The major high street bookmakers have stepped in to cover a shortfall in funding for the Responsibility in Gambling Trust (RIGT). The move comes after smaller gambling operators failed to make voluntary contributions. The RIGT claims its target for the year to 31 March 2008 was £3.5m, although a figure of £4m was given in […]
Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has slammed “doorstep credit” advertisers and called on the Government to impose tighter regulations. Speaking at the House of Lords today (April 25), the Archbishop blamed door-to-door salesmen for the “poverty trap” of spiralling debt.
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Sir Martin Sorrell and Chris Ingram, both multi-millionaire marketing services entrepreneurs, may not always see eye to eye, but on one thing they are in perfect accord. Both are emphatic in their belief that the agency model must change: it’s a matter of survival. Sorrell trained a merciless spotlight on the problem the other week […]
Added Value global chief executive Angus Porter is leaving to join travel company Thomas Cook as group strategy director. He will be replaced at the WPP-owned brand consultancy by Janine Hawkins, global chief executive of people and organisations. Porter will depart on June 1, after serving almost three years in the role. He oversaw the […]
Vodafone has handed Partners Andrews Aldridge its 8m consolidated UK direct marketing account. The move follows the mobile giant’s decision to terminate its relationship with Lida, which previously handled the consumer direct marketing business.
The British Heart Foundation has warned food companies to “lift their game” in the fight against childhood obesity following a debate in Parliament today (April 25). The charity is supporting a bill from Labour MP Nigel Griffiths, calling for a 9pm watershed on TV advertising and substantially curtail other marketing activities, which has had its […]
Bartle Bogle Hegarty has resigned the European advertising account for Unilever-owned Italian food brand, Bertolli. The business was understood to be worth £30m when the agency won the account seven years ago. Unilever and BBH have parted by mutual agreement and that the packaged goods giant has now started the search for a replacement. The […]
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) is urging the adoption of an industry wide best practice green initiative. FDF says companies need to adopt the voluntary code in partnership with Government best practice bodies. It presented its Five-fold Environmental Ambition plan to over 200 representatives from food and drink companies, including United Biscuits, Cadbury Schweppes […]
The Voluntary Service Organisation has appointed Blowfish Digital to overhaul its website and online strategy, as the charitable organisation looks to bolster donations, boost awareness and increase volunteer numbers.
Microsoft has posted disappointing first quarter results, with slumping sales of its Windows software and a below-target profit forecast, despite a boost in sales of its XBox entertainment console. The results published this week (April 24) come on the eve of its deadline for rival Yahoo! to accept a takeover offer. The IT giant used […]
The UK remained the slowest growing region for WPP in the first quarter of this year. Overall, reported revenues for the marketing services group rose 14% to £1.558bn buoyed by acquisitions, but in the face of continued economic uncertainty. On a like-for-like basis, excluding acquisitions and currency fluctuations, revenue growth was almost 5%, according to […]
The Office of Fair Trading has accused tobacco companies and supermarkets of “co-ordinating prices”. The OFT names 11 retailers, including Asda, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, and tobacco companies Imperial Tobacco and Gallaher.
Pester power junk food ads are the cause of showdowns between parents and children in supermarket aisles, according to a survey by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) ahead of parliamentary debate on a junk food marketing bill. Of the 900 parents questioned for the BHF Food4Thought survey, 29% say they do not take their children […]
Ferrari is opening its first store in the UK. The two-storey, 550sq metre venue will be located on London’s Regent Street and opens in the autumn. Ferrari already has 20 outlets around the world, in countries from the US to China, as well as several in its home market of Italy. The London store will […]