Nationwide’s executive director Stuart Bernau has lambasted rivals for their “smoke and mirror” savings accounts as the building society launches what he claims is a “genuine” account.
Organix, the children’s organic food company, has promoted sales director Anna Rosier to managing director. Her appointment comes as founder Lizzie Vann moves to become chairman of new charity, The Organix Foundation. Vann, who founded the company in 1992, will now run the charity that uses Organix profits to fund independent research into food quality […]
Nokia is reviewing its 175m global advertising business in a bid to consolidate its roster of agencies…
The Carbon Trust has appointed WCRS, Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R to its advertising roster. The agencies beat off competition from McCann Erickson, Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy and Leo Burnett. The Government agency, which is tasked with helping businesses reduce their carbon emissions, started the review of its £50m advertising and communications […]
AOL has promoted Maneesh Dhir, senior vice-president and country manager in India, to executive vice-president of its international operations. He will report to AOL president and chief operating officer, Ron Grant. Dhir will be responsible for expanding AOL’s international portals and reviewing new business opportunities in Europe, Asia and the Americas, working from the company’s […]
Complan, the food supplement brand, is entering the prescription market with Complan Shake. The launch comes ahead of plans to develop Complan into the weight loss and sports nutrition arenas. The shake is aimed that the 3 million people in the UK that the company claims suffer from malnutrition. Complan was launched in 1954 as […]
British Bakeries is investing 2m in the relaunch of Hovis Invisible Crust, only 18 months since the brand was launched…
Iris has appointed online marketing consultant George Nimeh as managing director of its digital division, in a drive to boost its interactive credentials. Nimeh, who has been a digital consultant for brands such as Red Bull, Yahoo! and Betfair, has been tasked with expanding Iris’ digital offering, and is already working on interactive marketing programmes […]
Jersey Tourism is launching an advertising campaign to encourage visitors to stay for longer and spend more while holidaying on the island. The ads break this week. The campaign, which has been created by integrated agency Communique360, is backed by Jersey’s Economic Development Department. It comes after the island saw visitor numbers increase by 1% […]
Supermarket giant Asda has reshuffled the senior management team at its George clothing brand as part of a move to strengthen its position as a leading value fashion retailer in the UK. Asda has appointed Next women’s wear product director Fiona Lambert to the new role of brand director for the clothing line and has […]
Each week in association with retail and marketing consultancy Pragma, MarketingWeek.co.uk looks at a high-profile UK brand, assessing its performance against a range of criteria and offering suggestions to improve its overall score. Marks for each section are given out of five stars, while the overall rating is given at the end of the review.
BSkyB brand marketing director Charles Ponsonby is leaving the satellite operator after five years in the role. His departure follows that of chief marketing officer Jon Florsheim last month. Ponsonby will leave Sky next month to launch a start-up retail business offering digital products and services. He joined in October 2001 from Open Interactive, where […]
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The Walt Disney Company has appointed former iTunes head of content Martin Morales as executive director for its Buena Vista Music Group across Europe, Middle East and Africa. He joined the company this month. Morales will be responsible for operations across the group including marketing and promotional activities, driving sales, managing relationships with licensees and […]
Iveco, the commercial vehicle manufacturer, has signed a four-year international sponsorship deal with New Zealand Rugby Union team the All Blacks. As an official sponsor Iveco will have global rights to associate with the All Blacks brand alongside naming rights for the upcoming Test Series in June, which will now be called the Iveco International […]