The topic of the first MRG meeting of 2002, held last night, was the National Census that took place last year. The UK-wide survey will already have had some impact on the advertising industry, thanks to the use of a variety of media to promote the “Count Me In” message the ONS adopted to persuade… Continue reading MRG Evening Meeting: The National Census
AOL Time Warner has struck what could be the biggest global cross-media marketing deal in history with the world’s largest advertiser Unilever.The three-year multi-million dollar deal will see AOL market Unilever’s range of consumer brands including Dove, Slim Fast, Ragu and Vaseline across its on-air, online and print properties in the US and Europe. Cross-platform… Continue reading AOL And Unilever Strike Global Cross-Media Deal
Commercial radio has recorded its highest ever share of the display advertising market, according to the Advertising Association’s latest Quarterly Survey of Advertising Expenditure.The survey shows that in the third quarter of 2001, from July to September, commercial radio accounted for 6.8% of display advertising revenue. This figure means that the commercial radio industry’s share… Continue reading Brands Turned On By Radio Advertising
NRS figures for National Newspapers in November show that the market as a whole remained relatively stable year on year, slipping just 0.2%. However, this was not to say that movement was not seen at individual titles, where fortunes were decidedly mixed.Titles on the up in November included the Daily Star, which added 12.2% or… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – November 2001
Virgin Radio is launching a trial on the Isle of Man that combines digital radio with 3G technology and could lead to the launch of more interactive radio stations in the UK.As part of the trial, which begins later this month, Virgin will launch an interactive radio service called Manx Choice on a test digital… Continue reading Virgin Trials DAB And 3G Technology
Over half the population may use interactive technology (see Britain Embraces Interactive Technology) but some may still not be able to tell between an ad and a download, according to the judgement of the ASA this week. The advertising watchdog upheld a complaint against a banner advert placed on the BT website for being misleading,… Continue reading ASA Judges Net Ad “Misleading”
After seeing shares jump significantly at the end of last week (see Sharewatch), Smartlogik was the worst performer in yesterday’s media market with stock slipping 10% to close at 2źp.Cordiant, which recently moved to quash speculation that it could be considering a merger with French advertising group Publicis (see Sharewatch), also performed poorly yesterday with… Continue reading Sharewatch
JCDecaux’s Sutton Study into the effectiveness of scrolling advertising sites found that 82% of adults recall being exposed to a scrolling 48-sheet site compared to 49% who recall seeing a static poster. Presenting the findings of the study at the MRG one day conference recently, managing director of JCDecaux Worldlink, Neil Eddleston, argued that scrolling… Continue reading Feature: Scrolling Advertising Sites
NTL is cutting its central marketing team from 55 people to 8 people and is reducing its marketing budget for 2002 from £65m to £10 million in an attempt to cut costs, according to a report in today’s trade press.An NTL spokeswoman refused to comment on the report but confirmed that the company was “streamlining”… Continue reading NTL Streamlines Central Marketing
NRS figures for National Newspapers in November show that the market as a whole remained relatively stable year on year, slipping just 0.2%. However, this was not to say that movement was not seen at individual titles, where fortunes were decidedly mixed.Titles on the up in November included the Daily Star, which added 12.2% or… Continue reading NRS National Newspaper Round-Up – November 2001
