AccessMyLibrary provides FREE access to over 30 million articles from top publications available through your library.

D'Arcy grabs UK Online from Ogilvy.(COI Communications switches agencies)(Brief Article)

Campaign

| August 03, 2001 | Darby, Ian | COPYRIGHT 2001 Haymarket Business Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

COI Communications has stripped Ogilvy of its 5 million [pounds sterling] UK Online consumer account and handed the business to D'Arcy.

The Cabinet Office task, to promote an initiative to ensure everybody in the UK has internet access by 2005, will involve a campaign that will break this autumn. Ogilvy has already started work on the business and completed a project but has lost the account before any major advertising breaks.

COI, which handed the account to Ogilvy ten months ago following a pitch against D'Arcy and Grey Advertising, refused to comment on why the account had moved out of Ogilvy.

UK Online went live in February with an online portal to provide the public with a single point of access to all of the Government's services from health through to tax-related enquiries.

As well as aiming to bring internet access to everyone in ...

Related articles from newspapers, magazines, journals, and more
COI Communications.(Agencies)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Marketing Week May 13, 2004 700+ words
COI Communications is understood to have shortlisted HHCL/Red Cell and WCRS to handle the advertising for its national online initiative Directgov--is the rebranded and revamped version of UK Online.
Giving out the right signals. (Strategic Play COI Communications).
Magazine article from: New Media Age Ray, Alastair December 19, 2002 700+ words
...industry it's making digital part of the mainstream. COI Communications is a hybrid. Part agency, part client it acts as the interface...trialled a number of iTV campaigns, the first being for UK Online, which was built by Channelbay. It's also used SMS although...
COI Communications.(Digests)(Equality Foundation/Uproar)(Media Reach...
Magazine article from: Marketing Week February 19, 2004 700+ words
COI Communications has appointed a roster of seven specialist agencies to target black and ethnic-minority groups. The account is worth 8m [pounds...
COI Communications.(Digests)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Marketing Week July 1, 2004 700+ words
COI Communications is creating a new marketing roster to develop consumer insight and marketing and brand strategy for all government communications. It is also reported to be seeking up to 30 agencies to form a roster of design and creative service specialists.
COI Communications. (Appointments).(Alan Bishop named chief executive of...
Newspaper article from: Brand Strategy December 1, 2002 700+ words
Alan Bishop, a former chairman of Saatchi & Saatchi International, has been appointed as the chief executive of the government's advertising and marketing body COI Communications. Bishop takes over from Carol Fisher, who resigned from the post in July 2002.
COI Communications. (Digests).(Eddie Bowman, new chief executive)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Marketing Week November 7, 2002 700+ words
COI Communications has shortlisted former Arthur Andersen UK marketing chief Eddie Bowman as chief executive. Prior to Arthur Andersen, Bowman was the head of global marketing communications at KPMG.
COI Communications. (Digests).(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Marketing Week December 12, 2002 700+ words
COI Communications has appointed DM agency Kitcatt Nohr to raise awareness of the Security Industry Authority, a new industry regulator which launches next year.
COI Communications. (Digests).(Central Office of Information to move...
Magazine article from: Marketing Week November 21, 2002 700+ words
COI Communications says that it expects to transfer its [pounds sterling]33m D'Arcy business to Leo Burnett once the agency has been dissolved.
For more facts and information, see all results
©2009 Gale, a part of Cengage Learning. All rights reserved.
About us | FAQs | Contact us | Privacy policy | Terms and conditions
Other Gale sites: Encyclopedia.com | HighBeam Research | Acquire Content | Books & Authors | Goliath | MovieRetriever | Smart QandA