Month: January 2001

Bulmer appoints beer marketer

Marketing Week

Bulmer has appointed Andrew Carter to the newly-created role of marketing controller for the company’s beer division. Carter, who was previously marketing director for Bulmer in Australia, will be responsible for developing the company’s beer business, which already includes a number of premium international brands such as San Miguel, Red Stripe, Amstel and DAB. Carter […]

Pound of Flesh

Marketing Week

A recent survey reflects continuing problems with marketing agency recruitment. Jo-Anne Flack looks at salary fluctuation and incentives offered to retain employees once they have been lured

Getting creative with promotions

Marketing Week

The big cheeses at Abbott Mead Vickers.BBDO have tried for months to keep schtum about chief executive Andrew Robertson being lined up for a big BBDO job in the Big Apple. Unfortunately, no one told the apparently psychic creative department. By coincidence, the creative team managed to foresee a change in senior management at the […]

Pound of Flesh

Marketing Week

A recent survey reflects continuing problems with marketing agency recruitment. Jo-Anne Flack looks at salary fluctuation and incentives offered to retain employees once they have been lured

Tesco.com to hunt for new chief marketer

Marketing Week

Tesco.com is seeking a new chief marketer to replace Tom Britten, who is understood to be moving to another role at the retail chain’s Internet division. Britten is quitting the role of product marketing manager for Tesco.com, the chain’s Internet home shopping venture. Tesco.com claims to be the world’s leading online grocer, selling books, entertainment […]

Pernod to rebrand in pursuit of older people

Marketing Week

Groupe Pernod Ricard is reviewing its global agency arrangements for its Pernod brand, as it repositions the drink to target older consumers. The French company says it intends to relaunch the brand with new packaging in the spring. A pan-European ad campaign aimed at young professionals in their late 20s to mid-30s will follow in […]

WebRewards strikes US online lottery deal

Marketing Week

WebRewards, the online loyalty specialist and UK operation of Germany’s Webmiles, has struck a partnership with LuckySurf.com, a US-based lottery site which offers a daily chance to win $1m (£680,000). In line with similar deals signed between LuckySurf and AltaVista and LineOne, users of the WebRewards site will now be eligible to enter the $1m […]

BBC’s glossy Eve tries out colour covers

Marketing Week

Eve, the women’s glossy monthly magazine launched by BBC Worldwide last August, is testing colour covers after launching in black and white. The February and March covers will appear in colour, reversing the launch marketing ploy of having black and white front pages. BBC Worldwide could also follow the colour covers with a roll-out of […]

Lloyds TSB funds ads

Marketing Week

Lloyds TSB, which sponsors the rugby union Six Nations Championship, has announced a partnership with the Prostate Cancer Charity to raise awareness about the disease. Saatchi & Saatchi has created a campaign to break on February 3, coinciding with the rugby tournament. Buying is through Zenith Media. The campaign will run for a month using […]