Posts Tagged ‘Manchester Interactive Agency’

Posted by
Julian Gratton
July 12th, 2009

If you thought Pepsi vs Coke was good. Wait until you see Facebook vs Google vs Bing!

by Julian Gratton

Pepsi v Coke image from Direct Marketing Agency blog posting about Facebook v GoogleDuring the 1980s and 1990s, two giants of the soft drinks world went to war. In the red corner we had the Coca-Cola Company. In the blue corner was PepsiCo. While Coca-Cola would entice us with the ‘New Coke’ before seducing us back again with ‘Classic Coke’; Pepsi used a whole host of pop and movie stars to show us they were the ‘Taste for a New Generation’ and even went as far as demonstrating to us that the average person on the street preferred Pepsi thanks to their ‘Pepsi Challenge’.

Just when we thought the marketing landscape was getting a little dull, we now have a new battle on the horizon. Instead of battling to quench your thirst… this time we have a battle to satisfy your online search needs. Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls… let’s get ready to rumble as Facebook, Google and Microsoft go to war in the battle to become the undisputed heavyweight champion of the search engines.

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Posted by
Julian Gratton
March 3rd, 2009

Red C’s Swinton Mystery Tipper gets 2 Nominations at 2009 ISP Awards

by Julian Gratton

Red C's Mystery Tipper Campaign has picked up a hat-full of marketing awards for Manchester's best Direct Marketing, Direct Response and Advertising AgencyThe Swinton Mystery Tipper campaign created by Red C has received two nominations at the prestigious Institute of Sales Promotion (ISP) Awards. The ISP Awards honour the most creative and effective campaigns promoting sales, or changing behaviour, across all media channels.

The Awards culminate in a spectacular ceremony at the London Hilton, Park Lane, on 4th June 2009. Fingers crossed we’ll follow up our Gold and Silver DMA Awards in style!

The Swinton Mystery Tipper campaign, which has seen thousands of UK taxis donning the Mystery Tipper sticker in the hope of winning a £1,000 tip, has achieved spectacular results for Swinton’s Taxi Division.

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