WPP, the advertising group which includes JWT and O&M, has released results this morning for the six months to June 30. Pre-tax profits are up 50% from £24.13m to £36.2m. Turnover was £2.87bn. WPP’s shares rose 12p yesterday to close at 123p, in anticipation of healthy results today. At 9.30am the price had dropped 4p… Continue reading WPP Profits Up 50%
The marketing teams at Laser, TSMS and Carlton UK are urging the Network Centre to release marketing responsibilities to them, following the departure of Dick Emery to the BBC last week. This would mean greater cooperation between the three sales houses, working with the Network Centre. Carlton UK Sales managing director, Martin Bowley, said, “The… Continue reading ITV Sales Houses Want To Takeover Marketing
…Carlsberg is to end its summer concert sponsorship series with the Reading Festival on August 26.…Gaymer Group’s premium cider K will sponsor the Time Out London Student Guide for the fourth year running.The Institute of Sports Sponsorship is to launch the UK’s first arbitration service for sports sponsors. Last year in the UK, £250m was… Continue reading Sponsorship Latest
Radio 1 is to appeal on air for volunteers to sit on an advisory panel to monitor the performance of the troubled radio station, and suggest improvements. Radio 1 has lost 6.6% points audience share in just one year.
The Newcastle Chronicle & Journal is launching The Journal Business Magazine on September 5th (circ 30,000, distributed with the City edition of the paper). York & County Press has launched Admart, a shopper-style free newspaper (circ 62,000 to homes and businesses in York and Wetherby.
National Heritage Sectretary Stephen Dorrell announced yesterday that Sir George Russell has been reappointed as chairman of the ITC for a further two years from 1 January 1995.
Morgan Grampian’s newspaper for family doctors, Pulse, is the best-read medical weekly in the latest JICMARS survey, with a total average issue readership of 74% of all GPs. Pulse has increased its lead over Haymarket’s General Practitioner (AIR down five percentage points at 68%) and Doctor (Reed) up one percentage point at 58%.The best-read monthly… Continue reading Pulse Is Best Read Medical Weekly
The BBC’s Autumn season, at a total cost of £165m, includes 82 hours of new drama and 25 fresh comeday and variety shows.The comedy season includes Dawn French as a vicar in The New Vicar, by the writer of Four Weddings and a Funeral, Timothy Spall is in a Nice Day At The Office with… Continue reading BBC Autumn Season
Arcbuild ’94, readership research of the building industry, has been released. Building, The Builder Group’s title, came out as the best read title out of all the building workers identified, with a total average issue readership of 38%. The survey covers architects, surveyors, engineers, contractors and housebuilders. Second in the survey was Building Design, with… Continue reading Arcbuild ’94 Results
