10 Dec 1999
| by ED SHELTON
it was considering
legal action against Freeserve business partner HFC Bankover its Marbles
credit card....ISP Freeserve has appointed Larkspur on a consumer brief following
a three-way pitch. Larkspur replaces Marbles PR, which resigned the
account in October (PR Week, 22 October) because it was considering
legal action against Freeserve business partner HFC Bankover its Marbles
credit card.
...
26 Nov 1999
| by GIDON FREEMAN
American credit card giant Capital One is holding a fresh
competitive pitch for a UK PR agency...American credit card giant Capital One is holding a fresh
competitive pitch for a UK PR agency, primarily to service its corporate
and product PR requirements.
Citigate Dewe Rogerson, which has held the Capital One account for
almost three years, is being asked to re-pitch for the work in early ...
19 Nov 1999
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
Matra BAe Dynamics (MBD), the world s second largest missiles
group, has appointed its first dedicated political adviser in the
UK.
The Anglo/French operation has hired George Mayhew, currently public
affairs manager at gas supply to credit card company Centrica, to be its
government ...
12 Nov 1999
| by ANDREW HOLT
Countrywide Porter Novelli has won a three-way pitch to promote
Vauxhall s GM credit card....Countrywide Porter Novelli has won a three-way pitch to promote
Vauxhall s GM credit card.
The GM card was launched in 1994 by Vauxhall parent General Motors, with
Manning Selvage and Lee (MS Our aim was to
offer a compelling proposition - extensive experience working with some ...
12 Nov 1999
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
A platinum credit card was once something of a status symbol. But
in the late-1990s, premium...A platinum credit card was once something of a status symbol. But
in the late-1990s, premium cards are offered by nearly every credit
card company, often without any extra, special benefits ...
exclusive credit card if no one else knows how desirable it is. Hill and
Knowlton and American Express in ...
12 Nov 1999
| by ED SHELTON
late defensive move.
However the same source gives Computer Weekly credit for a bold move:
one ...
05 Nov 1999
| by MARY COWLETT
the rest of the
retailing community and accept credit cards in-store. Journalists have
billed the new ...
05 Nov 1999
| by ASHLEY DAVIES
Michael Burrell will take overall control of the BT
account, which Lambert was credited with winning ...
05 Nov 1999
| by ALLISON GILES
computer, she says.
As head of PR for Europe, based at Winnersh, near Reading, she is
credited ...
22 Oct 1999
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
,
which has just launched a credit card called Marbles that can be applied
for and serviced on the internet. The credit card has a similar name and
logo to that of the PR agency. HFC maintains it designed its own
logo.
Freeserve has a deal with HFC to market the Marbles credit card on its
site ...