If you read this week’s Marketing Magazine you might not quite have believed your eyes. Burger King is to “roll out the UK’s most expensive burger as part of a wider strategy to boost its premium credentials”. It’s a snip at £85 per sandwich.
The idea of trialing the ‘world’s most expensive’ is a tried & tested […]
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The £85 London Burger
April 24, 2008 – 5:09 pm
A Parting Shot From Intern Ed
April 4, 2008 – 4:48 pm
I arrived in London to commence my internship with Van much like Dick Wittington in search of fame and fortune in an industry I had always imagined to be laden with glamour. I envisioned the working day to comprise of wining and dining clients, hob-knobbing with London’s social royalty and attending parties all night, every […]
Beautiful Freaks
April 3, 2008 – 12:10 pm
News from the publishing world this week says that magazines could be banned from using airbrushed photos of celebrities that make them look slimmer. Editors from glossy magazines Vogue, Hello! and Elle among others are meeting to discuss fears that using digitally enhanced pictures promote ‘unrealistic body images’ to readers and fuel a size zero […]
Dog Racing On Ice Gets Green Light
April 1, 2008 – 9:18 am
In trying to top ratings hit Strictly Come Dancing, ITV came up with Dancing On Ice. Now, in a brave move to increase the popularity of greyhound racing, punters in Britain will be able to watch Dogs on Ice.
The first “meeting” will be a one-off race at Wembley Arena in July, organised by Greyhound Derby […]
Golden Oldies
March 17, 2008 – 8:48 pm
Mars has decided to let us “work, rest and play” again, Flake is still the “crumbliest flakiest chocolate” (with additional Joss Stone warbling) and now we have news that the Honey Monster is to be brought out of retirement by Sugar Puffs to tell us about the “Honey Mummy”.
Such Advertising Revisited is truly a PRs […]
Plastic PR
March 11, 2008 – 6:09 pm
With a rumour that Alistair Darling will introduce a plastic bag tax in his budget tomorrow and Marks & Spencer becoming the first retailer in the country to charge for its throwaway bags, the green credentials of UK retailers has never been higher on the editorial agenda.
M&S’s pledge was quickly followed by similar announcements from […]
British children are missing out on childhood more than ever before
March 3, 2008 – 10:16 am
Mega-bestselling children’s author Jacqueline Wilson today expressed concern that British children are growing up too quickly. This comes as new research, published today, pinpoints 11 as the age at which childhood is officially over. Over half (55%) of parents thought that childhood was over by the time their children start secondary school.
The study reveals that […]
