Advocate of 'small is beautiful' picks up the chalice

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DDB Needham Melbourne Proprietary Ltd. Chairman Kevin Dutton formerly was a founding partner in Badjar, a medium-sized advertising agency that he touted as a viable alternative to the huge, bureaucratic agencies that dominated the advertising agency. Badjar has been a success, wining itself a reputation for sound strategic planing which has paid off with a steadily increasing list of major clients.

Officials and employees, DDB Needham Melbourne Proprietary Ltd., Badjar

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A staid old agency gets a new accent, and a new focus on profits

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The Australian subsidiary of the US advertising agency TMP Worldwide was created when TMP acquired Neville Jeffress Holdings in Jul 1997. There are rumors that many clients defected from Neville Jeffress after the acquisition, rumors that CEO Karen MacPherson says are false. She defends the reorganization of the agency on the grounds that Neville Jeffress was too conservative and unimaginative.

Telephone Marketing Programs Inc.

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Under stress, Hyundai dumps its agency

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Sydney, Australia-based Hyundai Automotive Distributors fired its advertising agency of seven years, DDB Needham, in May 1998. Hyundai claims it needs a new advertising approach, DDB Needham claims the company needs higher Australian sales. Hyundai Australia pays for its autos with US dollars rather than Korean won so the increase in the US dollar caused an increase in auto prices.

Motor Vehicle Dealers, Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers, New and used car dealers, Contracts, Advertising, Automotive dealers, Automobile dealers, Hyundai Automotive Distributors Australia, DDB Needham Advertising

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