18 Dec 1998
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
for chief executive of the Central
Office of Information, the Government s advertising body....Carol Fisher, the former head of sales at CLT Radio, has been
revealed as the surprise choice for chief executive of the Central
Office of Information, the Government s advertising body.
Fisher, who left CLT in September following its decision to sell its UK
stations, which include Talk Radio ...
18 Dec 1998
| by JOHN TYLEE
The Government was warned this week that a ban on the use of direct
mail by tobacco companies may...The Government was warned this week that a ban on the use of direct
mail by tobacco companies ...
that the tobacco industry could turn
to the courts if the Government refuses to allow it to communicate ...
will not be
lost.
The tobacco and marketing industries are furious that the Government s
newly announced ...
18 Dec 1998
| by ANDREW GRICE
As the door closes for the advertising industry, with the
Government pressing ahead with a ban...As the door closes for the advertising industry, with the
Government pressing ahead with a ban ...
, but the British
Government intends to implement the ruling a year earlier. Newspaper and
magazine ads, due ...
to
the anti-smoking lobby, aimed at distracting attention from the
Government s refusal to outlaw smoking ...
18 Dec 1998
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
commissioned by the Government....A crackdown on the #3.5 million-a-year fly-posting industry has
been proposed in a report commissioned by the Government.
John Prescott, the secretary of state for the environment, transport and
regions, is considering new laws which would allow local councils to
take out blanket injunctions ...
11 Dec 1998
| by STEFANO HATFIELD
The Central Office of Information ain t broke. On the contrary, it
makes a tidy profit. So why...The Central Office of Information ain t broke. On the contrary, it
makes a tidy profit. So why ...
, the Government s advertising
and PR operation not only survived a recent rigorous review of all its ...
government
advertising and PR activity was put on ice did the COI fail to deliver
pounds 1 million annual ...
11 Dec 1998
| by MAIRI CLARK
DMB back to work initiative from the Central Office of
Information after a secret head...DMB back to work initiative from the Central Office of
Information after a secret head-to-head pitch against St Luke s.
The scheme, called Jobline Direct, is part of the Government s New Deal
welfare-to-work programme and is aimed at the long-term unemployed as
well as job seekers ...
11 Dec 1998
| by Our Parliamentary Correspondent
The Government is putting its outdoor media buying business up for
grabs, with the incumbent...The Government is putting its outdoor media buying business up for
grabs, with the incumbent ...
account.
The Central Office of Information pitch will see Concord present against
International ...
media value of pounds 1.69
million through an actual spend of pounds 1.3 million on Government ...
11 Dec 1998
| by Our Parliamentary Correspondent
The Government is to review its anti-smoking creative account as it
prepares to launch a massive...The Government is to review its anti-smoking creative account as it
prepares to launch a massive drive to persuade people to quit the
habit.
The pounds 3 million a year spend will be increased ...
the Government s strategy said it
would outlaw poster and press ads at the earliest practicable
opportunity ...
04 Dec 1998
| by OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT
The Government is considering another review of the way Whitehall
departments buy...The Government is considering another review of the way Whitehall
departments buy their advertising.
In a surprise move, Labour ministers may re-open their decision to give
the Central Office of Information a breathing space in its present form
as a semi-independent arm of the Government ...
04 Dec 1998
| by JOHN TYLEE
The Government is airing up to 15 commercials - each a graphic
reconstruction of a fatal road...The Government is airing up to 15 commercials - each a graphic
reconstruction of a fatal road accident - in a pounds 2 million
pre-Christmas blitz on drinking and driving.
Abandoning their usual tactic of a single high-impact film to underline
their message, transport ministers will deluge ...