Tag Archives: Motivcom

Congratulations WPP – your share price has recovered to its 2001 level

By February 21 2011, 1:32 pm 1 Comment

It may seem hard to believe, but today we celebrate the resurgence of WPP’s share price to the level at which it stood 10 years ago – on 12 January 2001 or thereabouts.   Yes, it’s a fact.  WPP’s share price has remained depressed for a whole decade.

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It can still pay to invest in marcoms…occasionally

By January 17 2011, 2:48 pm Leave a comment

Figures published last week showed just how widely (and wildly) the prices of shares in the marcoms sector have fluctuated in the depressed market conditions of last year.  As the FTSE All-Share Index struggled to recover with a modest rise of  11.6% and the sector’s MSFI Index put on only 5.3%, observers could be forgiven for wondering why anyone would either seek a stock market listing or invest in the sector.

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Why many marcoms companies may lack stock market appeal

By December 13 2010, 11:48 am Leave a comment

The reluctance of shares in many UK marcoms companies that are listed on the stock exchange to follow the encouraging upward trend experienced by the FTSE All-Share Index over recent months will reinforce the view that the stock market is not the best place for entrepreneurs in the industry to realise the wealth they have created.   And that is a pity.

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UK’s public marketing agencies see profits rise 52%

By October 5 2010, 3:31 pm Leave a comment

It may not feel as if business activity is recovering, but if the results from a recent batch of publicly listed marketing agencies are anything to go by there are distinct signs that the worst is over.

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Motivating half-year results from Motivcom

By September 29 2010, 9:17 am Leave a comment

Motivcom, the AIM listed incentives and promotions group, announced a 66%% rise in half year profits this morning on relatively unchanged revenues.  The post-tax profit for the period to 30 June was £1.7 million, compared with £1 million in the first half of 2009.

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Share prices of three marcoms companies have tripled since last year’s low

By June 4 2010, 8:31 am 1 Comment

Further evidence – if ever it was required – that well regarded marketing services companies’ share prices run ahead of (and over-react to) underlying economic conditions is provided by the movement in their share prices since the stock market’s low point in March last year.

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Motivcom benefits as clients seek staff retention incentives

By April 1 2010, 6:29 am 1 Comment

Motivcom, the AIM listed incentives and marketing consultancy, has justified its much improved share price reported here yesterday (see Share price recovery exposes the weak) by announcing a 47.5% improvement in post-tax profits for 2009 as clients placed emphasis on staff retention incentives as well as customer loyalty schemes.

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Share price recovery exposes the weak

By March 31 2010, 7:35 am 1 Comment

A year ago the stock market was at its lowest point for many years.   Not surprisingly, shares in marketing services companies had fallen even more sharply than most others, as investors worried about the sector’s particular vulnerabilities.  Recessions are always expected to hit marketing agencies more severely than most other type of business and the relatively small size of most marketing companies is perceived as an additional investment risk.

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