20 Dec 2001
Associated New Media, the digital arm of Associated Newspapers, is
to enter the online travel market with the launch of
www.thisistravel.co.uk in January. The site will act as a research tool,
with destination guides to 70 countries and hotel reviews, as well as
the ability to book flights,...
17 Dec 2001
19 October, and the website of Saatchis' worldwide boss Kevin
Roberts could be ignored no longer:
Those with shares in the Publicis Group and of a nervous disposition may
wish to look away now. Everyone else who fancies a laugh about the
antics of Saatchi & Saatchi's worldwide boss, Kevin...
14 Dec 2001
| by Staff,
LONDON - Chime Communications has taken a controlling stake in online advertising agency BloodPartnership.
13 Dec 2001
Red or Dead, the footwear and clothing brand, has picked Dare
Digital to build its first web presence.
The appointment forms part of the company's broader strategy to
reinvigorate the brand, which has been dormant for several years after
enjoying success in the late 80s and early 90s....
13 Dec 2001
Terrence Higgins Trust and Advocacy Online have teamed up to
produce a campaigning web site for people concerned about HIV and
attitudes toward carriers of the virus. The site allows the public to
reach their MP, MEP, local newspaper and other important decision makers
by typing in their postcode....
07 Dec 2001
CONTACT: PRWeek launched its Contact directory online this week at
www.prweek.com. Contact Online provides information on 1,500
consultancies, 1,000 suppliers of services to the industry and press and
PR contacts at more than 5,000 organisations. Users can search by
company name, geographical...
07 Dec 2001
| by JEREMY WHITE
No more than 18 months ago, internet marketing boffins were
defending the web for its shortcomings by describing it as being in the
early days of development of model "T" Ford country.
But the web's development has moved on apace since then and now, with
the prospect of broadband going...
06 Dec 2001
The Prince's Trust, the youth charity that aims to help 14- to
30-year-olds build confidence, learn new skills and get into work, has
picked Box New Media to redevelop its online presence following a
four-way pitch. The new site will set out to attract funding, engage
young people and provide...
06 Dec 2001
| by ALASTAIR RAY
It's the demographic that dare not speak its name. The greys may be
the fastest-growing group online as the baby-boomer generation heads
toward pensionable age, but they don't like to be reminded of the fact
that they're over 50.
"I think it's a mistake, generally speaking, to target elderly...
29 Nov 2001
| by Sylvia Westall,
LONDON - The government has launched a TV and radio advertising campaign, featuring Birds of a Feather actress Linda Robson, to encourge consumers to shop online this Christmas as research reveals almost 50% of web shoppers fear credit card fraud.