Month: September 2000

Chasing the pack

Marketing Week

American Express, the iconic status symbol of the business-class executive, is relaunching its green charge card in an attempt to broaden the brand’s appeal. But can the company persuade enough consumers – and more crucially retailers – to say

Caught in the web

Marketing Week

The speed of the Internet revolution almost left direct marketing behind. It’s time for DM agencies to fully develop their online skills before IT outsourcing steals their thunder

npower starts installation of smart meters

Marketing Week

npower has started installing smart meters for its customers, following in the footsteps of rival domestic utility company British Gas. Smart meters are automated electronic units attached to gas or electricity meters which transmit readings to suppliers and allow consumers to monitor the process. A spokesman for npower says: “Smart meters provide remote meter information […]