Twiggy gets retro for Marks & Spencer's 125th anniversary ad
guardian.co.uk 5/18/2009 — Marks & Spencer jumps on nostalgia bandwagon with campaign charting roots from 1880s penny bazaar to modern M&S; Marks & Spencer has jumped on the nostalgia bandwagon with a TV campaign featuring Twiggy to celebrate its 125th anniversary. The TV campaign, which can be seen exclusively on MediaGuardian.co.uk, breaks on TV tonight and charts the impact M&S; has had on UK culture and consumer habits. Twiggy, who first appeared in advertising for the company in 1967, is transported back to 1884 ...

Marks & Spencer champagne ads run on pre-teen gaming website
guardian.co.uk 1/26/2010 — Mother contacts Alcohol Concern after seeing ads on GirlGames.1 while her daughter, 5, was playing on the site Marks & Spencer has been criticised for allowing alcohol averts to appear on a pre-teen gaming website popular with girls as young as five. The M&S; champagne ads appeared on GirlGames1.com. A mother spotted a four ads running in banner and display slots while her five-year-old daughter was using the site and reported the incident to Alcohol Concern. The mother had used the ...

Marks & Spencer support advertising's latest buzz word: sorry
guardian.co.uk 5/8/2009 — Sorry, Elton John sang, seems to be the hardest word. But no longer for advertisers. In the last few days Marks & Spencer and the London Evening Standard have decided that large advertising campaigns displaying contrition are the best route to win over the public. In the case of M&S; a national press advertising campaign with the headline "We boobed" told women it was dropping its unpopular policy of charging more for larger bra sizes. The Evening Standard, now under the ownership of Russian ...

Marks & Spencer reinstates 90-day returns policy for Christmas
brandrepublic.com 10/2/2009 — LONDON - Marks & Spencer (M&S;) is suspending its new 35-day limit on returning items in the run-up to Christmas.

Marks & Spencer trumpets ethical initiatives in ad campaign
guardian.co.uk 6/12/2009 — M&S;'s national ad campaign pushes £200m ethical plan and chides rivals for retreating from commitment to green issues Marks & Spencer is to launch a national advertising campaign pushing its £200m ethical plan and chiding rivals for giving up on "fashionable" eco-policies due to the recession. The national press and digital campaign, called "Doing the Right Thing", breaks this weekend with a "manifesto" press ad outlining the key tenets of its £200m five-year ethical trading initiative, ...

Marks & Spencer targets Waitrose with price-comparison ad
brandrepublic.com 11/2/2009 — LONDON - Marks & Spencer has launched a price-comparison campaign targeting the Essential Waitrose range.

Marks and Spencer relaunches shopping website
brandrepublic.com 10/12/2009 — LONDON - Marks & Spencer is re-launching its e-commerce website to improve customer shopping experience.

Marks & Spencer apologises for pricing boob
brandrepublic.com 5/8/2009 — LONDON - Marks & Spencer (M&S;) has launched a campaign apologising for its decision to charge £2 more for bras sized over a DD cup.

Marks & Spencer compares quality of its financial services to food and clothing
brandrepublic.com 10/1/2009 — LONDON - Marks & Spencer has rolled out a new campaign to promote its financial services offering, M&S; Money.

Marks & Spencer Christmas ad cleared of sexism
brandrepublic.com 12/15/2009 — LONDON - Marks and Spencer has been cleared of sexism in its Christmas ad following 100 complaints from viewers.

Xbox Social Goes Live — MediaPost | Online Media Daily 11/17/2009
[from PC World] - Thought video games were already attention-consuming? Facebook and Twitter integration with Microsoft's Xbox 360 is expected to take ef...

Facebook and Twitter On Xbox Live — MediaPost | Online Media Daily 11/18/2009
Social gaming will get a boost with the integration of Facebook and Twitter into Xbox Live. The addition of Facebook to the online gaming platform will allow users to engage in popular activities on the social network on their living room TVs.

Verizon App Offers All-In-One Easy Access to Social Nets, Twitter — MediaPost | Online Media Daily 11/19/2009
Verizon Wireless has partnered with iSkoot to launch an application promising easy access to popular social properties including Facebook, MySpace and Twitter in one place. The free Social Beat app lets subscribers view and manage their social network ...

Scam Ad Suit Targets Facebook — MediaPost | Online Media Daily 11/19/2009
[from Business Insider] - Facebook and gaming startup Zynga are the defendants in a federal class-action lawsuit filed this week seeking upwards of $5 million fo...

Social Media Fires Up Video Game Marketing — MediaPost | Online Media Daily 11/19/2009
Facebook and Twitter campaigns have fueled the fire of video game marketing by augmenting traditional widgets or homepage and takeover ads on MySpace or YouTube. Expandable rich banner ads promoting mainstream and action/shooter games on ad networks ...