Article: Miles Calcraft scoops [pound]4m Thorntons rebranding task.

Miles Calcraft Briginshaw Duffy has won confectionery maker Thorntons' [pound]4m advertising account.

The agency, which is being asked to rebrand Thorntons as an everyday rather than seasonal brand, picked up the business after a three-way pitch. Thorntons refused to name the other agencies.

The media account is unaffected by the review and remains with New PHD Compass.

Miles Calcraft will develop a TV, press and poster campaign to break in November.

The review was called after Thorntons parted company with Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R (MW June 15).

It is understood the split was prompted by a potential conflict of ...

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