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Marketing Services Financial Intelligence

Sector Share Prices

Free Published 14th Jan 2012, 11:54

The strong get stronger and the weak get weaker as the recession continues.  Share prices of companies like WPP, Aegis Group and M&C Saatchi improved in the month to 12 January, but not by... Read more

The Private Plums

Published 13th Nov 2011, 16:21

Out now: the privately-owned agencies with the best and worst financial credentials

Every year we assess the financial credentials of some 70 privately-owned marketing agencies and award them up to eight “Private Plums”, depending on their quality.   Agencies with the biggest... Read more

Special Reports

Media Square laid bare: A story of mistakes and misjudged acquisitions

Published 11th Jan 2012, 15:36

The story of Media Square is first and foremost a story of misjudged acquisitions some of which cost a lot to finance and often failed to generate anything like the profits expected of them. Over... Read more

Global marketing agencies enjoy resurgence: revenues up 8.9% and profits rise by 23%

Published 13th Jun 2011, 22:40

Revenues earned by the largest publicly listed marketing groups around the world recovered by nearly 9% last year, and post-tax profits grew by 23.3%, as agencies began to emerge from the latest... Read more

Financial FactFinder

This is our unique database — available to subscribers only — of UK marcoms companies listed on the stock exchange. It summarises profits, balance sheet strength and key financial performance indicators  for the latest five years. Read more

Latest News

Published 4th Feb 2012, 10:10

Bell Pottinger heavily dependant on Middle East revenue

Two-thirds of the revenue earned in 2010 by Chime Communications’ biggest public relations subsidiary Bell Pottinger Communications was derived from the Middle East, raising the prospect that this... Read more
Published 2nd Feb 2012, 19:26

£3m tax bill re employee trust helped sink Brilliant Media

A potential tax liability of up to £3 million arising from contributions to Brilliant Media Group’s employee benefit trust was one of the factors leading to the abrupt demise of the group last... Read more
Published 1st Feb 2012, 14:08

Succinct price for Succinct purchase

Dwarfed by the news that Lord Bell and his vice chairman Piers Pottinger want to leave Chime Communications and take some public relations business with them (see Discord at Bell’s Chime as PR... Read more
Published 1st Feb 2012, 09:54

Discord at Bell’s Chime as PR buyout is considered?

Two of Chime Communications senior board members, chairman Lord Bell and vice-chairman Piers Pottinger, are seeking to buy out several of the group's public relations businesses and to take some of... Read more
Published 31st Jan 2012, 09:18

Directors and profits in decline at Huntsworth

Huntsworth is parting company rather suddenly with its recently appointed finance director Colin Adams and two non-executive directors are also retiring at the next annual meeting. In a surprise... Read more
Published 27th Jan 2012, 07:29

Creston predicts profit decline for year to March 2012

Creston is expecting to report a downturn in profit for the year to 31 March, following a new business shortfall and client spending cutbacks.  Losses incurred at business start-ups will also dent... Read more
Published 26th Jan 2012, 23:39

Publicis puts generous €30m value on Pixelpark

Publicis Groupe has put a value of €30 million (£25 million) on  Germany's biggest independent digital agency Pixelpark by offering to pay €13.3 million to acquire the remaining shares that... Read more
Published 26th Jan 2012, 08:06

Mission to improve

The Mission Marketing Group, the AIM listed regional marketing business, announced this morning that it expected to report improved operating profits and reduced borrowings for the year to 31... Read more
Published 25th Jan 2012, 18:40

Asia Digital shares jump after £100,000 buying spree

Asia Digital Holdings, the disappointing AIM listed digital media sales agency that has travelled the world looking for profits, rushed to assure the stock market today that it knew of no reason why... Read more
Published 25th Jan 2012, 18:09

GolinHarris buys Fuse: value estimated at £4m

Fuse, the small UK digital agency founded in 2004, has been bought by The Interpublic Group of Companies to provide additional resources for its GolinHarris public relations network. The terms of... Read more
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