The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating complaints against a press ad for the Newspaper Marketing Agency, which shows the heel of a woman’s shoe piercing a man’s body surrounded by blood. The ad has attracted four complaints for being offensive and sexist. TBWA/London created the ad.
The Olympics have provided wonderful drama and tear-jerking heartbreak, uncluttered by sponsors’ logos – despite the huge fees paid.
Virgin Radio and Napster are launching the UK’s first download music chart.
Vidal Sassoon, the hairstylist, has won a victory in a US court that will allow it to take Procter & Gamble to trial, alleging P&G starved its hair products of marketing support.
The International Olympic Committee, FIFA, International Cricket Council and Rugby Football Union and Australia’s National Rugby League will meet at the first international sports security summit on October 27 and 28 in London.
The Advertising Standards Authority is investigating complaints against a press ad for the Newspaper Marketing Agency, which shows the heel of a woman’s shoe piercing a man’s body surrounded by blood. The ad has attracted four complaints for being offensive and sexist. TBWA/London created the ad.
The Olympics have provided wonderful drama and tear-jerking heartbreak, uncluttered by sponsors’ logos – despite the huge fees paid.
Attempts to foster a service culture in Britain are a waste of time and money.
Citroën is launching its C2 VTS hot hatch with a controversy-seeking press campaign in lads’ mags and online. The campaign, featuring slogans such as ‘Knicker dropper glory’, ‘Because boys just wanna have girls’, and ‘Hug roads not trees’ was
Despite the predictable hullabaloo preceding their launch, the arrival of two more entertainment channels this autumn is likely to elicit – at best – muted enthusiasm from television advertisers. After all, there are so many of them already, aren’t there? And in any case, despite their distinguished pedigree – premium media brands don’t come more blue-chip […]
Grey Global acquisition bids are expected to be submitted by early September.
Discount fashion retailer TK Maxx and cancer charity Cancer Research UK have created a campaign called GiveGet, to encourage people to donate unwanted clothes to the charity. More than 2 million households are being sent GiveGet bags, with people encouraged to take their unwanted clothes to TK Maxx’s 150 stores or Cancer Research UK stores […]
The Music of Black Origin (MOBO) Awards will run this year without a title sponsor after failing to find a suitable replacement for former partner MasterCard. The awards, which will be broadcast on October 6, held talks with a number of potential sponsors for the deal (MW April 1). The BBC poached the broadcast rights […]
The Financial Times and The Independent have linked with Overture to display its Content Match listings on their websites. Additionally, Guardian Newspapers, which has featured Content Match listings on its Travel and Money channels, is to use it across Guardian Unlimited and on the Observer site. Content Match shows ads relevant to the information being […]
British Gas has increased its gas price by an average of 12.4 per cent and its electricity by 9.4 per cent, starting from September 20. Industry watchdog Energywatch has slammed the move and advised consumers to switch away from British Gas to cheaper suppliers.