22 Dec 2000
| by Claire Billings
BMP DDB has been hired by The Guardian to handle advertising for the newspaper group’s online...LONDON (Brand Republic) – BMP DDB has been hired by The Guardian to handle advertising for the newspaper group’s online and offline brands.
BMP beat M 3m on advertising, is expected to significantly increase its marketing spend next year.
Marc Sands, Guardian Newspapers’ marketing director, said, “We ...
22 Dec 2000
Online games retailer Gameplay reported strong year-on-year sales growth yesterday, prompting its...LONDON (Brand Republic) - Online games retailer Gameplay reported strong year-on-year sales growth yesterday, prompting its share price to leap by 11.5% this morning.
The company said revenues for the half year ended January 31 were expected to exceed 40m in spite of current technology market trends ...
22 Dec 2000
| by Louise Banbury
15.4% market share, compared with Sainsbury s 15%, the retailer said. However, in a BBC Online ...
21 Dec 2000
News and information company Reuters has scrapped plans for a retail version of its online...LONDON (Brand Republic) - News and information company Reuters has scrapped plans for a retail version of its online brokerage system Instinet.
The company’s share price fell 76p to 11.92 yesterday, amid investors’ fears that plans to float Instinet would now be abandoned. Reuters, however, said ...
21 Dec 2000
| by BEN ROSIER
major web push for the new year, with plans to make up to 400 products available online....-commerce expansion in a bid to boost online revenues. A new online Conran Shop is expected to offer about 400 ...
major web push for the new year, with plans to make up to 400 products available online.
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-commerce facility offering related merchandise and gifts via a Christmas shop.
A spokesman for Conran Holdings ...
21 Dec 2000
The Body Shop is combining its e-commerce operations with its existing retail and mail...The Body Shop is combining its e-commerce operations with its existing retail and mail-order businesses after ending a partnership with Softbank Technology Ventures. The Body Shop will buy specific assets of the jointly owned company, The Body Shop Digital, paying either dollars 6m in cash or through ...
21 Dec 2000
Musicbank, the online music company, has signed a deal with EMI to license recordings for its...Musicbank, the online music company, has signed a deal with EMI to license recordings for its digital music service. EMI is the last of the big five music companies to sign an agreement with Musicbank ...
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21 Dec 2000
| by JOANNA WITT
plans to launch the online brand in the UK....Lloyds TSB has axed eight UK marketing roles for Evolvebank, after announcing that it is abandoning plans to launch the online brand in the UK.
The move also sees agencies Saatchi s existing credit card operation.
The decision means the eight staff, including Evolvebank UK marketing director ...
21 Dec 2000
ShopSmart.com, the comparative shopping site, is to renew its sponsorship of movies on Channel 5...ShopSmart.com, the comparative shopping site, is to renew its sponsorship of movies on Channel 5 next year as part of a multi-million-pound deal. Movies scheduled for next year include Courage Under Fire and The Long Kiss Goodnight. Movies form the cornerstone of C5's schedule, attracting audiences ...
21 Dec 2000
.com, the first online job site to specialise in sales- and marketing-related work that students can do while...TheStudentGroup.com, a network of sites developed by Investinet, is launching StudentSalesForce.com, the first online job site to specialise in sales- and marketing-related work that students can do while they are at university or college.
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