Finance

UK adland seems awash with money at the moment with Chime Communications, the advertising to PR empire ruled by Mrs Thatcher’s favourite adman Lord Bell, turning in half year profits of £12.3m up from £8.9m (itself a good performance in ...

He’s not the only CEO either. Sir Martin Sorrell has just reported robust figures from WPP, with profits up 36 per cent to £244m, and says sales growth is quickening even in hitherto benighted US and Europe. But WPP’s shares ...

Centerview is a US-based private equity and advisory operation specialising in consumer goods companies and it’s being retained by companies all over the place who are convinced that stock market values don’t reflect the value of the other companies they’d ...

For what seems like decades agencies and trade bodies like the UK’s IPA have been beating themselves up trying to persuade clients to spend more – or like they used to do. Advertise in a recession says the IPA at ...

Two interesting trends emerged today when Poundland, the discount store group that sells over 3,000 items for £1 each, produced spectacular results — pre-tax profits up from £8.6 million to £19.8 million, with sales rising by 28.9 per cent to ...

As reports suggest the News of the World will erect a paywall in October, followed by the Sun, there are ominous rumblings from the media buying fraternity about News International’s worth as a digital brand, now that its unique users ...

In his latest attempt to make digital news content pay, Rupert Murdoch is launching a new digital paper in the US, geared specifically to younger readers and available on outlets like the iPad and mobile phones. While making any kind ...

For what seems like decades agencies and trade bodies like the UK’s IPA have been beating themselves up trying to persuade clients to spend more – or like they used to do. Advertise in a recession says the IPA at ...

Playboy magazine enthusiasts who have excitedly signed up for its new premium-priced iPad app have been bitterly disappointed by the absence of certain fundamental content traditional to the magazine. The online tech and media forums have been full of complaints ...