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Ferrero’s Tic Tac has launched a spearmint variant – its first new flavour for 20 years.
Guardian to run delayed flights offer
The Guardian is to go ahead with an American Airlines promotion, originally scheduled for September, which was pulled in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the US. For the tie-up, The Guardian and the Observer will offer “Two For One flights” to 21 US destinations. Two of the planes used in the September 11 […]
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Mustoe Merriman Levy has been appointed by Nickelodeon UK to work on its £3m creative account across the channels Nickelodeon, Nick Replay and Nick Jr. Prior to the appointment the agency worked on a project basis alongside Roose & Partners, which is no longer working on the business.
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Creative & Commercial, the strategic communications agency, has been appointed to research the positioning of the Royal Albert Hall.
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DFDS Seaways, the North Sea ferry operator, has promoted Matthew Eastlake to sales and marketing director from sales and marketing manager. The position has been vacant since Eastlake joined the company three years ago.
Saatchi threat as Lloyds TSB hires Rainey
Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/ Y&R has won a place on the £18m Lloyds TSB roster in a move which is expected to see incumbent Saatchi & Saatchi phased out of the business.
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Britvic Soft Drinks brand Purdey’s is being promoted with a £1.5m outdoor campaign which includes ten Manchester bus shelters that have been converted into ‘Havens of Peace’ with the sound of calming music. The ads were devised by Barrett Cernis with media by MindShare.
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The Government is spending £1.9m on an interactive TV pensions advice service. DNA and Energis Interactive will create a service on the brightBlue iTV channel, to run from spring 2002 to March 2003.
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Coca-Cola expects its worldwide unit case volume to grow by four per cent in 2002 in line with analysts’ predictions.
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The Government is spending £1.9m on an interactive TV pensions advice service. DNA and Energis Interactive will create a service on the brightBlue iTV channel, to run from spring 2002 to March 2003.
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Coca-Cola expects its worldwide unit case volume to grow by four per cent in 2002 in line with analysts’ predictions.
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Worldchoice, the independent travel agency consortium, is inserting the next issue of its triannual 20-page A4 magazine in the Daily Mail on Saturday (January 5).
From marketing director to MD: Weetabix’s Sally Abbott on ‘failing forward’ and driving growth
From her new position as managing director of Weetabix, former marketer Sally Abbott plans to make marketing a fundamental driver of business growth.
Facebook’s appeal fades as younger users move to Instagram and Snapchat
While Facebook remains the most popular social network in the UK, it is still losing share to Snapchat among younger age groups.
Lidl overtakes Waitrose to become the UK’s seventh biggest supermarket
Aldi and Lidl continue to make massive gains in the UK grocery market as the big four supermarkets lose out on market share.
Stephen Fry to open The Festival of Marketing
The actor, author and director will talk digital disruption and his advocacy for charity Mind.
