Sainsbury’s to beat Coke to big launch
Marketing WeekAnother blow for Coca-Cola as Sainsbury’s beats it to market with the launch of mid-cal cola
Another blow for Coca-Cola as Sainsbury’s beats it to market with the launch of mid-cal cola
In a bizarre twist, Unilever is to relaunch Pears with a promise of marketing support just months after the venerable soap brand was pulled from the market. The brand will be relaunched with a range of liquid soap products, including hand washes, facial cleansers and shower gels. A green-coloured, anti-spot variant of the original soap […]
Marks & Spencer’s marketing department could to be hit by more than 30 redundancies as the troubled retailer is expected to scale back on head office staff when it moves offices later this year.
The Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards is searching for a headline sponsor following Mastercard’s decision to withdraw from its multi-million pound involvement with the annual ceremony. Mastercard has sponsored the event since 2000 and the deal is worth more than &£1m a year. The awards ceremony has become one of the most important events […]
Danone Waters is preparing to launch a product called Volvic Revive, to grab a share of the “functional waters” market from rivals such as Lucozade Sport Hydro Active. Insiders suggest the new product could be on the shelf by the summer, with a vitamin-based formula designed to help rehydration after exercise. The company launched Danone […]
The Department for Transport (DfT) has appointed Euro RSCG London to handle a £1m advertising project to develop an online travel planning site, following a two-way pitch against WCRS.
Electrolux, the home appliances giant, is launching its first own-brand outdoor product. The launch of Automower, a robotic lawnmower, is part of a strategy aimed at strengthening the Electrolux umbrella brand. The move is likely to spell the end for Electrolux’s famous Flymo brand. The Automower, which will be launched at the end of this […]
Leo Burnett has created a £2m TV and print campaign to support the relaunch of Daz as Daz with Quickwash Action.
Wyeth Consumer Healthcare marketing director Mark Cooper has left the pharmaceutical company. It is not known whether he has a job to go to. His departure comes in the middle of a review of the company’s £6m UK advertising business, held by Publicis. The company, which owns the Anadin brand, called the review earlier this […]
Alfa Romeo is promoting its new GT Coupé on nine large outdoor sites.
One of the most urgent tasks for the corporation’s new chairman will be to address stinging criticisms of the way it is governed, writes Torin Douglas
TBWA/GGT and Draft are pitching for the consolidated below-the-line business for Vauxhall and Saab.
DoubleClick, a leading provider of marketing tools for advertisers, direct marketers and Web publishers, has announced the results of its Ad Serving Trend Report, prepared in the last quarter of 2003. Overall, the data reveals that rich media represents 37.5 per cent of all European, Middle Eastern and African (EMEA) ads served during October to […]
Nielsen NetRatings says more than 114 million Americans, or 39 per cent of the population, now use search engines. Businesses spent an estimated $2bn (£1.1bn) on search-related advertising last year, and some analysts expect the market’s value to triple in the next three years.
Denim brand Lee Cooper is to make its US debut this summer as part of a major expansion of the UK-based brand. The jeanswear company is in talks with US business partners and is hoping to have its products in a number of major department stores by the end of the year. The brand is […]