Business News - March 2012

    • Wednesday, 21 March 2012

      MACMILLAN AWARDS HIGH PROFILE ADVERTISING ACCOUNT TO VCCP

      Macmillan Cancer Support, one of the UK’s largest charities providing vital practical and emotional support to people living with cancer, has awarded its advertising account to VCCP.The charity, founded over 100 years ago, is devoted to reaching and improving the lives of everyone living with cancer. Through services such as...

    • Tuesday, 20 March 2012

      100 creative businesses join forces to offer 300 job opps to school leavers

      ITV, Twitter, RSA Films, Facebook, Aardman Animation, Activision Blizzard, Spotify, VCCP, Teamspirit, Saatchi & Saatchi, Omnicom Media Group, SapientNitro, Zynga and special effects company Double Negative are just some of the 100 creative and digital media companies uniting behind an innovative new recruitment drive across the country to fast track...

    • Monday, 19 March 2012

      TEAM GB Licenced Suncare Products Launched

      Garnier Ambre Solaire is proud to announce the launch of two Official licenced Team GB products. From April 2012, Garnier Ambre Solaire Clear Protect+ SPF 30 Spray and Sun Protection Lotion Ultra-Moisturising SPF30 will be sporting official Team GB packaging.A pioneer in suncare for over 75 years, Garnier Ambre Solaire...

    • Monday, 19 March 2012

      FAST TRACK TO MANAGE GOLD CHALLENGE OLYMPIC STADIUM EVENT

      Leading international sports marketing agency Fast Track has been appointed by Gold Challenge to handle event management for the UK’s only Olympic and Paralympic sport based charity challenge.The Gold Challenge event will offer the opportunity for members of the public to run 100m in the Olympic Stadium watched by friends,...

    • Thursday, 15 March 2012

      SFW PIONEERS INTERACTIVE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMME

      SFW has developed and launched 123 hello me, an online programme that supports and rewards customers of Omega Pharma’s newly launched XLS-Medical tablets on their weight loss journey.XLS-Medical launched exclusively in Boots earlier this year and is proven to help people lose three times more weight than dieting and exercise...

    • Wednesday, 14 March 2012

      VCCP WINS PITCH FOR £4M JUST-EAT BUSINESS

      Just-Eat have appointed VCCP to their £4m creative account following a 5-way pitch.  The business was previously held by Hooper Galton, which merged with VCCP last December, and the winning pitch was led by Martin Galton and Oliver Lewis-Barclay, Hooper Galton’s founding partners.Just-Eat is one of the fastest growing e-commerce...

    • Tuesday, 13 March 2012

      New Strategic Committee at Pelham Bell Pottinger

      Pelham Bell Pottinger, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, is pleased to announce the formation of a Strategic Committee comprising of Baroness Patience Wheatcroft, Ambassador John Danilovich, Peter Kiernan and Alison Carnwath. The purpose of the Strategic Committee is to assist Pelham Bell Pottinger to develop new and unique growth in...

    • Tuesday, 13 March 2012

      Aviva UK chooses CIE as lead research partner in major deal

      Aviva UK, one of the world’s largest insurance, life and pensions groups, has appointed Chime’s Insight and Engagement Division (CIE) as their Strategic Research Consultancy and lead agency to undertake the majority of their fieldwork across health, general insurance and life insurance.This 5-year contract will include the majority of Aviva...

    • Thursday, 08 March 2012

      O2 Launches £12m advertising campaign by VCCP

      Major ATL campaign to signal new business strategy O2 today revealed the latest evolution of its strategy with the launch of a multi-million pound advertising campaign by VCCP.  Continuing it’s highly successful and long standing focus on differentiating through customer experience, O2 plans to extend its iconic brand through fresh thinking...

    • Wednesday, 07 March 2012

      Watermelon offers fresh approach to research delivery

      Chime’s Insight and Engagement Division (CIE), today announced the launch of Watermelon Research, a new bespoke digital research agency that uses a method neutral multimode research platform to help end clients and agencies capture and disseminate insight.Watermelon aims to bridge the gap between technology and research, providing a reliable and...

    • Friday, 02 March 2012

      Royal Albert Hall appoints Good Relations

      Good Relations, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has been appointed to help raise the profile of Royal Albert Hall as a charity as well as promote its public benefit and own programming initiatives.  The agency won the account following a 3 stage pitch process, and was chosen from the...