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The pitfalls of adopting a new brand name

by Suzy Bashford, Marketing
08-Jul-08, 08:00

LONDON - The 200-year-old British financial brand Norwich Union has little time left. It is soon to be replaced by the less patriotic-sounding Aviva, which its senior management argues will allow it to shake off associations with British parochialism and perform better on the global stage.

 

When to ditch a strapline

by Gemma Charles, Marketing
08-Jul-08, 08:00

LONDON - For every advertising strapline that enters the public lexicon, dozens more sink without trace or, perhaps worse, suffer the ignominy of being remembered, but viewed with less affection than their predecessor.

 

Food advertising shifts focus from kids to parents

by Jeremy Lee, Marketing
08-Jul-08, 08:05

LONDON - After years of ignoring parents in favour of their children, brands, particularly in the food sector, have found that legislation and growing opposition to advertising to the latter means they are being forced to open a dialogue with mothers and fathers.

 

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Ofcom broadcast report: plenty of hubris but no hair-shirts
By Jeremy Lee / Both Barrels

Ofcom's Broadcast Bulletin, published today, provides scant evidence that the media industry has gone anywhere near managing to clean up its act...

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Does anyone really get anything from Touchpoints?
By Jeremy Lee / Both Barrels

In his column in last week's Marketing, our media columnist Ray Snoddy made some digs at the volume and quality of, usually self-serving, research...

 
 

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