The magic of Alton Towers is supposed to have arrived on the Net. The Alton Towers site can be found at http://www.alton-towers.co.uk/opening.html, but unfortunately the magic must have fizzled out on route.Holiday brochures on Alton Towers are far more exciting to look at than this site. It is primarily text-based, the pictures that are available… Continue reading Web Site Of The Week – Alton Towers
Cable & Wireless, the recently merged cable giant * Cable Companies Merge, has announced the appointment of Ruth Blakemore as marketing director.She is currently marketing director of Bell Cablemedia and was previously new business director at DMB&B/IMP. Blakemore also set up her own marketing agency, Fusion Marketing.Her appointment coincides with that of Philip Langsdale as… Continue reading C&W Appoint Marketing Director
Abbott Mead Vickers plc published its preliminary results today for the year ending 31 December 1996.1996 proved a highly successful year for the company. Turnover was up 25% to £358.4 million and operating profit rose 32% to £13.76 million. As a result, earnings per share increased by 27% year-on-year to 24.06p. Dividends per share were… Continue reading Earnings Per Share Up 27% At AMV
The £12m merger between TBWA and Simons Palmer Clemmow Johnson *(Newsline 23/01/97) appears to be faltering, according to a report in Campaign.It is said that a board meeting to finalise the merger details broke down after there were disagreements over the future role of key members of staff. It is thought that Andrew Ward and… Continue reading TBWA Merger “On The Rocks”
ITV has 6 nominations for the Golden Rose of Montreux awards and 4 of these nominations are for Carlton productions.In the Variety category, Carlton’s An Evening With Lily Savage and Talking Telephone Numbers have been nominated. While, Is It Legal? and The 10%ers are contenders for the Comedy award.Carlton: 0171 240 4000
Andrew McIntosh, media intelligence manager at New PHD, has been poached by Flextech. McIntosh takes up his new position as research and market intelligence controller on April 21.Media Solutions has also been out poaching, John Carter, director of planning at WCRS joins the company next month as a managing partner. Peter Williamson, currently MD and… Continue reading McIntosh Leaves New PHD
By the usual industry measures, Zenith Media has calculated that advertisers spent $24 billion on European TV last year, of this figure, $21 billion is thought to have been received by broadcasters. This represents 30% of total display media ad spend, a share that is slowly rising.By 2006 Zenith predict that 98% of European homes… Continue reading The Billion Dollar Answer
Europe’s only dedicated food channel, Carlton Food Network , has signed a £100,000 sponsorship package with Neff, the kitchen appliance manufacturers.Neff will become CFN’s official kitchen equipment supplier. The promotion package also includes on-air advertising and promotions, and dedicated Neff teletext pages.Carlton: 0171 432 9000
ITV has announced its proposals to broadcast the first ever televised debate between the Tory and Labour leaders.Its plan allows for two 90 minute debates in front of an invited audience, allowing time for at least four major issues to be addressed in some detail. Each programme would see John Major and Tony Blair going… Continue reading ITV Announces Plans For Leadership Debate
It is rumoured that Leagas Delaney is planning to cut its ties with its parent company, Abbott Mead Vickers Group. A management consultant is reported to have been called in to value the business for a buy-out.Leagas Delaney has experienced a conflict of interest with AMV and this is likely to have influenced this decision.… Continue reading Leagas Delaney Want Out
