19 Dec 2002
| by MARK KLEINMAN
Arcadia's group marketing director Steven Sharp is to leave the retail empire, three months after it was acquired by Bhs owner Philip Green.
19 Dec 2002
| by RAVI CHANDIRAMANI
Unilever is to revamp its corporate logo and feature it on all its major products next year, in an all-out global attempt to position the Unilever name as secure and responsible in consumers' minds.
19 Dec 2002
| by RAVI CHANDIRAMANI and MARK KLEINMAN
Vodafone is signing up to the Nectar customer loyalty programme barely two years after it pulled out of rival scheme Air Miles.
19 Dec 2002
| by TANIA MASON
Burger King's UK and Ireland marketing director Anna Joseph has quit after just three months, following Diageo's sale of the fast food giant to a consortium of venture capitalists.
19 Dec 2002
| by RAVI CHANDIRAMANI
Clent Richardson, the man who rebranded One 2 One as T-Mobile, has quit the mobile company, leaving its top UK marketing role vacant. Richardson is to return to his native US at the end of March to prepare for the arrival of his second child. He is not thought to have another job to go to.
19 Dec 2002
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has ruled that BSkyB has not breached competition law after an investigation lasting almost three years. Sky had been accused of charging rival pay TV platforms excessive fees for carrying its sports and movie channels.
19 Dec 2002
Danone has handed the ad account for Shape, the yoghurt brand it recently acquired from St Ivel, to its UK agency Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y R. Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO was the incumbent.
19 Dec 2002
Philip Morris International has promoted its Japanese chief James Scully to vice-president of marketing and sales, responsible for all markets outside the US. He replaces David Dangor, who retired in August this year.
19 Dec 2002
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) is investigating 16 complaints that an ad for alcohol-free lager brand Kaliber condones dangerous behaviour. The Trigger Happy TV-style ad through Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO shows a bus driver drinking a bottle of Kaliber while his passengers refuse to board...
19 Dec 2002
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint against travel web site Expedia.com from a customer who tried and failed to buy a flight at the 'from' price advertised. The ASA said airlines should ensure there is reasonable availability of flights at the advertised 'from' price.