Month: September 2003

No ivory towers in this industry

Marketing Week

Judging by his letter, Daniel Todaro (MW August 14) has completely missed the point of Steve Hemsley’s article “Taking a Step Back” (MW July 31). The article was designed to demonstrate what can be learnt from taking time out “in the field”. As far as LoewyBe – and probably the other field marketing agencies included […]

Barclays to alter name of Premiership sponsorship

Marketing Week

Barclays Bank is poised to transfer Barclaycard’s £48m Premier League football sponsorship into its own name when the existing deal ends this season. The bank is in negotiations with the Premier League about extending the three-year deal, which expires at the end of the current season. Industry sources say the bank now considers the promotion […]

Worth the scandal?

Marketing Week

Shock tactics are an increasingly common promotional tool – they garner media coverage and get brands noticed. But when does ‘startling’ become ‘offensive and alienating’? wonders Nathalie Kilby

Give us a break and let us B&B

Marketing Week

Forget the Costa Notta-so Mucha and the Alsuave: owing to the unusually glorious English summer this year, thousands of us decided to holiday at home. Included in this domestic throng was Westminster City Council’s communications team. The Westminster Wags have sent seaside postcards of their sojourn to senior managers in an effort to drum up […]

Super Max picks ex-Remington chief for international position

Marketing Week

Shaving products company Super Max has appointed former Remington marketing chief Richard Rietjens as head of its international marketing team. Rietjens quit his position as European marketing director at Remington at the beginning of the year, after less than six months in the role (MW February 13). Rietjens had been promoted from UK marketing director […]

Ingram resurfaces to take reins at Kantar

Marketing Week

One of the UK’s best known advertising figures, Tamara Ingram, has been appointed to run Kantar, WPP’s insight, information and consultancy division. Ingram has been without a full-time job since she left McCann-Erickson at the beginning of the year (MW January 16) after less than 12 months as chairman and chief executive at the ad […]

Money can’t buy our love

Marketing Week

“Today’s paper was brought to you by…” (MW August 21) was wrong in one important respect. MoneySupermarket.com does not accept money from providers to feature products as best buys. Best buys are just that: you can’t pay your way into a best-buy table. To have a viable business, it is important to us to have […]