Natmags has appointed Sian Roberts to the role of advertising director at the only weekly title in its magazine portfolio, Best. Roberts has been acting ad director since June last year and will take up the role with immediate effect.Roberts has been working on Prima and Best since their Gruner + Jahr days, and joined… Continue reading Best Appoints New Advertising Director
The PPA reveals that ad revenue from consumer magazines is forecast to outperform the market again in 2002, according to new figures from the Advertising Association.Latest AA figures forecast that consumer magazine ad spend will rise by 2.1% during 2002, reaching £795 million, whilst total ad spend across all media is set to fall by… Continue reading Consumer Mags Will Outperform Market In 2002, Says AA
BBC Worldwide is revamping its BBC Good Homes magazine and is increasing its marketing investment in the title.From next month the magazine, which reported an 8.9% decline in circulation in the latest ABC results (see May’s issue of the magazine will include more home and lifestyle features and will sell at the promotional price of… Continue reading New Look For BBC Good Homes Magazine
Emap is to roll out SMS activity across all of its print, radio, online and TV brands. The company will work with Flytxt as its preferred supplier, which developed its first SMS campaign for Emap in November 2000, promoting Smash Hits.Flytxt’s role in the arrangement will be to provide consultancy, build campaign applications and run… Continue reading Emap Teams With Flytxt For SMS Rollout
Maiden has created a bespoke 5 day campaign for online betting company Attheraces.co.uk, giving it “ownership” of Aintree Station and public transport routes to the famous race racecourse over this Grand National weekend.The campaign has used floor panels, banners, 6-sheets, 4-sheets and escalator panels at Lime Street railway station, Lime Street Underground, Liverpool Central, Liverpool… Continue reading Maiden Helps Attheraces Lead The Field At Aintree
JCDecaux International has secured a five year, £61m pan-European advertising deal with Unilever.The deal will see Unilever brands including Cif, Domestos and PG Tips advertised across JCDecaux’s network of sites in 22 European countries. The alliance is intended to focus on building brand awareness and promoting Unilever products in developing markets.In the UK the partnership… Continue reading JCDecaux Secures £61m Deal With Unilever
Boddingtons has become the first alcohol brand to be allowed to advertise on taxis in Manchester. Three designs featuring city landmarks will appear on 20 taxis for the next 12 months, backed by interior tip seat advertising and branded receipts.Andrew Barnett, managing director of Taxi Media, said: “Manchester has become the 2nd city in England… Continue reading Boddingtons Is Taxi Ad First In Manchester
Online Advertising: Statistics, Strategies, Projections & Trends, a new report released yesterday by eMarketer predicts that US online advertising spending will increase by 11% in 2002, quite a comeback from the 11% drop seen in online spend in 2001. Other researchers forecast similar growth rates, 16 of the 18 estimates compared by eMarketer in the… Continue reading Online Ad Spending Will Bounce Back In 2002, Says eMarketer
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, has blamed operators’ high prices for the lagging development of broadband internet access in the US, according to a report in the Financial Times. Gates told the World Economic Forum this weekend that the US’ high-speed residential communications development will fall behind other countries for the next five to six… Continue reading US Broadband Development Will Fall Behind Other Countries, Says Bill Gates
Carlton and Granada, which are facing the prospect of legal action from the Football league if they fail to honour the debts of their troubled pay-TV platform ITV Digital (see League Set To Sue Carlton And Granada), saw shares fall yesterday. Carlton was down 0.74% to close at £2.70, while Granada slipped 1.25% to finish… Continue reading Sharewatch
