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- Valassis buying Advo (Furniture Today)
- Livonia, Mich.-- Marketing services provider Valassis has agreed to acquire direct-mail giant Advo in a $1.3 billion deal, creating what the companies say will be the largest U.S. integrated media services provider. Valassis is set to acquire Advo's stock at $37 per share and would...
- Research articles 2006-07-31
- Valassis, Insignia Stock Jumps on News America Marketing Group Settlement
- Since News America Marketing Group bought Floorgraphics Inc. in what appeared to be a legal settlement of the corporate spying and sabotage litigation between them, the stock of two other direct marketing companies, Valassis and Insignia Systems, has gone through the roof. Valassis, which has a much...
- Blog posts 2009-03-19
- Valassis to Stick With "Majority" of Newspapers; Settles Fraser Billing Dispute
- Brian Costello, general manager of Valassis' RedPlum network, gave a little more detail on on whether Valassis will pull more coupons from newspapers this year in favor of shared mail and online downloads. "It's not the majority" of newspapers, he told the Pontiflex CPL Summit in New...
- Blog posts 2009-03-27
- News America Marketing's Alleged Plans to Seize Safeway Account Outlined in Suit
- With News America Marketing's settlement/acquisition of Floorgraphics Inc. behind it, NAM can now turn its attention to all the other lawsuits against it. Specifically, NAM is being sued by Valassis, Theme Promotions, and Insignia Systems. Two of those cases are scheduled to come to trial later this year, possibly as...
- Blog posts 2009-03-31
- Valassis Accused of Using Hidden Identities in Online War With News America Marketing
- Has a Valassis executive been using a "sock puppet" a fake online identity to criticise News America Marketing? That's the claim of Joe the Coupon Guy, a blogger who writes about (you guessed it!) coupons. News America has retained a lawyer to see whether it can sue Valassis over the...
- Blog posts 2009-04-28
- Valassis Wins Directed Verdict Motion in News America Trial
- Valassis has won a directed verdict motion in a Michigan state court case which alleges that News America Marketing employed illegal monopoly practices to dominate in-store supermarket advertising and the newspaper coupon business. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-07-16
- Valassis' Brown Says She Used Same Monopoly Tactics as News America
- Suzanne Brown, the chief marketing officer at newspaper coupon agency Valassis, told a Michigan state court that the agency told the SEC that Valassis' corporate strategy was to obtain increased market share using the same tactics as its rival, News America Marketing. The admission was potentially important because Valassis is...
- Blog posts 2009-07-20
- Valassis v. News America Closing Arguments: Why the Jury May Hand a Monopoly to Murdoch
- Valassis has offered plenty of evidence that News America Marketing has an illegal monopoly in supermarket advertising but it still may lose the case -- delivering NAM a second monopoly in the promo business. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-07-21
- Clients Overcharged by News America Listed in Court; Sara Lee: NAM "Is Raping Us and Enjoying It"
- Valassis has filed a "statement of material facts" in Michigan federal court that details eight News America Marketing clients who were charged higher prices because they declined to cooperate with NAM's supermarket advertising monopoly. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-08-17
- Valassis Pulls Coupons From L.A. Times; 3rd Large Paper Axed From Network
- Valassis has pulled its Red Plum coupons from the Los Angeles Times, the largest newspaper yet to lose its insert revenue. Valassis previously axed coupons at the Dallas Morning News and the Cleveland Plain Dealer in favor of mailing them directly via the U.S. Postal Service. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-08-19
- The Weirdest Ad Stories of the Month
- Hypnotist in JWT bathroom! A Charmin instructional video! Chris Farley exploited! It all happened in October. TBWA/Chiat/Day's Lee Clow offers to shave beard for charity If 1,000 or more TBWA employees sign on, the beard is curtains. Recording of hypnotist installed in JWT bathroom ...
- Blog posts 2009-11-02
- Valassis CEO Got Big Raise Despite Company's Losses
- Valassis CEO Alan Schultz had an awful 2008: Sure, revenues went up 6.2 percent but the company lost $207 million overall, NYSE threatened to delist the company (it's trading just above the penny-stock range), and the high-stakes litigation against rival News America Marketing Group has decimated the company's profits. He...
- Blog posts 2009-03-18
- News America Marketing Group Wins Summary Judgment Against Whistleblower Robert Emmel
- A federal judge has awarded a summary judgment to News America Marketing Group in its case against a former account director who alerted federal authorities to the company's alleged anticompetitive practices. by Jim Edwards
- Blog posts 2009-03-16
- Alloy Beats WPP, IPG et al in Network Efficiency Ranking
- Alloy Marketing & Media generates more revenue from the cash it spends on salaries and general expenses than most other public agency networks, according to a comparison of Q3 earnings. By contrast, direct mail giant Valassis least-efficiently deploys its cash resources. Alloy makes back $1.74 for every dollar it spends...
- Blog posts 2008-12-08
- Advertising Roundup: Super Bowl Not Sold Out; DeWitt RIP; Valassis Debt Reorg; More ...
- AKQA is now the AOR for The New York City Ballet -- The agency will be responsible for social media stuff, a website re-design and a new ticketing system. [Source: AgencySpy] NBC still selling Super Bowl spots -- Five hours of pregame coverage also open. "Traditionally, much...
- Blog posts 2009-01-27
- Valassis Reduces the Cost of Fun for Employees
- Valassis employees get a free lunch on their employer once a month, but hard times in the ad biz mean VP Mike Wood may be cooking those meals himself, according to KWCH, a Wichita news station. It has a cafeteria, exercise room, stock options, and flexible schedules for it's...
- Blog posts 2009-02-06
- Valassis Angers Blogger Moms by Yanking RedPlum Coupons From Newspapers
- Valassis's decision to stop using newspapers for its RedPlum coupon inserts is causing drama across the kitchen tables of suburban America. Now a campaign to have them brought back has been started by coupon-clipping moms who are also bloggers. The issue is also a fateful for one...
- Blog posts 2009-02-16
- Valassis Writes Down $245 Million in Assets; Legal Bills Running at 10% of Profits
- Direct mail giant Valassis wrote down $245.7 million of its assets in a non-cash impairment charge related to goodwill and other intangibles. The move resulted in the company making a loss of $222 million in Q4 2008. The write-down raises questions about how much of the remaining...
- Blog posts 2009-02-17
- Valassis: Layoffs Will Continue as It Reduces Newspaper Coupon Business; It's All News America's Fault
- Valassis executives told Wall Street analysts that they intend to continue laying people off in order to reduce their operating costs. The company made a loss of $222 million in Q4 2008. In addition, the company explained why it was closing down its coupon operations with many...
- Blog posts 2009-02-19
- Valassis Suit vs. News America Being Conducted in Secrecy
- It is not news that Valassis's price-fixing lawsuit against rival News America Marketing Group is costing Valassis millions of dollars. But what evidence does the company have against News America? That question is currently unanswered because Valassis and News America are conducting their litigation under a blanket...
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
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