Month: January 2013

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HMV: A history of ads and logos

Seb Joseph

HMV has called in administrators, putting some 4,500 jobs at risk and possibly bringing an end to one of Britain’s best-known brands. Marketing Week takes a look back at some of the high-street chain’s best known adverts and logos from the last century.

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HMV: Brand Timeline

Seb Joseph

From the first store on Oxford Street in 1921 to administration, Marketing Week charts the history of the brand.

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Coke and WWF launch polar bear initiative

Lara O'Reilly

Coca-Cola and conservation charity WWF are to launch a joint awareness and CSR campaign in a bid to raise funds to conserve the home of polar bears – the animals that have featured in the carbonated drink brand’s ads for nine decades.

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Rory McIlroy bags major Nike deal

Lara O'Reilly

Nike has confirmed Rory McIlroy, the top-ranked golfer in the world, will become its latest brand ambassador in a multi-year deal thought to be worth as much as £150m as the sports brand looks to increase its strength in the golf equipment market.