Asda scores second record market share
Marketing WeekAsdas positioning as the nations everyday low price supermarket appears to be paying off as it scores its second consecutive record market share in the latest TNS World Panel Grocery rankings.
Asdas positioning as the nations everyday low price supermarket appears to be paying off as it scores its second consecutive record market share in the latest TNS World Panel Grocery rankings.
Lloyds Banking Group has started a review of the media planning and buying accounts for the Lloyds TSB and HBOS brands held by ZenithOptimedia and Vizeum respectively.
Breakfast cereal giant Kellogg is launching a six month on-pack token promotion for free cereal to tie in with its annual Wake Up to Breakfast campaign.
Cinema provides the greatest talkability about advertising, according to the latest TNS study for the Cinema Advertising Association.
Wolverhampton Wanderers has signed the biggest sponsorship deal in the clubs history with Sportingbet.com.
Microsoft is to close its digital encyclopedia service MSN Encarta in light of free services such as Wikipedia. Encarta, which launched in 1993, will be shut on 31 October, except in Japan when it will close two months later. Microsoft also said it will discontinue its Encarta software from June this year. A statement from […]
UPDATE; Walker Media has scooped The Evening Standards 4.5 million media planning and buying business.
Marks and Spencer’s childrenswear market share is its highest by volume and value in seven years, according to the high street retailer. However, M&S has revealed its UK like for like sales were down 4.2% in the three months to 28th March. Its 4th quarter figures, reported this morning (March 31) beat analysts expectations with […]
Twycross Zoo is to launch a new television campaign created by advertising agency Golley Slater. The agency recently won the business in a five-way pitch. The Zoo houses the most comprehensive collection of primate species and subspecies in the w…
Interbrand has appointed Graham Hales as managing director in London to replace Rune Gustafson. Hales joined the agency in 1997 and was promoted to chief communications officer in the Interbrand Group with responsibility for global marketing and communication in 2006. In that position he reported directly to the global CEO. He will report to CEO […]
Free-to-air satellite TV service Freesat launches its first TV advertising campaign this week. The executions will first be shown on ITV1 during coverage of the England football team’s World Cup qualifying match against Ukraine tomorrow (April 1). The campaign will run throughout the Easter period and focuses on Freesat’s “brilliant entertainment for everyone” offering. The […]
Homes and gardens group Focus DIY has split its 10m media business between Edwards Groom Saunders, which will handle planning, and the7stars, which will take over buying for the retail brand.
Guardian Media Group Radio is to launch a 2m marketing campaign to promote the rebrand of Century Radio to Real Radio.
Carphone Warehouse and BSkyB are still interested in buying Tiscalis UK business, according to reports, despite talks with BSkyB breaking down earlier this month due to the adverse economic conditions (nma.co.uk 9 March 2009).
Insurance comparison site Confused.com has handed its 38m media account to PHD Media after a three-way pitch against Walker and incumbent McCutcheon Norveil Consultancy (MNC).