Month: August 2006

Otto looks to boost sales further with 8m media agency search

Marketing Week

Otto, the German mail-order giant, is understood to be in talks with regional media agencies as it considers shaking up its £8m planning and buying arrangements. The incumbent on the account is MediaVest Manchester. It is not known whether the agency will be repitching for the business. The reports come shortly before Colin Webb, the […]

AN expects London Lite to be profitable

Marketing Week

Associated Newspapers is “confident” that it will make its free evening London newspaper London Lite profitable within three years. The comments come as the publisher gears up for a head-on battle with News International’s rival launch, thelondonpaper. Associated has brought the paper’s launch forward to today (Wednesday) to beat thelondonpaper, which will will appear on […]

ScreenFX buys POPtv

Marketing Week

ScreenFX, the digital advertising specialist, has bought POPtv, which provides screen-based advertising in shopping centres, doctors’ surgeries and hospitals. All of POPtv’s senior management will keep their jobs.