Argos Premier Points, one of the biggest loyalty reward schemes in the UK, will be transformed into a smartcard later this year. To date, Premier Points has not captured data on users, prompting critics to dub it an electronic version of Green Shield stamps. But from this autumn, Argos, BP and Somerfield customers will be […]
Argos Premier Points, one of the biggest loyalty reward schemes in the UK, will be transformed into a smartcard later this year. To date, Premier Points has not captured data on users, prompting critics to dub it an electronic version of Green Shield stamps. But from this autumn, Argos, BP and Somerfield customers will be […]
Halifax director of marketing services Judy Atchison is leaving after the special general meeting in February. The meeting is likely to approve the flotation of the building society next year. A replacement has not been found. Two weeks ago Halifax Life marketing director Mike Cherry resigned after a restructure of the financial services division. Motorola […]
Supermarket multiple’s planned ABC card link-up with Argos leaves Somerfield out in the cold
Card villains, card cynics and card sluts are just some of the categories that consumers fall into when it comes to their attitudes towards store loyalty cards. This is according to the latest research by Argos Business Solutions (ABS) – the loyalty and incentives division of catalogue store Argos. The study was undertaken by Hallam […]
Publicis has hung on to the 6m UK advertising account for the global payment system Mastercard. According to sources close to the pitch, Mastercard was near to awarding the account to Ammirati Puris Lintas after it pitched against Publicis, EURO RSCG Wnek Gosper and D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles last week. It presented the results […]
Mastercard International launches its Euro 96 advertising campaign this week with a national poster campaign and a TV advertisement which breaks next week. The news comes after talks between the US-based payment system and UK banks to buy the Access brand bogged down (MW April 19). The TV campaign, through Publicis, is understood to have […]
By Sean Brierley
Volkswagen has made a good start to the year with a 31 per cent increase in sales during the first quarter. New car registrations released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders show that Volkswagen sold 25,996 cars during the first three months of this year compared with 19,699 last year. A spokesman from […]
With its ‘typically Swedish product range’ and rigid philosophy of sameness, Ikea is going from strength to strength.
UK banks are believed to have pulled the plug on funding for Mastercard’s generic UK advertising campaign in the run-up to its sponsorship of the Euro ’96 football championships. They are also understood to be resisting pressure from rival card issuer Visa to run a generic campaign in the UK to fight Mastercard (MW July […]
Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is reviewing its 4m account at Abbott Mead Vickers.BBDO, after eight years. The agency has refused to repitch for the business, though it is still under consideration by Ikea and could retain the account if no other agency comes up with suitable work. “We’ve been with them for eight years and […]
Mastercard’s attempts to secure top-up financing from UK banks for a 4m to 5m pre-Christmas advertising push are understood to have collapsed. The new campaign through Publicis is believed to have been approved and scripts agreed for a new ad burst in the autumn. Mastercard’s first round of generic ads – worth 3.5m – began […]
NEWS Personal leasing plans created by car companies to boost retail sales have been slammed for being confusing, misleading and short-term by industry sources.
NEWS Personal leasing plans created by car companies to boost retail sales have been slammed for being confusing, misleading and short-term by industry sources.