Business News - August 2011

    • Thursday, 25 August 2011

      Ancestry.co.uk hands VCCP its advertising account

      Ancestry.co.uk has handed its seven –figure  advertising account to VCCP following a review.  Officially the UK’s favourite family history website, Ancestry.co.uk hosts more than 895 million UK records, including the most comprehensive online set of England, Wales and Scotland censuses from 1841 to 1901, the fully searchable England and Wales Birth,...

    • Wednesday, 24 August 2011

      O2 launches Get Up For England Ad campaign by VCCP

      Martin Johnson, Jonny Wilkinson and Chris Ashton feature in O2 adO2 is launching a major through the line campaign to promote its latest rugby initiative, Get Up For England with O2.  When Martin Johnson’s men fly to New Zealand to take on the world this autumn fans in the UK...

    • Wednesday, 24 August 2011

      CHEDDS LAUNCH TO BE SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL TV CAMPAIGN

      The launch of Chedds, a brand new kids snacking range from the nation’s favourite cheese brand  Cathedral City, is to be supported by a national television advertising campaign which will air from the 29th of August for 6 weeks.Monty the Mouseketeer will premiere in the two separate thirty second ads...

    • Tuesday, 23 August 2011

      ESSENTIALLY LOG PLUSNET ON AS FOUR NATIONS PARTNER

      PLUSNET the award winning broadband provider has today launched a major partnership with the Gillette Four Nations 2011, the landmark international rugby league tournament taking place across England and Wales in October and November.The partnership, brokered by the sports agency Essentially Group will see PLUSNET, the Yorkshire based internet and...

    • Monday, 22 August 2011

      Commercial property win for Bell Pottinger North

      Bell Pottinger North, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has been appointed to support Keele University Science & Business Park following a competitive tender.The contract, which runs for 2 years, covers strategic advice, tactical campaign delivery and marketing support for the Science & Business Park, which was first established in...

    • Friday, 19 August 2011

      Weetabix appoints Good Relations

      Weetabix has appointed Good Relations to support its consumer PR and issues management.Good Relations, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, won the brief after a three-way pitch process handled by Oyster Catchers.   The brief mainly focuses on consumer but includes elements of corporate and issues management. The brief is for...

    • Thursday, 18 August 2011

      PTARMIGAN BELL POTTINGER EXPANDS TEAM

      Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has expanded its digital offer with the recruitment of search specialist Joseph Gourvenec and recruited Natalie Owens into the media relations team.Joseph has seven years experience in digital marketing and joins from Global Travel Group. Commenting on his new role he...

    • Monday, 08 August 2011

      OPEN Health launches OPEN Plan: Global Healthcare market research and brand planning consultancy

      Healthcare communications agency OPEN Health, the first channel and discipline neutral agency in the health communications sector, bolsters its market research and brand planning capabilities with the launch of OPEN Plan. OPEN Plan will provide global and domestic market research solutions and has qualitative, online, quantitative, deliberative and collaborative capabilities. The...

    • Tuesday, 02 August 2011

      OSCAR PISTORIUS SIGNS WITH FAST TRACK

      Double Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has today appointed leading international sports marketing agency Fast Track to act as his publicists.The announcement will see Fast Track lead on all international media activity and will be Oscar’s official spokesperson.The 24-year-old double amputee said, “Fast Track has a detailed understanding of elite disability...