Outdoor advertising company JC Decaux has been forced to issue a statement categorically denying that its Belgian subsidiary has been involved in any illegal actions. JC Decaux chairman Jean-Charles Decaux released a statement claiming that all the company’s contracts in Antwerp are “legal”, after the city’s public prosecutor’s office began a corruption investigation at the […]
Spring is in the air, the season approaches its dramatic finale – and clubs start to portray themselves as financial players. Don’t be sucked in, says George Pitcher It’s usually at about this time during the football season, at some stage in March or early April as the first silverware takes its place in trophy […]
Procter & Gamble is rumoured to have made a takeover approach to German haircare company, Wella.
Grey Worldwide London, Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper, Mustoes and an as-yet unnamed agency have been shorlisted by McCain for its &£15m advertising account.
Cabal Communications’ publisher for Front magazine, Simon Maxwell, has left to join Future Publishing as the publisher of Total Film, T3 and Home Entertainment.
David Bell – new chairman and chief executive of Interpublic Group (IPG) – did not see his predecessor’s fall coming, or so he claims. If that were really so, he must have been leading a peculiarly isolated existence over the past year. John J Dooner Jnr, the predecessor in question, fell on his sword because […]
Carlton Sponsorship has signed up Dooley’s Vodka Toffee to sponsor its new reality show The Club, which is being broadcast on ITV1 and ITV2 from March 6. The deal was negotiated through MediaCom.
UKTV has appointed marketing consultant Maya Bhose as head of brand.
Broadsheets, under pressure from falling circulation and revenues, are turning to editorial makeovers to rejuvenate themselves. Plummeting advertising spend and declining circulation figures have put pressure on the broadsheet market, but have not suppressed the newspapers’ spirit: they have come out fighting, with a number of editorial makeovers. The Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and The […]
I too remember that HHCL study which rocked the TV world all those years ago, and thought the Mark Ritson’s study didn’t break much new ground – everyone knows the BARB figures are not altogether accurate, and that the same is true for every media audience measurement system. Mark Ritson did spend two years with […]
Novartis Consumer Health marketing director Nick Evans has been promoted to a global marketing role at the company’s headquarters in Switzerland. Evans takes the post of head of global brand for nasal decongestant Otrivin, which is the global market leader in this category. It is understood that, following Evans’ departure his role will be axed […]
Agency Assessments International and Billetts have formed an alliance that involves them pooling their resources to help advertisers manage their agency relationships and get the most from their media spending.
Toyota has appointed Mark Hall as general manager of vehicle marketing. Hall moves from his position of general manager of communications at the car manufacturer.
The Diary is seriously considering taking up residence in Regent’s Park Zoo, to get away from the animals infesting the rest of the capital. Rats, foxes and pigeons it can cope with, but the latest creatures to take to the streets are a different kettle of fish. First up was a flock of sheep, promoting […]
Network Rail, formerly Railtrack, has awarded the contract to manage its bridge-span advertising sites to the large-format outdoor advertising company Van Wagner. The win will bring in millions of pounds in advertising revenue for Van Wagner, and will double the number of its sites to 200. This is the first time the company has obtained […]