BBC director general Mark Thompson has pledged to undertake a massive rethink of the Corporation’s direction, with a focus on new media, on-demand content delivery and increasingly digital communication to avoid losing touch with a generation growing up with such technologies.The Creative Future blueprint is designed to deliver more value to BBC audiences over the… Continue reading BBC Plans On-Demand Drive To Catch ‘Lost Generation’
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GCap Media has secured a six month sponsorship deal with Airmiles, covering Classic FM’s Smooth Classics at 7 show, worth around £1 million and scheduled to start on Monday.The deal will also incorporate Simon Bates’ breakfast show, with promotions and advertorials focusing on the top 20 destinations accessible using Airmiles.In addition, the sponsorship agreement includes… Continue reading Classic FM Signs £1 Million Sponsorship With Airmiles
The Evening Standard is to roll out a redesigned edition next week, with a “more stylish” use of colour throughout the title intended to attract more affluent, working Londoners.The redesign will come into effect on Monday, forming part of the title’s “evolution not revolution” towards offering its readers more of what they love from the… Continue reading Redesigned Evening Standard To Launch Next Week
March saw the heaviest text messaging on record by British mobile phone users, topping last December with a massive 3.19 billion messages being sent during the month.The figures, released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA), show person-to-person texts sent across the UK’s mobile phone networks increasing by 24% on March 2005, with an average of… Continue reading Text Hits New High As March Marks New Record
Global advertising company, WPP, has agreed to buy the business of IEG, integrating it into its wholly-owned operating company, GroupM. IEG is one of the world’s leading providers of research, analytics, strategic counsel and training on sponsorship, strategic alliances and promotional partnerships. The company specialises in sponsorship research and analysis, offering companies the opportunity to… Continue reading WPP Acquires Research Firm IEG
March saw the heaviest text messaging on record by British mobile phone users, topping last December with a massive 3.19 billion messages being sent during the month. The figures, released by the Mobile Data Association (MDA), show person-to-person texts sent across the UK’s mobile phone networks increasing by 24% on March 2005, with an average… Continue reading Text Hits New High As March Marks New Record
Marketers are failing to embrace the search engine marketing trend, with industry sources claming that advertisers are ignoring this popular consumer routine in their marketing campaigns. Increasing numbers of consumers are using the internet to research products they have seen advertised through different media. As online users grow, so does the potential market for advertisers.… Continue reading Marketers Fail To Harness Search Marketing Potential
BBC director general Mark Thompson has pledged to undertake a massive rethink of the Corporation’s direction, with a focus on new media, on-demand content delivery and increasingly digital communication to avoid losing touch with a generation growing up with such technologies. The Creative Future blueprint is designed to deliver more value to BBC audiences over… Continue reading BBC Plans On-Demand Drive
Consumers accessing the internet via their mobile phone are increasing, with 56% of users having browsed the internet or downloaded emails in 2005. Recent figures from A.T. Kearney revealed users rising affiliation with advanced features on their mobile phone, with a massive 92% of users in Japan going online via their mobiles. This strong trend… Continue reading Mobile Phone Users Embrace Device Online Capacity
GCap Media’s indie radio station, Xfm, has secured beer brand Carling for an exclusive advertising promotion, which will see the brewer roadblock its ad space for 24 hours to coincide with its Carling Live 24 music event.The advertising takeover is a first for Xfm, which will back Carling’s advertising breaks with on-air promotions such as… Continue reading Carling Signs Xfm For 24-Hour Ad Takeover