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MPG Finds DVR Users Skip Ads, Taped or Live
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NEW YORK A study from Havas’ Media Planning Group has found that users of digital video recorders aren’t just skipping commercials during programs they’ve taped, but are also avoiding ads [...]
With 3 Top Execs Gone, Euro Defends Intel
Brand Marketing
Last May, with a hand-picked team of new leaders in place, Euro RSCG New York CEO Ron Berger declared the agency ready to “lay the groundwork for the next generation.”But [...]
Ogilvy, Mindshare Win $20 Mil. Delta Business
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NEW YORK WPP Group’s Ogilvy & Mather has been hired by Delta Air Lines following a review, besting Omnicom Group’s BBDO to pick up the estimated $20 million account, sources [...]
$300 Mil.+ Intel Account Goes Into Play
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK Intel has placed its global advertising account into review, a client representative has confirmed. The estimated budget exceeds $300 million.The semiconductor company in Santa Clara, Calif., has hired [...]
Chief Strategist Salzman to Exit Euro RSCG
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NEW YORK Executive vice president and chief strategy officer Marian Salzman will leave Havas’ Euro RSCG Worldwide at month’s end, the agency has confirmed. The 44 year-old executive was elevated [...]
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Delta Negotiates With BBDO, Ogilvy Following PitchesNEW YORK Delta Air Lines will choose between Omnicom’s BBDO and WPP’s Ogilvy & Mather in its $20 million ad review, the client confirmed. [...]
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Markets were up late last week, driven by strong showings from the tech sector. The Dow Jones industrial average ended the week up 1.5 percent, closing out at 10,193, while [...]
Brand Marketing
N ext year, without the Olympics and national elections, the spot TV market could well face a tough challenge from advertisers who are uncertain about participating heavily in local TV. [...]
Lawyers See Pitfalls for Fast-Food, Alcohol
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK Fast-food and alcohol purveyors could soon be subject to the same kinds of class-action lawsuits that led to the virtual demise of cigarette advertising. That was the consensus [...]
$100 Mil. Advair Account Switches to Euro RSCG
Brand Marketing
NEW YORK Havas’ Euro RSCG Worldwide has won creative duties on GlaxoSmith-Kline’s Advair asthma drug, according to sources. The win follows a review in which Grey Global Group’s Grey Worldwide [...]