31 Jan 2001
| by Staff,
over the London shop's planning department....to Portland to work on the Coca-Cola account after a two-year stint in London.
In 1999 Davies, a British ...
of the Day!"
Amy Lawson, managing director of W&K London, added: "Russell has a terrific sense of humour ...
2000.
Lawson said she hopes Davies' international experience will help the London office chase ...
31 Jan 2001
LONDON (Brand Republic) - US online brokerage Charles Schwab is cutting costs by asking staff to take a number of Fridays off in February and March.
The discount broker, which is facing a slowdown in trading by individual investors and a fall in commission earnings, said it would ask up to 13,000 of its ...
31 Jan 2001
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Executives of UK internet companies are the highest paid in Europe, according to a survey.
The research, conducted by recruitment company Futurestep, reveals that average cash salaries for chief executives at stock market-listed internet companies have risen by 60% to 172 ...
31 Jan 2001
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Timberland Europe has appointed international start-up agency Cave Anholt Jonason for an autumn push across Europe.
The agency is currently developing a communications strategy for Timberland during the autumn season in 25 European countries. Sue Chidler, Timberland Europe ...
31 Jan 2001
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Coca-Cola has dropped a TV commercial featuring the ex-wife of former tennis star Boris Becker, claiming its message would be muddied by the couple’s recent acrimonious divorce proceedings.
The soft drinks giant had planned a German campaign for its Coca-Cola Caffeine Free ...
31 Jan 2001
| by Anna Clarke
LONDON (Brand Republic) - General Motors has shifted its Saab Cars USA creative account from The Martin Agency to sister agency Lowe Brindfors Stockholm, part of the Interpublic-owned Lowe Group.
The Martin Agency has held the account, with estimated billings of 180m over the last three years, since ...
31 Jan 2001
LONDON (Brand Republic) - New-media buying agency i-Level has named Nick Gutfreund, Publicis’ worldwide account director, as its new international business development director.
Gutfreund will head up i-level’s international expansion plans. Last year, the agency announced plans to open an offices ...
31 Jan 2001
LONDON (Brand Republic) - Online retailer Letsbuyit.com is laying off 200 of its 350 staff and closing some of its operations.
The company is trying to raise investment to save it from bankruptcy, after a Dutch court granted it a stay of execution last week.
It managed to raise €4m ( 2.5m) last ...
31 Jan 2001
in London.
In 1999 Davies, a British native, moved to W s UK interactive division.
Davies said: I ...
international experience will help the London office chase international business. She said: I want us to ramp ...
31 Jan 2001
| by Anna Clarke
LONDON (Brand Republic) - The Maitland Consultancy, one of the UK’s last independent financial PR agencies, has agreed to sell a minority stake to French communications giant Havas Advertising.
The deal, which strengthens Havas’ position in the UK market, will lead to Maitland expanding into Europe through ...