Local Operator Has Anxious Eye On French Sortie

THE French billionaire Vincent Bollore has been playing cat-and-mouse with the listed British marketing services group Aegis for two years in trying to gain control of the company and it looks as though he is set to make his move this year, with some interesting implications for the Australian market.

Destinations Marketed

AN $880,000 regional tourism marketing campaign to promote the South Coast was launched by Minister for Tourism and Kiama MP Matt Brown yesterday.

Traders Await Naked Truth On Photon

TRADING in Australia's biggest marketing services group, Photon, was halted yesterday amid market speculation the company would announce today that it had acquired the noted London-based international communications advisory firm Naked Group.

Very Risky To Fiddle With The Squiggle

Oh dear. The marketing boffins at the ABC have got their hands on the squiggle because they believe it doesn't communicate effectively in the 21st century.