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Lord Smith of Finsbury, the former Cabinet minister and Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, will be the next chairman of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). Lord Smith – formerly the Labour MP Chris Smith – will succeed current chairman Lord Borrie QC on 1 July 2007. The appointment was made by the […]
The internet is now the only source of advertising revenue growth for Yell as advertisers desert its printed directory. The directories company revealed that pre-tax profits dropped by 44% from £155.9m to £87.2m for the six months to 30 September. But in the UK, it reported a 3% increase in revenue to £351.6m, which was […]
Jumbo Games, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of jigsaw puzzles and board games, is making its UK debut with the launch of adult trivia game, Picture This?. The company has appointed Kent-based agency Nexus/h to handle the launch advertising and media planning and buying. A campaign will break later this week in women’s weekly […]
Ferrero UK has parted company with Clemmow Hornby Inge (CHI) just a year after appointing the agency to handle the £4m advertising account for Kinder Bueno. The company is talking to two undisclosed agencies about taking over the business. The pitch is being handled by Agency Assessments and a decision is due in the new […]
Marks & Spencer’s “Your M&S” advertising campaign helped the high street retailer to add 33% – more than 100m – to its pre-tax profits for the six months to the end of September 2006.
FreshMinds and Flamingo International scooped the Best Research Agency award at the Marketing Research Society (MRS) awards last night. The agencies were praised for their “integrity and core values”. The awards, which are supported by Marketing Week, also saw Oxford Strategic Marketing & Research International pick up the MRS/AURA Insight Management Effectiveness Award and Best […]
Mller, the dairy brand, is launching a recruitment drive to find 100 people to star in a brand campaign, which is due to break next year.
Kiss, the EMAP-owned radio network, is launching a partnership with the Prince’s Trust to encourage young people to improve their local communities. Kiss will promote The Prince’s Trust Group Awards on air and online in a bid to encourage young people to apply for a share of £2.7m fund, which has been set-aside for community […]
Cadbury Snaps, the major “sharing” brand launched two years ago, will undergo a major revamp later this month after complaints from retailers that the product is difficult to merchandise. Cadbury is completely overhauling the packaging to make the product smaller, so it will fit on shelves more easily.
Andrew Carter’s switch from UK marketing director for Bacardi Brown-Foreman (BBF) to global brand director for premium gin label Bombay Sapphire highlights the company’s ambition for global expansion. Managing partner of business relationship consultancy Aprais, Libby Child, who has worked closely with Carter since he joined BBF late last year, says the company is undergoing […]
United London’s loss of Sky’s 75m advertising account and its loosening grip on Alfa Romeo’s pan-European business have raised doubts about the agency’s future.
John Myers, chief executive of Guardian Media Group Radio, has an ambitious plan. He has built GMG Radio from scratch to become the fourth-largest player in the UK radio market in five years, and his eyes are now firmly set on the top three. The group took a step closer to realising Myers’ dream last […]
If you surf the Web you need a search engine, but it doesn’t have to be Google or Yahoo! Niche operators utilise custom software, and individual users can even ‘roll their own’.
After Ford’s Premier Automotive Group announced pre-tax losses of 316m for the third quarter of 2006 and chief executive Alan Mulally declared poorly performing brands will not be supported, the future looks uncertain for Jaguar, Volvo and Land Rover. Robert Lester reports.
Orange’s problems with its broadband service are further evidence that the “once great” British brand has lost its way under the ownership of France Telecom, according to industry experts.