Growth in direct mail appears to be slowing with revenue increasing by just 0.6% year on year to £557 million in the three months to September 2003, according to the latest figures from the Direct Mail Information Service.Direct mail has been one of the main beneficiaries of the trend towards more targeted and cost effective… Continue reading Direct Mail Industry Sees Revenue Growth Slow
US online retail sales increased by 25% to almost $56 billion in 2003, according to figures from BizRate.com. It is estimated that American consumers spent a total of $18.38 billion online in the fourth quarter of which $8.59 billion was outlayed in the month leading up to Christmas.Also On MediaTel Insight Today…Euro Mobile Users Wave… Continue reading MediaTel Insight: Ecommerce Sales Hit New High In 2003
JCDecaux has appointed Yan Huybrechts as its new director of special projects with responsibility for developing the company’s expansion outside of its core billboard, street furniture and airport operations.Huybrechts joins the company from Network Rail’s property estates department where he was commercial advertising manager. Prior to that he was board director at MediaVest where he… Continue reading JCDecaux Appoints New Director Of Special Projects
Cable & Wireless was seen in focus yesterday rising by 3.7% after dropping its longstanding demand for the break-up of BT. The telecoms carrier now wants communications regulator, Ofcom, to force its competitor into a full internal separation of its retail and wholesale businesses.Carlton and Granada continued to benefit from Tuesday’s news that their long… Continue reading Sharewatch: Cable & Wireless Lifted By New Ofcom Plea
Reuters said today that revenue declines at the company have slowed and management is satisfied that the period of contraction is over. The global information company saw revenues fall by around 11% last year as demand for subscription services slumped (see Reuters Results Better Than Expected). However, the decline is expected to be no more… Continue reading Reuters Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel
ITV saw revenue increase by a solid 1.4% year on year during November to more than £175 million, with its coverage of the Rugby World Cup attracting a significant amount of attention from advertisers.The latest industry estimates show that the high-profile sporting event provided a welcome pre-Christmas boost to the channel, which secured foreign exchange… Continue reading Television Market Round-Up – November 2003
US online retail sales increased by 25% to almost $56 billion in 2003, according to figures from BizRate.com. The shopping search engine estimates that American consumers spent a total of $18.38 billion online in the fourth quarter of which $8.59 billion was outlayed in the month leading up to Christmas. BizRate does not take into… Continue reading Ecommerce Sales Hit New High In 2003
Reuters said today that revenue declines at the company have slowed and management is satisfied that the period of contraction is over.The global information company saw revenues fall by around 11% last year as demand for subscription services slumped. However, the decline is expected to be no more than 9% in the first quarter of… Continue reading Reuters Sees Light At The End Of The Tunnel
Hachette Filipacchi has poached Emap’s Frances Sheen to become editor of its glossy B magazine for women, replacing Gina Johnson who stepped down in October to work on special projects.Sheen was previously deputy editor of More!, where she was brought on board to oversee the magazine’s recent relaunch to take on Condé Nast’s heavy weight… Continue reading Hachette Poaches More! Editor To Head-Up B Magazine
