Entrepreneur Peter Wood, the founder of Esure, has reshuffled the company’s entire management team following the departure of chief executive Peter Graham. It is not known whether Graham has a job to go to. His departure coincides with that of head of marketing and communications planning, Miranda Seymour. Wood will take over as the chief […]
Vimto Soft Drinks is launching a £4m national TV campaign, continuing its Shlurple the Purple theme, which last year replaced long-standing brand icon Purple Ronnie.
Nestlé is to unveil a new look for Buxton bottled water brand, with redesigned packaging and logo. in an attempt to modernise the product. Senior brand manager Jenny Bond says the new “easy grip” bottle and a logo featuring a gush of mineral water charging out of the Derbyshire Peaks aims to increase the drink’s […]
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Unilever is understood to be planning to extend its Captain Birds Eye range of frozen food for children to include snacks and fruit drinks. It is also launching a &£21m advertising campaign through Bartle Bogle Hegarty with the strapline ‘Five Star Food, Frozen’.
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport is in talks with the Gambling Commission over a new code of practice governing television advertising for gaming companies. Broadcast ads promoting gambling and casinos are currently banned but operators will be allowed to use all media from September 2007.
Tesco has posted an underlying profit of £2.
Orange has said it will continue running its ‘animal’ advertising despite reports it is to ditch it. Brand marketing director Pippa Dunn told Marketing Week the icons, which represent different tariffs, will be used for the rest of this year as planned, and possibly into 2007.
Former Vodafone chief executive Sir Christopher Gent is to become an advisor at Italian car maker Ferrari. Gent, who is chairman of GlaxoSmithKline, joins the board, along with Iveco chief executive Paolo Monferino.
Emap has appointed Nadine Callan as marketing director of Key 103 and Magic 1152. She was previously marketing manager for the two stations, having joined Emap from Sky Media Manchester last year.
Superdrug is restructuring its marketing department under marketing director Gerry Murphy. New positions head of brand and head of external communications have been created as part of the process. Internal and external candidates are being sought.
Heinz UK & Ireland president Jane Miller is stepping down next month after just a year in the role.
Robert Ditcham, a former Initiative Media commercial director, has been named as media regulator Ofcom’s new independent adjudicator. He replaces David Connolly and will oversee the handling of the Contract Rights Renewal system that governs ITV’s advertising negotiations.
Nokia is launching a next-generation gaming platform to replace its phone and games console hybrid, the N-Gage. The as yet unnamed platform, which will be unveiled at the annual video games convention E3 in Los Angeles next month, will feature on the manufacturer’s N-Series phones, such as the N70. It is thought the first handsets […]
Colgate-Palmolive is gearing up for the multi-million pound launch of a toothpaste that it claims tackles the problem of receding gums. Aimed at consumers over 40, Colgate Time Control launches next month, backed by a television and press campaign created by Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R. The product contains vitamin E, which Colgate says penetrates the […]