BMW marketing director Phil Horton is to attack broadcasters for delivering “average, inferior or downright inane programmes” as well as advertisers and their creative agencies for a decline in the quality of advertising in a speech at the TV United 2003 conference in Bath today (Wednesday). He questions whether the decline in the quality of […]
Halfords marketing and merchandising director David Clayton-Smith and chief executive Rod Scribbins are leaving the company, which is in the throes of a jobs cull. At the beginning of April, Marketing Week revealed that bicycle and car-accessory retailer Halfords was to cut up to 40 marketing jobs, as well as a further 50 job losses […]
Rothmans UK is to cull up to a third of its marketing and sales team as part of a wider operational restructure at the company. Parent company British American Tobacco (BAT) has said that about 90 jobs will go at Rothmans’ 270-strong Aylesbury office, which houses the marketing, sales and distribution staff for its Dunhill, […]
Homebase chief marketer Andrea Preducov is stepping down from her role as head of brand marketing. The move follows the acquisition of the DIY retailer by GUS, owner of the Argos Retail Group, in November last year for &£900m. An ARG spokeswoman says: “Andrea Preducov has chosen to leave Homebase at the end of the […]
Capital Radio Group commercial marketing director Linda Grant has been promoted to commercial managing director of its London stations. The new role will absorb her marketing responsibilities. Grant, who joined Capital Radio from newspaper Metro in January 2002, will oversee the national sales business across the Capital FM Network, Capital Gold Network, Xfm and Century […]
Energywatch, the utilities industry watchdog, is planning to name and shame gas and electricity companies for sending “inaccurate, unclear and late” bills to consumers. The move comes after the industry watchdog criticised British Gas over billing difficulties affecting thousands of its electricity customers (MW February 27). The naming and shaming of companies will form part […]
DaimlerChrysler-owned Smart Car is reviewing its £2m advertising business with Maher Bird Associates. It is understood the company is talking to as many as eight agencies about pitching for the business.
The National Magazine Company (NatMags) is planning to launch another teenage title in the UK – a British version of US magazine Seventeen – alongside its existing title CosmoGirl!. Last week, Hearst Magazines, of which NatMags is a subsidiary, bought the US title from Primedia, in a cash deal worth $182m (£114m). Terry Mansfield, director […]
The National Magazine Company (NatMags) is planning to launch another teenage title in the UK – a British version of US magazine Seventeen – alongside its existing title CosmoGirl!. Last week, Hearst Magazines, of which NatMags is a subsidiary, bought the US title from Primedia, in a cash deal worth $182m (£114m). Terry Mansfield, director […]
The England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has appointed Mark Sibley as commercial director.
Capital Radio Group commercial marketing director Linda Grant has been promoted to commercial managing director of its London stations. The new role will absorb her marketing responsibilities. Grant, who joined Capital Radio from newspaper Metro in January 2002, will oversee the national sales business across the Capital FM Network, Capital Gold Network, Xfm and Century […]
Sainsbury’s starts a four-week ‘Foods of the World’ campaign this week, backing the launch of a new range of American foods.
Metro International, the Swedish free newspaper company, is creating a Metro Solutions advertising division to be based in London, offering integrated campaign ideas to clients.
Britvic Soft Drinks has appointed Hicklin Slade to work on a £4m marketing campaign for its recently acquired energy drink Red Devil. Britvic bought the cherry-flavoured energy drink in August last year (MW August 29, 2002) to widen its portfolio and grab some of the £250m spent on energy drinks in the take-home market. The […]
The Diary and Tom Jones don’t have a great deal in common. However, this week it had a brief taste of what life must be like for the singing legend when it received underwear through the post. Unfortunately for The Diary, the underwear was a somewhat unusual promotion from BBC Magazines. The item in question […]