31 Jan 1997
| by STEVE BEVAN
Shell International is understood to be conducting a major review
of its PR agencies....Shell International is understood to be conducting a major review
of its PR agencies.
The aim is to establish a roster of possibly no more than two or three
agencies for PR work, certainly ...
to consolidate its pounds 60 million
European advertising account into one agency, J Walter Thompson, earlier ...
31 Jan 1997
| by GORDON MACMILLAN
Agencies were this week seeking reassurances about the future of
millions of pounds worth...Agencies were this week seeking reassurances about the future of
millions of pounds worth ...
relaunch.
Agency sources in the UK anticipate that any change to advertising
arrangements ...
the change having any
implications for agencies at the moment.
...
31 Jan 1997
| by KAREN YATES
Agencies and their clients are making more use of freelance market
researchers and planners...Agencies and their clients are making more use of freelance market
researchers and planners ...
are
facing heavier competition as agencies look to independent market
researchers or invest in their own research departments.
Roddy Glen, founder of the SRG qualitative research agency, told the
AQRP ...
31 Jan 1997
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
agencies to pitch....Britvic is considering centralising its pounds 15 million media
account and has lined up three agencies to pitch.
TMD Carat, BMP DDB and BBJ Media Services have all been approached to
contest the prestigious business, which involves buying across brands
such as Tango and Robinsons Squash. Pitches have ...
31 Jan 1997
| by REBECCA DOWMAN
is launching a PR consultancy pub quiz and
is inviting cerebrally nimble agencies to compete....PR brains of Britain step forward - the time for recognition is
nigh. Two-Ten Communications is launching a PR consultancy pub quiz and
is inviting cerebrally nimble agencies to compete.
Subject areas will range from sport and geography to items from the
previous week s edition of PR Week ...
31 Jan 1997
| by CLAIRE BEALE
Michael Grade hands over the reins of Channel 4 at a time when the
company is in good shape, but his successor must continue his broad
interpretation of the channel s minority remit, the ad industry warned
this week.
31 Jan 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN
Like teenagers, mid-sized agencies reckon they re cool - but
everyone else knows better...Like teenagers, mid-sized agencies reckon they re cool - but
everyone else knows better ...
-sized
agencies have a grim future.
Mid-sized agencies are being beaten by bigger rivals. Last week, Howell ...
Vickers BBDO.
Pooling accounts within large agencies became trendy in 1994, after IBM
swapped 40 ...
31 Jan 1997
| by CHRIS CLARK
in the coffin of the independent,
mid-sized agency. The prevailing wisdom is that there is no future...nail in the coffin of the independent,
mid-sized agency. The prevailing wisdom is that there is no future for
such agencies caught between the rock of giant multinationals and the
hard place of the small independent shop. Not too controversial a thesis
given recent agency history worldwide ...
31 Jan 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Swedish pharmaceutical firm Astra has recruited UK agency Complete
Pharma PR to promote its new...Swedish pharmaceutical firm Astra has recruited UK agency Complete
Pharma PR to promote its new treatment for male impotence.
Complete Pharma scooped the business after pitching against Shire Hall ...
, who is advising on the launch,
explained that the agency would work to encourage men to confront ...
31 Jan 1997
| by GORDON MACMILLAN
Newsquest Media Group has stripped Amra, the regional newspaper
sales house, of the agency sales...Newsquest Media Group has stripped Amra, the regional newspaper
sales house, of the agency sales business for its recently acquired
Westminster Press operation.
Westminster Press, with billings of pounds 14 million, is thought to
account for as much as 30 per cent of the sales house s revenue ...