OFT Market Review into the UK Outdoor Advertising Sector
September 13, 2010
OFT launches market study into outdoor advertising | www.oft.gov.uk
What are the possible implications of the current OFT market review into the UK outdoor advertising sector?Posterscope (Aegis owned) and Kinetic (WPP owned) currently account for circa 90% of the buying in the UK market. Will this be deemed acceptable?Will they be allowed to continue to buy ooh space for competitive networks such as OMG, Havas and Publicis?What affect might these possible changes have on Clear Channel , JC Decaux, CBS Outdoor, Primesight and other outdoor media owners?
AT&T-the real issue: appalling customer experience--cool gadgets just a band-aid
May 16, 2010
AT&T Looks Beyond the iPhone for Growth | online.wsj.com
1) at&t has to make a massive investment to fix a totally inadequate wireless network.2) locking new iphone users into contracts which many are not satisfied with (due to their crappy wireless network) isnt enough to stem wireless customers losses. 3) the elephant in the room--a horrible dsl customer experience--they must be bleeding at a massive rate there. desperate attempt to get revenue: blame every failure on in-home wiring and charge customers for call-out without fixing the problem...
Electronic Coupons are coming soon
September 24, 2009
The Breakfast Wars: Starbucks Learns to Cook | www.nytimes.com
Electronic couponing is finally read to happen. The combination of the current economic climate, the willingness of key leaders (P&G< Safeway and Kroger) to make it happen and the maturity of the enabling technologies means that after years of creeping forward, electronic couponing is ready to dominate
Local Radio Revenue Disappearing
June 16, 2009
In Radio These Days, Small Is Better | online.wsj.com
Radio will survive. It is just going to be a very different medium, led largely by internet radio which has no barrier to entry.
UK apparel to recover faster than the US?
January 8, 2009
U.K. Clothiers Will Weather Slump Better Than U.S., WGSN Says | www.bloomberg.com
Speeding up the design and sourcing process in only one factor out of many. In the current environment, the key is to get consumers to come to the shops in the first place and then to make sure they don't leave without having bought something.
January 8, 2009
Analyst: Radio Revs Will Fall 13 Percent In 2009. Or More. | www.radioink.com
Radio ad revenues falling of the cliff
February 27, 2008
October Radio Revenues Down 7% | publications.mediapost.com
With fewer analysts looking at commercial radio, the industry begins to fall off investors' radar screens.
What's wrong with radio and how to fix it
January 11, 2008
November Revenues Show 'Worse Drop Than Expected' | www.radioink.com
Radio revenues for the month of November took a gigantic drop. National advertising was off by 15% (and local revenues were off by 5%).
December 12, 2007
October Radio Revenues Down 7% | publications.mediapost.com
The failure of the radio industry to deploy electronic measurement casts doubt on radio's growth.
Why Radio Companies Should be Private Not Public
November 28, 2007
October Radio Revenues Down 7% | publications.mediapost.com
Radio can no longer afford to serve 2 masters- Wall Street investors and its core audience.
SOPA and the wisdom of Yogi Berra
January 19, 2012
Larger wafers present a growth opportunity for LEDs
January 6, 2012
Smartphones threaten digital camera industry
December 1, 2011
Google music launches: The end of the end for the music industry
November 22, 2011
The move to the cloud will impact multiple industries
November 17, 2011