Mobizine firm plans mobi-blog
Marketing WeekThe company behind mobile magazines – or “Mobizines” – is launching the first blogs for mobile phones in time for the World Cup.
The company behind mobile magazines – or “Mobizines” – is launching the first blogs for mobile phones in time for the World Cup.
BT is understood to be developing a line of handsets called jelly phones because of their resemblance to jelly baby sweets. The telecoms giant has trademarked the words “Jelly Family” and a spokesman admits it has produced a prototype model. However, it is not clear where the phones will sit in the company’s portfolio. It […]
Atari is rolling out a collection of iconic classic Hasbro games for the Nintendo DS handheld console.
The fate of Nestlé Rowntree’s KitKat Kubes has caused confusion among retailers who claim they are continuing to sell the product, contradicting Nestlé’s claim that it is withdrawing the Kubes. Retailers say that they have not been told that the product has been axed, and that the product is still available on their shelves. Nestlé […]
Entrepreneurial spirit is an inspirational attribute of the UK’s most influential marketers, according to a poll of Marketing Week’s readers, and wide-ranging debate among a panel of opinion-forming journalists and key industry figures.
Who is the new minister for broadcasting, the press and other media and creative issues? I only ask because I keep bumping into people who know him but haven’t yet heard about his new job.
The biggest obstacle to innovation is rarely lack of creativity, but sclerotic industry structures and practices that must be bent to launch new products What is the secret of successful innovation? Well, drawing on long and painful experience of failure as well as success, here are some pretty universal lessons. First, if you can possibly […]
Mother’s first work for Unilever’s Pot Noodle brand has run into a storm of protest from Welsh people who think it disparages their culture and heritage. The ad features Welsh miners descending underground to dig for Pot Noodles. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has confirmed that it has had 14 complaints about the campaign. The […]
Toyota GB’s long-serving managing director Graham Smith, one of the men credited with the marque’s unprecedented sales growth over the past decade, is thought to be considering a new role with Toyota Europe. Insiders say that he is likely to be replaced by Andrea Formica, the former Ford of Britain marketing director, who is currently […]
Interpublic Group (IPG) is understood to be close to making a decision on the future of Lowe London chief executive Garry Lace nearly a month after the original decision was due. It is thought that Lace has already left the agency without any punitive sanctions against him, and that the investigation instigated against him by […]
Centaur Holdings, the publicly listed owner of Marketing Week, is changing its name to Centaur Media and updating its logo. Centaur Publishing took the Holdings name when it launched on AIM in March 2004. It later moved to the main market.
Orange is to axe up to 2,000 jobs across the UK in a bid to slash costs by 15% following its takeover of fellow France Telecom-owned brand Wanadoo.
The cost of using a mobile phone abroad is set to plummet after Vodafone and T-Mobile cut their rates. The European Union says it will still seek to outlaw roaming charges.
HMV Group has announced a drop in like-for-like sales – ignoring new store openings – of 11.4% in the UK and Ireland for the 16 weeks to April 29. Sales at Waterstone’s were down 5.6%.
The Office of Fair Trading has referred the grocery sector to the Competition Commission following a consultation period that garnered 1,200 responses. Sir Terry Leahy, chief executive of the UK’s leading retailer Tesco, says: “This gives us the opportunity to address some of the myths surrounding our industry.”