16 Dec 2003
1. Paul Miles, art director, BBH (3hrs:1min:20secs)
Has run the London Marathon seven times, aiming for under three hours. A quick toilet stop added a pesky minute to this year's almost perfect time and means he won't be hanging up those running shoes just yet.
2. Chris Hunton, chief executive,...
12 Dec 2003
TIMES ONLINE: Times Online is relaunching its business channel in an attempt to broaden its appeal. Information will be grouped by industry sector, with breaking news as well as content from The Times and The Sunday Times. The site is still free, and users will be able to receive text message business...
11 Dec 2003
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - The Independent says the launch of a second tabloid broadsheet, with the launch of the 'compact Times' has had little impact on its sales.
11 Dec 2003
The Times compact edition is proving to be popular with existing Times readers. About half of its 50,000 sales have come from those who usually buy the broadsheet version. The news is likely to accelerate plans for a complete switch to a tabloid size in 2004.
11 Dec 2003
The Sunday Times is celebrating spacecraft Beagle 2's Christmas Day landing on Mars with a commemorative poster available free with the paper on December 14. The poster, which accompanies a special feature on the Beagle 2 landing, will include detailed facts and figures about Mars, along with a guide...
10 Dec 2003
| by Tom Williams
Taylor Woodrow, one of the UK’s biggest housebuilders, is in the final stages of a pitch to handle its financial PR following the company’s acquisition of Wilson Connolly.
05 Dec 2003
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
LONDON - The Times Online is relaunching its business channel to provide information by industry sector and broaden its appeal to the business audience.
05 Dec 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON – The launch of the Times tabloid edition has proved a winning strategy for News International, as early figures indicate that sales have increased by as many as 50,000 copies a day.
05 Dec 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - Clare Salmon, the marketing and sales director responsible for the 'Just Aask' advertising campaign for the AA, has been elevated to the post of managing director of financial services as part of a restructure at the company.
05 Dec 2003
THE TIMES: Alastair Campbell, the prime minister's former director of strategy and communications, is to write about sport for The Times. His columns are expected to cover a broad spectrum of sports and issues. Campbell will report to Keith Blackmore, head of sport at the paper.