Campaign articles from November 2001, page 2

Campaign archives from November 2001

Cowen on ... Coco De Mer. (Opinion).(analysis on racy marketing campaign by Saatchi and Saatchi)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... I may be stating the blindingly obvious here, but it seems as if Saatchi & Saatchi is going out of its way to whip up complaints about the poster campaign for Coco De Mer. It's not so much that the sex shop's ads purport to show the faces of...

Stuart Elliot in America (Opinion).(retailers use promotional advertising for holiday sales)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... For the last decade, during the longest period of economic expansion in American history, the mantra of consumers has been: "Shop 'til you drop." Now, with a new reality setting in, the question is echoing from Wall Street to Main Street to...

The client catalysts: Charles Dunstone: by relying on a handful of favourite agencies, Dunstone has been able to get the advertising he wants.(Carphone Warehouse)
November 30, 2001... It's no secret that Charles Dunstone enjoys working with people that he knows. As the chairman and chief executive of Carphone Warehouse, his agency roster includes three advertising honchos that he's known for years. There's Johnny Hornby,...

Private view.(advertising awards)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... You know that moment when you wake up in the middle of a meeting and feel compelled to demonstrate that you really haven't been asleep by saying something pertinent? And what you say is inevitably gibberish? (I once asked the significance of...

There is a pot of gold at end for Rainbow as Wnek's `art' is framed. (Diary).(Mark Wnek, Tim Ashton)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... Mark Wnek just can't help giving to charity. His list of beneficiaries includes One Parent Families, the International Fund for Animal Welfare, the Commission for Racial Equality and Nabs. However, it does not, repeat not, include The Rainbow...

Tequila madness hits party people at Fallon as Flintham fuels love. (Diary).(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... Campaign can reveal that the hatchet has been buried once and for all between Lowe Lintas' chief executive, Chris Thomas, and the former Lowe planning director, Alison Hoad. Reports that Lowe cracked open the bubbly when the CCD Testa...

Familiar face blazing the trail in November. (Diary).(Sue Hildrey)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... This month's highest scorer on Campaignlive's Fantasy Agency League, sponsored by Metro, will be familiar to a few. In a real blast from the past, Sue Hildrey from Garretts is back at the top of the league once again. FAL aficionados will...

Pick of the week. (Diary).(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... Matthew Cowen sings the praises of Clemmow Hornby Inge's standout mobile spot: "This ad is proof that creative quality can give a brand standout in a crowded market. Carphone's competitors The Link and Phones4U have both essayed spots with...

Turkey of the week. (Diary).(Clairol Herbal Essences spot)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... Caroline Marshall picks the Clairol Herbal Essences spot created by New York's Kaplan Thaler Group and adapted for the UK by FCB: "The spot features a female lawyer in a courtroom transported into an orgasmic fantasy by a shampoo because, for...

Milkman Lace tries to charm Suki and avoid needling by Haystack. (Diary).(Garry Lace, Suki Thompson)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... In a bid to win the affections of Suki Thompson, The Haystack Group's managing director for the AA pitch, Garry Lace, TBWA's chief executive, adopted the persona of the legendary covert operative... the Milk Tray man. Lace thundered to...

Has media come far enough?
November 30, 2001... Welcome to the Campaign Media Awards 2001. These are the fourth Awards and a credible barometer of the state of media thinking and ingenuity. There can be no doubt that media has come a long way since the days when the choice of where to...

The judges.
November 30, 2001... Left to right (back row) Stef Calcraft PARTNER MOTHER John Harlow PARTNER NAKED COMMUNICATIONS David Patton MARKETING DIRECTOR SONY PLAYSTATION Martina King MANAGING DIRECTOR YAHOO! UK & IRELAND Simon...

Best media campaign of the year: Tokyo life. (Campaign Gold Award).(Naked Communications wins award for Selfridges' advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... TITLE: Selfridges and Tokyo Life MEDIA AGENCY: Naked Communications MEDIA DIRECTOR: John Harlow ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER: Ben Milligan CREATIVE AGENCY: Karmarama ACCOUNT DIRECTORS: Deve Buonaguidi, Naresh...

Media achiever of the year: Michael Jackson. (Campaign Gold Award).(chief executive, Channel 4, USA Entertainment Networks)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... Which of us, hand on heart, can really claim to remember what it was like to watch Channel 4 back in July 1997, the month and the year in which Michael Jackson arrived to take up the reins as chief executive? After all, the media industry is...

Best one-off stunt. (The Inside Ambient Award).(Joslin Shaw wins award for Brookman Solicitors campaign)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Ditch the Bitch CLIENT: Brookman Solicitors MEDIA AGENCY: Joslin Shaw MEDIA DIRECTOR: George Shaw CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Peter Costello ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER: Susannah Kirby-Green RELEVANT MEDIA OR...

Best use of outdoor. (The Blowup Media UK Award).(Naked Communications wins award for Batchelors soup compaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: SuperNoodles Vindaloo MEDIA AGENCY: Naked Communications MEDIA DIRECTOR: John Harlow ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER: Pete Lien CREATIVE AGENCY: Mother ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Mother ACCOUNT PLANNER: Mother CLIENT:...

Best use of radio. (The RAB Award).(Carat wins award for UK's Royal Mail advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Royal Mail's Name and Shame Valentine's Campaign MEDIA AGENCY: Carat MEDIA DIRECTOR: Philip Reddaway ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER: Simon Brockman CLIENT: Royal Mail BRAND/PRODUCT: Consumer Mail MARKETING...

Best use of newspaper. (The Sunday Business Award).(CIA UK wins award for Express Newspapers advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Megastar MEDIA AGENCY: CIA UK HEAD OF PRESS BUYING: Neil Allen ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER/BUYERS: Phil Wise, Helen Wright CREATIVE AGENCY: Soul CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Bruce Crouch, Andy Bird ACCOUNT...

Best use of business magazines. (The William Reed Group Award).(Starcom Motive wins award for UBS Warburg advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: News that matters MEDIA AGENCY: Starcom Motive MEDIA DIRECTOR: Ian Clarke GROUP HEAD: Karen Ladd CREATIVE AGENCY: Publicis CLIENT: UBS Warburg BRAND/PRODUCT: Financial Services GROUP HEAD OF ADVERTISING:...

Best use of television and/or cinema. (The Hallmark Channel Award).(Starcom Motive wins award for Guinness United Distillers & Vintners advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Inspiring Personal Progress MEDIA AGENCY: Starcom Motive MEDIA DIRECTOR: James Greet CLIENT: Guinness United Distillers & Vintners BRAND/PRODUCT: Johnnie Walker MARKETING DIRECTOR: Peter Dee HEAD OF STRATEGIC...

Best use of consumer magazines.(MediaCom wins award for Mars advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Funteractive MEDIA AGENCY: MediaCom MEDIA DIRECTOR: Luca Margarito ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER: Mark Sherwood CLIENT: Mars BRAND/PRODUCT: Magic Stars MARKETING DIRECTOR: Helen Stevenson RELEVANT...

Best use of new media for consumers.(Starcom IP wins award for One2One advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Natural Interaction MEDIA AGENCY: Starcom IP MEDIA DIRECTOR: John Owen ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER: Matt Simpson CREATIVE AGENCY: Gluemedia CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Seb Royce ACCOUNT DIRECTOR: Andrew Rispoli...

Best use of new media business-to-business. (The Overture Award).(MindShare wins award for IBM advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: IBM Multi-platform Customer Acquisition Pilot AGENCY: MindShare CREATIVE AGENCY: OgilvyInteractive and Blau Tequila CLIENT: IBM BRAND/PRODUCT: PCD Odyssey MEDIA OR BRAND MANAGERS: Andrew Brown, Athena...

Best use of mixed media. (The Yahoo! UK and Ireland Award).(Naked Communications wins award for Selfridges advertising campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Tokyo Life/Selfridges MEDIA AGENCY: Naked Communications MEDIA DIRECTOR: John Harlow ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/MEDIA PLANNER: Ben Milligan CREATIVE AGENCY: Karmarama CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Dave Buonaguidi, Naresh...

Best strategic idea by a media owner in press. (The Lipton Fleming Award).(MindShare wins award for Nike campaign)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Nike "Run London" MEDIA AGENCY: MindShare MEDIA PLANNER: David Wilding CREATIVE AGENCY: TBWA\London CLIENT: Nike (UK) BRAND/PRODUCT: Nike "Run London" COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR: Jack Gold UK PR MANAGER: Jack...

Best strategic idea by a media owner in broadcast. (The Media Business Award).(Also promotions)(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Capital Radio Advertising/Selfridges Tokyo Life MEDIA OWNER: Capital Radio Advertising MEDIA STRATEGIST: Barry Ferguson STRATEGIC RADIO DEVELOPMENT MANAGER: Emily Sutherland SPONSORSHIP AND PROMOTIONS:...

Best strategic idea by a media owner in outdoor.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Pizza Hut Bracknell MEDIA OWNER: T4 Media CLIENT: Pizza Hut BRAND/PRODUCT: Pizza Hut Restaurant MARKETING DIRECTOR: Bill Ogle Pizza Hut Pizza Hut's Bracknell branch is located on the extremity of the...

Best strategic idea by a media owner in new media. (The Brand Republic Award).(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: McVities Flipper Dipper on Cartoon Network MEDIA OWNER: Cartoon Network MEDIA AGENCY: Starcom Motive CLIENT: McVities BRAND/PRODUCT: Flipper Dipper MARKETING MANAGER: Andy Young McVities Flipper Dipper on...

Best international campaign.(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: Inspiring Personal ProgressMEDIA AGENCY: Starcom Motive MEDIA DIRECTOR: James Greet HEAD OF STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT: Tracy Darwen CLIENT: Guinness United Distiller & Vintners BRAND/PRODUCT: Johnnie Walker...

Best sponsorship. (The Ortus Interim Solutions Award).(Brief Article)
November 30, 2001... WINNER TITLE: T&T and Popstars MEDIA AGENCY: Burkitt DDB MEDIA DIRECTOR: Candice Knapper ACCOUNT DIRECTOR/ MEDIA PLANNER: Candice Knapper CREATIVE AGENCY: Burkitt DDB CREATIVE DIRECTORS: Philip Webb, Tony Curran ACCOUNT...

Zenith and BBJ vie for HBOS media.(Halifax Bank of Scotland)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The Halifax Bank of Scotland group is conducting a head-to-head pitch for its 22 million [pounds sterling] media account, pitting the incumbent, Zenith Media, against BBJ. The review threatens to end Zenith's hold on the 17 million...

MML hires Mahoney and Amadeo to lead new creative line-up.(Mustoe Merriman Levy)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Mustoe Merriman Levy has hired the former CDP creative directors Mick Mahoney and Andy Amadeo to be its joint creative directors. The pair, who left CDP when it announced its merger with travissully in October, will start at Mustoe...

Dooner lures WPP's HR supremo Brooks to succeed Kroeber.(Brian Brooks joins Interpublic)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Brian Brooks, the chief human resources officer at WPP, has accepted an offer to join rival holding company Interpublic as head of human resources. He succeeds Kent Kroeber, his counterpart at IPG, who retires shortly after more than 30...

Vodafone rethinks advertising roster.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Vodafone is seeking an agency network as it reassesses its existing international roster of creative agencies and prepares to appoint a second global network. The agency selection, which is being handled by Agency Insight, will see the...

Saatchis courts orgasm ad controversy.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Coco De Mer, the sex shop chain founded by Sam Roddick, the daughter of the Body Shop pioneer Anita Roddick, is courting controversy with images of people having orgasms in its debut campaign through Saatchi & Saatchi. The 11 "orgasm"...

Silburn leaves Leith London after a year and moves to TBWA.(Paul Silburn)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... TBWA\London has poached Leith London's multi-award-winning creative director, Paul Silburn, after beating Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO and Bartle Bogle Hegarty in a race for his signature. TBWA's chairman and creative director, Trevor...

Why there will be no winners when DTLR starts going it alone. (Perspective).(Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The Government's advertising department has always been one of those political footballs that is doomed to spend half its time justifying its own existence, and never more so than this week when one of its nightmares has been Caroline...

Henkel reviews 15m [pounds sterling] media arrangements.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Henkel, the German detergent and cosmetics giant, is reviewing its 15 million [pounds sterling] UK media account. The account, which includes the Schwarz-kopf haircare line, is at present handled by Tempus' media agency, CIA. However,...

Dentsu to embark on acquisition drive after 3.35bn [pounds sterling] IPO in Tokyo.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Dentsu's initial public offering will generate a war chest of only 60 million [pounds sterling] for its planned series of international acquisitions. This week Dentsu set a price of 420,000 yen (2,408 [pounds sterling]) for each of its...

MRM hands senior creative position to ex-Mustard director.(McCann Relationship Marketing)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Ed Prichard, the former creative director at Mustard, is joining McCann Relationship Marketing as its new creative director. Trevor Pettit, the existing MRM creative director, is moving to the new role of executive creative director. MRM...

Reuters appoints M&C Saatchi to global branding task.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Reuters has picked M&C Saatchi to advise on its transformation from a backstage role to a household name on the global media stage following a pitch against McKinsey & Co and Interbrand Newell & Sorrell. The agency's task will be to...

DTLR shuns COI's agency services.(Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Central Office of Information)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions has decided to bypass COI Communications, the body which handles government agency appointments, to establish its own creative and media agency rosters. The news is a serious...

DLKW's TV debut for Unison tells Blair to keep health public.(Delaney Lund Knox Warren and Partners)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Tony Blair comes under attack in the first TV work for Unison, the UK's largest union, by Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners. The new spot attacks the Government's recent activities of looking into bringing in private investment to raise...

Partners BDDH wins Grand Prix for TfL at APG awards evening.(Account Planning Group)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Partners BDDH won the Grand Prix for its Transport for London work at the Account Planning Group awards on 21 November, as well as landing the gold for best campaign for established service brand. Partners BDDH lost the Transport for London...

Hoegaarden reviews pan-Europe creative.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Hoegaarden, the Belgian white beer brand distributed by Interbrew, is reviewing its pan-European creative. An agency will be appointed to handle a pan-European account covering markets including the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy. Interbrew...

Claims Direct, the personal injury compensation.(agency review)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Claims Direct, the personal injury compensation specialist, is reviewing its creative agency arrangements. Three agencies are pitching for the advertiser's 20 million [pounds sterling] account. The incumbent, ARM Direct,is repitching for the...

Saatchi & Saatchi's new-business development.(Steven Colgrave to leave agency)
November 23, 2001... Saatchi & Saatchi's new-business development director for Europe and Africa, Steven Colgrave, is leaving the agency. He will concentrate on writing, having recently completed a book on punk.

Mark Hodkinson, the managing director of Universal.(resigning from Universal McCann Manchester)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Mark Hodkinson, the managing director of Universal McCann Manchester, is quitting the company after 12 years to launch his own operation. Mark James and Richard Aldiss have been appointed as the joint media directors.

Hallmark, the digital TV channel, has appointed BLM.(BLM Media)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Hallmark, the digital TV channel, has appointed BLM Media to handle its media planning and buying. The 1.5 million [pounds sterling] account is consolation for BLM's recent loss of the Paramount Comedy Channel account.

Nexus/H has won the 1 million [pounds sterling] Asahi Super Dry beer.(advertising account)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Nexus/H has won the 1 million [pounds sterling] Asahi Super Dry beer account from McCann-Erickson Windsor in a five-way pitch. The agency, whose sister company, Media by Design, also picked up the media account, will start work on the account...

Banc has won the pitch for the branding.(account with 186k)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Banc has won the pitch for the branding and communications task at 186k, the Lattice-owned telecoms company launching a next-generation mobile phone network this month. Bane won the account in a four-way pitch through Agency Assessments.

Union Commercials has added three new directors.(Simon Aboud, Tom Baxandall, Guy Grundy)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Union Commercials has added three new directors to its roster. Simon Aboud, the former creative director of McCann-Erickson's Magic Hat,joins alongside Tom Baxandall and Guy Grundy. Baxandall has shot campaigns for Ocean Spray, Pro plus and...

Inferno has been appointed by Telewest to launch.(iSeeTV service)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Inferno has been appointed by Telewest to launch its iSeeTV digital commerce service. The service will offer products and services from Pearl, Iceland and the NHS. Inferno is handling all communications for the launch, from developing the...

Stink, the production company, is launching.(in Sweden)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Stink, the production company, is launching in Sweden. The Stockholm-based company will be headed by Anna Adamson, previously of Martin &. Co, and the director Jens Jonsson.

The Brave Film Company has signed Olivier Venturini.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The Brave Film Company has signed Olivier Venturini from Godman. Venturini's British credits have included spots for Adidas, Renault Megane, PlayStation, Boursin, Scottish Power and Wallis. He previously directed in Europe.

MmO2's mobile internet business, Genie.(licensing deal with pop group S Club 7)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... MmO2's mobile internet business, Genie, has signed a licensing deal with S Club 7 that will result in Genie offering the teen band's tunes as ringtones on mobile phones.

CWG, the Leeds agency recently acquired by London's.(job cuts after Summerfield Wilmot Keene acquisition)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... CWG, the Leeds agency recently acquired by London's Summerfield Wilmot Keene, has axed six jobs following its takeover of Eye2Eye, whose accounts include Dalepack frozen foods.

Lowe Lintas & Partners Asia-Pacific has appointed.(Asit Mehra )(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Lowe Lintas & Partners Asia-Pacific has appointed Asit Mehra to the newly created position of executive vice-president for Asia-Pacific. He will report to the regional president, Ian Creasey. At the same time, the network's two regional hub...

The funeral of Ken Grimshaw.
November 23, 2001... The funeral of Ken Grimshaw, J. Walter Thompson's highly regarded art director, who died on a shoot in Tobago, will take place on Thursday 22 November at Guildford Crematorium. Anyone who knew him is welcome to attend.

Trinity Mirror kicks off 15m [pounds sterling] creative review.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Trinity Mirror's new marketing director, Alisdair Luxmoore, has called a review of the 15 million [pounds sterling] creative accounts for The Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday People, currently residing with M&C Saatchi. A shortlist of...

Wren appoints Uva as OMD's chief executive.(John Wren, Joe Uva)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Omnicom's chief executive, John Wren, has completed a year-long search for the first president and chief executive of OMD Worldwide with the appointment of Joe Uva. Uva, 46, is the president of sales and marketing at Turner Broadcasting...

MmO2 picks PHD to handle 150m [pounds sterling] Euro media for O2 brand.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... MmO2, the newly demerged division of BT, has appointed PHD to handle the pan-European media strategy for the mobile phone brand O2. PHD will co-ordinate O2's 150 million [pounds sterling] pan-European media spend. The BBDO network,...

AMV snatches 10m [pounds sterling] St Ivel shape business from HHCL.(Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd., HHCL and Partners)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... HHCL & Partners has lost its 10 million [pounds sterling] St Ivel Shape account to St Ivel's roster agency Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO, ten months after winning it. The agency move comes as St Ivel seeks to relaunch the yoghurts and...

News International has denied reports.(concerning editor of The Sun)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... News International has denied reports that David Yelland, the editor of The Sun, is stepping down to be replaced by the News of the World's editor, Rebekah Wade. General release

The pitch for the observer newspaper.(narrowed down to M and C Saatchi, Mother)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The pitch for The Observer newspaper has reached a shoot-out between Mother and M&C Saatchi. Fallon, Malcolm Moore Deakin and Leagas Delaney are no longer in consideration for the 3.7 million [pounds sterling] account. General release

The telecommunications company Hutchison 3G.(seeks media agency)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The telecommunications company Hutchison 3G is holding a pitch for its estimated 35 million [pounds sterling] media account and is already talking to agencies, but a shortlist has yet to be confirmed. General release

Anheuser-Busch, the beverage giant.(hires Ben Jones as in-house advertising executive)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Anheuser-Busch, the beverage giant that pulled its 9 million [pounds sterling] media account in-house from OMD in October, has poached Ben Jones, OMD's associate director on the business. Jones will be responsible for television negotiating,...

Patrick Cairns, the Lynx international.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Patrick Cairns, the Lynx international brand director behind the "Lynx effect" campaign, is becoming the global brand director for Lux, based in Brazil. Lever Faberge has replaced him with the Organics marketer, Melanie Burns. Marketing

Renault's group marketing head.(Toyota Motor Manufacturing Europe hires Theirry Dombreval)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Renault's group marketing head, Thierry Dombreval, has been poached by Toyota to be the car giant's top European marketer. Dombreval will become the senior vice-president for sales and marketing, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Europe, and...

The Victoria & Albert Museum has appointed.(Damien Whitmore)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The Victoria & Albert Museum has appointed Damien Whitmore as its director of public affairs. Whitmore joins from the Tate Gallery, where he had been the communications director. General release

The prime minister's target of persuading.(businesses to trade over the Internet likely to miss projected levels)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The prime minister's target of persuading one million small- and medium-sized businesses to start trading via the internet by next year is likely to be missed, according to Department of Trade and Industry figures. The news is likely to...

WPP has acquired the US strategic research.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... WPP has acquired the US strategic research and polling consultancy Penn, Schoen and Berland Associates. The consultancy provides political polling and strategy, along with research-based strategy counsel for corporations. General release

The European Court of Justice has ruled.(Tesco receives Levi Strauss decision)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The European Court of Justice has ruled to stop Tesco selling cut-price jeans sourced from outside the European Economic Area. The judgment on the three-year battle by Levi Strauss was welcomed by brand owners and is likely to see a clampdown...

Consignia, the state-owned group.(enters joint venture)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Consignia, the state-owned group that runs the Royal Mail, has entered into a joint venture mailing business that will allow clients to incorporate direct marketing into customers' bills. Financial Times

The government will enter talks with agencies about.(public transportation marketing campaign)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... The Government will enter talks with agencies about a 3 million [pounds sterling] marketing push for Travel Line, its project aiming to encourage more people to make use of public transport. COI Communications is co-ordinating the pitch...

Home office to consider ID card ads.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... by our Parliamentary correspondent The Government is considering a plan to use advertising to help fund the cost of issuing identity cards to everyone in Britain. The Home Office has launched a feasibility study into whether...

1576 launches malt whisky Wood finish Glenmorangie range.(national press campaign launch)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Glenmorangie, the malt whisky brand, is launching a national press campaign for its Wood Finishes range by the Edinburgh-based agency 1576. The agency aims to draw awareness to the malt whisky range, which comprises Port Wood Finish,...

Stressed agency staff seek drug counselling.(recession fears increase stress levels of agency personnel)(Brief Article)(Polling Data)
November 23, 2001... Fears of recession are leading to soaring levels of stress among staffers at Britain's agencies -- and the pressures are manifesting themselves in everything from troublesome skin conditions to heavy drinking and drug-taking, according to new...

Adland to assist children's food research.(advertising industry to examine food promotion to children)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... by our Parliamentary correspondent The advertising industry will co-operate with groups campaigning to curb the promotion of food to children in an attempt to agree on a common approach. The need for closer dialogue between the ad...

Partners BDDH unveils first Goodfella's pizza campaign.(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Partners BDDH has unveiled its first television work for the Goodfella's pizza brand since winning the business in July this year. The national TV campaign forms part of a 5 million [pounds sterling] marketing push to reposition the...

Prideaux quits post as creative at Circus for new job at Rapier.(David Prideaux)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... David Prideaux, the creative partner of Circus, is quitting to join Rapier as deputy creative director. At Rapier, Prideaux will work alongside the other deputy creative director, Roger Pearce, who is also the head of art. Both will...

Carlson wins online marketing business on Muller dairy brief.(Carlson Marketing Group)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Carlson has been awarded the lead digital agency slot for Muller dairy. The client has not confirmed that an official pitch took place, but it did talk to other agencies. Muller has appointed Carlson Marketing Group to develop its online...

TAP names Longhurst as consultant.(The Allmond Partnership, Paul Longhurst appointment)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Paul Longhurst, who recently quit his role as the chief executive of Quantum New Media, is joining The Allmond Partnership. Longhurst will take the role of consultant at TAP's interactive TV division, Ape TV. At present, the division...

TBWA plays on heroes theme for PlayStation.(Sony PlayStation launches television marketing campaign by TBWA/London)(Brief Article)
November 23, 2001... Sony PlayStation is making a concerted bid to create flagship gaming characters for its PS2 console with a new TV and press campaign through TBWA\London. Two 30-second ads, breaking at the weekend, launch the new console game featuring...