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• Following GlobalHue Campaign, Bermuda Tourism Numbers Are "Worst in 30 Years"

  BNET - 2009-08-21

  Globalhue's work for Bermuda Tourism has contributed to a "levelling off of business" with the lowest number of airport arrivals on the island in almost 30 years, the Royal Gazette reports. The dismal figures come after Globalhue was accused of wasting $1.8 million of the $14 million account. by Jim...

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• Globalhue Linked to "Possible Criminal Activity" by Ex-Bermuda Auditor

  BNET - 2009-06-20

  Globalhue's overbilling of the Bermuda Tourism account is a "fact" that represents "possible criminal activity," according to the island's former auditor general, Larry Dennis. Dennis' remarks came after he was accused of being used to politically discredit Bermuda's premier, Ewart Brown, who also doubles as the nation's tourism chief. by...

  Tags: GlobalHue, Dennis, Jim Edwards

• Bermuda Premier Defends Globalhue on His Facebook Page

  BNET - 2009-05-21

  Bermuda politicians are continuing to hammer the questionable selection of Globahue as the island's ad agency for tourism -- and the premier of the tiny nation has used his Facebook page (!) to defend the choice. by Jim Edwards

  Tags: Facebook, Bermuda, GlobalHue, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards

• Globalhue Settles Allegations It Bilked Montemayors of Earnout Payments

  BNET - 2009-05-18

  Globalhue chief Don Coleman has quietly settled a lawsuit with business partners who joined him when his agency acquired hispanic agency Montemayor y Asociados. The late Carlos Montemayor and his wife accused Globalhue of stiffing them on their earnout payment -- at least $1 million, according to court documents. by...

  Tags: GlobalHue, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards

• Bermuda Takes a Shot at Critics of Globalhue's No-Bid Tourism Account

  BNET - 2009-05-12

  Bermuda's official announcement of the renewal of its Tourism advertising contract with Globalhue contained a snide footnote directed at anyone who asks why the agency was rewarded after being accused of overbilling the $14 million account by $1.8 million. by Jim Edwards

  Tags: Bermuda, GlobalHue, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards

• Globalhue Cited in Attempt to Force Out Bermuda Premier

  BNET - 2009-05-08

  Globalhue's handling of the $14 million Bermuda Tourism account has inched its client, Bermuda premier Ewart Brown, closer to being fired by his own people. by Jim Edwards

  Tags: Bermuda, GlobalHue, Jim Edwards

• GlobalHue Wins New $28 Million Bermuda Contract Despite Overbilling Allegations

  BNET - 2009-05-06

  Globalhue, the agency accused of overbilling the Bermuda Tourism account by $1.8 million, has been punished by the island client with another $28 million in business. The Bermuda Royal Gazette reported Tuesday that Globahue has been awarded a new, two-year, no-bid contract to tout the island, worth $14 million in...

  Tags: GlobalHue, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards

• GlobalHue Defends Handling of Bermuda Account; Suggests Criticism is Racially Motivated

  BNET - 2009-04-20

  GlobalHue, the agency at the center of allegations that its billings on the Bermuda Tourism account were excessive, has spoken out to defend itself -- and to criticize BNET for suggesting that spending more ad money on minority interest channel TV One that it did in The New York Times...

  Tags: Billing, Agency, Media, Bermuda, GlobalHue, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards

• GlobalHue's Weird Bermuda Ad Expenditures

  BNET - 2009-04-07

  UPDATE: Globalhue responded to this article in the comments section below. GlobalHue spent $200,000 advertising Bermuda Tourism on a gospel music TV channel and $525,000 on minority interest channel TV One, but only $308,270 on Time Warner's Manhattan cable network; $44,983 in bridal magazines (where the honeymoon...

  Tags: Advertisement, Bermuda, GlobalHue, Comments Section, Hughes, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Jim Edwards

• GlobalHue Accused of Overbilling Bermuda Account; Agency Plays Race Card

  BNET - 2009-03-16

  Don Coleman's GlobalHue is accused of ripping off the government of Bermuda by overbilling its $13 million tourism advertising contract. In a report by Bermuda auditor general Larry Dennis pictured, GlobalHue is accused of: Overbilling the account by $1.8 million. Prebilling the government in violation of...

  Tags: Media Company, Card, Agency, Bermuda, GlobalHue, Cornerstone, Department, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Jim Edwards