Marketing Matters May/Jun 2011 ISSUE 20

ALL CREDIT TO VISA
Some light has been shed, by the Daily Telegraph, on why credit card firm Visa might have been so keen to become the official card for the Olympics, courtesy of the….

JUSTICE ON A BUNG?
Good to note that the ludicrous gagging orders awarded to the undeserving by all the Mr Justice Noddies are being rendered useless by the publication of identities on….

MORE GREEDY BANKERS
Bankers, arguably now less popular than paedophiles, continue to fill their boots while still being financially supported by, er, us….

CLEAN-UP FOR DETERGENT SECTOR
Proctor and Gamble and Unilever have been fined a total of E315 million by the European Commission (EC) for fixing the price of washing powder….

BUY ONE, GET TWO, THROW ONE AWAY
Food waste, said to total a value of £6 billion a year or £680 per average family, is being tackled by the government in plans to scrap “best before” dates in favour of “eat by”….

BAD MEDICINE
Doctors are continuing to screw their patients with premium-rate telephone numbers, with those phoning for appointments being charged up to 41 pence per minute….

WEAK WINE OR STRONG CIDER?
Buyers at the lower- alcohol end of the wine market are switching to ciders as the recession deepens. (Off Licence News)….

BARCLAY’S MUGS
Those marketeers in the business of giving business gifts will know that some items can definitely give an unfortunate impression in some cultures….