Archive for May, 2007

Albion gets £10m eBay ad account

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Ebay has appointed Albion to handle its £10m advertising business after a final shootout against Mother. The account moves from Delaney Lund Knox Warren & Partners, which did not repitch.
The online auction site called the review last month and originally shortlisted Albion, Mother, WCRS and Saatchi & Saatchi. However, WCRS and Saatchi & Saatchi were […]

UK DMO schedules 7 gilt auctions for July-September period

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

The UK’’s Debt Management Office said it has scheduled seven gilt auctions for the July to September period this year.
In its quarterly meeting with gilt market participants, the DMO agreed to hold four auctions for conventional gilts and three for index-linked gilts.
The conventional auctions will be held on July 3, Aug 9, Sept 11 and […]

Jumeirah donates USD110,000 auction prize at Cannes International Film Festiva

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Actors Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell took to the stage to auction the Dubai Fantasy Vacation for four which included two nights in the Presidential Suite at Burj Al Arab, and four nights in a Malakiya Villa at Madinat Jumeirah. The prize also included Rolls Royce Phantom airport transfers, use of Burj Al Arab’s private […]

Hard Rock Casino hosts Michael Jackson memorabilia auction

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

The Hard Rock hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is set today to hold an auction of all kinds of memorabilia having to do with the “King of Pop”, himself, Michael Jackson.
The auction has received much interest as of late as Jackson and his lawyers had been trying to block the auction from happening, […]

Lohan car wreckage surfaces on eBay

Wednesday, May 30th, 2007

Wreckage from Lindsay Lohan’s weekend car crash is up for auction on website eBay.com.
Bidding on the “pieces and parts” starts at $100 (£50) and ends on Sunday (03Jun07), although no bids have been made yet.
Lohan lost control of her Mercedes in Beverly Hills, California at around 5.30am on Saturday (26May07), hitting a curb and trees, […]