18 Dec 2006
| by by Joanne Payne
-Dutch multinational to be broken up after stagnating sales in Europe and poor financial results.
According ...
15 Dec 2006
Christmas is great, isn't it? A bumper time for brands to direct mail and field market us all ...
challenge and before I discuss that I'd like to step back in time just to set the scene. Between 1924 ...
at Christmas time and what is its relevance to us direct marketers? Well, it demonstrates something we've all ...
14 Dec 2006
| by by Natalie Paris
big trolley shops at out-of-town stores as late as Saturday afternoon.
Watkins said: "At this time ...
14 Dec 2006
| by by Joanne Payne
LONDON - Wal-Mart has hired Select Resources International to handle a second review of its creative account, in a turnaround after an embarrassing month.
14 Dec 2006
| by by Staff
Confident, award-winning advertising has helped M&S stage a stunning financial comeback and restore...per cent to £405 million -- its best performance in almost a decade. And this at a time when the high ...
food and kidswear, to financial services.
And although such calculations can be a bit "finger ...
to a strong sales performance.
At the same time, the company's "Look behind the label" campaign ...
13 Dec 2006
| by by Staff
LONDON - Kraft has redesigned the packaging for Kenco for the first time in 15 years.
13 Dec 2006
| by by Melanie Godsell
in the year to 2 July.
The firm said at the time that while restaurant sales remain its core and dominant ...
11 Dec 2006
| by by Maria Esposito
Nunwood has added three new account directors to its global insight unit. Diana Pinto joins the team with a remit to manage clients such as Reckitt Benckiser and Co-operative Financial Services. Pinto has a background in FMCG and the financial services sector and first joined Nunwood in 2003 ...
08 Dec 2006
These are fascinating times for our industry. Every marketplace is
getting more competitive ...
one swells to ten times its normal size when it becomes excited. Some people may think I'm referring ...
) has conjoined wind-up toys shuffling down
the street. How many times have I seen this ad on the telly ...
06 Dec 2006
| by by Craig Smith
incident is neither a mistake nor a conspiracy - although
by the time the offer is up, the company ...
and constructed with limited-time offers of sufficient
discount interest to drive consumers to those retailers at a time when
there is a lull in Christmas shopping. British Retail Consortium director general ...