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Roose highlights TXU staff's helpfulness in debut work.(Roose and Partners launches TXU Europe marketing campaign)(Brief Article)

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| October 05, 2001 | Matthew, Cowen | 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

The American-owned energy company TXU Europe is trumpeting its high standards of customer service in the launch campaign for its new gas and electricity brand, TXU Energi.

Two 30-second TV ads through Roose & Partners illustrate the pathological helpfulness of TXU staff through the aid they offer to complete strangers outside the workplace. The ads, which use the endline "TXU Energi: Electricity, gas ... and extraordinary service", follow a teaser press campaign criticising the customer service failings of its rival, British Gas.

In the first ad, a woman answers her mobile phone to a caller with the wrong number, tracks down the call's intended recipient and hands the mobile to him. A second spot features a shopper stopping to draw an incredibly detailed map for a lost couple -- and offering them money if they ...

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