The economic downturn that has dogged the advertising industry for the last few years appears to be far from over. However, the latest figures from the Outdoor Advertising Association (OAA) show that the outdoor industry saw revenues rise by 15% year on year during the fourth quarter of 2002.This increase brings revenues back to levels… Continue reading Feature: Outdoor Sees Green Shoots Of Recovery
More than half of the people in Britain are opposed to Government plans to allow foreign ownership of UK media assets, according to research from Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS).According to the research, commissioned by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), 52% are against the proposal to liberalise the rules surrounding the ownership of UK media… Continue reading Public Opposed To Foreign Ownership Of UK Media
Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux has defied ‘difficult market conditions’ to post an increase in sales for 2002.The company announced today that revenues for the final quarter increased by 3% to €440.6 million while full year sales were up 2.2% to €1577.7 million. An overall rise of 7.6% in billboard advertising (5.6% in Q4) proved advantageous… Continue reading Billboard Ads Boost Revenues At JCDecaux
Around 15% of consumers respond to SMS text messaging marketing, with this figure rising to around 46% of recipients for the best-performing campaigns.This is according to research conducted by Enpocket, which has monitored more than 200 UK SMS campaigns since October 2001. The group’s report shows that the most likely response to an SMS ad… Continue reading SMS Is Most Effective Direct Marketing Method
ITN has called for an amendment to the forthcoming Communications Bill that would allow a single company to take over the TV news provider.At present Carlton, Granada, Reuters, United Business Media and Daily Mail & General Trust each have a maximum 20% share in ITN. The Bill proposes a 40% limit but this would still… Continue reading ITN Appeals For Relaxation Of Ownership Laws
ITV has signed a deal with BSkyB to launch a range of interactive services and develop interactive advertising on the digital satellite platform.The deal will see the launch of new interactive applications, which will allow ITV to develop opportunities for revenue and creativity through interactive ads.According to ITV, the new platform will offer clients new… Continue reading ITV Expands Interactive Ad Prospects With BSkyB Deal
Outdoor advertising group, JCDecaux has defied ‘difficult market conditions’ to post an increase in sales for 2002. The company announced today that revenues for the final quarter increased by 3% to €440.6 million while full year sales were up 2.2% to €1577.7 million. An overall rise of 7.6% in billboard advertising (5.6% in Q4) proved… Continue reading Billboard Ads Boost Revenues At JCDecaux
Viacom Outdoor has strengthened its senior sales team with the appointment of Martin Looney as head of client sales.Looney, formerly sport and digital sales director at the Press Association, will lead a team of seven responsible for handling the company’s major clients, which include Unilever, Nestlé and UIP.His appointment represents the completion of the company’s… Continue reading Looney Joins Viacom Outdoor As Head Of Client Sales
ITN has called for an amendment to the forthcoming Communications Bill that would allow a single company to take over the TV news provider. At present Carlton, Granada, Reuters, United Business Media and Daily Mail & General Trust each have a maximum 20% share in ITN. The Bill proposes a 40% limit but this would… Continue reading ITN Appeals For Relaxation Of Ownership Laws
Hachette Filipacchi has bolstered its teen portfolio with appointment of new editors at Sugar and TV Hits!The move, which comes just days before the release of ABC data for the six months ending December 2002, will see Claire Irvin take over as editor of teen monthly Sugar and Helen Lamont step in as editor of… Continue reading Hachette Bolsters Teen Portfolio With New Appointments
