Month: May 2004

Grey London creates Slim-fast campaign

Marketing Week

Grey London has created a campaign for Slim-Fast which aims to tap into women’s ‘fear’ of getting into a bikini. The campaign is fully integrated, incorporating print and outdoor advertising, celebrity PR and in-store displays.

Voodoo creates new press campaign for Vitabiotics

Marketing Week

Voodoo design agency has created a new press campaign for vitamins brand Vitabiotics which uses the strapline ‘Don’t get jealous, get Perfectil’. The campaign features pictures of women with graffiti covering them with the words ‘cow’, ‘bitch’ and ‘tart’ scrawled over their faces.

Nickelodeon chief quits during review

Marketing Week

Nickelodeon marketing chief Gill Seaton is leaving the company in the middle of an advertising review at the broadcaster’s main channel. It is understood that Seaton, who is head of marketing at the broadcaster, is taking voluntary redundancy. Managing director Nicky Parkinson will take on her responsibilities and will oversee three senior managers covering the […]

Reshuffle at Viacom Outdoor

Marketing Week

Viacom Outdoor has reorganised its sales and marketing team. The move sees Hannah Skellorn, formerly marketing communications manager, promoted to UK marketing director. Steve Cox, who was in charge of planning and research for marketing, reporting to Skellorn, has been appointed to the new role of strategic planning director for sales. Cox will be heading […]

Mission impossible?

Marketing Week

Getting a direct marketing campaign off the ground can often feel like an impossible task, and the supply chain between the initial idea and the final product seems to be getting ever longer, says David Reed

The London 2012 bid makes shortlist

Marketing Week

The London 2012 Olympic bid is through to the shortlist of candidate cities of the International Olympic Committee. The news comes as the team unveils its latest ad to support the bid to host the Olympics in London, which shows gymnast Ben Brown on the recently completed Swiss Re building. The print and poster ad […]