Ticketmaster-LiveNation merger approved in UK
Marketing WeekThe merger of ticket agent Ticketmaster and concert promoter Live Nation has been cleared by the Competition Commission.
The merger of ticket agent Ticketmaster and concert promoter Live Nation has been cleared by the Competition Commission.
British tea brand Twinings will return to TV screens in the New Year with the latest instalment of its ‘Discover the Art of Tea’ campaign.
Outdoor power tool company Stihl GB has re-signed with commercial rights holder MotorSport Vision as an Official Sponsor of the MCE Insurance British Superbike Championship for the third consecutive year.
Eurostar has today launched a reassurance campaign highlighting its service recorded following the travel chaos that has affected services since Friday.
Thinkbox, the commercial television marketing body, is to re-run its TV ad on Christmas Day in a bid to remind advertisers of the continuing power and effectiveness of TV.
Sky has finalised a deal with independent record label rights body Merlin to offer music from indie labels as part of its Sky Songs service.
L’Oreal is launching a new facial cleanser brand that comes with a “cleansing tool” in the New Year.
Kraft Foods has appointed two new independent directors to its board, who are both notable for their brand building and marketing experience.
Shoppers spent £5.3bn online during November in the run up to Christmas.
Electronics company LG is to use its Piccadilly Circus screen as a tool for its customers to interact with the brand in a new outdoor campaign.
Kelly Brook, Suggs and Helen Mirren are all to star in a new year television campaign for government services website Directgov that it hopes will boost recognition and traffic.
Vodafone has announced that it will start selling the iPhone in the UK on 14 January 2010.
The Labour and Conservative Parties are set to kick start their General Election marketing campaigns in the new year.
Use of online social media ramped up in 2009 with nearly nine in ten advertisers incorporating this as part of their media mix more often than a year ago, according to a poll by Harris Interactive and LinkedIn.
Musto, the sports clothing brand has launched a range of equestrian clothing designed by Zara Phillips, the Queen’s granddaughter.