Oyster team take the bull by the wings

By Marketing Week 12 Jun 2003 12:00 am

When the Diary goes on holiday, it climbs into an aeroplane and is whisked away at hundreds of miles an hour. After all, why reinvent something that’s already been done? The Wright brothers, with a little development work from Boeing, have made a perfectly good job of powered flight.

Staff at Oyster Partners, however, would beg to differ: they have entered the Red Bull Flug Tag competition on August 3. This entails hurling oneself into the Serpentine aboard a home-made flying machine (Oyster’s is called the Masked Matador). To make things worse, pilot Chris Gurney can’t even swim. The Diary suggests that Oyster clients make sure all projects are finished before the end of July…

Maiden wins £20m Manchester City Council outdoor sites brief

Marketing Week

Maiden Outdoor has won the contract for Manchester City Council’s large-format outdoor sites. The contract, which will run for ten years, is worth £20m. The appointment, made on Tuesday this week, will be a disappointment for Clear Channel, which has held the existing contract for the past five years. The Manchester contract is one of […]

A new driving force for open-minded UK

Marketing Week

This summer will see a surge of activity in the cabriolet sector as car makers capitalise on the Brits’ desire for life on the open road. By John Stones The vagaries of the traditional British summer can seemingly do little to dampen demand for open-topped cars. Despite the inevitable rain, we buy more cabriolets per […]

Procter & Gamble’s bid for Wella haircare

Marketing Week

Procter & Gamble’s bid for Wella haircare company is understood to have been blocked by Elliott Advisors, which holds about ten per cent of Wella’s preference shares.