Pure, a leading digital radio brand, has signed DeVries Global as its retained lead PR agency following a competitive pitch. Known as a digital radio pioneer, Pure announced its move into the wider audio arena at IFA 2018 with its first smart speaker, DiscovR. This prompted the hunt for a lead agency to help grow its business […]
The technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) practice at Deloitte, the business advisory firm, has announced its predictions for the UK TMT sector in 2019. The news comes following the launch of the eighteenth edition of Deloitte’s TMT Predictions 2019 report. Smart Speakers: the hear and now Deloitte predicts that smart speakers – internet-connected speakers with integrated […]
A new campaign from Radiocentre sets out to tackle the knock-on effect Brexit may have on UK advertising budgets. The ads, created by Radioville, urge listeners to re-evaluate their media mix and informs them that radio can help their squeezed budgets go further. For these humorous radio ads, the industry body drafted in actor Oliver Maltman, […]
Bauer Media has appointed Simon Kilby as Chief Revenue Officer for Radio. This new role will see Simon create and implement the advertising strategy and lead a unified radio sales team that enables the delivery of commercial revenues across the Bauer radio portfolio. Simon’s expanded role comes at a time of high demand from commercial […]
Creative agency CapeRock has developed the visual identity of Veronica to unify its multiple channels. In a highly competitive media landscape, a strong brand positioning is more important than ever. In the case of Veronica, different brand channels were communicating with their own look and target group: Veronica TV, Radio Veronica and Veronica Magazine. CapeRock […]
New national digital radio station JACK Radio launches at 12 noon on October 23 and unveils a new world first broadcast radio format. Playing 100% female artists, the station provides a platform for women in music, from the female stars of the past to today’s main artists, along with new and emerging female talent. In […]
Creative agency Boys + Girls’ latest work for Amnesty International highlights the plight of oppressed parents and children, and raises the question of whether America can still claim to be the land of the free. The agency’s emotional reaction to what’s unfolding demanded an immediate reaction, which is why they created this radio ad for Amnesty […]
Commercial has reported its highest ever audience of 36 million listeners (35.97 million) according to new figures for Q1 2018 published by RAJAR, the body responsible for measuring radio audiences in the UK. This total audience represents a 4.2% increase on the same period last year and commercial radio’s biggest ever lead over BBC radio, […]
Commercial radio news provides a vital and valued service to listeners, reinforcing radio’s position as the most reliable and trusted medium in an era of proliferating fake news, according to new research to be launched in Parliament on November 21. Breaking News: How listeners value commercial radio news, explores the views of commercial radio listeners on […]
[KGVID]https://marcommnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Car-Tax-ad.mp4[/KGVID] DVLA has today unveiled a new campaign reminding motorists to pay their car tax. Those who aren’t paying their car tax are costing the treasury tens of millions per year in lost revenue, which led to Y&R London’s campaign targeting the ‘chancers’ avoiding their car tax and culminating with the strapline ‘tax it or […]