Norwich Union has strengthened its presence in the motoring solutions market with the purchase of HPI, the leading car data checking company. It already has a roadside rescue service and sells new and used cars, as well as running its core motor insurance business.
Drambuie Liqueur in the UK is reviewing its £1m media planning and buying account at Burkitt DDB. The agency was also the incumbent on the advertising business, which it recently lost globally to Soul.
Marketing Week has been asked to point out that, on August 4, an incorrect photo of Helen Page, who is moving from Argos to NatWest as head of brand, was used.
Dior, the luxury goods brand, has signed actress Charlize Theron as the face of its fragrance J’Adore. She will star in a £2m campaign for the brand and is the first celebrity to be signed by Dior.
Virgin Holidays sales and marketing director Kathryn Beadle has quit following a management restructure which saw the sales and marketing functions split. The company is now seeking a marketing director.
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld complaints against The Daily Express for a misleading promotion for free DVDs from Woolworths. A front-page splash stated: “Unbelievable but true – 18 free DVDs for every reader”. However, the ASA found that Woolworths stores had only been allocated 50 DVDs each from the promotion. The Express was […]
Fish4jobs, the online recruitment website owned by Newsquest, is looking to appoint its first marketing director.
Philips and Nike have launched a print campaign (right) to support the launch of their range of co-branded sports equipment. The campaign will target consumers interested in fitness through gyms and health and fitness titles.
Philips and Nike have launched a print campaign (right) to support the launch of their range of co-branded sports equipment. The campaign will target consumers interested in fitness through gyms and health and fitness titles.
MSN Messenger, Microsoft’s instant-messaging service, is sponsoring MTV Europe’s new series, MTV Icon, which focuses on bands or individual artists. The first show will feature a special concert by The Cure. The deal includes pan-European on-air sponsorship and promotion on MTV Europe’s 11 regional websites, as well as advertising opportunities at concerts.
I Want One Of Those, the online gadget and gift retailer, has appointed Manning Gottleib OMD to manage its online media planning and buying services, worth a six-figure sum, according to sources.
You may have noticed a slightly smug atmosphere in this week’s magazine, and that’s because Marketing Week has been the object of some not-very-subtle praise from one of its peers in the publishing industry. While other magazines and newspapers were receiving large helium-filled balloons shaped like numbers such as ‘5’ and ‘7’ through the post, […]
Mortimer Whittaker O’Sullivan has lost the £40m Direct Line account.
How can brands guard their distinguishing features, and what happens when they neglect to protect?
Independent News & Media has appointed Simon Barnes as commercial director of The Independent and Independent on Sunday.