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Jaguar account goes to ord agency WT No clash: Mr Bill Spencer Walter Thompson had previously been banned from touting for car industry contracts because of conflict policy but that ceased to be a problem when the US car giant took over Jaguar in 1989 In a statement the company said it had' recently reviewed its UK and overseas advertising strategy discussing its needs with a small group of top London-based firms The statement said JWT would be responsible for developing all Jaguar's national advertising in the UK and provide a service to overseas subsidiaries and dealers The decision to appoint JWT ends a ten-year association between Jaguar and the John French agency Mr David Boole Jaguar director of communications and public affairs explained: decided to have a review and they chose not to put their names However one industry source claimed the company had become unhappy with creativity and decided it was time for a were the best for our said Mr Boole was a combination of their creativity their media buying power their international network and their Last night Mr Dominic Proctor managing director of JWT and the man who negotiated the contract with Jaguar's director of marketing Mr Stephen Perrin said: terrific was the only car account we could work with because of our work with Ford in the United States That precluded us from working with other car manufacturers in Europe It is an absolutely terrific brand from the point of view of creative first task will be to prepared for this autumn's launch of the 1993 Jaguar saloon range with a brief to communicate the car's improved quality Birmingham advertising agency RTA has been retained for the Jaguar dealership network Ailing car-maker aims for worldwide promotional push By JON BOYLE Business Staff Jaguar has awarded its multi-mil-lion-pound advertising account to the same London-based agency that currently works for Ford of America Walter Thompson has been ordered to devise a centrally driven strategy for the company which made losses of £20 million last year that can be adapted for international markets Estimates by the Media Register put advertising spending last year at £23 million but rumours that it was nearer £5 million were discounted by the company Negotiator: Mr Stephen Perrin MEDIA DIGEST BBC helps publish new guide to the Commons The BBC has launched a joint initiative with Vachers publishers of the Parliamentary companion General Election '92: The definitive guide to the new House of Commons is published at £1850 Cadbury attack Birmingham-based Cadbury Schweppes has been attacked by anti-sugar pressure group Action Information on Sugars for product promotions as educational with its Creme Egg balloon tour to schools A Cadbury spokesman said the company had never encouraged the eating of excessive amounts of chocolate Partner sought The World Service Television is seeking a regional partner as part of its drive to begin a 24-hour news and information broadcast in Latin America the next few months we will continue discussions with broadcasters to develop a service for the BBC World Service TV chief executive Mr Christopher Irwin said yesterday The subscription-financed BBC World Service Television was started about a year ago Network changes The ITV companies have agreed a new system to bring more competition to making network programmes Unanimous proposals for a central system of commissioning and scheduling programmes for nationwide networking due to start next year were being presented to the Independent Television Commission yesterday It will end the old system where major ITV companies guaranteed slots for their own programmes More lines Fine Lines Associates have moved to Western House Allcock Street Birmingham as part of a planned expansion of services to include bureau graphic design and logo origination Spending up Honda is reviewing its £5 million car advertising account in the UK ahead of a major promotion of new models Industry sources say the firm is expected to double spending in 1993 Winner on view An award-winning cinema commercial for British Airways Holidays City Breaks will be screened tomorrow at the UCI cinema Solihull before the screening of the Martin Scorcese film Cape Fear The advert recently won a Gold Award for the best cinema commercial at the British TV Advertising Awards EXHIBITIONS DIARY change Mr Boole said Jaguar spoke to four big London agencies in detail but plumped for JWT without asking for a formal pitch felt JWT were the people who Radio Clyde takes control at Buzz FM Visnews set to expand operations in Midlands Visnews is to double its presence in Birmingham as the independent TV agency expands after clinching the contract to provide news to the new breakfast television companv GMTV Recruitment of staff for the Birmingham bureau two technicians and one possibly two journalists has already started with a national advertising campaign GMTV formerly Sunrise Television won the breakfast television franchise last year when its £346 million bid defeated £14 million offer for the licence Mr Tim Stewart employee relations manager for Visnews said the contract was but declined to put a figure on the size of the deal already have bureaux within the UK What we need to do is ensure we provide a high level of support have to expand some operations we have already got in the UK to enhance our ability to gather news in the regions Birmingham being an important centre is one of those areas where we have to increase our In Birmingham the new staff who will work from current base at Central TV Broad Street will start doing dry runs in the autumn probably October Output from the current Midland three-strong team is picked up by British Sky Broadcasting Mr Bill Spencer area manager of Visnews and correspondent said he did not expect GMTV staff who will be Visnews employees to clash with Central GMTV starts up we will be anyway part of the same set up because all Channel he said will contribute their local bulletins to that time period which they have not been done before because TV-am had no regional slot will work I imagine in a similar way to how Central works with ITN If there is a big story in the region they will cover it as well as us" Visnews plan to hire up to 70 new staff in London Birmingham Belfast Bristol Edinburgh and Manchester dio Clyde which increased its shareholding to 90 per cent leaving GR with an option to buy back its interest Yesterday Mr John Bowman company secretary of Radio Clyde Holdings said GR had not found the money The Clyde group which has a turnover of £10 million and an interest in the successful Lon don station Radio Melody has appointed Mr Tony Ingham station manager He has been charged with sharpening the programming focus Last night he hinted at his new style won't be changing the direction in a major way I just think at times we were playing too much unusual music at certain Clyde which now owns 96 per cent of the station says it has no plans to cut jobs among the 15 permanent and 10 freelance staff Buy-back by ex-owners failed to materialise Troubled Birmingham-based radio station Buzz FM has finally been taken under complete control by Radio Clyde after a buy-back bid by its former owners failed The Glasgow-based radio group which dominates the Scottish private radio scene took full control from former owner Golden Rose at a cost of £750000 Buzz FM was created in April 1990 but ran into financial difficulties after just six months when the Golden Rose group and Clyde stepped in with a refinancing package But by November 1991 the station had run out of cash again and GR approached Ra National Exhibition Centre Sunday May 3: National Vintage Communications Fair May 9-10: Prontaprint Worldwide Sales Conference (Trade only) A feeling for marketing It spelt out the word in braille The airport already produces its passenger information leaflet in braille said public relations manger Mr Tim Heeley The braille poster which 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