Business News - October 2010

    • Friday, 29 October 2010

      MEERKATS TO POP-UP IN NEW REGENT STREET STORE FOR BOOK LAUNCH

      comparethemeerkat.com opens pop-up store on London’s Regent Street to launch new bookThe UK’s love of meerkats is expected to reach new highs on Thursday (28th October) as comparethemeerkat.com opens its first UK shop on London’s prestigious Regent Street. The pop-up shop will be open for two days only to celebrate the...

    • Thursday, 28 October 2010

      Fit out specialist, POE, appoints Bell Pottinger North

      Fit out specialist, Preferred Office Environments (POE), has selected Bell Pottinger North – part of the Bell Pottinger Group - to deliver a national PR campaign. The PR strategy will include proactive media relations, reputation management and targeted thought leadership to help raise awareness of the POE brand across the...

    • Wednesday, 27 October 2010

      Opinion Leader further swells its ranks

      Opinion Leader, part of the Research & Engagement Division of Chime, today announced the appointment Adam Palenicek, who is joining from Ipsos MORI. Palenicek, who will join in the position of Associate Director, has extensive health and public sector experience, and will help bolster the Division’s offering in this area. Crispin...

    • Tuesday, 26 October 2010

      Campaign to Teach Your Kids Proper Footy Launches Today

      According to Rule 10 of the original Rules of Football “Neither tripping nor hacking shall be allowed, and no player shall use his hands to hold or push his adversary.” The Texaco brand, Official Motor Fuel Partner of the npower Championship, today launched Teach Your Kids Proper Footy – a...

    • Tuesday, 26 October 2010

      INVESCO PERPETUAL INVESTS IN AUTUMN SERIES

      Welsh rugby has been boosted by the announcement that Invesco Perpetual has extended its sponsorship of international rugby for the forthcoming Autumn Series at the Millennium Stadium as managed and brokered by Essentially.The renewed agreement sees Invesco Perpetual, one of the UK’s largest independent investment managers, enter into its sixth...

    • Wednesday, 20 October 2010

      PTARMIGAN BELL POTTINGER WINS PORTASKI

      Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger, the Leeds-arm of the UK’s number one communications consultancy, the Bell Pottinger Group, has been appointed by PortaSki to raise awareness of its widely acclaimed ski carrying device for the forthcoming ski season.Based in Huddersfield, Yorkshire, PortaSki has developed a patented wheel sled that allows customers to...

    • Wednesday, 06 October 2010

      Very.co.uk launch new ‘Step out of the Ordinary’ advertisement campaign by VCCP

      Very.co.uk, the online department store for fashion and style, is delighted to announce the launch of its new ‘Step out of the Ordinary’ advertisement campaign. The first ‘Step out of the Ordinary’ television advert in the campaign launches on the 6th October and will run until 2nd November, before being replaced...

    • Tuesday, 05 October 2010

      VCCP launches One New Change marketing campaign for Land Securities

      Campaign draws on heritage of Cheapside to launch the City’s biggest shopping destinationThis week, VCCP has helped launched a new ATL campaign for Land Securities to raise awareness of One New Change, the City of London’s newest shopping and dining destination, opening on 28th October 2010.VCCP’s advertising campaign positions One...

    • Monday, 04 October 2010

      Beale Poaches ex MD of qualitative research of Hall and Partners

      Opinion Leader, part of the Research & Engagement Division of Chime Communications, today announced the appointments of Dominic Scott-Malden, who joins as Research Director, and Catherine Plews, who Joins as Senior Research Executive. These appointments follow the two senior appointments last week at Opinion Leader of Directors, Shaendel Hallett and...

    • Monday, 04 October 2010

      Freesat champions its ‘no-catch’ proposition with new TV campaign from VCCP

      Subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat launches a new TV campaign this weekend (2nd October), as part of its march towards two million sales. This refreshed approach to the brand’s communication strategy is the first from Freesat’s new creative agency VCCP, and has a total spend of £5 million.The new campaign...

    • Monday, 04 October 2010

      DELHI COMMONWEALTH GAMES: MOST WIDELY VIEWED EVER

      The 19th Commonwealth Games, being hosted by the city of Delhi from 3rd to 14th October, will be the most widely viewed ever - beating Melbourne (2006) and Manchester (2002) into second and third place respectively.From Asia to Africa, Canada, the United States of America and Europe to the beautiful...

    • Friday, 01 October 2010

      Centrepoint appoints SFW to develop its Facebook presence

      Centrepoint, the Charity which supports homeless young people, has appointed Stephens Francis Whitson to develop its Facebook presence.The project, which will use Facebook to bolster the performance of existing media and communications activity by increasing engagement with donors, aims to raise overall awareness of the charity as well as support...