Look, it’s an exclusive photo of Satan briefing his minions about their Christmas projects. Or is it a backstage shot from the Showaddywaddy gig at Feltham Young Offenders Institution? Whichever it is, those three lads don’t seem to be having much success persuading Griff Rhys Jones to do another crap Vauxhall ad. Did you spot […]
The Dairy Council is understood to have appointed youth advertising agency Castner to handle a project to encourage 15- to 19-year-old girls to drink more milk. It is thought that the agency pitched against three undisclosed agencies to win the project, which is being funded by the European Community and the Milk Development Council. The […]
GlaxoSmithKline has axed its “super juice” Plenty after poor sales, according to industry insiders. The drink, launched by GSK Nutritional Healthcare, was an attempt to compete in the smoothies market, which is worth more than £30m. The sector is led by Innocent, P&J Smoothies and supermarket own-brand products. Asda, Tesco and Safeway all stopped stocking […]
The Allmond Partnership has won the £15m planning and buying account for Weetabix from incumbent PHD. Initiative Media also pitched for the business.
It’s official – corporations have killed Christmas by George Pitcher
…Faulds former owner and managing director Dennis Chester could be forced to return a &£750,000 dividend he paid himself before the firm closed its doors. Receiver KMPG is investigating the payment.
Is the long hegemony of German prestige car marques drawing to an end? From studying the turbo-charged sales figures of Mercedes, BMW and Audi, you would not think so. Careful examination of the rear-view mirror, however, reveals a more disquieting picture. Part of the longstanding appeal of German driving machines is that they work properly. […]
BT has hired Marc Norris, a former director of One.Tel, as general manager of its consumer division.
As Christmas approaches, the Diary occasionally loses some of that legendary infallibility. Last week was one of those occasions. The Diary claimed that Innocent Drinks was donating money to Help the Aged every time a hat-topped smoothie was purchased. In fact, the money goes to Age Concern. Diaria Culpa.
Senior King Communications has created a £450,000 outdoor, press advertising and insert campaign for India Tourism, which is set to break in January.
Ah, January. The Christmas rush is over and marketers can take a well-earned breather. But not everyone has plenty of time to kale next month. Some people have to start planning for next Christmas. Which is presumably why the Brassica Growers Association has scheduled its conference for January 14. While the rest of us are […]
Albion, the communications agency, has developed a rebranding strategy for organic pizza firm, What on Earth. It includes new packaging and a redesigned website.
Wm Morrison is expected to consider reviewing its media agency arrangements if its £3bn bid for Safeway is accepted by shareholders, giving it a combined £20m media spend. Morrisons uses MediaedgeCIA:Manchester to handle its £17m media buying account, while Safeway uses Manning Gottlieb OMD on its £3m media buying business. One of the possible cost-saving […]
Glasgow & Clyde Valley Tourist Board has handed a £1.5m brief to create a new brand identity for Glasgow to a consortium spearheaded by Maguire Advertising & Design and Media Planning Group.
Marketing Week is expecting more than 300 delegates to attend the TV2004 Conference , TV: The Challenge, which will take place on April 29-30 in London. The conference will look at the evaluation of effective TV spend. Confirmed speakers include David Elstein, John Hegarty and Martin Bowley. Contact Rosie Nottage on 0207 970 4747.