<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?>
<rss version="2.0" xmlns:s="http://resources.bnet.com/">
<channel>
	<title><![CDATA[smg Resources | BNET]]></title>
	<link><![CDATA[http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smg.html]]></link>
	<description><![CDATA[White papers, case studies, business articles, and blog posts relating to smg]]></description>
	<s:counts start="0" returned="6" found="6" />
	<language>en-us</language>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Could the big fish at ITV learn a lesson or two from the minnows?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20080901/ai_n28056371]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ON BROADCASTING    Two commercial broadcasting minnows from the Celtic fringe, SMG and UTV, have just reported financial results, and guess what? They have done much better than their old mother ship ITV plc in recessionary times.   SMG's core television business, home of Taggart these 25...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/british+broadcasting+corp..html"><![CDATA[British Broadcasting Corp.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/itv.html"><![CDATA[iTV]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smg.html"><![CDATA[SMG]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/utv+plc..html"><![CDATA[UTV Plc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Doubt cast over Virgin Radio float]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20070624/ai_n19322355]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[UTV scrapped plans to bid for Virgin Radio after deciding it was worth much less than the GBP100-million-plus that SMG is seeking for it.   UTV, formerly Ulster Television, is understood to have turned its attention to SMG-owned Virgin Radio after pulling out of merger talks with the whole...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smg.html"><![CDATA[SMG]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/utv+plc..html"><![CDATA[UTV Plc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/virgin+group.html"><![CDATA[Virgin Group]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[SMG board forced into UTV U-turn MEDIA: COUP MEDIA: COUP Shareholder]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20070304/ai_n18725078]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[OUSTED SMG chairman Chris Masters and his board were forced against their wishes to seek a merger with UTV after institutional shareholders refused to accept acting chief executive Donald Emslie for the role on a permanent basis last year.   It has also emerged that when Masters was pushed...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smg.html"><![CDATA[SMG]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/utv+plc..html"><![CDATA[UTV Plc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[A SCOTTISH MEDIA COUP This is the story of how an SMG shareholder]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20070304/ai_n18725097]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SMG can point to more remarkable days than most other companies in its miserable recent history, but few will be remembered like Wednesday, February 28, 2007. This was the day when chairman Chris Masters was ousted by the institutional shareholders, led by seasoned activist Hanover Investors, and his entire non-executive...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/itv.html"><![CDATA[iTV]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smg.html"><![CDATA[SMG]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/utv+plc..html"><![CDATA[UTV Plc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[SMG rejects improved offer from rival UTV]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20060830/ai_n16693392]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SMG, the Scottish media company that owns Virgin Radio, has rejected a sweetened offer from the rival UTV, in a move likely to extinguish prospects of a pounds 400m merger between the two.    UTV, based in Northern Ireland, had made an approach to SMG earlier this month,...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Research articles]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smg.html"><![CDATA[SMG]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/utv+plc..html"><![CDATA[UTV Plc.]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/.html"><![CDATA[]]></category>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title><![CDATA[Getting Over The New Selling Challenge]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=82880]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sale is an important activity in an organization. An effective sales process is responsible for nurturing and cultivation of strong customer relations. This, in turn, helps in building customer loyalty with time. The modern business era has posed several challenges in the sales domain. The need of the hour for...]]></description>
		<s:doctype><![CDATA[Presentations]]></s:doctype>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+process.html"><![CDATA[Sales Process]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/smg.html"><![CDATA[SMG]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/business+era.html"><![CDATA[Business Era]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+strategy.html"><![CDATA[Sales Strategy]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales+force+management.html"><![CDATA[Sales Force Management]]></category>
		<category domain="http://resources.bnet.com/topic/sales.html"><![CDATA[Sales]]></category>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>
