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The Daily Mail has denied editor Paul Dacre is about to step down amid continued speculation about his health. The news came as parent company Daily Mail & General Trust reported an 11% rise in pre-tax profits to £288m for the year to September 30. DMGT finance director Peter Williams said today (Wednesday) that Dacre […]
Jim Kelly, a founder of RKCR/Y&R, has been appointed as non-executive director of design agency, Start Creative. He will be responsible for its “strategic direction”.
Bernard Matthews is pushing ahead with plans for a Christmas ad campaign despite fears about bird flu and a turkey shortage. The campaign aims to reinforce the message that turkey makes the festive season. The ad, which will break on December 7, will show a “perfectly cooked” Golden Norfolk Turkey and will focus on the […]
Digital UK chief executive Ford Ennals is leaving the digital switchover body to join sportswear giant Nike as president of footwear and leather goods. The news comes just weeks after the analogue switch-off began. Ennals told staff in an e-mail that he would be leaving in February. He said: “This has been an extremely difficult […]
Vendors of freesheet LondonLite believe rival papers do not take recycling seriously, according to campaign group Project Freesheet. The claim was made at a meeting between the group and 40 LondonLite distribution team leaders. Project Freesheet says that the vendors of the Associated Newpapers-owned LondonLite claim that they collect around 350 bags of free newspapers, […]
Ladbrokes has seen profits almost double over the past four months due to heavy losses by its “high roller” telephone gamblers. The rise in phone sales offset a poor performance by the chain’s high street betting shops. The company says that profits rose by 84% for the four month period to the end of October […]
Saatchi & Saatchi London is poised for a major shake-up, which is expected to see the closure of brand entertainment division Gum.
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has appointed Saatchi & Saatchi Fallon UK Group (SSF UK) to work on his re-election campaign.
Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has axed its marketing director role and promoted senior brand manager Emma Fraser to the new role of head of brand communications. The group has scrapped the role following the departure of former marketing director Katie Vanneck earlier this summer. It is understood that Fraser’s role will include more marketing responsibility, […]
Carat has won the 4m media planning and buying business for furniture retailer Hammonds from PHD without a pitch. The incumbent had handled the account for over a decade.
PSA Peugeot Citroꬠhas promoted managing director of the Peugeot brand Frederic Saint-Geours to a senior group role to spearhead its ambitious growth plans.
Olbas is launching a 2m campaign to support the launch of its first tablet-based remedy, Olbas Powerflu. The TV ad, created by Bray Leino, uses “live action” overlaid with computer generated imagery (CGI) to show two cold sufferers as they struggle through the day.
Ethnic consumers are forgotten by the beauty industry according to the latest research from Mintel. It says black and Asian consumers are not being adequately catered for by cosmetics and beauty brands, which need to invest in rebranding and advertising to woo consumers. Mintel says the UK market for ethnic cosmetics and toiletries has grown […]
The Government has given its strongest indication yet that alcohol advertising will come under greater scrutiny in a bid to tackle binge drinking. Dawn Primarolo, minister of state for public health, has ruled out higher taxation on alcohol but has said advertising will be closely examined. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, Primarolo said that […]
Coca-Cola is due to come in for fresh criticism next week over its corporate practices following allegations of child labour and environmental abuses to be aired on television next week. The Channel 4 documentary, presented by comedian Mark Thomas, will make a series of grave charges against Coca-Cola, including the allegation that it is employing […]