Archive for 2012

Published 22nd Feb 2012, 09:17

Four invests in Dotti’s public relations consultancy

Four Communications Group, the public relations company chaired by its biggest shareholder Chris O’Donoghue, has acquired a 60% stake in the celebrity and charity public relations consultancy... Read more
Published 21st Feb 2012, 09:01

Dentsu reduces projected gain on sale of Publicis shares

Dentsu has made a slight reduction in its projected gain from the sale of shares in Publicis Groupe last week. In a statement this morning the Japanese group said it expected its post-tax profit... Read more
Published 20th Feb 2012, 10:25

Dotty accounting fails to cloud dotDigital’s progress

The latest example of crazy accounting rules has failed to cloud the fact that AIM listed dotDigital Group increased its post-tax profit from £771,000 in the half year to 31 December 2010 to £1.2... Read more
Published 20th Feb 2012, 06:55

MSQ sells Fourninety to Indian group

The Media Square phoenix MSQ Partners has already shed one of its subsidiaries.  Last week the Leeds based design and production business Fourninety was sold to the Indian group Basil... Read more
Published 17th Feb 2012, 20:47

Cello’s shedding of Farm seen as a win-win deal

The transfer of clients and personnel from Farm Communications to the independent multi-disciplined agency Inferno appears to have provided Cello Group with an opportunity to exit from a small... Read more
Published 17th Feb 2012, 09:04

Publicis and Dentsu part company

Dentsu and Publicis Groupe have terminated the strategic partnership they established when Publicis acquired BCom3 in 2002.  At the time, Dentsu had a big shareholding in BCom3 which was exchanged... Read more
Published 16th Feb 2012, 21:20

Big changes likely at Pixelpark after Publicis deal

The decision by Publicis Groupe to buy Pixelpark at a valuation equivalent to almost 1.2 times annual revenue, despite the German group’s past losses, suggests that radical changes will be pursued... Read more
Published 16th Feb 2012, 09:18

Interpublic not anticipating big buyback of loan notes next month

The Interpublic Group of Companies appears not to be expecting holders of a class of convertible loan notes to ask the company to buy them back as they are entitled to do between yesterday and 14... Read more
Published 14th Feb 2012, 16:40

Omnicom reports solid growth

Omnicom Group continued its consistently profitable track record by reporting a 15% increase in post-tax profits available to shareholders for 2011.  Revenue grew by 10.6% and this was augmented by... Read more
Published 12th Feb 2012, 20:59

Sector share prices: February 2012

The marketing services industry’s share price index outperformed the FTSE All-Share Index in the month to 12 February for the first time in eight months.  The MSFI Index rose by 12.14% in the... Read more