According to reports in today’s Evening Standard, the Independent has hit a slump in sales over the past two weeks, dipping to 340,000. The paper has not seen such a drop since August 1987,with much speculation that it is connected to the Independent’s recent redesign.
Labatt Breweries has agreed to a £2m sponsorship deal with Apollo Leisure to back its London and Manchester bases, Apollo Hammersmith and Apollo Manchester. The music deal follows a recent contract between the brewery and Virgin 1215 for almost £750,000.£1.5M CRICKET INVESTMENT FOR NATWESTNational Westminster Bank has agreed to spend £1.5m on cricket sponsorship over… Continue reading Labatt Sets Up Apollo Sponsorship Deal
The future of Media & Airtime Sales has been thrust into confusion following yesterday’s announcement that LWT is to take a major shareholding in Yorkshire Tyne Tees Holdings as well as handling its airtime sales.Speaking to MediaTel this morning, Judith Rhodes of MAS was unable to shed any light on future dealings for the sales… Continue reading LWT Deal Throws MAS Into Confusion
The future of Independent Radio Sales is expected to be decided shortly, ending months of uncertainty for the sales house. IRS has been open to bids since January when parent company Crown Communications went into receivership.Negotiations with a possible buyer are in advanced stages. Although IRS refuses to name the interested party, industry sources suggest… Continue reading IRS Announcement Expected Shortly
Following in the footsteps of WPP in March, Saatchi & Saatchi has launched a £73m rights issue to shareholders, asking them to pay 130p – 10 new shares for every 27 held. Following the announcement the share price fell from 172p to 162p. Saatchis chief executive, Charles Scott, is estimating that the agency will cut… Continue reading £73m Rights Issue For Saatchi
The eleventh in a series of reports from the Business Media Research Committee is being released today , giving detailed media and marketing data about the British business man and woman.The survey was carried out by Research Services Ltd using a three stage probability sample, screening 2,699 businessmen representing an estimated universe of 1,209,000 businessmen… Continue reading BMRC 1993 Survey Results Released
The eleventh in a series of reports from the Business Media Research Committee is being released today , giving detailed media and marketing data about the British business man and woman.The survey was carried out by Research Services Ltd using a three stage probability sample, screening 2,699 businessmen representing an estimated universe of 1,209,000 businessmen… Continue reading BMRC 1993 Survey Results Released
Labatt Breweries has agreed to a £2m sponsorship deal with Apollo Leisure to back its London and Manchester bases, Apollo Hammersmith and Apollo Manchester. The music deal follows a recent contract between the brewery and Virgin 1215 for almost £750,000.£1.5M CRICKET INVESTMENT FOR NATWESTNational Westminster Bank has agreed to spend £1.5m on cricket sponsorship over… Continue reading Labatt Sets Up Apollo Sponsorship Deal
The future of Independent Radio Sales is expected to be decided shortly, ending months of uncertainty for the sales house. IRS has been open to bids since January when parent company Crown Communications went into receivership.Negotiations with a possible buyer are in advanced stages. Although IRS refuses to name the interested party, industry sources suggest… Continue reading IRS Announcement Expected Shortly
The Daily Express and Classic FM have joined together to sponsor a major garden exhibit at the Chelsea Flower Show. Both media are promoting the event including competitions on Classic and a special flower show pull-out in Tuesday’s edition of the Express. Classic FM is also promoting the Show within its 36 week series –… Continue reading Daily Express/Classic Fm Garden
