Marketing articles from November 2003

Marketing archives from November 2003

BT switches New Ventures chief to lead retail return.(Michael Johnson, British Telecommunications PLC)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... BT has selected Michael Johnson, the former marketing director of Orange Australia, to head the telecom giant's long-awaited return to the high street. Johnson, who has run BT's New Ventures division for the past year and a half, has taken...

Orange World to rival Vodafone Live!(Orange PLC launches information and entertainment portal)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Orange is preparing to take on Vodafone Live! with the multi-million-pound launch of mobile information and entertainment portal Orange World. The portal, which has been in development for several months, is being initially rolled out to...

Body Shop names global brand chief.(Andy King)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Body Shop International has hired veteran retail marketer Andy King as marketing director to spearhead its global marketing strategy and kick-start its static sales. King, out of work since he was made redundant as Mothercare's...

OFT sticks by ITV timetable as 200 responses roll in.(Office of Fair Trading, potential ITV merger)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The ad industry has accused the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) of paying lip service to advertisers' concerns, as it emerged that the OFT has been inundated with about 200 responses to its proposals for an ITV merger. The OFT has three days...

Homebase raids B&Q for marketing director.(Ajay Kavan)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Homebase has poached Ajay Kavan from rival home-interest retailer B&Q as its first marketing director in nearly three years. The GUS-owned chain has hired Kavan, who has worked for B&Q as director of direct channels since January 2000, to...

Britannia Airline rebrands under Thomson name.(TUI UK)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... TUI UK is scrapping its 40-year-old Britannia Airways brand and will repaint the 31 aircraft with its main holiday operator name Thomson. The web site for Britannia Direct will be renamed www.thomsonflights.co.uk. The UK's biggest...

STOP PRESS: Gucci chief exec and creative director to leave.(Domenico De Sole, Tom Ford)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Gucci chief executive Domenico De Sole and creative director Tom Ford are to leave the brand they are credited with turning around. Their departure comes after they failed to reach an agreement over their contracts with luxury goods group...

STOP PRESS: Britvic Soft Drinks hires Jonathan Gatward.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Britvic Soft Drinks has hired Jonathan Gatward as brand controller for Robinsons. He replaces Janine Chandler, who is leaving to work abroad. Gatward joins from Rank Hovis McDougall, where he was head of marketing for Sharwood's (story, page...

STOP PRESS: Bmi baby hires former Strongbow marketing manager.(David Hodge)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Bmi baby has hired former Strongbow marketing manager David Hodge as head of marketing. He replaces Sue Underwood, who left the role in July. Hodge will report to managing director Tony Davis.

STOP PRESS: Dept for Work & Pensions appoints HHCL/Red Cell.(and Manning Gottlieb OMD)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Department for Work and Pensions has appointed HHCL/Red Cell and Manning Gottlieb OMD to oversee a pounds 3m campaign aimed at changing attitudes toward people with disabilities.

STOP PRESS: Air Miles to relaunch as full-service travel company.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Air Miles, the British Airways-owned loyalty programme, will relaunch as a full-service travel company this week, announcing partnerships with major airlines and unveiling a 'MilesBack' offer of booking discounts.

STOP PRESS: Twinings reviews ad account.(R. Twining Company Ltd., Mitchell Patterson Grime Mitchell)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Twinings, the Associated British Foods-owned tea brand, is reviewing its creative ad account out of Mitchell Patterson Grime Mitchell.

STOP PRESS: British Airways to become sponsor.(for 2004 Olympics, Athens, Greece)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... British Airways will become an official sponsor of Britain's assault on the Athens Olympic Games next summer in an estimated pounds 2m deal.

STOP PRESS: Furniture Village said to have retained Golley Slater.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Furniture Village is understood to have retained Golley Slater on its pounds 6.5m creative account. The agency pitched against J Walter Thompson and Team Saatchi.

STOP PRESS: Pilsner Urquell signs as partner of Flipside TV.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Pilsner Urquell has signed up as the inaugural brand partner of Flipside TV, the concept founded by Lord Bell's Chime Communications, in a three-month sponsorship deal. Idents are being created by Heresy.

STOP PRESS: Carphone Warehouse axes head of marketing role.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Carphone Warehouse has axed the role of head of marketing for its fixed-line products. The post was held by Nick Early.

STOP PRESS: New senior vice-president for Digitas.(Samantha Smith)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Former Burger King marketing chief Samantha Smith has become senior vice-president, marketing, at integrated marketing agency Digitas.

STOP PRESS: M&S customers to take up credit card offer.(Marks & Spencer)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Marks & Spencer announced this week that 97% of the 2.6 million Chargecard customers contacted about its &more combined credit and loyalty card have decided to take up the offer.

STOP PRESS: Yahoo! links with 19 Entertainment.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Yahoo! has linked with Pop Idol creator 19 Entertainment to offer exclusive access to unseen diaries from the final ten contestants in the hit ITV reality show.

STOP PRESS: SCA Hygiene restructures.(SCA Hygiene Products)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... SCA Hygiene has restructured following the exit of Stefan Angwald, chief of its Hygiene Products Europe group. It has divided the group into three divisions: Consumer Tissue; Away From Home Tissue; and Personal Care. They will be headed by Ole...

STOP PRESS: Fisk challenges graduating marketers.(Chartered Institute of Marketing chief executive Peter Fisk speaks at graduation ceremony)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Chartered Institute of Marketing chief executive Peter Fisk today (Wednesday) challenged 2000 graduating marketers to aim for chief executive positions. Speaking at the CIM Graduation Ceremony in London, Fisk said: 'I am calling for all...

STOP PRESS: Kwik-Fit Insurance hands brief to The Media Shop.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Kwik-Fit Insurance has handed The Media Shop a brief to handle its media planning and buying business, following a pitch against Feather Brooksbank, Spirit and Media Vision.

STOP PRESS: Autoglass moves media account.(to Universal McCann)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Autoglass has moved its pounds 3m media account out of Pure Media Group into Universal McCann after a pitch including PHD and Manning Gottlieb OMD. Carat handled TV buying on behalf of Pure.

STOP PRESS: Abbey appoints Richard Field.(head of marketing for insurance division)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Abbey has appointed Richard Field to head marketing for its general insurance division. Field, who was director of portfolio management group at Prudential, joins abbey as director of general insurance.

Travel firms unite for sustainability.(form The Travel Foundation to counter negative effects of tourism on fragile environments)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
November 6, 2003... Daniel Rogers reports from the annual ABTA Convention in Palma. Sustainable tourism emerged as the stark theme of the 2003 ABTA Convention, the travel industry's annual conference, with the creation of a charity called The Travel...

MyTravel forgoes New Year TV activity.(advertising campaign plans)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... MyTravel, the troubled owner of Airtours Holidays and Going Places, has ruled out TV advertising for next year as it strives for 'consolidation'. UK chief executive Duncan Wilson said he believed the traditional heavyweight New Year...

TUI sponsors speed dating event.(TUI Thomson, Chemistry 2004)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... TUI Thomson, the UK's biggest holiday company, is linking its brand with the speed dating craze in its latest attempt to make package breaks feel more contemporary. The operator, which will carry about five million Brits abroad next year,...

Pizza Hut hands retail marketing reins to KFC man.(Simon Wallis)(Matthew Critchley at Kentucky Fried Chicken)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Pizza Hut has appointed Simon Wallis director of retail marketing, replacing Lisken Lawler, who is returning to Pizza Hut US after a three-year spell in the UK. Wallis, who will report to Pizza Hut marketing director James O'Reilly, joins...

Interbrew hands Castlemaine ad business to BBH.(Bartle Bogle Hegarty)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Interbrew has given the UK advertising business for Castlemaine XXXX, previously held by Mother, to Bartle Bogle Hegarty as part of a global review. It also sees Mother end its tenure of the Hoegaarden brand. The appointment sees Interbrew...

Marketers face child obesity inquiry.(House of Commons Health Select Committee inquiry)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Some of the UK's most prominent marketing professionals are to appear before an influential parliamentary committee as the clamour for a ban on food advertising to children reaches fever pitch. Martin Glenn, president of PepsiCo UK, which...

Imperial global growth prompts top-level rejig.(Imperial Tobacco)
November 6, 2003... Imperial Tobacco, owner of brands including Embassy and Rizla, has reshuffled its senior management and marketing teams to reflect the company's growing presence on the global stage. The cigarette giant has handed Bruce Davidson, one of its...

Vodafone plans pounds 8m Christmas Live! campaign.(Vodafone Group PLC, J. Walter Thompson)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Vodafone will next week launch its biggest-ever Christmas marketing campaign, intended to drive take-up of its Vodafone Live! service beyond one million customers in the UK. The pounds 8m promotion will focus on picture messaging at...

3 showcases video-calling service.(mobile operator's advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... 3, the mobile operator, is showcasing its video-calling service in the latest phase of its TV advertising campaign promoting the benefits of the different services available using 3G. The ads, which broke on Monday, use a series of vignettes...

Direct marketers play down effect of wildcat strikes.(Royal Mail strikes)(Brief Article)(Industry Overview)
November 6, 2003... The direct marketing industry has expressed relief at the end to last week's Royal Mail 'wildcat' strikes, but is claiming that the illegal industrial action has had little serious impact on business. DMA director of development and postal...

Gametrac picks Carat to handle pounds 6m Euro debut.(Tiger Telematics to promote handheld video game)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Tiger Telematics has hired Carat to the pounds 6m media planning and buying account for the pan-European launch of Gametrac, a handheld entertainment console. Ogilvy Nordic in Sweden has been appointed to handle creative. Gametrac will be...

ITV broadcasts interactive ads for the first time.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Ford, Honda and Sky have become the first advertisers to broadcast interactive ads on ITV, the UK's biggest commercial television network. The brands all broadcast direct response-based ads on either ITV1 or ITV2 over the past few days,...

HBOS in hunt for chief to develop big brand tie-ups.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... HBOS is seeking a marketer to run its partnerships and affinities business after promoting Steve Griffiths to head of product marketing and communications. The search comes as the bank seeks to foster further joint ventures with major UK...

Age Concern hands task to BMP DDB.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Age Concern has appointed BMP DDB to handle its advertising and strategic development as the charity seeks to reposition itself by appealing to a younger audience and improving its image as a campaigning body. The charity is understood to...

AOL boosts broadband offer with football deal.(AOL UK Ltd. to provide match highlights)
November 6, 2003... AOL UK is putting football at the heart of its broadband marketing strategy, having sewn up the rights to offer access to match highlights from more than 90 football clubs, including Manchester United, Arsenal and Newcastle United, to its...

Big Brovaz takes part in fireworks campaign.(rhythm and blues band urges fans to act safely on Bonfire Night)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Big Brovaz, the UK R&B band, has taken part in a 'Don't fool with fireworks' campaign for this year's Bonfire Night celebrations. The initiative, devised by digital media agency i-level and aimed at 11- to 16-year-olds, tied in with the...

Top Sharwood's position goes to ex-UB marketer.(Rob Devonport, J.A. Sharwood and Company Ltd., United Biscuits Foodservice)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Sharwood's has hired Rob Devonport, former marketing controller at United Biscuits (UB) Foodservice, to its top marketing post. As head of marketing, Devonport replaces Jonathan Gatward, who will be leaving the Centura Foods-owned company....

Teletext selects Vizeum for pounds 6m media business.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Teletext has hired Vizeum to its pounds 6m media planning and buying account and DLKW Dialogue to its pounds 2m online creative and e-mail marketing business. The appointments are in preparation for the spring launch of satellite TV...

Haymarket links with BBC for joint customer mags.(Haymarket Customer Publishing, BBC Magazines)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Haymarket Customer Publishing (HCP) and BBC Magazines are to collaborate on developing customer magazine opportunities in the women's and retail markets. The collaboration is an extension of the long-standing relationship between the two...

KFC redesigns outlets with 'Soul food' theme.(Kentucky Fried Chicken Ltd.)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... KFC is overhauling its 618 UK restaurants to integrate its 'Soul food' ad positioning into the wider business. The fast-food brand is also reviewing the look of its product packaging and staff uniforms as part of the overhaul, which will be...

Nectar creates Direct rewards range.(new service from Loyalty Management UK)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Collectors of the Nectar reward currency will be able to redeem points for products from brands such as Polaroid and Philishave this Christmas as the firm behind the scheme broadens its appeal. Loyalty Management UK (LMUK) is launching...

Haagen-Dazs launches marketing campaign.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Haagen-Dazs is launching a multi-million-pound pan-European marketing campaign highlighting that each ice-cream flavour is evocative of the destination that inspired it. The brand is running ads on TV, radio and in cinemas, its first work from...

Consumers put faith in 0% card transfer offers.(results of survey on credit card usage)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Almost a third of consumers wishing to consolidate their debts are being attracted to card providers offering a 0% introductory rate, with 29% saying they had done so. However, 22% said their debts had grown as a result of following up the...

NEWS BRIEF: Surf gives consumers chance to pick next celebrity.(for ad campaign)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Surf is giving consumers the chance to vote on the next celebrity to feature in its pounds 4m TV campaign, following an initial ad by Lowe featuring Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen. The opportunity to pick from Uri Geller, Jordan and Keith Harris and...

NEWS BRIEF: Interactive Advertising Bureau runs marketing campaign.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Interactive Advertising Bureau is running a marketing campaign to promote the merits of online advertising. Created by Masius, it will include print and direct mail targeting brand owners that have never used online to advertise.

NEWS BRIEF: Heinz to launch baby food.(H.J. Heinz Company Ltd. launches Mum's Own)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Heinz is launching a 17-strong range of baby food called Mum's Own, based on mothers' homemade dishes. It follows a competition launched last year to find the best four recipes for baby food in the country. Packaging carries the names of the...

NEWS BRIEF: Busch Entertainment appoints BMP DDB.(BMP DDB Needham Worldwide Ltd., for advertising in United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Busch Entertainment, which owns SeaWorld and Busch Gardens in the US, has appointed BMP DDB to handle its pounds 2.5m UK ad business, the first time the company has appointed a UK-dedicated agency.

NEWS BRIEF: Martell Cognac ends Grand National sponsorship.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Martell Cognac is ending its 13-year sponsorship of the Grand National, the world's most famous horse race, next year. Aintree Racecourse, which stages the race, is searching for a replacement sponsor.

NEWS BRIEF: Committee of Advertising Practice issues guidelines.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Committee of Advertising Practice has issued guidelines forcing rolling paper brands such as Rizla to be subjected to tighter restrictions. The rules include a ban on depictions of smoking and ads likely to appeal to people aged under 18.

NEWS BRIEF: Mirror Group Newspapers hires Clare Dove.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Mirror Group Newspapers has appointed Clare Dove director of advertising. She replaces former Leagas Delaney media director Neil Hurman, who left the group in August.

NEWS BRIEF: The Branded Sports Group launched by Rod Connors.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Branded Sports Group has been launched by Rod Connors, the former UK marketing director of sportswear giant Nike. The consultancy marries brand management and sports marketing expertise.

NEWS BRIEF: King of Shaves hires Big Communications.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... King of Shaves, the male grooming brand, has hired Big Communications as its first creative agency and briefed it to handle a pounds 1m national radio campaign breaking later in the year.

NEWS BRIEF: Bernard Matthews hires Matt Pullen.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Bernard Matthews has hired Matt Pullen as marketing controller. Pullen was previously marketing controller for Cadbury Cakes at Manor Bakeries. He will report to marketing director Andy Watts.

NEWS BRIEF: Five achieves highest-ever viewing share.(October 2003)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Five achieved its highest-ever viewing share of 6.9% of all viewing in October, according to BARB's overnight figures, boosted by a 3.8 million audience for the terrestrial premiere of Gladiator.

NEWS BRIEF: NHS Direct launches interactive campaign.(through Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper Partners)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... NHS Direct is launching a six-week interactive campaign through Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper Partners, promoting the service to young men through sites such as FHM.com and firebox.com.

NEWS BRIEF: MasterCard Europe appoints Octagon Marketing.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... MasterCard Europe has appointed Octagon Marketing to handle pan-European sales promotion activity for this season's UEFA Champions League.

NEWS BRIEF: Observer Food Monthly to carry free chocolate bar.(from Green & Black's)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Observer Food Monthly is to carry a free 20g bar of Green & Black's organic milk chocolate, worth 49p, in its November 9 issue. It is the first time a food product has been inserted into The Observer.

NEWS BRIEF: Game teams up with two publishers.(video games retailer aims marketing campaign at women)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Game, the video games retailer, has teamed up with two publishers for a marketing campaign aimed at women. It will promote two games, Codemasters' Pop Idol and Microsoft's Grabbed by the Ghoulies, in lifestyle magazines and national press.

NEWS BRIEF: Friends Reunited launches interactive TV service.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Friends Reunited has launched an interactive TV service on SkyDigital enabling viewers to find old friends, send e-mails and update their own details through their TVs.

NEWS BRIEF: Correction.(Correction Notice)
November 6, 2003... Burberry reported sales of pounds 593.6m for the year ending March 31. The figure was incorrect in last week's Marketing (October 30).

MEDIA: Woolworths to sponsor ITV music awards show.(National Music Awards)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Woolworths is extending its pop music associations with sponsorship of ITV's coverage of the National Music Awards 2003. The deal comes a week after the retailer defended its pounds 8m sponsorship of the Hit 40 UK chart show in the wake of...

MEDIA: Vauxhall Vans extends talkSPORT tie-up.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Vauxhall Vans has signed a pounds 750,000 sponsorship deal with talkSPORT to promote the Vauxhall Vivaro to football fans for the remainder of the current season. The deal marks the first sponsorship of the station's Saturday afternoon...

MEDIA: Geographic TV channel targets Tube travellers.(National Geographic Channel)(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... National Geographic Channel is reaching out to London Underground commuters with a two-week poster campaign supporting a series about extinct animals. The series, Extinct, which airs from November 26, uses animatronics and...

MEDIA CHOICE: Sour Mash.(Periodical Review)
November 6, 2003... There's bound to be a few mean-spirited people out there waiting to have a swipe at new monthly satirical magazine Sour Mash. Created by Loaded old boys Johnny Sharp and Chas Chandler, the word prior to launch was that it was seeking to...

MEDIA BRIEF: Rajar managing director to leave company.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Rajar managing director Jane O'Hara is leaving at the end of the year to go long-distance sailing. O'Hara, a former talkSPORT marketing director, has headed the radio audience measurement agency for the past three-and-a-half years.

MEDIA BRIEF: Guardian publishes guide to gastro-pubs.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Guardian is publishing a 64-page guide to gastro-pubs, with reviews of 150 venues by writers Jeremy Wayne and Matthew Fort. The supplement will be published with the November 8 issue of The Guardian and promoted with a TV, radio and online...

MEDIA BRIEF: Fox Kids UK extends schedule.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Fox Kids UK has extended its schedule to broadcast 24 hours a day. The channel previously broadcast between 6am and 10pm. The November schedule will feature The Incredible Hulk, Spider-Man and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. A themed 'Heroes'...

MEDIA BRIEF: T3 links with The Independent.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... T3, Future Publishing's technology magazine, is linking with The Independent to produce a four-part series of mini-magazines, featuring gadget ideas for Christmas presents. They will be inserted into the newspaper's weekend supplements in the...

MEDIA BRIEF: Lufthansa launches online campaign.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Lufthansa has launched an online campaign through Profero to build on the 'We've lowered our prices not our standards' campaign, which ran during the summer. The latest strand broke yesterday (Wednesday) and will run for five weeks. It will...

MEDIA BRIEF: TV Hits teams up with So perfume.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... TV Hits, Hachette Filipacchi's teen magazine, has teamed up with Incos' So perfume to promote the fragrance on a regional tour of Tesco stores. The November events will feature sampling of the brand and performances by boy band D-side. TV Hits...

MEDIA BRIEF: O2 appoints Boomerang Media.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... O2 has appointed Boomerang Media to implement a postcard campaign in support of its 'Bolt On' work. The activity will see cards distributed in bars and supports outdoor promotion on six-sheet posters and taxi sides. The postcard creative will...

MEDIA BRIEF: Real Radio and JazzFM launch promotion.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Guardian Media Group's Real Radio and JazzFM are launching a 'Bring a pounds to work day' promotion to raise money for a number of charities, including the Variety Club. Teams from the radio stations, including celebrities such as former...

DIRECT: Clerical Medical holds talks on agency hiring.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Clerical Medical is talking to direct marketing agencies about the possibility of appointing a permanent DM consultancy, as it looks at selling direct to consumers. The pensions and investments company does not currently retain a DM agency...

DIRECT: Tesco.com aims at young professionals.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Tesco is encouraging young couples to use its home shopping service Tesco.com in a direct mail campaign, its first aimed at this particular group of consumers. The supermarket has used its database to target 150,000 professional couples...

DIRECT: Pet charity Blue Cross to target cold prospects.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Blue Cross, the pet charity, is launching a campaign that for the first time targets cold prospects to encourage them to make cash donations in the run-up to Christmas, its busiest time of year. The campaign, created by WWAV Rapp...

DIRECT CHOICE: Volkswagen.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Yet another direct mail piece with wit, intelligence and understatement in the true tradition of Volkswagen. We are greeted with a square plastic-encapsulated outer containing six coloured fridge magnet letters and a headline 'Can you spell...

DIRECT BRIEF: Haymarket Exhibitions appoints Perspectives Red Cell.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Haymarket Exhibitions has appointed Perspectives Red Cell to handle direct marketing for its range of Haymarket and BBC exhibitions, following a pitch involving seven other agencies. Perspectives' brief is to create direct campaigns around...

DIRECT BRIEF: Direct Liine appoints Geronimo Communications.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... Direct Line has appointed Geronimo Communications to work on direct marketing for its pet insurance business. Initial activity involves testing a series of acquisition mailings based on Direct Line's recently segmented database. The mailing is...

DIRECT BRIEF: COI Communications appoints 23red.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... COI Communications has appointed 23red to open up new communications channels for the Department of Trade and Industry's Online for Business programme, which offers SMEs impartial, jargon-free advice on the best use of technology. 23red will...

DIRECT BRIEF: Children's Society launches doorstep campaign.(Brief Article)
November 6, 2003... The Children's Society is launching a national doorstep campaign to raise pounds 200,000 through its Gift Aid benefit. The 'Child's play' pack, created by Different Kettle, contains a box of crayons and aims to communicate how easy it is to...