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iPhone not what Apple anticipated

Posted in Media, Marketing, Mel Varley, Latest reporters' blogs April 17th, 2008 by Melinda Varley

The fact that both Carphone Warehouse and O2 has refused to release sales numbers of the iPhone and now the price has been slashed by £100 is ringing alarm bells in the telecoms sector and making consumers wonder – is it all it was cracked up to be?

Will the iPhone live up to the hype?

Posted in General, Marketing, Nikki Preston, Latest reporters' blogs November 9th, 2007 by Nikki Preston

Another day another phone launches, but wait – the iPhone is not just any phone, it’s the first one launched by computer giant Apple.

VCCP a une bonne idée

Posted in Advertising, Creative, Branwell Johnson, Latest reporters' blogs October 16th, 2007 by Branwell Johnson

Good to see the patriotic types at VCCP are not averse to a little baiting of our French cousins. Following the triumph last weekend the agency has doctored its O2 ad that depicted an England player crushing a rose twixt his beefy fingers.

Why is O2 taking on the iPhone?

Posted in General, Mel Varley, Latest reporters' blogs July 9th, 2007 by Melinda Varley

Months ago I had a meeting with some mobile publishers and told them that O2 was going to get the iPhone contract, why? Because they’re big and British (sort of) and they have the best coverage.

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