend her expertise to Premier Beverages brands. Liz Stuart finds out why she wants to put the ‘oo’ back into Typhoo

Heinz chief Bailey lands top European role

Marketing Week

Heinz sales and marketing director Robert Bailey has been promoted to head the company’s grocery division sales across Europe. The news follows the announcement in May that Heinz is restructuring across Europe to focus the business on six categories: infant feeding, Weightwatchers, tuna, food service, petfood, and ketchup and condiments. Bailey’s new title is sales […]

Internet bags only 0.02% of UK ad market

Marketing Week

The value of Internet advertising in the UK last year was only 2m, according to accountants KPMG. This, combined with Verdict Research valuing retail sales at 1m, puts total commercial revenues from the Web in the UK at only 3m in the past 12 months. According to KPMG, the total advertising market is worth about […]

PREMIER LEAGUE PLAYER

Marketing Week

Multilingual, multifaceted marketer Gabi Baron is leaving the glory of P&G behind to lend her expertise to Premier Beverages brands. Liz Stuart finds out why she wants to put the ‘oo’ back into Typhoo