Month: April 2004

Rugby Football League signs up Gillette

Marketing Week

The Rugby Football League has signed up Gillette as the title sponsor of the 2004 Rugby League Tri-Nations competition between Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, in a one-year, six figure deal. The Great Britain shirt will also be sponsored by Gillette.

Funny what gets up some folks’ noses

Marketing Week

Hot on the heels of news that Bob Dylan has lent himself to a lingerie ad (presumably it’s the only way he can get a lay lady lay these days) comes this rather unsavoury campaign from underwear brand Lejaby, soon to be appearing on bus-sides throughout London. Apparently, the ad “eschews traditional notions of lingerie […]

COI research reveals ethnic media habits

Marketing Week

The Government is set to increase its use of mainstream media channels when trying to reach ethnic minorities. The move follows the publication of COI Communications research that shows the UK’s ethnic minority population feels that commercial advertisers frequently portray them in a stereotypical or caricatured fashion. The research also shows that the youth media […]

Ariel in search for tennis talent

Marketing Week

Ariel is teaming up with BBC Sport Academy, the LTA, John McEnroe and Tim Henman (right) for the Ariel Tennis Ace search for untapped talent. The brand is running an on-pack promotion offering free tennis lessons with LTA coaches.

RPM3 creates Greggs first TV campaign

Marketing Week

RPM3 has created the first national television advertising campaign for bakery chain Greggs. The 30-second ads focus on the freshness of the products and carry the strapline ‘It’s the way we bake it that makes it’.

UN picks Leagas Delaney for Millennium Campaign brief

Marketing Week

The United Nations has appointed Leagas Delaney to a global brief for its Millennium Development Goals campaign. The Millennium Campaign was first launched in 2000, pledging that by 2015 the world will be rid of the extreme poverty that affects 1 billion people globally. Leagas Delaney will handle all communications for the UN project, creating […]

Lindt in £2.5m ad agency review

Marketing Week

Premium chocolate brand Lindt is reviewing its £2.5m advertising account. It is understood that the brand has already parted company with its last agency of record, Bartle Bogle Hegarty (BBH).