Marketing Week articles from August 2007

Marketing Week archives from August 2007

Marketing jobs facing the axe in Red Bull restructure.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... The energy drinks brand is looking to streamline its business but denies that a sale in on the horizon Red Bull has embarked on a massive restructuring of the business, which is expected to include marketing redundancies, following the...

Coca-Cola scraps Sprite 3G and focuses on Relentless.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Coca-Cola has axed energy drink Sprite 3G less than two years after it was launched. The soft drinks giant will now focus on its second energy drink brand Relentless, which it has already extended with a second variant, Relentless Inferno....

Reckitt set to launch VO environmental detergent.(Reckitt Benckiser PLC)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Reckitt Benckiser (RB) is preparing to launch an eco-friendly laundry detergent, four years after it pulled out of that market. The detergent, a top-secret project, is believed to be called VO and will be backed by a major marketing campaign...

Lloyds TSB launches advice campaign for flood victims.
August 2, 2007... Lloyds TSB has launched a high profile marketing campaign in the wake of England's floods, designed to reassure customers that help is at hand. The high street bank is running a series of ads, in national and regional media, outlining...

Cardiff seeks investment to promote the Welsh capital.(Cardiff & Co)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Cardiff & Co, the marketing company established by Cardiff County Council, is seeking public and private sector stakeholder investment to help promote the city. It wants organisations from a raft of sectors to become members of the...

Supermarket sought for HP recycling partnership.
August 2, 2007... Technology giant Hewlett-Packard (HP) is looking to partner with a UK supermarket chain as it attempts to embark on a nationwide recycling programme. The move to focus on localised recycling projects will give it a green competitive advantage...

ISP criticises Gambling Act for being a 'nuisance'.(Institute of Sales Promotion)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... The Institute of Sales Promotion has hit out at the failure to extend the Gambling Act 2005 to Northern Ireland as a "considerable nuisance." ISP legal affairs director Philip Circus says: "The problem is that when the legislation comes...

General Mills picks European marketer.(Elizabeth Nordlie appointed)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... By Caroline Parry General Mills has promoted Elizabeth Nordlie to European vice-president of marketing for the Haagen Dazs, Green Giant and Old El Paso brands. She will handle the brands across Europe, Middle East and Africa. ...

uSwitch reshuffles marketing team for second branding push.(Alan Tattersall appointed)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Online price comparison service uSwitch has rejigged its marketing team and appointed former SWEB marketing chief Alan Tattersall as marketing director. Incumbent Barry Holloway moves from his position as marketing director to work on...

IN BRIEF: HMV agrees to buy Fopp.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... HMV has agreed to buy the Fopp brand and relaunch six of its stores. It has bought Fopp shops in Glasgow, Edinburgh, London's Covent Garden, Manchester, Nottingham and Cambridge. The deal was made the same day that HMV sold its Japan...

IN BRIEF: Ryanair cutting services.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Ryanair is cutting its services from London Stansted airport this winter by 20%, by reducing flights to some destinations and temporarily cancelling others. The Irish-based carrier defended its decision, by saying it would otherwise be making a...

IN BRIEF: BA to be it with fine.(British Airways PLC)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... British Airways is expected to be hit with a multi-million pound fine this week as investigations into alleged price-fixing are concluded. The US Department of Justice, the UK's Office of Fair Trading and the European Commission are all...

IN BRIEF: New Corp succeeded in battle to acquire Dow Jones.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... News Corporation, the media conglomerate owned by Rupert Murdoch, has succeeded in its battle to acquire Dow Jones, including the Wall Street Journal, after the key Bancroft Trust changed its position and decided to accept the company's $5bn...

PEOPLE: T-Mobile.(Sam Taylor appointed)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... T-Mobile has moved sponsorship under the remit of head of advertising Sam Taylor following the departure of Toby Hester, who left to join Castrol earlier this year. Taylor takes the new title of head of advertising and sponsorship. ...

PEOPLE: JCDecaux.(Steve Barton appointed at JCDecaux Airport)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... JCDecaux has appointed Clear Channel head of sales development Steve Barton to the new role of head of sales support. Barton will manage JCDecaux inventory and will report to former Clear Channel group managing director Julie France. ...

PEOPLE: Ofcom.(Jill Ainscough appointed at Office of Communications (United Kingdom))(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Ofcom has appointed Jill Ainscough as chief operating officer to replace Ed Richards, who was promoted to chief executive last year. Ainscough, who takes over on August 7, was previously the managing director of Easynet until the end of 2005...

PEOPLE: Chrysalis Radio.(Phil Riley resigned at Chrysalis Radio Group)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Chrysalis Radio chief executive Phil Riley will not join Global Radio when it completes the acquisition of the former's radio interests. Riley leaves the company after 13 years without a job to go to. Copyright: Centaur Communications...

PEOPLE: Boots.(Elizabeth Fagan appointed at Boots Company PLC)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Boots, the high street retailer, has appointed Elizabeth Fagan, Boots Opticians managing director, to the post of marketing director for Boots UK Retail. She takes over from Andrew Brent who has been promoted to group brands director. ...

COI looks for board-level communications planner.(Central Office of Information)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... The COI is creating a board-level role to lead its communications planning. The communications planning director will report directly to chief executive Alan Bishop and deputy chief executive Peter Buchanon. The role has been created...

New campaign: Kilmer is the face of the latest Orange cinema ads.(Val Kilmer)(advertisements)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Orange is launching a new Gold Spot cinema campaign this week featuring Batman Forever actor Val Kilmer. The campaign, which has been created by Mother and breaks on August 3, sees Gold Spot regulars Mr Dresden and his sidekick Elliot...

ASA slams Powerade and Virgin Media ads.
August 2, 2007... Coca-Cola and Virgin Media have been criticised by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) although a risque ad for deodorant brand Lynx has escaped censure. A TV spot for Coca-Cola-owned Powerade came under fire for showing a cyclist...

BAA retailers appoint commercial director.(Jo O'Conner appointed)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... BAA's retail subsidiary World Duty Free has appointed former Superdrug marketing director Jo O'Conner as commercial director. O'Conner takes over from former trading director David Griffiths and will be responsible for growing the...

K-C moots link-ups with GSK and Pfizer.(Kimberly-Clark UK)(GlaxoSmithKline PLC)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Kleenex manufacturer Kimberly-Clark is in talks with GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer about forming partnerships to promote related products. In an exclusive interview with Marketing Week, Kimberly-Clark's general manager for the UK and...

Analysis: Will new Britvic director live up to Marsden's legacy?(Britvic Soft Drinks Ltd.)(Andrew Marsden)
August 2, 2007... Andrew Marsden, one of the UK's most high profile and outspoken marketers, shouldn't find it too hard to get a new job, say observers. The Britvic marketing director surprised the industry last week by announcing his departure from the soft...

Datamonitor forced into U-turn over British Gas.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Global research group Datamonitor has been forced to retract a report it published in July that claimed British Gas was not as green as the company had claimed to be. Its retreat comes as the Centrica-owned utility rolls out two new green...

Management team buys into soap brand Bronnley.(Bronnley of London Inc.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Luxury soap manufacturer Bronnley has been acquired by a management buy- in team led by former Lornamead chief executive, Leslie Barber. The new board will be chaired by Stuart Rose, currently chairman of Hamley's and former chief executive...

Analysis: Bafflement over Red Bull redundancies.(marketing of Red Bull Company Ltd.)
August 2, 2007... The sweeping restructure at Red Bull UK would normally suggest a company in turmoil, but the brand that created the energy drinks category still commands a 76.5% share of the market, and last weekend hosted the latest round of its Air Race...

IN BRIEF: Star Chamber and Distillery merge.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Star Chamber, the brand consultancy, and Distillery, the research company, have merged to offer brand, insight and research services. The merged agency, which will be known as Distillery, is part of marketing services company The Sandom Group...

IN BRIEF: Tuborg campaign.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Billington Cartmell has created the launch campaign for Carlsberg-owned premium lager Tuborg. The outdoor and press campaign focuses on its easy-to-open ring-pull can. The 'O' of the ring pull forms part of the word 'open' across three...

IN BRIEF: Soup to handle Friction TV account.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Soup is to handle the #1m online ad account for Friction TV, the online user-generated opinion site. Soup will be tasked with online strategy with a view to boosting user numbers from 1,000 a month to 1 million. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: Yahoo! reviewing agency roster.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Yahoo! is reviewing its agency roster as part of a consolidation of its #2.5m creative account into one agency. Maher Bird Associates and digital agency Profero share the account. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: The Body Shop appoint Legas Delaney.(Body Shop International PLC)(Leagas Delaney Group Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Leagas Delaney is understood to have been appointed by L'Oreal-owned ethical retailer The Body Shop following a three-month review overseen by the AAR. Karmarama, Publicis and The Body Shop's in-house team also pitched. Copyright:...

IN BRIEF: Leagas Delaney win ad account for VTech.(Leagas Delaney Group Ltd.)(VTech Electronics)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Leagas Delaney has won the #2m advertising account for toy manufacturer VTech, previously handled in-house. The four-way creative pitch was overseen by chief executive Sid Heyde. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

Pat Fallon to depart from worldwide president role.(Fallon Worldwide)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Pat Fallon is relinquishing the day-to-day control of his eponymous agency network as part of a restructure triggered by the alignment of the agency with Saatchi & Saatchi. The agency has started a search for a North American president to...

WRAP holds review ahead of ad push.(Waste and Resources Action Programme)(Archibald Ingall Stretton)(Golley Slater)(Team Saatchi)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), the government body tasked with reducing waste, is reviewing its roster of agencies ahead of a new advertising push next year. It is thought that the business is worth several million pounds. ...

WA Shearings briefs Cheetham Bell to target young market.(WA Shearings Coach Holidays)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... WA Shearings, the holiday company that specialises in the mature market, has appointed Cheetham Bell JWT to its #2m advertising business after a competitive pitch against undisclosed agencies. The appointment comes just two weeks after it...

Bird's start-up agency wins raft of business.(Neutrogena (UK) Ltd. and Duncan Bird )(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Another Anomaly, the start-up agency to be headed by Sony BMG vice- president of futures Duncan Bird and backed by Anomaly founder Carl Johnson, has won a raft of business before it opens. It will work with former Neutrogena skincare expert...

Fruit of the Loom's trade catalogue to be revamped.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Fruit of the Loom has appointed Big Communications to overhaul its trade catalogue for distribution across all its markets in Europe. The clothing manufacturer's 116-page catalogue will be themed on "a road trip to Morocco". It will be...

Analysis: Senior takes charge of Saatchi-Fallon.(Saatchi & Saatchi and Fallon London)
August 2, 2007... Following a fruitless search to replace Saatchi & Saatchi London chairman and chief executive Lee Daley, who stepped down earlier this year, Publicis Groupe is taking a novel approach to trying to save the once-mighty agency. A week after...

Bebo 'walks a fine line' running campaign with Skittles sweets.(target marketing of online social networks)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Bebo, the social networking site aimed at under-16s, has embarked on a media offensive to counteract the backlash against brands using such sites to advertise their products to children. After hostile national media reports about brands'...

MySupermarket.co.uk runs P&G promotion.
August 2, 2007... Packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble (P&G) has signed up as the first advertiser on supermarket price comparison site mySupermarket.co.uk. It is the first time mySupermarket.co.uk has allowed display advertising on its site since it...

Web tool shows brands where their online ads are.
August 2, 2007... A new ad-serving tool is to be launched that will allow advertisers to identify where their ads have appeared online and how long they have been viewed for - a tool many in the online ad industry will welcome after recent scrutiny from the...

Tiscali takes on Virgin with branded mobile move.(Tiscali Business Services UK and Virgin Media Group Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Tiscali is planning to take on Virgin Media with the launch of a branded mobile phone service in a move that would make it only the second company in the UK to offer "quadruple play". Tiscali, which has just bought broadband provider Pipex...

Amstrad brand will live on at BSkyB.(Amstrad GmbH and British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... The Amstrad brand will continue under BSkyB after it agreed to buy the business from media tycoon Sir Alan Sugar for #125m. Amstrad group yesterday (Tuesday) accepted the terms of the Sky takeover bid in a deal that will see the star of...

Sky's marketing spend up 18% after Virgin battle.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... BSkyB spent #734m on marketing in the year to June 30, a #112m - or 18% - rise on the previous 12 months. The figure, about ten times Sky's spend on above-the-line, includes all activity such as retention marketing, customer upgrade...

IN BRIEF: ScreenFX pitch.(marketing of advertising agencies)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... ScreenFX, the digital outdoor advertiser, has invited eight outdoor companies, including JCDecaux, Clear Channel, CBS Outdoor, Titan and EyeCorp, to pitch for the national sales business for its digital screens. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: Virgin Mobile axe TV service.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Virgin Mobile Telecoms Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Virgin Mobile has axed its TV service less than a year after it was launched. The service, operated by BT Movio, failed to attract enough subscribers. Virgin Mobile was BT Movio's only customer and launched just one compatible handset, the...

IN BRIEF: Toshiba reviewing account.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Toshiba is reviewing its #5m media planning and buying account, which is held by PHD Rocket. It is not clear if the agency will repitch or which other agencies are involved. It appointed Grey London to handle it advertising last month...

IN BRIEF: MFI shortlist.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Walker Media, BLM, OMD UK and incumbent Zenith Optimedia have been shortlisted to pitch for MFI's #26m media planning and buying account. The review, being handled by the AAR, follows the retailer's decision last year to shift its advertising...

BLM Azure takes on #5m of toys and games work.(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... BLM Media toys and games division BLM Azure has added a hat trick of new business to its roster, including its first computer games win Blast Entertainment, Golden Bear and RTL Games. The accounts are worth about #5m. Blast Entertainment,...

Seeds of Change to sponsor UKTV channels and website.(UKTV Food and UKTV Gardens channels.)(Brief article)
August 2, 2007... Decaux's dominance could spell trouble for advertisers Seeds of Change, the Mars-owned organic food producer, has signed a six- figure sponsorship deal that straddles the UKTV Food and UKTV Gardens channels. The sponsorship deal will...

Analysis: Decaux's dominance could spell trouble for advertisers.(Clear Channel Communications Inc. and JC Decaux)
August 2, 2007... UK brand owners could lose out as ownership of the outdoor advertising industry undergoes another round of con- solidation. The world's largest poster business Clear Channel Outdoor is likely to be put up for sale if private equity companies...

When your KPIs become TMI (that's 'too much information').(analysis of business planning)
August 2, 2007... It's rare for companies to publish key performance indicators relating to their marketing - probably because there's not much point The quiet season in August is a time to think about the key objectives for your brand in the next...

LETTER: Virgin Media is not going anywhere just yet.(Letter to the editor)
August 2, 2007... Every so often the Virgin brand attracts a "make or break" comment (MW July 19) - over the years we have gotten used to it. However, it is galling when it is based on erroneous facts. Evidence shows our Uma Thurman campaign has been...

LETTER: The future of vouchers is in digital technology.(Letter to the editor)
August 2, 2007... Richard West's article (MW July 5) highlighted some interesting points about the evolution of digital and mobile vouchers. With new media growing at a rapid rate, companies are looking at alternatives to paper and, recently, plastic...

LETTER: Ethics to the public is not a true reflection.(Letter to the editor)
August 2, 2007... In an age where ethical consumerism (MW last week) is becoming increasingly important, it was interesting to see the results of some research we commissioned recently. We asked 1,000 members of the public how "ethical" they thought the...

LETTER: Marketing to the board not just the consumer.(Letter to the editor)
August 2, 2007... Global 2000 companies are spending more than $600bn (#292bn) a year on marketing, but the boards of directors are losing patience. Much of this spend is still perceived to be ad hoc and uncontrolled. With minimal corporate accountability of...

LETTER: Direct Marketing may not have had its day.(Letter to the editor)
August 2, 2007... Alan Mitchell's scathing prediction of the alleged and impending fall of direct marketing (MW last week) may have looked like a fairly robust argument on the surface. But the fact is that anyone who works in the industry - supplier or client...

LETTER: The evolution of the 'hybrid consumer'.(Letter to the editor)
August 2, 2007... While the Web has irrevocably changed the way we purchase everything, from music and film to holidays and hotel bookings, people, believe it or not, still want to shop in person. A direct consequence of the friction caused by our need for...

VIEWPOINT: Sir Alan sugar-coats Amstrad exit strategy.(Amstrad PLC and British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
August 2, 2007... "You're hired" - and that may of course be a problem for Sir Alan Sugar, who's very much used to being his own man these past 40 years. Whichever way you look at it, the #125m sale of Amstrad to BSkyB marks the end of an era. ...

LANCE BATCHELOR AT TESCO: Diving in at the deep end.(Tesco PLC)
August 2, 2007... Lance Batchelor has some solid marketing experience with the likes of Vodafone, Procter & Gamble and Amazon.com, under his Navy-polished belt. Next week he takes up the reins as marketing director at Tesco at a time when the competition is...

SPORTS BROADCASTING - SETANTA: Football pitch hots up.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
August 2, 2007... The EU has broken Sky's stranglehold on top-flight football coverage, opening the door for Irish minnow Setanta, Virgin Media, BT and Freeview to pitch for the rights to live matches. Catherine Turner reports on David v Goliath battles that...

PRET A MANGER: Bread winners.(management of Pret A Manger Europe Ltd.)
August 2, 2007... It started as one shop, set up with a #17,000 bank loan, and transformed the sandwich market. Now it's being wooed by private equity. Louise Jack looks at what lies ahead for Pret A Manger The sandwich business is anything but stale for the...

ONLINE ADVERTISING NETWORKS: Take it on the chin, then change.(British Broadcasting Corp.)
August 2, 2007... Panorama exposed some major holes in selling online advertising. Brands and agencies should regard this as a wake-up call in best practice, says Guy Phillipson It's rare for a peak-time television show to pan its camera on internet...

CUSTOMER SERVICE: Technology remains untamed.(analysis of consumer research)
August 2, 2007... 'Impersonal' and 'inflexible' technology is triumphing over marketing common sense because few brands are using consumer data and the latest tools to enhance the whole customer experience In the past few years there has been a seismic...

LIVE EVENTS: Venues embrace variety.(building and facilities of real estate industry)
August 2, 2007... From showpiece sports stadia to unique rural settings, the UK punches above its weight when it comes to hosting live events. Jo-Anne Flack learns the secrets behind picking the right location Gone are the days when London was the only...

MARKET RESEARCH: Is it still as simple as abc?(reports of market research)
August 2, 2007... For better or worse, society has undeniably changed over the past 50 years, yet brand owners still rely on the ABC1 social grading system. David Benady reports on whether it's time for an update For over half a century, UK advertisers...

Bbc integrity course highlights lack of honesty seeping through nation.(British Broadcasting Corp.)
August 2, 2007... The re-education of BBC staff reveals that a large proportion of our media and the public from which they were recruited are less than squeaky clean Unremarked by academic economists, a new form of productive activity is burgeoning. A...

Camelot trumps Lottery bid rival with Player Card.(planning of Camelot Group PLC)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... National Lottery licence holder beats off competition from India to retain rights for further ten years Camelot is planning to launch a National Lottery Player Card, which could lead to the end of play slips and Lottery tickets. The card...

Sony Ericsson recruits ex-LG marketing head in senior role.(John Bernard)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... LG Mobile's former head of marketing John Bernard is joining Sony Ericsson in a senior global marketing role to spearhead its move into high-end fashion phones. Bernard, who left LG last month, starts next week as head of category...

Dove to showcase eating disorders in ad campaign.
August 9, 2007... Dove, the Unilever-owned beauty brand, is set to cause controversy with its latest campaign to include recovering eating disorder sufferers. The hard-hitting phase of its Campaign for Real Beauty is thought to target women on a...

Npower's 'copycat' ads aim to poach Eon's customers.(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Npower has fuelled its spat with Eon with the launch of a "copycat" ad campaign that aims to undermine its rival's advertising and steal customers in its heartland across the East Midlands and North East. The RWE-owned brand's latest...

Coke expands Minute Maid juice range to boost brand well-being.(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Coca-Cola is boosting its health credentials with the launch of several functional variants under its Minute Maid brand. It is hoped the launches will strengthen the brand's position in the juice market, which has had mixed success in the UK....

Camelot keeps hold of Lottery licence.(Camelot Group PLC)
August 9, 2007... Camelot is to launch a fresh onslaught to revive flagging lottery sales over the next ten years after winning the right to run the next National Lottery licence. The company was chosen by the National Lottery Commission (NLC) this week...

IN BRIEF: Esporta being put up for auction.(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Esporta, the gym chain, is being put up for auction less than a year after it was bought by property tycoon Simon Halabi. He has hired Lazards to conduct the auction after bankers at Societe General demanded that he inject tens of millions of...

IN BRIEF: Tesco increase stake in Dobbies Garden Centres.(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Tesco has increased its stake in Dobbies Garden Centres to more than 28%. Dobbies has been at the centre of a takeover battle between the supermarket and Sir Tom Hunter's West Coast Capital company, which holds a 26% share in the company....

IN BRIEF: Lloyds TSB axing jobs.(Lloyds TSB Group PLC)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Lloyds TSB is understood to be axing 550 jobs after deciding to close more than 30 Cheltenham & Gloucester branches and moving 210 IT jobs offshore. It bought Cheltenham & Gloucester, now its mortgage brand, in 1995. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: Greene King buy Loch Fyne.(acquisitions of Greene King PLC and Loch Fyne Restaurants)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Greene King, the pub and restaurant group, has bought the Loch Fyne restaurant chain for #68.1m. Loch Fyne has 36 seafood restaurants throughout the UK but Greene King says it is planning to double the size of the chain. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: Samsung second-biggest mobile phone manufacturer.(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Samsung has overtaken Motorola to become the world's second-biggest mobile phone manufacturer, according to figures from IDC Worldwide. The news comes as market leader Nokia reports better-than-expected second- quarter results, selling more...

PEOPLE: Fuse Sport.(James Mann appointed)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Fuse Sport, the sports marketing agency, has appointed James Mann, former head of sport sponsorship at The Daily Telegraph, to the role of consultancy director. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

PEOPLE: Mediaedge:cia Manchester.(Pete Mitchell leaves, Mark Varley appointed)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Mediaedge:cia Manchester has appointed Mark Varley as head of interaction. He takes over from Pete Mitchell, who is joining Initiative in Bangkok. Varley joins from All Response Media in Leeds. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

PEOPLE: IPC Inspire.(promotions of Greg Dunbar)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... IPC Inspire has promoted Greg Dunbar, group advertising manager of its sports group, to group advertising director. Its titles include Shoot and Golf Monthly. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

PEOPLE: PepsiCo.(Zoe Kavanagh appointed)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... PepsiCo has appointed Zoe Kavanagh as managing director for PepsiCo Ireland. She has been at the company for 12 years and her previous roles include operations manager for Western Europe. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors...

PEOPLE: Topshop.(Karyn Fenn leaves)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Topshop's joint managing director Karyn Fenn has left the company after 19 years. She will not be replaced and fellow joint managing director Mary Homer will take on her responsibilities. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...