19 Dec 1996
Tour operator Airtours has signed a sponsorship deal with ITV s holiday
show Wish You Were Here, in a move that is believed to give Airtours
access to the names of viewers who write to the show for information.
12 Dec 1996
| by HARRIET MARSH
United Airlines has appointed Wunderman Cato Johnson to handle its
dollars 57m (pounds 38m) international below-the-line account, with the
brief to give direct marketing activity a European focus.
12 Dec 1996
British Airways is expected to appoint Sue Moore, head of European
strategy, as its new general...British Airways is expected to appoint Sue Moore, head of European
strategy, as its new general manager for brands.
She replaces Hamish Taylor, current head of brands, who is leaving to
become managing director of Eurostar.
Moore has been with the airline since 1987 and previously held a ...
12 Dec 1996
Political parties will be allowed to advertise on railway stations and
Railtrack roadside...Political parties will be allowed to advertise on railway stations and
Railtrack roadside advertising sites for the first time since the
railways were privatised.
Until now, political advertising has been banned from all sites on
Railtrack property.
Outdoor advertising contractor ...
12 Dec 1996
Capital Radio is the first advertiser to sponsor a London Underground
station - the new...Capital Radio is the first advertiser to sponsor a London Underground
station - the new-look Leicester Square.
The five-year deal is the first to be negotiated by TDI Advertising
since it took over the sponsorship contract for London Underground in
October this year.
Leicester Square ...
12 Dec 1996
| by HARRIET MARSH
, the company spent pounds 5.8m on advertising (Register-MEAL
in the year to September).
Bennett admits ...
28 Nov 1996
focus on the brand s ruby red colour.
Hoop dreams
Sprite has teamed up with British ...
chance to
win a trip to an NBA game.
Horse trading
Timms Creative Advertising has won ...
handed its advertising
account to BMP Countrywide after a three-way pitch.
Sporting chance ...
28 Nov 1996
Diners Club is returning to above-the-line advertising after a gap of
more than five years with a...Diners Club is returning to above-the-line advertising after a gap of
more than five years with a pounds 500,000 press campaign promoting its
link-up with British Airways and Air Miles.
The direct response campaign, through agency Tullo Marshall Warren, will
launch in December in the business ...
28 Nov 1996
Brian Basham, a former PR adviser to British Airways, came under attack
in the High Court...Brian Basham, a former PR adviser to British Airways, came under attack
in the High Court this week from defence lawyers who branded him a
corporate assassin .
The attack came ...
of
involvement in a dirty tricks campaign run by British Airways against
Virgin Atlantic. He says it wrongly ...
28 Nov 1996
| by JULIAN LEE
rocket blasting off, now seems an
uncomfortable analogy.
Television advertising for both Le ...
of the company s Le Shuttle trains, and its reputation, went up in
flames.
Television screens ...
.
Can advertising deflect that? Last week an advertising campaign clearly
wasn t a priority as Le ...