Month: April 2004

Go down the high street and spend

Marketing Week

In response to Mr Starkey’s comments last week (Letters, MW last week), I would like to point out that TalkSport is not being ageist; we are being bottist. The reason we are hostile to large, flabby arses is that they belong to people who spend their entire time sitting on them instead of getting down […]

Classic FM signs the Pru for programme funding

Marketing Week

Classic FM, the GWR-owned national commercial station, is launching its first advertiser-funded programming with insurance company Prudential. The deal will also include advertorials about the importance of financial planning. Composer’s Notes will be a series of hour-long shows about composers’ lives and their financial situations, and will include a showcase of their music. The Saturday […]

Camelot is doing well, thanks

Marketing Week

Last week’s Cover Story “Achilles’ Heel” was confusing, inaccurate and contradictory. “Under Siege Once Again” screamed the headline, before claiming that UK legislation “prevents others from competing effectively”. You appear to be suggesting that the National Lottery is not performing and does not face competition. The reverse is true: Camelot operates in a number of […]

Righting the guest list

Marketing Week

All the effort in the world can go into a show, but if the top decision-makers don’t attend, what’s the point? All parties must take responsibility for attracting them, says Paul Gander

Jan Valentic resigns from Ford

Marketing Week

Ford vice-president of global marketing Jan Valentic has resigned to join WPP agency Young & Rubicam Brands, where she will be in charge of the Microsoft account. Her duties will be taken on by Jim O’Connor, group vice-president of marketing, sales and service for Ford North America.

Toyota revamps brand identity

Marketing Week

Toyota has revamped its brand identity with a new three-dimensional chrome logo and a new tagline: ‘Today, tomorrow, Toyota’. It is also launching a &£6m advertising offensive for its new Corolla Verso compact MPV.