26 Apr 2012
| by Sara Kimberley
The agency won the business after a competitive pitch that is understood to have been led by Simon Wallis, the company's sales and marketing director, who joined the company in 2010 from the brand's rival Papa John's.
The company's investment in direct and digital channels follows a recent statement ...
16 Feb 2012
| by Sara Kimberley
The Italian beer brand appointed the Leo Burnett Group-owned agency after a competitive pitch, which began in August last year. The account was previously held by Elvis.
Arc will begin work on the brand immediately and its activity will involve campaigns to help Peroni stand out in the retail ...
26 Jan 2012
| by Sara Kimberley
the intermediary Creativebrief.
It will work alongside Birds Eye's ad agency, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, and its media agency, Carat.
The agency's initial focus will be on targeting Birds Eye's key audiences ...
, promotional and experiential activity.
Live Breathe will be Birds Eye's first retained DM agency ...
08 Dec 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
approaching agencies in August through the AAR.
EHS is Whitbread's first retained CRM agency as it tries ...
. The account will be run out of the agency's Cirencester office.
EHS will initially focus on the Premier Inn ...
managing director, said: "As an agency, we're really trying to push things digitally, and I think ...
07 Dec 2011
| by Sarah Shearman
agency of record for its Hendrick's Gin brand....The digital agency won the business after a four-way pitch against undisclosed agencies, which was called in June this year .
The company does not currently have a retained agency on the account, instead working on a project-by-project basis.
Brand Advocate has been tasked to develop the gin brand ...
01 Dec 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
Kitcatt Nohr Digitas won the pitch in a two-way shoot-out against EHS 4D after the coffee retailer issued a request for information directly to agencies last month ahead of targeted customer activity.
The agency will act as Starbucks' first dedicated CRM shop in the UK. It will work closely with the coffee ...
29 Nov 2011
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
as it was not by their agency) that showcased direct creative excellence.
Examples varied from a home-grown AA direct mail ...
17 Nov 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
Birds Eye is looking to appoint its first retained UK direct and digital agency....The frozen-food company, which is running a review through the intermediary Creativebrief, is looking for a below-the-line agency to work alongside its ad agency, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, and media agency Carat.
The appointed agency will be expected to work across direct marketing, digital ...
06 Oct 2011
| by Sara Kimberley
Starbucks is looking for an agency to handle its customer relationship marketing account in the UK....The coffee shop chain has sent RFIs directly to agencies ahead of a pitch as it looks to ramp up its CRM activity. The brief includes work on the Starbucks Card loyalty scheme.
It is understood that Starbucks has not previously worked with an agency dedicated to handling its UK CRM account. However ...
25 Aug 2011
| by Anne Cassidy
The company is meeting with agencies over the next few weeks and the appointed agency will be briefed for the next financial year, starting in April 2012.
Elvis has been the incumbent on the account for the past four years, after winning a four-way pitch in July 2007.
In April this year ...