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Has McIver’s appointment come too late for Morrisons?
Posted in Marketing, Creative, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs September 6th, 2007 by Nikki Preston
Six months later after announcing it was planning to bring in a heavy-weight marketer to spearhead its rebrand and new marketing strategy, Morrisons has finally appointed Angus McIver as its new marketing and communications director.
What does Van Outen actually stand for?
Posted in Advertising, Oliver Milman, Latest reporters' blogs August 23rd, 2007 by Oliver Milman
Denise Van Outen is now the ‘woman from Del Monte’, but what does the increasingly ubiquitous celebrity exactly offer brands in her recent flurry of advertising campaigns?
The truth will out
Posted in Advertising, Creative, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs August 1st, 2007 by Branwell Johnson

It’s been a constant theme for weeks now – brand trust and how it is easily won and lost. Examples have been piling up like a car crash with examples from ITV and BBC to L’Oreal and now you can add Morrison’s to the list – but now there’s the added twist that it’s the watchful blog community exposing a deceit.
Morrisons has sterling strategy
Posted in Advertising, Marketing March 16th, 2007 by Branwell Johnson

Is there a new turnaround king in town? Morrisons has just posted an impressive set of full year results and announced a new store programme, rebrand and advertising assault.
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