<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><?xml-stylesheet title="XSL_formatting" type="text/xsl" href="rss.xsl"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Alert Data News | Business | Companies | UK | Marketing</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><description>Latest Marketing Business News powered by Alert Data</description><language>en-gb</language><copyright>&amp;copy; Alert Research Ltd 2005-2012</copyright><webMaster>rss@alertdata.co.uk</webMaster><ttl>30</ttl><docs>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/rss.php</docs><generator>PHP/5.2.13</generator><image><title>Alert Data</title><url>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/images/alertdata.gif</url><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk</link><width>216</width><height>51</height><description>Latest Marketing Business News powered by Alert Data</description></image><item><title>Vimto Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/522556.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Strengthens digitial marketing - creative agency appointed&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Vimto Ltd, which is owned by Mereyside-based Nichols Plc, is re-focusing its marketing spend from TV to digital.  The brand aims to capitalise on its growing online popularity.  London creative agency Lean Mean Fighting Machine has been appointed to handle the digital strategy.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:52:47 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/522556.htm</guid></item><item><title>Unilever PLC</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2255.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;£124m increase in promotional spend - cautious outlook&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Anglo-Dutch company Unilever, the world's second-biggest maker of branded household products by sales, increased its marketing budget by £124m to £5.13bn in 2011. Net profits increased 1% from £3.8bn to £3.83 in 2011 but the company is cautious of the future outlook due to difficult conditions in mature economies.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:54:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/2255.htm</guid></item><item><title>Everything Everywhere Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4637.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;To increase advertising budget - branding campaigns&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Everything Everywhere Ltd is launching a marketing campaign for its T-Mobile and Orange brands.  The campaign will position T-Mobile as a value service and Orange as a higher-end service.</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:18 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4637.htm</guid></item><item><title>Betfair Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/15109.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Betfair appoints sports stars in marketing revamp&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;In a marketing revamp, Betfair has appointed sports stars.</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:14:21 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/15109.htm</guid></item><item><title>Premier Foods Group Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/98000.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;£50m TV advertising - Turnover £2.4bn - 13876 Employees&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Premier Foods has began a programme of TV advertising as part of its strategy to double marketing spend to more than £50m in 2012 to help restore growth.  The new TV advertising will build on the strengths and heritage of the brands while reinforcing their relevance for todayâ€™s consumers.  Michael Clarke is Chief Executive officer.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:58:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/98000.htm</guid></item><item><title>Ryanair UK Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4916.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Revenue up 13% - Profit £12.5m - 2% drop in Passenger numbers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Ryanair recorded revenues up by 13% to £706m.  The income lift helped the airline register a £12.5m profit in the three months to 31 December, reversing the £8.8m loss in the same period last year. Rising revenues also helped mitigate a 2% drop in passenger numbers and an 18% increase in fuel costs.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:50:29 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4916.htm</guid></item><item><title>Gartner U.K. Ltd</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/10266.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Gartner predicts global IT spending to grow 3.7 per cent in 2012&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Worldwide IT spending is to increase 3.7 percent in 2012 according to forecasts by research firm Gartner.</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:52:44 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/10266.htm</guid></item><item><title>KANTAR MEDIA UK LTD</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/919619.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Ad spending increased in 2011, but growth slowed in Q3&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Total advertising expenditures in the first nine months of 2011 increased 1.5 percent from a year ago, according to data released today by Kantar Media.</description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:57:43 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/919619.htm</guid></item><item><title>O2 Plc</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4594.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;O2 launches festive social media marketing campaign&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;Mobile service provider O2 has unveiled its latest social media marketing campaign.</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 10:51:22 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4594.htm</guid></item><item><title>Everything Everywhere Limited</title><link>http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4637.htm</link><description>&lt;strong&gt;Everything Everywhere boosts network spend&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;UK's biggest cellco still lagging Vodafone and O2 in capex levels, says analysts, as Virgin denies LTE plans</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:27:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.alertdata.co.uk/4637.htm</guid></item></channel></rss>
