John Brown, managing director of John Brown Publishing, has been awarded the 1997 Marcus Morris Award by the PPA for outstanding contribution to magazine publishing. Instinct, understanding, confidence and creativity are all recognised in this award.As well as Viz and Bizarre John Brown Publishing also produces Classic FM Magazine and the Virgin Atlantic customer title… Continue reading John Brown Wins PPA Award
GGT Group’s two London agencies GGT Advertising and BST-BDDP will be merging on 17 October to create BDDP GGT, a top 15 UK agency with billings of £230m. Paul Bainsfair and John Sharkey, joint chief executives of BST, will become joint chairmen while Grant Duncan, managing director of GGT, will be MD at the new… Continue reading GGT Agencies Merge
After a seven month review the IPA has announced the new criteria for the biennial IPA Advertising Effectiveness Awards. The changes agreed for the 1998 competition, which will be launched at the IPA on 3 November are: more client involvement two stage judging panel of experts and clients no categories wider prize structure with 5… Continue reading IPA Announces New Awards Criteria
Initiative Media has announced up to 35 new appointments as part of an expansion plan. At senior level four people have been promoted to the board: Pippa Glucklich becomes a media director; Helen Shannon becomes a planning director; Ilker Shakir steps up to TV buying director and Simon Worthington also becomes a planning director. Meanwhile,… Continue reading Appointment Briefs
The Electronic Telegraph ‘s (http://www.telegraph.co.uk) Fantasy League Online, an Internet version of Fantasy Football, is to be sponsored by Mitsubishi Computers. The package will include a new Fantasy League Online logo incorporating Mitsubishi’s own logo along with press advertisements in Telegraph publications, media and trade magazines and advertisements on relevant Websites.Electronic Telegraph: 0171 538 6256
http://www.juiced.co.ukAny publication aimed at students is always going to run into problems as it tries to present a wacky carefree humour without sounding unforgivably trite and patronising. Very few seem to be able to manage it and, sadly, the Daily Telegraph ‘s Juiced is one of them. As an example, Juiced’s financial section can only… Continue reading Website Of The Week – Juiced
The ITV Network Centre is planning a review of its broadcast scheduling board to simplify the decision-making process on programming.The Network Centre confirmed to Newsline that it aims to replace its 15-member scheduling board with a smaller programming policy group comprising David Liddiment, the new Network director, and a single representative from Granada Group ,… Continue reading ITV Plans To Change Board
The RAB held a Radio & Drinks Advertising Seminar yesterday at The Brewers Rooms which was designed to offer marketeers across the entire alcoholic drinks sector a new perspective on advertising.After being welcomed to the seminar, Simon McQuiggan from Whitbread made the first speech explaining what the company is trying to do in its marketing,… Continue reading The Radio & Drinks Advertising Seminar
The national newspaper market saw a year on year fall in sales of over 145,000 in the period April-September, which is a drop of 0.5%. The People experienced the largest drop, down 6.4% to 1.924 million while the Sunday Mirror was close behind with a fall of 6.3% to 2.290m. The Independent on Sunday experienced… Continue reading National Newspaper Summary – September ABCs
The Rover 200 campaign is the latest in a long line of car TV ads to have attracted complaints from viewers.In the ITC’s August Complaints Bulletin it is reported that 15 viewers complained about the scene in which a young businessman took to his car after hearing that his “big idea” had been rejected. The… Continue reading Car Ads Attract More Complaints
