Campaign articles from December 2006

Campaign archives from December 2006

HBOS seeks Scottish shop for Scottish ads.(advertising contract)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The Bank of Scotland is looking north of the border for an agency to handle its retail business, as it turns its back on English ads. Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners handles the business, but the bank has approached a number of...

TBWA\London plots integrated offering.(partners with Tequila and Agency.com Ltd.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... TBWA\London is looking to bolster its integrated credentials and is in advanced talks with its sister agencies Tequila\ and Agency.com about working together on a single integrated offer. Although the plans will fall short of a full merger,...

Prudential calls pounds 27m winner-takes-all pitch.(Prudential Group advertising for Egg and Prudential brands)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Prudential Group is conducting a winner-takes-all pitch for the pounds 27 million integrated account for its Egg and Prudential brands. The review, being handled by the Haystack Group, puts all of Egg and Prudential's roster agencies on...

Sky moves to boost direct agency roster.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Sky is holding a pitch to find a direct marketing agency to add to its pounds 25 million below-the-line roster. The broadcaster has approached a number of agencies with a brief to handle its customer acquisition, retention and retail...

Gap reviews Euro media.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ZenithOptimedia on alert as US retailer kicks off pan-European media pitch. Gap, the US fashion retailer, has kicked off a review of its pounds 30 million pan-European media arrangements. ZenithOptimedia, the incumbent on the business,...

New Film4 scheme to praise longer ads.(Channel 4 sales promotions)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Film4, the free digital channel operated by Channel 4, has launched an awards scheme with Campaign called The Film4 Director's Cut. The scheme, open to commercials of 60 seconds or longer, is designed to inspire a new generation to create...

Future chief vows to invest pounds 6m online.(Future Publishing chief Stevie Spring opinion)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Stevie Spring, the chief executive of Future, has promised to deliver a turnaround in the publisher's fortunes, after it reported a loss of pounds 49 million for the year to 30 September. Spring said the results were 'the beginning, not the...

StrawberryFrog wins global Panasonic brief.(Matsushita Electric Corporation of America)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The StrawberryFrog agency in Amsterdam has been picked by Panasonic to handle creative work for pounds 32 million worth of its global business. The decision comes as Panasonic makes a bid to be a more potent competitor to Sony and the emerging...

Marie Curie launches creative agency hunt.
December 1, 2006... Marie Curie Cancer Care has launched a search for agencies to handle its pounds 1.3 million creative and media accounts. The statutory review is being handled by the AAR. The charity has approached a number of UK agencies with a brief to...

Y&R to look outside ranks for new chief.(Young & Rubicam Group Ltd. chief Ann Fudge to retire)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The Young & Rubicam group is likely to look beyond its own ranks to find a replacement for Ann Fudge, who is to retire as its worldwide chief. No immediate successor has been named, which suggests that Sir Martin Sorrell, the chief...

Grade appointment welcomed.(Michael Grade appointed ITV chair)
December 1, 2006... Advertisers urge new ITV chairman not to make swinging changes to the network's management team. The recent appointment of the BBC Chairman, Michael Grade, as the new executive chairman of ITV has been welcomed by advertisers, but they...

IPC turns to Emap's Smith for Nuts role editor.(IPC Media Ltd. appoints Dominic Smith )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... IPC Media has appointed the Emap veteran Dominic Smith in a bid to boost circulation at its men's weekly, Nuts. Smith leaves FHM Australia as its editor, the same role he will fill at Nuts. He was previously the managing editor of Heat and...

Bowles nets global Citi role with Fallon.(Fallon Worldwide appoints Jeremy Bowles as its global managing director)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Jeremy Bowles, the former Lowe managing director, has re-emerged as the global managing director for Fallon Worldwide's Citi account. The new role will see him lead the combined Fallon and Publicis team that manages the Citi brand globally....

BBDO awarded global Mercedes task.(Daimler-Benz AG)(BBDO Worldwide Inc.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Mercedes-Benz is shaking up its agency arrangements across the world by appointing BBDO to refine the creative work of its German lead agency for use in more than 150 countries. The car-maker says it wants to achieve more cost savings and...

Performance hires Diageo's Jefferson.(appointment of Sean Jefferson)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... MindShare has hired Sean Jefferson, the global director of sponsorship at Diageo, to head up its sports and entertainment company, Performance. Jefferson will join Performance as its chief executive in January. He replaces David Stubley,...

WCRS beats frontrunner Grey to Sky's pounds 75m prize.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(WCRS Group PLC)
December 1, 2006... The WPP-owned agency hit hard after being edged out in two-way shoot-out. There was genuine surprise at WCRS when the chief executive, Debbie Klein, took the call late on Monday informing her that the agency had won the BSkyB business. ...

BBH duo land Aerial for Robinsons work.
December 1, 2006... Mike Oughton and Cam Short, the Bartle Bogle Hegarty creative team, have won the November Aerial Award for the best radio ad. The team's 'kettle' spot for Robinsons was judged the top work by Alasdair Graham, the creative partner at Ogilvy....

Marshall to return to Agency Republic.(Gavin Marshall )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Dialogue DLKW's Gavin Marshall is quitting the agency less than three months after he joined it, in order to return to his previous employer, Agency Republic. Marshall only moved to Dialogue DLKW in late August to become its head of...

Outdoor spend on the up.(Statistical data)
December 1, 2006... New sites and digital credited with contributing to third-quarter investment rise. Outdoor advertising revenues increased by 4.4 per cent in the third quarter of the year, following a tough second quarter. In the July to September...

Cheetham Bell nets pounds 4m Stena account.(Stena Line UK Ltd.)(Cheetham Bell JWT)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Stena Line has awarded its pounds 4 million advertising account to a consortium led by Cheetham Bell JWT. The consortium beat representatives from TBWA\ and McCann Erickson to the business in a pitch conducted by Agency Insight. Each...

Amanda Phillips named chief executive of Proximity London.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Cilla Snowball, the Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO group chairman, has promoted Proximity London's managing director, Amanda Phillips, to chief executive. Phillips, the former managing director of MRM Partners and the current chair of the IPA DM...

Ex-Ogilvy directors in agency start-up.(Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts to launch advertising agency)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Jane Cunningham and Philippa Roberts, two former senior executives at Ogilvy Advertising, are to launch a marketing company. Pretty Little Head will be a specialist agency that advises businesses on the best way to target females and make...

Media Forum: Has ITV uncertainty hit trading?
December 1, 2006... Are question marks over ITV's future affecting deal-making, Alasdair Reid asks. To the casual observer, it might appear ITV has entered this year's autumn deal-making period in a horribly weak position. As advertisers, media agencies and...

Media: Chatter.
December 1, 2006... 'The project we started is a two- to three-year one. You can't change everything in a year. The team didn't assemble until March or April.' - Simon Shaps, ITV's director of TV, pleads for more time before we judge the broadcaster 'I have...

Media: Sky expands range of programming on broadband.(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Sky is expanding the range of programming available on its broadband service, now called Sky Anytime on PC. Sky subscribers will be able to access pay-per-view movies and Sky One shows for the first time. The third season of Lost is available...

Media: Metro International boosts its daily reach.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Metro International has boosted its daily reach to 21.5 million readers worldwide after signing a new ad sales co-operation deal between Metro International's global ad sales team in London and Metro in Belgium, owned by Concentra and Rossel....

Media: Dazed & Confused launches online channel.(Dazed Digital)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Dazed & Confused is launching an online channel, featuring video and music and contributions from readers. Dazed Digital will be updated daily and feature elements including Dazed Live Sessions, a series of exclusive live gigs from new bands.

Media: Zed media wins gocompare.com account.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Zed Media has won the media planning and buying account for the new online insurance comparison site gocompare.com. The agency will handle media activity across online, press, TV and posters.

Media: Emap appoints editor of its new Heat website.(Emap Communications appoints Julian Linley)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Emap has moved Julian Linley, the editor of its recently launched First magazine, to be the editor of its new Heat website. Jane Johnson, the editor of Closer, will replace Linley at First on an interim basis while a full-time replacement is...

Media: Channel 4 relaunches its E4 website.(Channel 4 Television Co.)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Channel 4 is relaunching its E4 website (www.e4.com) as a social networking site that will host auditions for a place in the Big Brother house. Big Brother contestants will be able to upload video clips, which can be viewed and rated by other...

Media: Future Publishing launches creative solutions team.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Future Publishing is launching a creative solutions team that will offer advertisers opportunities across its print and web products. The team will be led by Scott Longstaff, who becomes the creative sales director.

Media: Thejazz launches nationally on Christmas Day.(GCap introduces digital radio service)(thejazz.com)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Thejazz, GCap's new digital radio station, will launch nationally on Christmas Day. The station will operate as a sister service to Classic FM and will be available on DAB digital radio, through satellite and cable TV and online at thejazz.com....

Media: Ocean Outdoor secures advertising site at Trafalgar Square.(billboard location for advertising)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Ocean Outdoor has secured the first advertising site at Trafalgar Square. The site is located on the listed St Martin-in-the-Fields building, which is undergoing renovation. Ocean estimates that the billboard will have a weekly footfall of 2.5...

Media: Universal McCann retains Autoglass account.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Universal McCann has retained the Autoglass media planning and buying account. It was appointed to the business in 2003 and its new contract will run for a further three years.

Media: Emap Advertising signs deal with Microsoft.
December 1, 2006... Emap Advertising has signed a deal with Microsoft to launch the Xbox 360/FHM Global Challenge. The challenge will see FHM readers competing in 360 hours of real-life challenges inspired by Xbox games. The activity will run across FHM print and...

Media: IPC tx sponsors Christmas programming on children's channel.(Boomering)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... IPC tx is sponsoring Christmas programming on the children's channel Boomerang and the film channel TCM to boost sales of What's on TV and TV Times. What's on TV will run weekend activity on Boomerang, while TV Times is supporting TCM's...

Media Headliner: Will Aegis Media chief weather the initial storm?(Mainardo de Nardis appointed as chief executive)(Interview)(Biography)
December 1, 2006... After almost a year on gardening leave, Mainardo de Nardis faced a turbulent start in his new job, Darren Davidson writes. Mainardo de Nardis, Aegis Media's recently installed chief executive, has been in the role for 100 days now and...

Media Lifeline: Evening Standard.
December 1, 2006... Once seen as the definitive paper for Londoners, the Standard is now under fire from several freebies. February 2002: Veronica Wadley (pictured) replaces Max Hastings as the editor of the Evening Standard. With the paper losing money, she...

Media Perspective: Talk of the devil may be premature after Sky's ITV acquisition.(Rupert Murdoch)(British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC)
December 1, 2006... While Michael Grade is being portrayed as ITV's white knight, Rupert Murdoch's critics have once again moved him to the gates of hell as the devil incarnate. After facing an avalanche of criticism in the US over plans to broadcast a distasteful...

Media: All about ... Management double acts.
December 1, 2006... Can Mediaedge:cia's joint management team flourish? Tom George knows a thing or two about what can go awry when you have joint managing directors - so you can bet he thought long and hard about the announcement he made last week. Because,...

Editorial: ASA has to define its role following junk-food ruling.(Editorial)
December 1, 2006... Having charge of the Advertising Standards Authority - as its new chairman, Chris Smith, will find out - can be a thankless task. Politicians and the public pay little heed to the ASA as it quietly carries out its job of protecting...

Editorial: A reminder of hedonistic days gone by.(Editorial)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Are the Tories trying to tell us they've finally buried Thatcherism? The 'loadsamoney tosser' in the party's new viral ad, flashing his bling and his credit cards as a warning against getting into debt, is a repulsive reference to more...

Opinion: Perspective - The pounds 75m questions raised by WCRS's Sky coup.(British Sky Broadcasting advertising account)(Viewpoint essay)
December 1, 2006... I've never subscribed to the view that when an agency wins business from a marketing director who's a mate (of the agency, of its CEO, of its creative director), it doesn't really 'count' as a fair win, merely a shoe-in. After all, what...

Opinion: On the Campaign Couch ... with JB.
December 1, 2006... Q: Dear Jeremy, I'm one of those clients who have clung on for grim death and have survived in this business into my fifties. Now all my agencies are talking to me about digital this, mobile that. Am I too old to hope to understand how a young...

Diary: On the QT ..
December 1, 2006... The last thing you need when planning a trip to France to devise strategy is for the Eurostar train to be cancelled. That was the problem facing a crack team of Viacom Outdoor executives last week. However, Tim Bleakley wasted no time in...

Diary: Naked's Session tries so hard to dwarf rival parties.(Naked Communications hires Elvis-impersonating dwarf)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Naked's regular 'Naked Sessions' parties are usually memorable affairs and last week's event, themed as 'The Mods vs The Rockers', was no exception. In looking for a way to make this one exceptionally special, the agency decided that the...

Diary: Hegarty gets the real BA treatment in the Far East.(British Airways)(John Hegarty)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Many people have suffered the indignity of arriving at their airport destination only to discover their luggage is somewhere else in the world entirely. Many can take this news in their stride, but for some people (especially if they are...

Diary: DDB sends Tindall off in the best possible taste.(DDB London)(Justin Tindall resignation)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Those nice folks over at DDB showed this week that they still have a sense of humour regarding Paul Hammersley, its former chief executive, raiding the agency to fill his vacant management positions at The Red Brick Road. In September this...

Diary: Water-cooler monitor.
December 1, 2006... WHAT TOPICS HAVE THE INDUSTRY BEEN DISCUSSING THIS WEEK? THE TALK TIME SPENT So Michael Grade's the man to turn around ITV? Well 1 hr 29 mins done to the broadcaster for ending...

Diary: Pick of the week - Karmarama/Conservative Party.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Darren Davidson is impressed when he watches Karmarama's viral campaign for the Conservative Party: 'The ad is cleverly shot, well-executed and witty. By being planted surreptitiously on a website with minimal Tory branding, the ad...

Diary: Turkey of the week - Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy/Debenhams.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Noel Bussey feels his Christmas cheer turning to Christmas fear when watching the latest Debenhams ad from Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy: 'Oh my word. Who on earth would accept presents from this creepy moustachioed dancing Santa? I...

Adland's creative accountants.(role of financial directors in advertising agencies)
December 1, 2006... Behind every successful agency there is an inspired finance chief. They're the unsung heroes who can transform creative ability into commercial success. Aegis' chief executive, Robert Lerwill, was one; so was Sir Martin Sorrell, WPP's...

The Work: New Campaigns - UK.(Abbott Mead Vickers/BBDO Ltd.'s "Xmas Lights" campaign for Camelot Group PLC)(Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R's campaign in Mumbai for Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd.)(Clemmow Hornby Inge's campaign for Carphone Warehouse Group PLC)
December 1, 2006... ONE TO LOOK OUT FOR CAMELOT - XMAS LIGHTS CREDITS Project: Xmas lights Clients: Martin Pugh, marketing director; Ailsa McKnight, head of interactive; Dan Heale, head of media and marketing, Camelot Brief: Tap into a special sense of...

The Work: New Campaigns - The World.(BBDO New York's campaign for FedEx Corp.)(Leo Burnett Troy's campaign for Pontiac G6)(Cheil Communications's campaign for Samsung color laser printer)
December 1, 2006... INPES - TOXIC CORP - FRANCE CREDITS Project: Toxic Corp Clients: Philippe Lamoureux, general manager; Nicole Civatte, communication director, Inpes Brief: Educate young people about the fatal consequences of smoking Creative agency:...

The Work: Private view.(adverstising campaigns)
December 1, 2006... CREATIVE - Paul Brazier, executive creative director, Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Integration is an interesting word. Time was it meant 'to bring all parts together, to make whole'. These days, it's more likely to mean 'get your digital...

Movers: Appointment at Hall Moore CHI.(Kevin Doherty)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Kevin Doherty - Hall Moore CHI has strengthened its account management team with the appointment of Kevin Doherty as a group account director across its Daily Telegraph and Carphone Warehouse accounts. Doherty will be responsible for...

Movers: Appointment at Wunderman Automotive.(James Nester and Chris Lawson)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Wunderman Automotive has strengthened its creative department with the appointment of a new senior team. James Nester and Chris Lawson will be responsible for accounts including Ford, Mazda and Jaguar. They join from the Intelligent...

Movers: Appointment at Blast Radius.(Martin Wright)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Martin Wright, the former European regional director of FCBi and marketing director of TBWA\GGT, has joined the customer experience specialist Blast Radius as its business development director. In this role, Wright will be responsible for...

Movers: Appointment at Hicklin Slade & Partners.(Dan Thwaites )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The relationship marketing agency Hicklin Slade & Partners has bolstered its management team with two senior promotions. Dan Thwaites (pictured) becomes the planning director across all the agency's accounts. He joined the agency as the...

Movers: Appointment at Dialogue DLKW.(Diana Janicki and Davor Krvavac )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Dialogue DLKW has bolstered its digital offering with two new appointments. Diana Janicki has been appointed as the digital creative lead across accounts including eBay, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Vauxhall. Her career includes spells as...

Movers: Appointment at Meteorite.(Marcus Hadfield)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The integrated communications agency Meteorite has appointed Marcus Hadfield as its head of digital. He joins the agency from the Omnicom-owned Alcone, part of the Zulu network, where he held an equivalent role. At Alcone, Hadfield worked...

Between the Lines: Sky needs a creative boost.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Sky's new brand chief, Matthew Anderson, has defied industry expectations and appointed WCRS to the massive pounds 75 million Sky account (page 3). Sources close to the business say that although the relationship between WPP's Sir Martin...

Between the Lines: Outdoor momentum grows.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The latest outdoor advertising figures (page 4) show that the poster industry is limping forward, despite all the structural upheaval this year. With Maiden's demise and sale to Titan, then Clear Channel's management clear-out and the sale...

Between the Lines: Why it's not so grim up North.(financial institutions in Scotland prefer Scottish advertising agencies over English agencies)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... A show of patriotism by two huge financial institutions north of the border could be responsible for spurring a rejuvenation of Scottish creativity as well as bringing extra business into the market. This week, the Bank of Scotland followed...

Hotline: The DVLA appoints Carat.(Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The DVLA has appointed Carat to a pounds 5.5 million communications planning brief. The pitch was managed by COI and a creative pitch will follow in December, including Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners, Lowe and Rainey Kelly Campbell...

Hotline: Headhunting partnership launched called Copper.(Sonja Smithers and Celia Brasher launch employee services Copper)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Sonja Smithers, an ex-business director at Bartle Bogle Hegarty, and Celia Brasher, formerly of Braverman Associates, have launched a headhunting partnership called Copper. The company will recruit account management and planning candidates...

Hotline: Lowe London promotes Leigh Thomas.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Lowe London has promoted Leigh Thomas to head of account management. Thomas currently runs the agency's Twinings, Sure and John Lewis accounts. She was previously the business director at the agency and is the first head of account management...

Hotline: Promotions at Bartle Bogle Hegarty.(Amy Sugdon and Felicity Ross )(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Bartle Bogle Hegarty has promoted two long-serving members of the agency to senior roles. The TV producer Amy Sugdon has been promoted to deputy head of production and Felicity Ross has been named head of business development.

Hotline: ODD launches into digital.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... ODD, the creative and design agency part-backed by Naked Communications, has launched into digital with the creation of ODDBOUNCE, a mobile division. Its first work is a project for Orange that will allow customers to upload and remix music...

Hotline: Jetix Europe appoints Krow.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The children's TV channel Jetix Europe has appointed Krow to its advertising account. The agency's first project will be a campaign to promote the channel to the advertising community.

Hotline: Edwards Groom Saunders appointed.(The Business Channel)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... Edwards Groom Saunders, the communications planning agency, has been appointed to work on the launch of The Business Channel. The digital channel went live on 20 November and EGS will work on a hard launch early in 2007.

Hotline: The Red Brick Road signs creative team.(appointment of Dan Warner and Andy Vasey)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... The Red Brick Road has signed the creative team of Dan Warner and Andy Vasey. They join the agency from Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R, where they worked on campaigns for clients including Marks & Spencer, Budweiser, COI and Land Rover.

Hotline: GCap Media announces drop in profits.(Financial report)(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... GCap Media, the owner of Capital Radio and Xfm, has announced a 32 per cent drop in profits for the six months to 30 September. GCap blamed a difficult advertising market as pre-tax profits slumped to pounds 8.4 million on the back of declining...

Hotline: Northcliffe Newspapers appoints group commercial director.
December 1, 2006... Northcliffe Newspapers has appointed David Roddick as its group commercial director. Roddick joins from News Group, where he was the digital director.

Hotline: Delaney Lund Knox Warren awarded Astra account.
December 1, 2006... Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners has been awarded the pounds 70 million pan-European advertising launch task for the Astra.

New-Business Rankings: 1 December 2006.(Statistical table)
December 1, 2006... Rank Rank Agency/ Total Total Net Wins this last Last three wins billings billings billings week week gained lost gained ...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Simple, powerful ideas show off the best media creativity.
December 1, 2006... The business of media and communication continues to evolve at breakneck speed, and it's very encouraging to see our industry standards meeting the challenges of media-led creativity and accountability. Our jury of 16 judges from across a wide...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Media Campaign of the Year - Campaign Gold Award.(Brief article)
December 1, 2006... WINNER Title: It Makes Business Sense Media agency: Mediaedge:cia Media director: Peter Colvin Account director/media planner: Richard Astley Creative agency: Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R Creative director: Claire Morris Account...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Media Achiever of the Year - David Pattison.
December 1, 2006... Thirty-two years after starting out in media, David Pattison - the P in PHD - is bowing out. He will leave a string of success stories and a track-record of outstanding achievement behind him. Pattison's decision to leave the industry at...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Cross-Media Sales Team of the Year - Emap2 Advertising.
December 1, 2006... Cross-media ad deals were unheard of just a few years ago, but they are now de rigeur. The concept of a single idea translated across different media has really taken hold, as traditional platforms have fragmented and new interactive media...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Print Sales Team of the Year - Grazia, Emap.
December 1, 2006... Emap launched Grazia with the lofty ambition of creating an entirely new genre in the UK women's magazine market: the glossy weekly. The challenge for the Grazia advertising team was to position the magazine as the hottest book in the...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Outdoor Sales Team of the Year - Viacom Outdoor.
December 1, 2006... In 2005, Viacom Outdoor vowed to become the number-one brand for capturing and captivating consumers on the move. Yet it was also crunch time for the 12-month pitch for the London Underground concession, Viacom's biggest contract, worth an...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Digital Sales Team of the Year - Guardian Unlimited.
December 1, 2006... The massive growth of digital advertising has made headlines throughout the year, but Guardian Unlimited managed to outperform the market significantly. The team set out to increase revenue at a faster pace than the online ad market, while...

Campaign Media Awards 2006: Radio Sales Team of the Year - Emap Advertising.
December 1, 2006... Emap Advertising has won the Radio Sales Team of the Year Award for the second year in a row, thanks to its impassioned back-to-basics approach, in what was another tough year for the radio industry as a whole. This was the year that Emap...