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Business optimism is currently at its highest level for over three years and economic growth is expected to surge during 2004, providing a much needed boost to the UK advertising market. The latest BDO Business Trends Report forecasts that healthy domestic demand and an improving world climate will lift the UK’s economic growth to 2.3%… Continue reading Improving UK Economy To Boost Advertising Market

The vast majority of US consumers are happy with their online buying experiences, judging from a pre-Christmas survey carried out by Shop.org and BizRate.com. The poll of 1,126 online buyers was carried out on the first two days of December and almost 90% of those questioned professed themselves satisfied with the purchasing process. Over 60%… Continue reading Consumers Sing Praises Of Online Shopping

The media market got off to a positive start in 2003 with WPP seeing shares increase by 2.57% over the festive break. The world’s third largest communications group recently announced that revenues exceeded £1 billion in the third quarter as the global advertising recovery gathered momentum (see WPP Enjoys Healthy Third Quarter).Carlton and Granada also… Continue reading Sharewatch: New Year’s Optimism Lifts Media Stocks

JanuaryFigures from Thomson Intermedia provided something of a sobering start to the new year by showing that television adspend dropped by 5.7% during 2002 to just over £3.7 billion as the difficult economic conditions continued to cast their shadow over the industry (see More Than £3.5bn Spent On TV Advertising Last Year). Things were more… Continue reading NewsLine End Of Year Round-Up: Television

Aegis Group, the media and market research firm has said that trading is in line with expectations and anticipates further progress will be made in 2004.Europe’s largest advertising buyer claims that turnover, revenue and operating profit improved in 2003 and there is cause for New Year cheer given the upturn in the advertising and marketing… Continue reading Aegis On Track To Deliver Strong Growth This Year

IPC has confirmed its intention to challenge Emap in the men’s weekly magazine market with the launch of a new title, called Nuts, with the backing of an extensive £8 million marketing campaign.The magazine, which has been in development since November 2002, will offer readers a mix of sport, news, television and women in a… Continue reading IPC Launches Nuts To Crack Men’s Magazine Market

The BBC has agreed to drop Coca-Cola as the multi-million pound sponsor of the weekly music charts used by Radio One and Top Of The Pops following a wave of criticism.The Corporation is currently seeking a way out of the two-year deal with the Official UK Chart Company that sees the soft-drinks giant receive regular… Continue reading BBC Buckles Under Pressure To End Coke Sponsorship Deal

Emap has revealed that its eagerly awaited new men’s lifestyle magazine will be called Zoo Weekly and will launch at the end of the month with the support of a major advertising campaign.The title, which has been in development as Project Tyson, will be published on Wednesdays and will target males aged between 16 and… Continue reading New Emap Men’s Magazine To Be Called Zoo Weekly

Business optimism is currently at its highest level for over three years and economic growth is expected to surge during 2004, providing a much needed boost to the UK advertising market.The latest BDO Business Trends Report forecasts that healthy domestic demand and an improving world climate will lift the UK’s economic growth to 2.3% in… Continue reading Improving UK Economy To Boost Advertising Market In 2004

JanuaryDigital radio got off to a flying start in 2003 with figures from the Digital Radio Development Bureau showing that sales of DAB digital radios increased by 165% in 2002 and look set to more than double in the coming months (see Sales Of DAB Digital Radios Boom In 2002). Meanwhile, Virgin Radio announced plans… Continue reading NewsLine End Of Year Round-Up: Radio