19 Dec 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Microsoft Network (MSN) has introduced the first shopping agony
aunt on the net to help shoppers with gift ideas. Vogue s merchandising
editor, Alexia Best, will give advice on where to find gifts and
bargains, at www.msn.co.uk.
19 Dec 1998
| by ANNE-MARIE CRAWFORD
Asian people living in the UK with a
campaign focusing on its range of money-transfer services....Asian people living in the UK with a
campaign focusing on its range of money-transfer services ...
in several Asian
languages run by a Thomas Cook call centre, which will provide details
of services ...
titles.
MoneyGram s service allows money to be wired to, and collected from, any
one of Thomas ...
19 Dec 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
this week gave us its vision of where it
wants the 300-year-old service to go. Unfortunately that vision...this week gave us its vision of where it
wants the 300-year-old service to go. Unfortunately that vision is
somewhat short-sighted.
The government knows that like all of the public service structures,
from ...
service.
There are certainly some positive measures in the review. The Post
Office will be given ...
19 Dec 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
complaints from the Church and members of
the public....Whitbread Beer Company has pulled its controversial nativity scene
poster for Heineken following complaints from the Church and members of
the public.
At the same time, the marketer responsible for the advertising, Phil
Rumbol, has been appointed to a new role within the company, handling
sponsorship and PR ...
19 Dec 1998
| by STEVE BELL
America Online, one of the UK s largest internet service providers,
is to become the first web...America Online, one of the UK s largest internet service providers,
is to become the first web firm to market its service specifically on
the basis that it protects children from pornography on the
internet.
A TV ad by Mortimer Whittaker O Sullivan will focus on the safety issues
surrounding ...
19 Dec 1998
| by STEVE BELL
Martin Dawes Telecommunications, Europe s largest mobile service
provider, is launching the UK...Martin Dawes Telecommunications, Europe s largest mobile service
provider, is launching the UK ...
unified messaging service
which will give customers access to e-mail messages without having to
use a ...
director, Sean Gardner, a former
marketer at rival Orange.
The cost of the service ...
19 Dec 1998
| by STEVE BELL
BT, the BBC and Marks s strongest
indigenous brands in a worldwide study by marketing services...BT, the BBC and Marks s strongest
indigenous brands in a worldwide study by marketing services giant
WPP.
The survey, part of a project called Brandz, reveals that all three
appear in the top ten UK brands in terms of brand bonding .
The remaining seven places, with the exception ...
19 Dec 1998
| by STEVE BELL
NatWest is launching an online banking service early in January,
following the completion of a two...NatWest is launching an online banking service early in January,
following the completion of a ...
accounts.
But a spokesman for the company said it has decided not to offer the
service via ...
into their bank
accounts.
The service will operate instead via a direct link telephone line and
modem ...
19 Dec 1998
,
interactive services at CompuServe....Dennis Matteucci is the new chief executive officer at Cable &
Wireless USA. He has been in the business for 35 years with companies
such as IBM, Ameritech and Nortel. He was most recently president,
interactive services at CompuServe.
...
19 Dec 1998
| by IAN DARBY
of the UK s largest - for insurance
services, banking, pensions and mortgage products....Prudential has appointed WWAV Rapp Collins to handle its pounds 23m
direct marketing account - one of the UK s largest - for insurance
services, banking, pensions and mortgage products.
The UK s largest insurer, which has faced controversy over pensions
mis-selling, stirred the financial ...