19 Dec 1996
| by QUENTIN BELL
When Roger Partington of Safeway was quoted in the news pages of
Marketing last week, little did he know he d turn up in the first
paragraph of my column today. It must be the equivalent of being in
Knightsbridge, only to arrive later at Turnham Green.
13 Dec 1996
| by GARETH ZUNDEL
World Aids Day attempted to present a unified approach to the disease
but different societies need to be fed different messages, says Gareth
Zundel, a director of Harvard Public Relations
12 Dec 1996
A consortium of bookmakers will unveil a numbers game rivalling the
National Lottery on December 16, but without the support of a dedicated
marketing team or national advertising.
12 Dec 1996
| by LAURA MAZUR
European Union rules could transform the marketing industry. So why is
nobody bothered? Laura Mazur reports
06 Dec 1996
Leeds-based Grey North Communications has adopted a bullish approach to
promoting a client s upcoming sale.
Spurred on by the Doncaster motorcycle retailer Carnell Motorcycle
Showrooms previous references to its annual sale as a no-bull event,
Grey North suggested the wheeze of drafting ...
21 Nov 1996
The glory story of commercial radio over the past two years has been
largely due to the launch of the national commercial stations which have
grabbed the attention of listeners and advertisers.
08 Nov 1996
| by OUR PARLIAMENTARY CORRESPONDENT
The Government is to promote its nursery vouchers on television for the
first time as the scheme prepares to go nationwide next April.
08 Nov 1996
Shooting Stars Live, a two-month national tour of the comic TV quiz show
starring Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer, Ulrika Jonsson and Mark Lamarr has
just kicked off. PR is being handled by Scope Communications, the
retained agency for Carlsberg-Tetley, whose client Carlsberg Ice Beer is
the tour s official...
07 Nov 1996
Poor Eric Cantona. The Man U skipper is clearly exhausted, with both his
game and his renowned fiery temperament showing ominous signs of
weariness. You can t blame him, of course. It s a tiring old business,
being an advertising celebrity - and Cantona is starting to rival Joanna
Lumley in the Overload...
07 Nov 1996
The ITV Network is investing pounds 4m in marketing and advertising its
drama premieres this winter. The budget will be spent on TV campaigns,
nationwide poster advertising and the trade launch of Emma.