10 Sep 1999
| by MAGGIE BROWN
National newspapers, in common with television channels, funnel
great energy and resources...National newspapers, in common with television channels, funnel
great energy and resources into their autumn packages. The broadsheets
traditionally opt for a juicy exclusive book serialisation to woo ...
promotion,
ensures Tesco s name is blazed across the paper s front page day after
day, with acres ...
21 Feb 1997
| by ROBERT GRAY
After Safeway tied the knot with Abbey National and Sainsbury s
with the Bank of Scotland, Tesco...After Safeway tied the knot with Abbey National and Sainsbury s
with the Bank of Scotland, Tesco chose St Valentine s day to end its
nine-month relationship with NatWest in favour of the Royal Bank ...
services received widespread praise from the weekend
editions of the nationals. With mentions of menage a ...
01 Mar 1996
| by JANET IZATT
Ireland s biggest and oldest building society, First National Building
Society, has hired Ludgate...Ireland s biggest and oldest building society, First National Building
Society, has hired Ludgate Communications to help it build a presence in
the highly-competitive UK postal accounts market ...
in January. The products will be
promoted nationally from this weekend.
Ludgate pitched against ...
14 Nov 1997
In the good old days the British public loved their farmers, but a
recent poll by MORI says we now...In the good old days the British public loved their farmers, but a
recent poll by MORI says we now view them as animal abusing,
money-grabbing bumpkins. In response, the National Farmers Union is
stepping up its PR effort in an attempt to portray its members as
sensitive, cow-loving types ...
21 Nov 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
First National Vehicle Contracts has appointed Shandwick North to
handle its PR. First National...First National Vehicle Contracts has appointed Shandwick North to
handle its PR. First National, part of Abbey National, is a contract
hire company which has doubled in size over the last two years.
...
09 Jul 2004
opportunism. Opticians at Asda tested an unusually high number of Swiss nationals in the days following...'s brand generally.
The offer gained coverage in most of the national and regional press.
Opportunity ...
,000.
As Big Brother 5 got under way, Herring hired an empty office and had one wall painted a day. The event ...
03 Sep 1999
| by STEVE BELL
24-hour, seven days a week, home
shopping service....Supermarket chain Somerfield has handed The Wright Partnership a
six-figure PR account to launch a 24-hour, seven days a week, home
shopping service.
The agency was appointed, after a ...
the service,
named 24-7, becomes available nationally later this year.
The initial launch ...
25 Jun 1999
| by LEXIE GODDARD
Client: Royal Mail National (Stamps Marketing Division)...Client: Royal Mail National (Stamps Marketing Division)
PR Team: QBO
Campaign: Millennium stamps launch
Timescale: November 1998 ongoing
Budget: Undisclosed
Before millennium-hype took hold, the Royal Mail commissioned research
into how people wanted to commemorate ...
13 Jun 1997
| by TARA NEALON
their reccommended five
portions of fruit or vegetables a day. They launched a three-year joint
campaign called...their reccommended five
portions of fruit or vegetables a day. They launched a three-year joint
campaign called ...
and 35 TV clips to date across
regional, national and international media, which mainly focused ...
22 Oct 2004
| by Ian Hall
wants to stress that McDonald's isn't single-handedly super-sizing Britons and few days seem to pass...dismissive of Fast Food Nation, describing it as 'boring' and a 'history lesson more than a contemporary work ...
- with characteristic humility, Hindle jokes 'I'm more Disco Dad than Destiny's Child these days'.
Hindle lives ...