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T-Mobile UK has poached O2 marketer Derek Williamson to become head of business marketing. In his new role, Williamson, who was part of the corporate industry sector marketing and business marketing teams during his time at O2, will be responsible for delivering mobile voice and data products and services to SME and corporate customers and […]
Bartle Bogle Hegarty is attempting to gain a foothold in the online social networking boom by launching a “virtual” advertising agency.
Cruise operator DFDS Seaways has handed its 1.5m marketing and advertising business to full-service agency Robson Brown. The Newcastle-based shop, which also has offices in Manchester and London, won the account following a competitive pitch. It was previously held by a number of London-based agencies, including RMG Connect. Robson Brown will handle the company’s national […]
Cheapflights, the international travel price search and comparison website, has appointed former British Airways marketer Joe Sikorsky to its top UK marketing role. Sikorsky joins as head of UK marketing and will report to commercial director Rob Passmore. He previously spent 11 years at BA, most recently as head of digital, where he managed the […]
Vodafone is taking on the likes of Nokia and Motorola by launching a range of own-brand handsets. The Vodafone 710 is the first handset manufactured for the mobile giant by China’s Huawei Technologies following a strategic alliance signed by the two companies in February this year. The phone will be the first of a range […]
Draft FCB has appointed Nigel Jones and John Minnec as co-presidents of the newly merged agency in the UK. Minnec, who was previously managing director of Draft London, will be responsible for client servicing, personnel, new business and marketing, while Jones, the former chief executive of FCB London, will look after strategy, operations, output and […]
EMAP has restructured the Big City network of local radio stations from two operating regions to seven and has appointed new regional managing directors. The network has been extended to include the Magic AM stations, it already includes the former Scottish Radio Holdings stations in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Travis Baxter will remain managing director […]
SABMiller, owner of Peroni and Pilsner Urquell, has poached Procter & Gamble marketing director Chris Ritchie to lead its European marketing operations.
Potential sponsors for the 2012 London Olympic Games will start tendering for partner status from next month. The London Organising Committee for the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) is looking for sponsors in six sectors: banking, insurance, utilities (electricity and natural gas), oil and gas, automotives and telecommunications. Companies in the banking and insurance […]
Barclays will offer free tickets to children watching their first Premiership football match and give out pies to fans under plans to exploit the extension of its sponsorship of the Premier League. Group marketing director Jim Hytner says the plans are part of a strategy to get “more creative”, adding that it needs to do […]
Ask.com, the search engine, launches a major 1m online advertising campaign next week. The marketing push will be the biggest for the search engine since UK marketing manager Sarah Bartlett joined the company from BT earlier this year. It is also its biggest promotion since it rebranded from Ask Jeeves at the start of the […]
Deloitte is launching a 1.7m sponsorship programme for disability sports in the UK in lead up to London 2012.
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Banks battle to woo high earners
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