IPC Southbank has appointed Janet Meadowcroft as publisher of Options and Womans Journal . Meadowcroft joins IPC from Future where she was group publisher of the women’s interest division and managed the exhibition’s department.IPC Southbank: 0171 261 5261
Cadbury announced that it is extending its sponsorship of Coronation Street for another year at today’s ITV Sponsorship ’97 conference. Speaking at the conference, Richard Frost, Cadbury’s sponsorship negotiator, said: “We have enjoyed a fantastic response to our first venture in broadcast sponsorship, with an unrivalled 94% awareness level of the Cadbury association. Independent research… Continue reading Cadbury Stay On The Street
Marie Claire has launched its 26th edition in South Africa. The title is published in Johannesburg, under licence with Perskor Group.Marie Claire International: 33 1 41 46 88 65
Today’s ITV Sponsorship ’97 conference revealed the latest findings from ITV Sponsorship’s on-going tracking study. The research, conducted by Millward Brown International, covers over 50 ITV Network sponsorship deals on screen after April 1995. For the first time, the research has shown that sponsorship is as effective as spot advertising in generating TV presence for… Continue reading It’s Official, Sponsorship Works
ITV’s primetime drama Bodyguards captured a consolidated audience of 7.106 million, a TRV of 13, on Thursday 15th May. On other channels at the same time (9pm) were Dispatches (C4, 2 TVRs), Competition (C5, 1 TVR), Sportsnight (BBC1, 12 TVRs) and Place for Annie (BBC2 5 TVRs).Advertisers in Bodyguards’ two centre breaks were Vauxhall Corsa,… Continue reading Programme Analysis: Bodyguards W/E 18/05/97
At its Council meeting last week, the IPA elected Cheetham Bell and Target Direct Marketing into its membership. This brings the total number of IPA member-agencies to 214.IPA: 0171 235 7020http://www.ipa.co.uk/
Advanced Techniques Group Worldwide was opened as an independent company, under the J. Walter Thompson umbrella, in March. Yet, the company has already conducted an immense amount of valuable research and has broken even on its first year’s cost provision.It is no wonder then that James Walker, media development director of the research company, is… Continue reading Interview – James Walker,Joint Managing Director, Advanced
Techniques Group Worldwide
Sponsorship showcasing is still a new type of communication in our specialist field with relatively few examples. We, therefore, feel it’s an area of great potential and ripe for being exploited. In the recent past, we have had Themed Movie Packages such as Monday and Saturday Night Adventure Movies with LYNX and the Leading Ladies… Continue reading David Prosser – ITV Sponsorship, Opportunities Of Showcasing
Millward Brown International first started monitoring the broadcast sponsorship medium on behalf of ITV in April 1995. At that time, we were uncertain what the outcome of the study would be and, in particular, how easy it would be to separate out the effects of broadcast sponsorship from other media.When we checked on the preliminary… Continue reading Tony Copeland and Jan Gamon -The Real Value Of Broadcast Sponsorship
Newsquest Media has ousted United Provincial Newspapers from its no.3 position in the Newspaper Society’s table of top regional press publishers. This is due to its acquisition of Westminster Press last year for £305m (subscribers see Newsquest Buys Westminster Press For £305m). Trinity remains number one with a combined weekly circulation of over 8 million.… Continue reading Trinity Tops Regional Publishers Table
