Footwear brand CAT has appointed Richard Smith, former marketing controller for clothing retail group Arcadia, as European marketing director. Smith, along with group marketing director Steven Sharp, left Arcadia at the end of last year following the clothing retail group’s takeover by retail entrepreneur Philip Green (MW December 19, 2002). Smith claims the CAT brand […]
With market penetration at its peak and 3G phones still a distant promise, it’s image-conscious youths who are keeping the mobile phones market buoyant
EMAP Performance has appointed Brendan Moffet as brand director of the Big City radio network. Moffet, a former brand director for EMAP’s Magic Radio Network, joins from interactive entertainment provider Zoo, where he was group marketing director.
Bulmers group strategy and international director Tim Furse has resigned. His decision will be effective from the end of May. Furse was previously managing director of the troubled Bulmers company. His final task will be to oversee the winding down of the company’s overseas operations.
Weddings, eh? All the rage, it seems. Second only to divorce on the “to do” list of every fashionable couple from Sheffield to Sheerness. Nary a weekend goes by when the Diary cannot be found, damp-eyed, waving off some happy couple, safe in the knowledge that they won’t be clogging up the pubs for a […]
The Daily Telegraph has secured sponsorship for three tabloid-sized travel supplements to be published on three separate Saturdays. Sovereign Holidays will sponsor the first product and Bridge The World the following two.
Chivas Brothers has appointed Young & Rubicam to handle international advertising for The Glenlivet single malt whisky.
Fox Kids Europe has signed a deal with Infogrames to sponsor its new live-action sport series, Jam Hot.
Burger King has appointed Paul Reynish as head of marketing for Burger King UK and Ireland, following the abrupt departure of marketing director Anna Joseph after just three months (MW December 19, 2002). He is the third marketing chief at the fast-food retailer in as many years. Although Reynish’s job title differs from Joseph’s, who […]
Allied Domecq Spirits & Wine UK has appointed former Campbell Grocery Products chief Alison Levett as its new managing director.
Goldfish is advertising its loan products in a TV and cinema campaign for the first time on January 9. The ads, which have been created by TBWA/London, show three scenarios in which a goldfish takes offence at the words ‘Inflexible loans’. In the first ad, a goldfish launches a jet of flames at the ‘in’ […]
Tesco and Asda have embarked on a fresh wave of price cuts that their competitors are unwilling to match. Tesco claims to be offering customers £80m-worth of price cuts on more then 1,000 items.
The £39.99 ITV Digital subscribers must pay to keep their boxes is a bargain – Sky won’t be savaged by a dead Monkey, but Freeview will get a fillip, says Torin Douglas
Burger King has appointed Paul Reynish as head of marketing for Burger King UK and Ireland, following the abrupt departure of marketing director Anna Joseph after just three months (MW December 19, 2002). He is the third marketing chief at the fast-food retailer in as many years. Although Reynish’s job title differs from Joseph’s, who […]
The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) is tipped to appoint Saatchi & Saatchi to handle its £10m retail and corporate advertising account.