Ask.com returns to its former name of Ask Jeeves
Posted in: UncategorizedLONDON – The internet search engine site Ask.com is relaunching today, returning to its former name of Ask Jeeves.
LONDON – The internet search engine site Ask.com is relaunching today, returning to its former name of Ask Jeeves.
LONDON – The UK recession deepened more than expected in the first three months of the year and a “slow and fragile” recovery is not expected to achieve growth until spring 2010, warns the Confederation of British Industry today.
NEW YORK (AdAge.com) — The emerging forces of set-top box and Internet Protocol TV interactivity are soon expected to change the nature of television-based advertising. But are the country's big advertising agencies ready to lead the way into this totally new environment? Speaking at the Age Age Digital Conference, Verizon Communications CMO John Stratton pointedly said he doesn't think they are.
LONDON – Google is one of many companies accused of tax avoidance after it was revealed it paid just £600,000 in UK corporation tax, despite UK revenues of more than £1.25 billion.
LONDON – Outdoor clothing brand Musto has signed up Zara Phillips as brand ambassador.
LONDON – Thetrainline.com has harnessed the power of lo-fi advertising by recruiting a flock of sheep to act as living billboards.
LONDON – Independent News & Media is looking at selling its minority stake in the Hindi-language Indian newspaper Dainik Jagran to relieve its £1.3bn debt burden, according to reports.
LONDON – Independent News & Media (INM) is reported to be considering selling The Independent newspaper.
LONDON – Sheep are being used as walking bilboards as part of a new campaign from thetrainline.com.
“Long lasting whiteness.”
Advertising Agency: JWT, Morocco
Creative Director: Nicolas Geahchan
Art Director / Copywriter: Sirine Sabbah
Photographers: Khalil Nemmaoui, Gilles Benchetrit
Other additional credits: Khalil Khatib, Ali Rezgui
Published: April 2009
LONDON – Zara Phillips, the equestrian sportswoman and granddaughter of the Queen, is resisting attempts by the Royal Bank of Scotland to switch her sponsorship deal over to its subsidiary private banking brand Coutts.
LONDON – King of Shaves is demerging its division that produces shaving products for other brands in order to focus on its own-brand manufacturing business.
LONDON – Free newspaper group Metro International, which today recorded a €15.3m (£13.7m) post-tax loss in the first quarter, has terminated discussions with a potential buyer.
LONDON – Cartoon butler Jeeves is returning as the face of Ask.com after an absence of three years.
LONDON – The UK’s major political parties and news outlets including Sky News, The Independent and The Telegraph have backed new political website MiCandidate.
LONDON – ITV has rebranded itself with a new promo by Bartle Bogle Hegarty – what did the public think of the result?
Okay, since signing on last week, she has 368,000+ followers. No really, in one day I’m watching her follow count go up literally 20,000 every 4-5 hours.
LONDON – Tesco is planning to open more in-store phone shops in a bid to challenge Carphone Warehouse’s market leadership.
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Advertising Agency: JWT Bahrain
Creative Director: Mazen Hassan
Art Director: Nader Tabaja
Copywriter: Jaafar Hamza