WPP Group says worldwide reported revenues increased by up to 17% in the first five months of the year. However, the marketing services company adds: ‘The UK…remains the slowest growing region, as it was in the first quarter.’
Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest has pulled out of The Guardian’s review because of what is believed to be an imminent launch from its client Metro that would conflict with future plans within The Guardian.
Transport for London is wasting public money by continually publicising the planned extension of the congestion charge zone, according to a Tory transport spokeswoman. The authority is wasting money on a needless outdoor campaign as those affected have already been covered with blanket direct mail shots, says London Assembly member Angie Bray. Bray argues that […]
Asda is to make a cheeky offer to Portuguese football star Luis Figo to become the face of its TV advertising campaigns, ahead of his team’s World Cup quarter-final with England on Saturday.
Chrysalis Radio, UTV Radio, GMG and EMAP are among a number of bidders for the new Liverpool FM licence, which is due to be advertised on July 13.
ITV1 will air the UK’s first ‘live’ ad, for online dating agency Match.
Procter & Gamble has dropped British tennis star Tim Henman from the TV campaign for its Ariel brand of washing powder.
ITV has extended its deal for exclusive UK TV rights to the final stages of the UEFA Cup, in an agreement worth about &£25m. The three-year contract, which starts later this year, covers the quarter-finals and semi-finals as well as the final. ITV previously had a two-year deal covering just the final.
Mediaedge:cia has won the £5m media planning and buying for Nintendo following a three-way pitch against BLM Media and incumbent Starcom.
Rocket has won the £10m planning and buying for ACP-Natmag after a four-way pitch against MindShare, ZenithOptimedia and incumbent Initiative.
ITV Sales managing director Gary Digby admits that the broadcaster does not know how to sell next year’s Rugby World Cup to advertisers, following disappointing sales for the football World Cup.
Media Steps, the outdoor advertising firm, is trying to sell its operations after talks with potential rescuers collapsed this week.
Luxury hotel brand InterContinental Hotels & Resorts has announced a $1.8m (£970,000) sponsorship deal with Aston Martin Racing, as the automotive brand returns to the international motorsport circuit.
When ITV held a series of presentations for analysts and the media last week, an uncharacteristic display of contrition was as much on the menu as its bold vision of the future. The broadcaster was capitalising on what it sees to be a shift in sympathy regarding contracts rights renewal (CRR), the mechanism that prevents […]
Core television advertisers such as motor, retail and finance brands are increasingly taking money from traditional media and ploughing it online, according to media agency Carat. The agency is warning against a “wholesale” change in emphasis from television to online in key categories, following the publication of its annual Biggest Markets Review. Carat head of […]