Month: April 2002

Connected to the customer

Marketing Week

Telemarketing is the logical source to obtain database information, which is invaluable for customer relationship management. But is the average call centre employee equipped to ask the right questions? asks Richenda Wilson

Capital Radio signs up to sponsor Thorpe Park ride

Marketing Week

Thorpe Park’s new rollercoaster Colossus is to be sponsored by Capital Radio as part of a marketing deal with the theme park’s owner, The Tussauds Group. The deal, which starts next week, will also see 95.8 Capital FM played throughout the Surrey attraction. The 95.8 Capital FM brand will appear on flags around the car […]

Capital Radio signs up to sponsor Thorpe Park ride

Marketing Week

Thorpe Park’s new rollercoaster Colossus is to be sponsored by Capital Radio as part of a marketing deal with the theme park’s owner, The Tussauds Group. The deal, which starts next week, will also see 95.8 Capital FM played throughout the Surrey attraction. The 95.8 Capital FM brand will appear on flags around the car […]

TXU reins in door-to-door strategy as part of sales operation overhaul

Marketing Week

TXU Europe has scrapped nationwide door-to-door sales. The US-owned gas and electricity company is retreating from areas outside its core territories in East Anglia and the North-west – the only two regions in which it will continue door-to-door sales. TXU employs about 200 door-to-door sales staff. It refused to say how many would be affected […]

NME signs £1.5m Miller Genuine Draft deal

Marketing Week

IPC Media’s weekly music magazine NME has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Scottish Courage-licensed beer brand Miller Genuine Draft. The &£1.5m deal, which was brokered by MediaVest, will include the launch of a monthly listings guide containing music news, reviews and gig listings. Called Bring It On, the guide will launch on May 3 […]

Whiskas UK chief takes on Euro petfood position

Marketing Week

Masterfoods UK has promoted catfood marketing manager Paul Kaye to the newly created position of petcare marketing director for south Europe. In this role, Kaye will be responsible for Masterfoods brands, including Whiskas, Cesar and Pedigree in Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Spain. For the past two years, Kaye has headed the marketing of […]

Two foxes and a used-car salesman

Marketing Week

As regular readers know, we love a good lookalike at the Diary. And this one’s a cracker. Meet Colin Ward, director of Live Promotions Events. His company has just been appointed by EMAP Automotive to “promote and manager” (sic) the Land Rover Owners International Show. An event we will all be rushing from. Sorry, to. […]

Judging books by their ad campaigns

Marketing Week

Gone are the days when books were read merely on the recommendation of friends or the Sunday supplements. Nowadays, novels compete with cars and burgers for poster sites, TV slots and our attention.