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January 2010 Vol. 3, Edition 1
Executive Director

What a decade that was!  The "0's" were a wild ride for everyone.  We had highs and lows ... with the volume turned up loud.  Maybe because we are getting older that it all seems to go faster.  Has it really been a whole decade since we worried about Y2K?

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Gary Burandt
How to submit an MAR (Mutual Assistance Request)

In order to request assistance from other members you will need to fill out a Mutual Assistance Request Form.  To do this, log in to the members side of the ICOM website (http://www.icomagencies.com).  

Scroll half way down the page and click on Mutual Assistance Request

Fill out the form with the necessary information and hit submit.  You will be taken to a confirmation page. Be sure to hit submit again on the confirmation page or your form will not be submitted.  Once you hit submit the second time, you will have an opportunity to add an additional document to the form if need be. Once we receive your request we will forward it on to the regions you selected on the form. The more time you can allow agencies to respond to your request, the better response you will receive.

Dear ICOM Team,

If you have not already done so, it’s time to gather your projected total billings and gross income for 2009. If I do not receive your numbers in the next few days, I will be adding 2% to your last year’s numbers. When you send in your numbers also indicate the number of branch offices you have. Gross income is defined as the addition of:

  • All commissions earned on media placement (media sales less cost of sales when you do the buys yourself) or media placed by media centers (the agency does not do the buys but received a % of the media buys made by a third party).
  • Any income from internal cost charged or fees of any kind (fixed, variable, manhours, creation, layout, final   artwork, etc.)
  • Production mark-up/commissions.
  • Rebates and volume discounts kept by the agency (not cash discounts) from media and production vendors

If you have any questions concerning this, contact me soon so that there are no delays. Your gross income is used to calculate annual dues. We also provide the combined total of gross billings from all members to Ad Age for their annual survey of associations.

The member agencies listed below have unpaid invoices that are over 90 days past due:

Asia:

            Krakatua           

Europe:

            Uzina

            Spotlight

Latin America:

            Jaque Mate

            Publiteca

            Smart Advertising

            WZ Publicidad

North America:

            Moller

            team a3

Alice Lemoine
ICOM Manager of Finance
alice@icomagencies.com  

The Trendwatching.com newsletter allows marketers to track the latest trends around the world. We’ll bring you this link as the information is updated.

To make this a truly 'happy' new year, we recommend diving into the latest consumer trends and new business ideas:

More on "10 Consumer Trends for 2010" in the latest edition of our monthly Trend Briefing

Periodically ICOM will be bringing you a series of Agency Pitch Mistakes from Robb High's New Business Boot Camp 3.0

Agency Pitch Mistake #10 - not rehearsing.

Adformatix - Manila, Philippines
YAKAPable multimedia campaigned launched - Read more...
Oddfellows - Sydney, Australia
"More Australians Choose Toyota" - Read more...
United Advertising - Taipei, Taiwan
Fire Walking / Dog Chase / The Blind - Read more...
AD Angels - Tallinn, Estonia
Reindeers on the roof of Solaris Center - Read more...
Golley Slater - London, UK
Marketing Lessons for the Travel Industry
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Primus Advertising - Accra, Ghana
New promotional campaign for Equity Assurance, design of banner for the new Oak Plaza Hotel, press campaign for Simon Page Business School, new client Exprss Savings and Loan Company and the agency creates Christmas cards for a number of it's clients - Read more...
Publinter - San Salvador, El Salvador
Publinter recently began working with the restaurant chain “El Lomo y la Aguja”, popular for offering quality beef for great prices - Read more...
Rino Publicidade - Sao Paulo, Brazil
RINO COM's First Poster - Read more...
Agency News - North America
Colle + McVoy - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Colle + McVoy creates a Twitter analytics tool that gives its clients significant insight about their businesses - Read more...
Cramer-Krasselt - Chicago, Illinois
Matrixx Initiatives names C-K agency of record for the brand Zicam; C-K partners with TransUnion Interactive on zendough.com, an interactive financial tool
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Diccicco Battista Communications - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Diccicco Battista Communications Looks Towards Future From New Location
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Loomis-ISC - Honolulu - Hawaii
Electrical Contractor Gives Lucky Winner Free Electricity for 2010 - Read more...
The Phelps Group - Santa Monica, California
We have good news and bad news - Read more...