TfL road-toll work back out to pitch
Marketing WeekTransport for London (TfL) has been forced to hold a repitch for the £9m London congestion charge advertising account, following the outcry over the appointment of M&C Saatchi three weeks ago.
Transport for London (TfL) has been forced to hold a repitch for the £9m London congestion charge advertising account, following the outcry over the appointment of M&C Saatchi three weeks ago.
Vimto Soft Drinks marketing director Peter Knowles has left the business to become chairman of quantitative research company Heawood Research. Vimto has not appointed a successor to Knowles, saying it has yet to decide if he will be replaced. Until a decision is reached, each individual brand team will be responsible for marketing and report […]
Single people have a tough time finding a partner. Ugly single people have it especially hard (as the Diary well knows). But Match.com says it has found a way to relieve their misery. The online dating service has organised a “lurve cruise” for London singletons, to take place on bonfire night. But in a rather […]
Reckitt Benckiser has ditched WCRS as the agency for its Vanish brand, and has handed the £2.6m business to Roose & Partners. The move follows a pan-European agency review for the stain-removal brand and marks an end to WCRS’s four-year relationship with the household goods giant. Roose & Partners already handles the Finish and Calgon […]
Thomson Holidays managing director Shaun Powell is being transferred to Spain as part of a European restructure by the company’s owner, German travel giant Preussag. Preussag, which bought Thomson Travel Group (TTG) last year, is renaming the company TUI UK. Thomson Holidays will be merged with distribution businesses Lunn Poly and Travel House to save […]
Cable giant Telewest and its regional subsidiaries are being rebranded Telewest Broadband in a bid to consolidate the business under one name and take ownership of the broadband market. A blue logo has been designed to represent the cable through which Telewest’s TV, telephony, Internet and broadband services pass. The rebranding includes Telewest subsidiaries Yorkshire […]