Vodafone to launch 3G services
Marketing WeekVodafone has said it will launch 3G services in the UK in October or November.
Vodafone has said it will launch 3G services in the UK in October or November.
VisitScotland, formerly the Scottish Tourist Office, has reappointed 1576 to handle its &£6m advertising business. The business is one of the most coveted in Scotland, and 1576 beat off competition from The Union, Faulds, M&C Saatchi and Leith to keep the business it has held since 1998. The statutory pitch was overseen by marketing director […]
Cheetham Bell JWT has created a £1m TV, radio and cinema campaign for Thorpe Park, featuring the Nemesis Inferno ride. The campaign breaks on Friday.
Coca-Cola has suffered a blow to its launch of Vanilla Coke following two retailers’ decision to launch their own-brand vanilla cola in the all important two-litre bottles, two months before the soft drinks giant’s own brand hits the shelves. Asda has launched its own vanilla cola in two-litre bottles. Although 500ml bottles of Vanilla Coke […]
Carter has torn up Ofcom’s original structure to put in place his own consultancystyle creation. But its radicalism is raising some eyebrows, says Torin Douglas The news that Ed Richards, Tony Blair’s senior adviser on media and communications, has been given one of the top jobs at Ofcom inevitably provoked cries of cronyism. What has […]
Scope has created a poster and print campaign to highlight the problems facing disabled people in finding work. The campaign breaks on Monday (April 7).
BSkyB director of broadcasting and production Mark Sharman has been made deputy managing director at Sky networks. He will report to Dawn Airey.
Duracell, the Gillette-owned battery brand, is introducing colour coding for different battery sizes to help consumers find the right product. The launch is being supported by a television and outdoor campaign.
Lastminute.com has bought Holiday Autos for £39.7m. The car rental broker will remain a separate brand under Lastminute.
Dixons Stores Group (DSG) has appointed a marketing chief for its main retail brand, Dixons. Operations director John Mewett has been promoted to marketing director. He will report to managing director Chris Langley. Mewett’s appointment follows a management reshuffle at DSG, triggered by the departures of Dixons marketing director Stuart Carson, who is emigrating to […]
Campbell Grocery Products unveils a £3m research and development centre this week, as part of a plan to increase its UK product development programme.
Claydon Heeley Jones Mason has been appointed to Selfridges’ direct marketing account – previously handled in house – following a three-way pitch.
Linda Genower, managing director of IPC Media’s women’s weeklies division, is leaving the company. Her departure follows the appointment of Sylvia Auton as chief executive last week.
Omnicom-owned media agency PHD is poised to move its outdoor buying business from Alban-owned outdoor specialist Blade to rival Poster Publicity. The move leaves the future of Blade in doubt following several losses at the Alban Group. At the end of last year Concord, which is wholly owned by Alban, lost the contract to plan […]
J Walter Thompson has created a £4.8m global brand ad campaign for Reckitt Benckiser’s renamed hair-removal range Veet, formerly Immac.