Marketing Week articles from September 2005

Marketing Week archives from September 2005

Ex-Carat chiefs to launch own media shop.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Three former Carat executives are set to launch a start-up media buying and planning agency under the name the7stars, with a proposition that aims to challenge the large networks. Former managing director Colin Mills, former head of media...

Coca-Cola supremo quits after role cut.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Coca-Cola's chief marketing officer Chuck Fruit has left his job just months after his role was reduced. It is understood that he does not have a job to go to. Fruit, who had been with the company since 1991, sent an e-mail to Coca- Cola...

Charities set up alliance to drum up support for end to climate change.(Stop Climate Chaos)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... A major coalition of charities is launching this week with the aim of pushing global warming up the political agenda under the slogan Stop Climate Chaos. The group aims to make the campaign as high-profile as Make Poverty History. The...

New Campaigns: Lloyds TSB.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... High street bank Lloyds TSB will be supporting its range of mobile banking services with a #4m television campaign created by Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R. The ads, which break on September 4, launch the third stage of the You First...

Alfa Romeo UK chief quits to take up Kia post in Spain.(Kia Motors Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Alfa Romeo UK chief JosE Garvia has left the business less than four months after he was appointed to run the marque in the UK. It is the latest in a series of senior management changes at the Fiat group. Garvia joined Fiat Auto UK...

Wickes commercial boss lands group role.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Wickes commercial director Jeremy Bird has been promoted to group marketing director at the DIY retailer's new owner, Travis Perkins. The move is part of a restructure that has also led to the promotion of Wickes trading director Gary West...

Long-serving BT brand and sponsorship chief departs.(British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... One of BT's most senior marketers, Simon Ingman, is leaving the company after 15 years. It is not known if he has another job to go to. Ingman, who has been brand and sponsorship director for the past five years at BT, oversaw the...

ASA upholds Barclays ad complaints.(Advertising Standards Authority.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a controversial Barclays Bank television ad after it received 293 complaints. The ad, which was created by Bartle Bogle Hegarty, featured a man being stung by a wasp, developing an...

Co-op plans ad campaign for group branding initiative.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Co-op is testing a new brand identity across a number of its different businesses in a move aimed at unifying them under one name. The trial will be supported by an advertising campaign. The move sees more than 40 outlets across food,...

IN BRIEF: Barclays appointment.(Barclays Bank PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Barclays has appointed Deanna Oppenheimer from US bank Washington Mutual, where she was said to have made branches more like Starbucks cafEs than banks, as its UK banking chief operating officer. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

IN BRIEF: C and W postpones ad campaign.(Cable and Wireless Communications PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Cable & Wireless has had to postpone a multi-million pound ad campaign for its broadband service Bulldog, as Ofcom decides whether to launch an inquiry into Bulldog's customer service standards. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and...

IN BRIEF: Ad campaign for Minute Maid.(Coca-Cola Holdings (U.K.) Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Coca-Cola is set to launch the first radio ad campaign for its Minute Maid brand. Ads for the Pure Squeeze Juice range and the Froot Refresh drink will air on stations across the UK for four weeks from September 5. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: UEFA signs exclusive licensing agreement.(Union of European Football Associations., Warner Bros Consumer Products UK.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... UEFA has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Warner Bros Consumer Products, which will see WBCP develop and sell UEFA-related products and design a mascot for the 2008 World Cup. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors...

IN BRIEF: New Covent Garden Food strengthening portfolio.(New Covent Garden Soup Co., new winter soups.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... New Covent Garden Food Company is strengthening its portfolio with the launch of a Winter Soups range. There will be four traditional recipes and it will be supported as part of the brand's marketing campaign. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: HMV Digital and Virgin Digital launch.(Start Creative.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... HMV Digital and Virgin Digital launch this week with campaigns of #1m and #5m respectively. OMD bought and planned media for HMV's digital music download service while creative work was done by Beechwood; creative for Virgin's service was by...

Sir Alan Sugar show plans licensed range of products.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The makers of hit BBC2 show The Apprentice are looking to tie-up with manufacturers to produce games based on the programme, which stars business entrepreneur Sir Alan Sugar. Talkback, the company that produced the show in the UK, has a range...

Merged Eidos/SCi appoints chief.(SCi Entertainment., )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... SCi Entertainment, the video games publisher that merged with rival Eidos in June, has appointed chief marketer Dave Clark as marketing director of the enlarged company, following a restructure of the marketing team. Clark's appointment...

Analysis: Waterstone's sets its sights on the Ottakar's empire.
September 1, 2005... A bidding war for the 137 store-strong Ottakar's bookshop chain could break out after last week's announcement by Waterstone's owner HMV Group that it has entered preliminary talks to buy the company. HMV's interest in the chain comes...

Nintendo seeks broader appeal.(Nintendo Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Nintendo is ramping up its marketing activity in the run-up to Christmas with a #5m-plus advertising blitz aimed at fashion-conscious young adults, women and dog lovers. The strategy aims to broaden the appeal of the brand's gaming devices and...

British Gas in 'green' cash-back initiative.(Centrica PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... British Gas is launching a "green" package that will reward householders with #20 cash-back a year for being more energy efficient. The Energy Savers Club and Climate Aware programmes are a series of measures and initiatives that aim to help...

Analysis: Fiat's Grande Punto is out to make a big point.
September 1, 2005... Fiat is gearing up for what is perhaps the most important launch in its 106-year history. The new Punto will be formally unveiled next week and many experts say it is the car on which Fiat's survival may rest. The Grande Punto, as its...

IN BRIEF: Campaign to promote Hyundai 4x4 range.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Carlson Marketing Group has created an integrated campaign to promote Hyundai's 4x4 range, with the strapline 'We make 'em tough so you can treat 'em rough'. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: FCBi London creation.(G4S Security Services.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... FCBi London has created a direct marketing campaign for G4S Security Services to build awareness of its services with contacts in top London companies. The push will involve on- and offline activity. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd....

IN BRIEF: bd-ntwk win launch project.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... bd-ntwk has won a below-the-line launch project for Peugeot's 407 coupe. The agency pitched against five agencies, including Conran Design Group. The business includes the design and photography for the launch brochure to be distributed in...

IN BRIEF: Ad campaign for Porsche 4x4 Cayenne model.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Clark McKay & Walpole has created the first ad campaign for Porsche's 4x4 Cayenne model. The national press campaign, running until November, is Porsche's first advertising since 2003, when it ran a campaign for the Boxster. Copyright:...

IN BRIEF: FSA shortlist.(Financial Services Authority.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Financial Services Authority is understood to have shortlisted Bartle Bogle Hegarty/Dare, Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest/Glue, Walsh Trott Chick Smith/EHS Brann and McCann Erickson Manchester/Random for its #5m financial management...

IN BRIEF: WPP profits.(WPP Group PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... WPP Group, the world's second-largest advertising and marketing services company, has reported a 32 per cent increase in pre-tax profits to #255m for the six months ending June 30, and a six per cent rise in like-for-like revenues. ...

BBH wins #6m European Dunlop advertising task.(Dunlop Tyres European., Bartle Bogle Hegarty Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Bartle Bogle Hegarty has been handed the #6m Dunlop Tyres European advertising account. The agency beat Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R and DDB London to win the business. The review, handled by the AAR, did not involve incumbent agency...

TBWA scoops Edinburgh Zoo #2m ad business.(TBWA/Edinburgh.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... TBWA/Edinburgh has won the #2m advertising account for Edinburgh Zoo after a five-way pitch. The zoo also plans to work with local agency Newhaven Communications, which pitched for the account, on a project basis. The zoo, which is...

BDH/TBWA the victor in #1m Patak's pitch.(Patak's Foods Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Indian food company Patak's has appointed BDH/TBWA to its advertising business after a three-way pitch against Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest and Saatchi & Saatchi. The company handed the account, thought to be worth about #1m, to...

Election ads fail to woo non-voters.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... An Electoral Commission advertising campaign aimed at encouraging people to vote in the General Election failed to attract voters to the ballot box, according to research. The "Don't Do Politics" campaign, which features animated...

Personal appointed to #1.5m Bupa account.(British United Provident Association Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Personal, the below-the-line agency backed by WCRS, has been appointed to the #1.5m integrated account for Bupa's cosmetic surgery service after a two-way pitch against Watson Phillips Norman. It is the first time Bupa has appointed an...

Analysis: Is the capital losing its cachet for advertisers?
September 1, 2005... The appointment of three more regional agencies to COI Communications' #157.6m advertising roster has reignited the debate about regional versus London agencies. Golley Slater, which has offices nationwide, Newcastle-based Different and...

IN BRIEF: Sunday Times Travel section going compact.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The Sunday Times Travel section is going compact, joining existing tabloid sections Home, Driving and The Funday Times. The new-look supplement, to be published on September 11, will have more pages and will be printed in 75 per cent rather...

IN BRIEF: Trojan Condoms scheme.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Trojan Condoms is rolling out its Safe Ride Home scheme across the UK. The scheme, in which cab drivers hand out free condoms to customers, was piloted in Sussex. Trojan is also in talks with travel operators about running the initiative...

IN BRIEF: First Choice continuing sponsorship of reality TV show.(First Choice Holidays PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... First Choice is continuing its sponsorship of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here, backing the fifth series of the reality TV show this autumn. SPP negotiated the deal on behalf of First Choice media agency Walker Media. Copyright:...

IN BRIEF: Campaign for a Kronenbourg 1664 competition.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Harrison Troughton Wunderman has created a television campaign for a Kronenbourg 1664 competition offering consumers the chance to win a chef, chauffeur or butler for a year. The two-month promotion, reinforcing the beer brand's 'Taste to make...

IN BRIEF: GCap review of business.(restructuring.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... GCap, the largest UK radio group, is understood to be undertaking a strategic review of its business with a view to rebranding or selling off some of its local stations. The group, created from a merger of Capital Radio Group and GWR Group...

MediaCom takes Express business from MindShare.(Express Newspapers PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Express Newspapers has moved its #10 media planning and buying account out of WPP Group-owned MindShare and into sister agency MediaCom. The move leaves MindShare free to pitch for News International's #15m media account without any client...

MediaCom wins brief for OK! US launch.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Express Newspapers and Northern & Shell owner Richard Desmond has appointed MediaCom US to handle the $10m (#5.6m) media account for the OK! magazine launch in America. Express Newspapers joint group managing director Stan Myerson says:...

Naked and Zenith battle for Lloyds TSB #16m account.(Zenith Optimedia UK., Naked Advertising., Lloyds TSB Group PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Naked and incumbent Zenith Optimedia are understood to be competing head on for the Lloyds TSB strategic planning account, believed to be worth #16m. Procurement specialists and marketers from the high street bank are in final talks with...

Viacom takes over sales for London bus TV screens.(Viacom Outdoor., CrystalEyes.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Viacom Outdoor is taking over as the sales house for on-bus screen network CrystalEyes, in an effort to boost the network's revenue and attract global brands to the medium. Viacom's focus on the medium comes as Berkshire-based CrystalEyes...

Analysis: Will a dose of Kelvin MacKenzie put Highbury House in order?(Highbury House Communications.)
September 1, 2005... The radio industry is much quieter after the departure of Kelvin MacKenzie from TalkSport owner The Wireless Group in May, but the magazine world is bracing itself, after MacKenzie upped his stake in troubled publisher Highbury House to almost...

Unilever to review #40m outdoor brief.(Unilever Group.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Unilever is understood to be reviewing its #40m outdoor planning and buying account and has sent briefs to outdoor specialists ahead of a pitch. The decision by the packaged-goods giant will come as a blow to Concord, which has held the...

Ford poised to renew its #30m Champions League sponsorship.(Ford Motor Co.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Ford is understood to be close to renewing its #30m sponsorship deal with the UEFA Champions League, despite industry speculation that their 13-year association was about to come to an end. The car giant is the only founding partner still...

Scottish Widows makes radio sponsorship debut.(Scottish Widow's Fund and Life Assurance Society.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Scottish Widows is using radio sponsorship for the first time in a tie- up with LBC, the Chrysalis-owned talk radio station, as part of its drive to modernise the financial services brand. The life and pensions company will sponsor the...

Codemasters launches mobile phone gaming division.(Codemasters Software Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Codemasters, the video-games developer and publisher, is launching a new division to expand the company's presence in the mobile phone gaming market. Codemasters Mobile will co-ordinate the development and publishing of the company's...

Match.com launches #3m above-the-line campaign.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Online dating company Match.com is spending #3m on a marketing campaign targeting the UK's growing single population. The campaign breaks as the company continues its search for a vice-president of international marketing, to be based in its...

Wanadoo moves ad spend outdoor ahead of rebrand.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Wanadoo, the France Telecom-owned broadband services provider, has switched its ad spend from television to outdoor in the run-up to its planned merger with its sister brand, Orange. The new campaign features "The Wanadoo Family" and will...

Express Newspapers signs uSwitch deal.(Express Newspapers PLC.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Utility comparison site uSwitch.com is linking up with the Express Newspaper Group for a year-long reader offer, running in the Daily Express, Sunday Express and Daily Star, as well as all the media group's websites, including the recently...

IN BRIEF: Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw takes stake in Underwired.(Underwired (UK) Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Kitcatt Nohr Alexander Shaw has taken a stake in digital agency Underwired. The two agencies already share clients including Friends Reunited, Virgin Holidays and VSO. Underwired will continue to work independently with its own clients, which...

IN BRIEF: 2.7 billion text messages sent in July.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... July saw 2.7 billion text messages sent in the UK, the highest ever total, according to figures released today by the Mobile Data Association. Person-to-person texts sent across the UK GSM network operators during July show an increase of 23.5...

IN BRIEF: ANV pays #4.1m for two companies.(Associated New Ventures., Zambeasy., Office Recruit.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Associated New Ventures (ANV), owned by Associated Newspapers' parent DMGT, is paying a total of #4.1m for two companies, Zambeasy, the owner of online recruitment site Top-Consultant.com, and Office Recruit, the owner of...

IN BRIEF: ScreenSelect.co.uk exclusive partnerships.(Sendit.com.)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... ScreenSelect.co.uk, the online DVD rental company, has announced new exclusive marketing partnerships with Express Newspapers, GMTV, Sendit.com and Time Out. Each brand will market the ScreenSelect.co.uk service to its loyal customers with...

Letter: E-mail marketing is fit for the trash can only.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... E-mail marketing is a waste of time. This might sound harsh, but I believe it is true. While e-mail marketing allows for a degree of targeting, this electronic form of traditional direct mail does not and cannot match buyers' needs. It is...

Letter: It's worth getting into the game of tie-ups.(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Your feature "Advertisers find a new playmate in the computer games industry" (MW August 18) is very perceptive. However, it's just another form of partnership marketing that brands should be looking at anyway - and many already have been....

Letter: Are UK brands clued up enough to exploit 3G?(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Third-generation (3G) technology has been the holy grail of the mobile industry for several years. Now it has finally arrived - promising consumers an altogether richer mobile experience for content development and delivery, which combines...

LEADER: Has China turned wolf in Western clothing?(Editorial)
September 1, 2005... Such is the far-reaching terror inspired by China's economic miracle that it now occupies a central role in the demonology of protectionist- minded politicians. It's an easy populist card to play, all the more because there is some truth to...

HIGH-DEFINITION TELEVISION: High stakes, high definition.
September 1, 2005... Broadcasters and electronics companies are gearing up for the British launch of HDTV. They will have their work cut out making sure there is enough content and that prices are pitched to the mass market - but the looming DVD format war won't...

MUSIC - DIGITAL DOWNLOADING: Finally getting in on the act.
September 1, 2005... Whether through ill-judgement or years spent developing the right business model, the major music companies are only now launching digital download sites. But is their move too late in a market dominated by retail brands and the likes of Apple...

BENCHMARK - YAHOO!: In search of growth.(Yahoo! UK and Ireland.)
September 1, 2005... Yahoo! may play second fiddle to Google in search, but its branded services and content give it a strong base to develop media sales. By Martin Croft Yahoo once meant two things in the UK: it was either a loud shout or an uncouth person -...

Facts and Figures: Yahoo!(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... * Yahoo! was set up in February 1994 by David Filo and Jerry Yang, PhD students in electrical engineering at Stanford University, and soon became "Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web". By the autumn, the website was getting 1...

INSIGHT - FOOD ADDITIVES: A truly acquired taste.
September 1, 2005... Consumers hunger for convenience food and flavoured drinks, but food producers and marketers must be aware of the public's perceptions of flavours and how these vary from market to market The confectionery market has faced tough times...

COMMENT: Food advertising isn't dead, it just needs resuscitating.
September 1, 2005... Ever since Heinz announced that it is suspending its consumer marketing, premature obituaries have been written about food advertising on television. Brand-building food communication has a future, but agencies and businesses need to be a...

SPECIAL REPORT - PUBLIC RELATIONS: Have a cunning plan.
September 1, 2005... By the time a crisis hits, it is too late to think of damage limitation. Public relation experts explain what steps can be taken in advance to turn situations to a company's advantage. By Martin Croft When the going gets tough, companies...

A crisis need not be a total headache.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... In 1982, seven people died after taking Extra Strength Tylenol capsules that had been poisoned. Marketing experts assumed that the brand was dead. Yet Johnson & Johnson's handling of the crisis improved Tylenol's reputation with the...

SPECIAL REPORT - DIRECT MARKETING: Don't knock door-to-door.
September 1, 2005... Cheap, mass-produced and relatively untargeted, door-drops are often treated as an afterthought when it comes to creativity. But there are initiatives under way to change that. David Reed reports Go to any direct marketing awards event...

Old Chinese proverb says that we're all louts with no trousers.(China will remain the fountainhead in the manufacture of trousers)
September 1, 2005... LAST WORD: Iain Muray The EU trade dispute with China may show that Peter Mandelson is useless in the trouser department, but it also tells us a lot about the state of the nation And so I doff a grateful, slightly awed hat to human...

Porter handed top role at WPP's Added Value Group.(Angus Porter becomes global chief executive of WPP-owned Added Value Group.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Former top Abbey marketer Angus Porter has been appointed global chief executive of WPP-owned specialist brand development and marketing insight agency Added Value Group. Porter, who quit as customer director of Abbey in June, takes up...

Walkers to push 'healthy' Sensations pretzel range.(Walkers Snack Foods Ltd.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Walkers Snacks is launching a range of pretzels under the Sensations umbrella, in a further concerted effort to increase the "healthy" appeal of the snacks brand. The strategic shift is aimed at increasing the brand's "better-for-you"...

WH Smith blasts lack of Guardian guidance.(WH Smith Group PLC)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... A row seems to have erupted between The Guardian and retailer WH Smith over the newspaper's launch in Berliner format next Monday. The retailer has criticised Guardian Newspapers' handling of the launch and with less than a week to go, a...

New Campaigns: Orange.(Orange PLC)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Orange is launching a #13m campaign featuring the revised strapline "The Future's Bright" in an attempt to foster brand loyalty in the mobile sector. The campaign, which breaks on September 19, is a response to research suggesting that...

Skype names ex-Microsoft executive marketing chief.(Skype Technologies S.A. has appointed Saul Klein as the vice president of marketing)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Skype, the company that pioneered voice over internet protocol (VOIP) services, has appointed Saul Klein as vice-president of marketing. Klein, the co-founder of online DVD rental company Video Island, will oversee Skype's global...

Npower starts UK push for the Ashes.(united kingdom)(sports club)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Npower is rolling out a national press and radio campaign today, as part of its effort to get the nation behind the England Cricket Team for the fifth Ashes Test. It aims to encourage the public to sing the well-known hymn Jerusalem. The...

Toucan picks ex-Compass chief as marketing head.(john prior appointed as the marketing director of toucan)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Telecoms company Toucan has appointed former Compass Group marketer John Prior as its first marketing director. Prior, who has already joined Toucan, will be responsible for spearheading the company's assault on the UK telecoms market....

Blue Square unveils cash internet quiz.(Competitions)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Online bookmaker Blue Square has launched what it claims is the world's first "person-to-person" cash quiz that allows players to compete with each other for money. The internet game, called Quiz Wizz, pits contestants against each other...

Penta Water team to launch 'sporty' water drink in UK.(United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... A new rapid-hydrating bottled water called HydroPower aimed at sports stars and health-conscious consumers is to launch in the UK. HydroPower, which its makers claim comes from a pure spring source in the US, will mostly sell in health...

IN BRIEF: Eon considering offer for Scottish Power.(EON Corp.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Eon, the German energy group that owns Powergen, has sparked rumours of further consolidation in the utilities sector after issuing a statement saying that it is considering an #11bn all-cash offer for Scottish Power. Copyright: Centaur...

IN BRIEF: Fastest-selling games console of all time.(reports of chart track)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Sony's PlayStation Portable is the fastest-selling games console of all time in the UK, according to Chart-Track. The group, which tracks the sales for the gaming industry, reports that 185,000 were sold in the first four days following its...

IN BRIEF: Malta to be advised on marketing issues.(Worshipful Company of Marketors)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... The Worshipful Company of Marketors is sending a group of 26 members to Malta this month to advise the Mediterranean island on marketing issues. The team, led by current Master, Sir Paul Judge, aims to come up with marketing solutions to...

IN BRIEF: OFT and Mastercard.(Office of Fair Trading)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) says that Mastercard and the banks that issue its credit card overcharged customers between 2000 and 2004. Mastercard has since changed its charging practices, but the OFT says it may still face a fine....

IN BRIEF: Procter and Gamble appointment.(Gary Coombe gets promotion at Procter & Gamble Co.)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Procter & Gamble has promoted general manager for customer business development, UK and Ireland Gary Coombe to the role of general manager, beauty, UK and Ireland. Copyright: Centaur Communications Ltd. and licensors

IN BRIEF: Direct Line appointment.(direct line to appoint Mike Tildesley )(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... Direct Line has poached More Than marketing director Mike Tildesley to join the company in the same role. Peter Corfield, who had been overseeing the role temporarily, will return to his role as marketing director at sister company Churchill....

IN BRIEF: EasyJet appointment.(Easyjet Airline PLC appoints Andrew Harrison to head its low cost airline)(Brief Article)
September 8, 2005... EasyJet has appointed former RAC chief executive Andrew Harrison to head the low-cost airline. Harrison will take up the role in December when chief executive Ray Webster retires. Webster announced his departure in May; at the same time as...