Tag Archives: adspend

Video didn’t kill the radio star, and nor has David Cameron

By December 22 2011, 9:47 am Leave a comment

‘In Q3, some 350 brands spent more than £60,000 on radio, the highest number on record, and a 10% rise over the same period in 2010′

People have stopped being ‘just print’ or ‘electronic’

By June 14 2011, 8:58 am 1 Comment

Sometimes it’s not what’s said that’s most important, but who it’s said by. I was reminded of this recently when interviewing US magazine royalty, Steve Forbes and Mike Perlis.

These two men have more traditional publishing experience between them than many established newspapers, and watching on from the sidelines was veteran News International editor-turned PR guru, Sir Nicholas Lloyd. Read more »

A strong Q1 for radio, just don’t look behind the music

By May 13 2011, 2:02 pm 1 Comment

Great news for the radio industry this week: Rajar figures highlight that more people are tuning in to radio, from more devices, and listening for longer, than ever before, so why the nervous smiles from the broadcasters?

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Murdoch’s News Corp set to become the UK’s biggest advertiser

By April 26 2011, 1:10 pm Leave a comment


Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is believed to be gearing-up to clear the way for
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to acquire the 61% of BSkyB it does not
already own, and in a single stroke create possibly the biggest advertising
powerhouse in the UK. Read more »

The battle for America: Mail and Guardian look west

By April 10 2011, 6:05 pm Leave a comment

Guardian & MailOnline to launch in New York

The battle between Britain’s newspapers is about to spill onto the streets of New York, as Associated Newspapers and Guardian News & Media both prepare to launch their first dedicated editorial operations in the city that never sleeps. Read more »

Bruised, battered and disillusioned? Mark Lund walks away from public life

By March 9 2011, 2:48 pm Leave a comment

‘Beware government bodies bearing gifts’, should be the new mantra of COI chief executive Mark Lund, as he begins the hunt for suitable boxes for his belongings after just 22 months at the helm.

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GroupM to forecast 4% lift in UK ad spend for 2011

By November 19 2010, 11:21 am 4 Comments

Crystal Ball
It’s coming to that time of the year again when crystal balls are dusted off and the world’s media powerhouses pool their internal insights to give us their best predictions for the coming year.

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