Marketing services provider Communisis has appointed a new marketing director, Tanya Cooper.

Coca-Cola Great Britain (CCGB) is celebrating the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship with a new integrated campaign.

Integrated communications agency G2 Joshua has been appointed to handle Costa Coffee’s integrated account around the world, following a competitive three way pitch process managed by the RAR.

US brand communication agency inVNT is expanding globally with the launch of a London office as part of an aggressive growth plan.

Shopper marketing specialist MARSY&R has appointed Meher Mumtaz as shopper planner.

Irish promotional staffing specialist Casey Staff & Management Services is promoting the travel retail launch of Burberry Body Mist at Dublin airport.

Independent marketing agency Pulse Group has appointed Sarra Collins as art director and Claire Medcalf as copywriter.

Travel retail promotions specialist Blackjack Promotions is expanding its operations to three more UK airports.

Marketing agency TMW has appointed Vikki Chowney to the newly created position of head of community.

Heinz UK & Ireland has announced the appointment of Giles Jepson to chief marketing officer and a member of the UK & Ireland Executive team, with effect from 1 May 2012.

Saatchi & Saatchi X is giving graduates the chance to pitch for a placement with the agency – in the lift. In 30 seconds.

Marketing agency TMW has appointed Guillaume Buat-Ménard to the position of technical director, where he will be responsible for driving forward the agency’s digital delivery.

US marketers gave out coupons to the value of $470 billion in 2011, 26% ahead of 2007, the last year before the recession hit.

Integrated brand activation agency The Marketing Store has appointed Graham Wall as its new executive creative director.

Creative agency ais London has appointed Anna Hartelius as senior planner. Hartelius has worked in Stockholm, Washington DC and London on brands including VW, Johnson & Johnson and MTV.

Mike Cavers has been appointed as multi-channel marketing service provider Lateral Group’s first executive creative director.

Integrated marketing agency G2 Joshua has bolstered its London operation with a series of senior appointments, including Owen Catto as creative director and Matthew Stockton as global brand director.

Shopper marketing specialist agency MARSY&R, which recently launched into the UK, has appointed Matt Barnett as head of digital.

Peugeot in Panama is running a competition on newly-popular social networking site Pinterest, challenging the car marque’s online fans to find the missing pieces of a range of images of Peugeot models cut into jigsaws.

Glow Europe B.V., a Dutch-based toy and gift manufacturer, is setting up a UK division to roll out its promotional loyalty programme services, initially to target major UK retailers.

Promotions in Travel Retail, maybe more than any other sector, are dominated by on the spot offers for women. Sally Alington, managing director of travel retail promotion specialist Blackjack Promotions, looks at why

American Express card holders in the US can now earn discounts from a range of retailers and other partners by linking their cards with their Twitter account and then sending out tweets about AmEx endorsed offers.

Organic product sales fell by 3.7% in the UK in 2011 to reach £1.67 billion pounds, the third year in a row they have declined, according to the latest organic market analysis by the Soil Association

Italian cheese brand Galbani is inviting Great Britain to ‘Celebrate the Italian Way’ in the run up to the nation’s summer of festivities – complete with an Italian spin on a British icon, the double-decker Routemaster bus

The RFL, the governing body for rugby league football in Britain and Ireland, has appointed Matt Lowery, a former head of marketing at Manchester City FC, as its acting head of marketing.

Morrisons is targeting consumers with what it claims is its biggest-ever promotion, with 250,000 Disney soft toys to be won instantly in-store and the chance to win VIP family holidays to DisneyLand Paris as part of the theme park’s 20th anniversary celebrations.

US analysts Global Analytics say that total UK advertising spending is expected to increase by 4.2% in 2012, to $20.9 billion. The growth rate compares to 2011’s 1.4%.

Guinness, the Diageo-owned stout brand, plans to mark 17 March 2012 – St Patrick’s Day – by getting consumers to share a pint with their friends and achieve a world record for the friendliest day of the year.

Momentum Worldwide has made a number of executive appointments within its European and UK operations.

Italian supermarket chain Conad saw average spend on fruit and vegetables increase by 14% and item value went up by 11.7% during a recent short-term promotion featuring children’s collectable characters the ‘Goodness Gang’.

INITIALS Marketing, the independent creative communications agency, has restructured its board and made a number of promotions as part of its growth strategy for 2012.

Customer loyalty specialist agency TCC and Latvian retail group Narvesen have recently trialled mobile proximity marketing via NFC as part of a loyalty program.