Month: March 2008

Citigroup poaches Lloyds retail bank chief

Marketing Week

Lloyds TSB retail banking chief executive Terri Dial is understood to have been poached by beleaguered bank Citigroup to run its consumer business. Her appointment is part of a wider reshuffle of Citi’s structure under new chief executive Vikram Pandit. Dial will be tasked with rejuvenating Citigroup’s US retail banking, consumer finance and credit card […]

John Lewis launches spring campaign

Marketing Week

John Lewis is launching a spring TV campaign for the first time in three years. The ad, which has been created by Lowe London, will showcase its latest homeware range. The ad is set on a theatre stage and features four people giving performances inspired by the John Lewis spring range. Each one focuses on […]

Telegraph Media Group appoints commerce head

Marketing Week

Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has appointed Howard Clare as director of Telegraph commerce. Clare joins from brand licensing company, Equity Management, where he was European director. Clare has worked in the brand licensing industry for more than 15 years, including five years with Warner Brothers. He will work across all TMG’s brands; The Daily Telegraph, […]

Motorola mobile division to go it alone

Marketing Week

Motorola has announced that it is separating its struggling mobile phone business from the rest of its operations. The move, which is not expected to be completed until next year, will create two standalone companies. Motorola has come under increasing pressure from disgruntled shareholders – led by billionaire investor Carl Icahn – to re-evaluate its […]

Avanti ad sales jump 145%

Marketing Week

Avanti Screenmedia Group, the digital media company, reported a 145% surge in advertising sales for the six months ending December 31 2007. The company says the increase was boosted by new contract wins, including the showcase mall at Bluewater. It has reported that like-for-like turnover for the past six months of last year was up […]

Store openings improve H&M results

Marketing Week

Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) has reported better than expected first quarter results boosted by new store openings. It reported a 20% increase in pre-tax profits for the three months to February 29.

Elle Macpherson agrees Revlon deal

Marketing Week

Revlon has signed supermodel Elle Macpherson as its global brand ambassador. Macpherson will feature in a major advertising campaign as well as supporting the cosmetics brand through other activity. As part of the deal, she will participtate in Revlon’s “philanthropic activities”. The company says it has donated more than £32m to research, counselling and outreach […]

GMG Radio promotes Taylor to deputy chief exeuctive

Marketing Week

GMG Radio, the radio arm of Guardian Media Group (GMG) has promoted Stuart Taylor to deputy chief executive. His new role will be in addition to his existing responsibilities as commercial director of GMG Radio and managing director of Smooth Radio London. The former Guardian News & Media commercial director moved to the radio division […]

Boardrooms turn corporate shade of green

Marketing Week

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is big business. Its practitioners say it is increasingly driving big business and shaping companies’ marketing, communications, new product development, and reputations. The number and status of the people working in the “profession” continues to rise steeply and with the growing importance of issues such as climate change, arguably it has […]