14 Feb 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
The battle for prime slots on CCTV is set to shake up media, Helen
Deal reports....The battle for prime slots on CCTV is set to shake up media, Helen
Deal reports.
Even in normal times, the Chinese media market is an uncertain
place.
But this year, media buyers ...
. However, the auction also provoked
a near riot as brokers struggled for a stake in the lucrative deals ...
13 Sep 1996
| by HELEN DEAL
Helen Deal reports on the newly formed ad club that aims to help native
shops...Helen Deal reports on the newly formed ad club that aims to help native
shops
As June 1997 moves closer, Hong Kong s handover to China is never far
from the minds of the colony s population. In the streets, for instance,
there have been demonstrations calling for democracy, and solemn ...
09 May 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
In Beijing s Tiananmen Square, a big clock is counting down to 1
July 1997 - the date of China s reunification with Hong Kong. But
marketers and their agencies aren t waiting for that particular midnight
hour.
09 May 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
stories from different papers, bear the
same strapline: What s the big deal, we ve been making identical
09 May 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
It is witty copy rather than visual imagery that sets this campaign
apart from the rather dull mainstream of financial advertising. The
campaign uses dry humour to reinforce Diners Club s aspirational values.
Each ad shows a shot of all or part of a credit card. In one, the space
for the signature is...
09 May 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
Like his controversial rival, Benetton, the Italian fashion
designer, Alberto Aspesi, tries to avoid what he calls the pedantic
illustration of a product in his advertising. Instead, his latest
campaign - which was developed in conjunction with the design group,
Tomato - is a collection of small images,...
09 May 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
These two commercials for Tempo focus on the tissue s strength.
09 May 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
There are no winding mountain roads in this car commercial. No
emergency stop inches before the unexpected edge of a cliff. Instead, a
driver is shown putting Hyundai s new Tiburon sport coupe through its
paces in a nail-biting dash between buoys lined up on the surface of the
sea. The 30-second commercial,...
09 May 1997
| by HELEN DEAL
This campaign for the launch in New York of the chain store,
Target, includes tube cards, bus sides, press and television ads. The TV
work highlights the slack service associated with New York shops and
contrasts it with Target s policy. One spot focuses on Target s pledge
to open a new cash till if...
16 Aug 1996
| by HELEN DEAL
Local alliances have allowed Murdoch s Star TV to virtually dominate
Asia.