Imperial Tobacco has shifted its global rolling tobacco account out of Mustoes following a review of all its rolling tobacco accounts. The move comes as the company is attempting to beat ad bans with a new strategic direction for its Drum and Golden Virginia brands. The company has handed its global Drum account to Grey […]
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Teletext is launching its first digital television channel Teletext Holidays this week on Sky Digital.
Pepsi’s new ‘Dare for more’ advertising campaign features David Beckham, Francesco Totti, Ronaldhino and other footballers showing off their skills in medieval armour.
Blockbuster has appointed Agency Republic as its digital marketing agency following a pitch managed by the AAR. The agency will develop an online marketing strategy and attempt to drive traffic to the Blockbuster website.
And just in case recent stories have put you in any doubt about Drew Thomson’s commitment to his job, here’s a quote from The Times, last week, in a feature on ‘The Young Guns’ of the boardroom. ‘I’m not looking beyond Air Miles. It’s my belief that if you do a good enough job, people […]
The Conservative Party is undecided over whether to adopt part of a report it commissioned on the BBC that recommends scrapping the licence fee. Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has dismissed the proposals.
Household cleaning specialist Orange Glo is seeking an agency for its £3m advertising account following the end of its contract with Euro RSCG London. Orange Glo will not stay with Euro RSCG London, which counts rival company Reckitt Benckiser among its global clients. Orange Glo handed the account to Partners BDDH last year, before that […]
Generally, when companies send journalists gifts, they are making an attempt to appear friendly; to make the grateful scribes feel a warm glow whenever they think of the giver’s brand. Grey, however, is above all this – it has no fear of appearing rude. How else can the Diary explain the fact that the agency […]
This month sees the launch of a new specialist “Model Contract” for website design and maintenance. It has been created jointly by the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA), the representative body for UK advertisers; the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA), the trade body for leading marketing and advertising agencies; and online agency New […]
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is looking into complaints against a Jaguar mailer ad, which was designed as a letter from a secret admirer. The complainants objected that they had to ring up the Royal Mail to find out the source of the letter, since it gave no indication of being a Jaguar ad campaign. […]
Luxury goods brand Givenchy is overhauling its cosmetics range with the launch of a miniature line of products called Le Makeup. It will replace the brand’s Le Miroir brand. The launch of Le Makeup is part of a revitalisation of Givenchy’s cosmetics range, which includes updated packaging and is supported by a redesign of the […]
Household goods maker Jeyes is searching for a marketing director following the departure of Neil Kimberley after less than two years at the company. His move coincides with an overhaul of the marketing and commercial team at Jeyes, which owns brands such as the Bloo and Parozone toilet cleaners, Wet Ones and Sen’chi air freshener. […]
Citigate Albert Frank has been appointed as charity Hearing Dogs for Deaf People’s first advertising agency. The agency will work on the charity’s positioning and direct marketing.
Ofcom has published its first Digital Television Update, covering the fourth quarter of 2003. Ofcom estimates that by the end of the year, digital TV penetration had reached more than half of UK households. Freeview uptake had increased by 41 per cent during the quarter, with 866,500 extra homes receiving the service.