Phone book classified sales buoyant
24 Jan 2006 | by Juliette Garside
Revenues from classified ads in phone books have continued to rise despite competition from the internet, a Competition Commission investigation has found.
High street clothes retailer Burton Menswear is launching a new ad campaign with ATM:ad which will appear on cash machines at universities and hospitals in the UK.
Revenues from classified ads in phone books have continued to rise despite competition from the internet, a Competition Commission investigation has found.
Over half of European homes will receive the “triple play” services of TV, broadband and telephony by the end of the decade, according to research by consultants Booz Allen Hamilton.
Associated Newspapers is launching editions of Metro in Liverpool and Cardiff and partnering with Trinity Mirror for advertising sales.
LONDON - The government's spending on advertising has gone over £200m, a £14m increase from last year and more than treble what it was when New Labour came to power.
Travel guide publisher Lonely Planet is to accept advertisements on its popular website for the first time and has appointed ad 2-one as its commercial sales house.
Outdoor specialist Posterscope has promoted client services director Glen Wilson to deputy managing director.
NEW YORK - The domain name Sex.com has been sold to a group of private investors for $12m (£6.7m) in a deal believed to be one of the biggest of its kind.
HONG KONG - WPP Group's MediaCom is poised to grab Nokia's £85m ($150m) media buying and planning business in Asia-Pacific after a competitive pitch.
Sustrans, the UK's largest sustainable transport charity, is co-ordinator of the National Cycle Network, which provides signposted bicycle routes across the country.