Zavvi shuts 22 stores
Home entertainment retailer Zavvi has shut 22 of its stores today (8 January) following the appointment of an administrator on Christmas Eve.
08 January 2009 12:30 |Joost and Babelgum step up pressure over Kangaroo
Internet TV companies Joost and Babelgum have made fresh calls to the Competition Commission to prohibit the BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 joint...
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Analysis
Social networking needs to deliver
With the New Year under way the marketing world is now scrutinising which media trends of recent vintage can best help deliver responsive audiences...
07 January 2009 |
Aviva’s Buzz yet to be boosted by Bruce
Aviva already has a strong brand presence globally but has some way to go before it is perceived positively in the UK, according to YouGov’s...
05 January 2009 |
Features
New era of frugality dawns
When the chief executive of Asda, the UK's most senior advertising boss and four religious leaders concur that the curtain has fallen on the age of...
18 December 2008 |
Stormy sea of changes
As the recession starts to bite, marketing budgets look set to be slashed even further, and retailers' attempts to lure shoppers seem futile. While...
18 December 2008 |
Alive and kicking
With headlines playing up the downturn, it would be easy to forget the bright spots of the past 12 months and ignore any signs of recovery. At the...
18 December 2008 |
Walking tall
From her time at MSN, CondéNet's Amanda Anthony is well aware that online investment during a downturn can reap rewards. She explains why the...
18 December 2008 |
and finally...
A woman in China contacted the Police after her boyfriend refused to warm up her feet. Shortly after receiving that call the police received another call from the boyfriend himself complaining that his girlfriend was too demanding. Police officer Xiao Deng attended the scene of 'the crime' where he was told my the boyfriend: 'Have you ever seen such a girlfriend? She put her cold legs on my belly, giving me stomach cramp.' After another row the officer managed to get the young couple to reach a compromise. The police department clearly didn't have much work on that night.Special Items
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Is Beckham Pepsi split the start of a trend?
Is Beckham Pepsi split the start of a trend?
As 2008 came to an end, news slipped out that Pepsi had parted company with clothes horse, global celebrity and sometime footballer David Beckham after a mutually fruitful 10 years.
