Jim Ratcliffe wins Jaguar Land Rover challenge over Defender shape November 17, 2019 Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) efforts to thwart billionaire businessman Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s plans to model the shape of his new 4×4 on JLR’s Defender have failed. The Sunday Times today reported that Ratcliffe, the founder of Ineos, had won his challenge to JLR’s attempt to trademark the Defender’s shape. Read more: Ineos’ Teeside chemicals factory [...]
UK-US trade negotiations set for advanced talks in June May 18, 2020 Trade delegates from the UK and US governments will hold two virtual negotiating rounds next month, after the first formal round of talks between ended on Friday. The next round will see both sides start to introduce detailed proposals as they try to strike a “comprehensive trade deal…at an accelerated pace”, according to international trade [...]
The Audi RS Q3 is a super-quick compact SUV that splits opinion August 29, 2020 With a 400hp five-cylinder engine and Quattro 4WD, the Audi RS Q3 Sportback has the right ingredients for greatness. Does it deliver?
Screenshot: Is price comparison the Future of publishing? November 27, 2020 A weekly column from City A.M. bringing you all the biggest stories and trends in technology, media and telecoms This week **Media Moment of the Week: A baking bonanza **Future’s flirtation with Go Compare: Insane or inspired? **Baby boomer radio beats Media Moment of the Week For many of us, The Great British Bake Off [...]
Coca-Cola toasts vintage 2019 as drinks maker beats expectations January 30, 2020 Coca-Cola’s trademark soft drink proved its timelessness today as the firm said sales of the drink had helped it beat revenue expectations in the final quarter of 2019. Although the firm has been putting increasing focus on expanding its range of coffees, teas and low-sugar drinks, its most famous product saw its value grow six [...]
Harry and Meghan face losing Sussex Royal brand February 19, 2020 Harry and Meghan are facing the loss of the Sussex Royal brand after giving up their royal duties to live in Canada. The use of the word ‘royal’ in the couple’s Sussex Royal brand is being reviewed after they said they were moving towards financial independence, according to Reuters reports. Last year the couple applied [...]
Portrait of a Lady on Fire review: Banishing men makes for a revolutionary period piece February 28, 2020 There’s something strange about Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the enlightenment era French-language romance set on an island off the coast of Brittany, and it took me a while to work out what it was. It’s about three young women: Héloïse, a lonely debutante; Marianne, the bohemian artist hired by Héloïse’s mother to paint [...]
DEBATE: Does the ‘royal’ brand hold any cachet anyway? February 25, 2020 Harry and Meghan have dropped the word ‘royal’, but does the brand hold any cachet anyway? Max Ottignon, co-founder of branding agency Ragged Edge, says YES. There’s a huge amount of value in the royal brand. It comes with a rich legacy, one that has been carefully curated and protected over time. And it carries [...]
Festive cocktails, whether you’re fully stocked or the cupboard’s bare December 23, 2020 What a short-lived foray back into the great restaurants, bars and pubs of London that was! Like many restaurateurs and publicans across the country, I don’t mind being told to close my venue for the good of the nation (although there is still no evidence that hospitality contributes significantly more than other sectors to the [...]
WTF? Procter & Gamble looks to trademark millennial-friendly acronyms like LOL and NBD August 24, 2018 Consumer goods titan Procter & Gamble has reportedly applied to trademark millennial-friendly phrases such as 'WTF', 'LOL' and 'NBD'. It filed the trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office in April, and if successful will mean the company can use the acronyms to market its products. The company wants to use the phrases on air [...]