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FIRST HOUSE og Rådgivningsselskapet MonsenHejna

October 31st, 2009 No comments

Kari MonsenHejnaOslo, 31. oktober 2009 – FIRST HOUSE, et nytt norskeid og kompetansetungt rådgivningsselskap innen finansiell og politisk kommunikasjon, styrker laget med ytterligere ressurser og seniorkompetanse. Fra årsskiftet blir kommunikasjonsfirmaet MonsenHejna, som har spisskompetanse på finansiell og corporate kommunikasjon, en viktig del av FIRST HOUSE.

Etter MonsenHejnas inntreden, vil FIRST HOUSE sitt team på finansiell kommunikasjon telle åtte personer. FIRST HOUSE vil etter dette omfatte 12 rådgivere og prosjektledere. Trolltind og MonsenHejna hadde i 2008 en samlet byråinntekt på 16 millioner kroner. Ingen av virksomhetene har tilbudt rådgivning innen politikk, samfunn og næringsutvikling til sine kunder. FIRST HOUSE vil således bidra til å utvide begge virksomhetenes kompetanse og tilbud. Read more…

Sodexo: ‘Everyone’s Different’ this Christmas

October 30th, 2009 No comments

Sodexo UK’s largest suppliers of incentives and rewardsSodexo, one of the UK’s largest suppliers of incentives and rewards, is launching its Christmas campaign ‘Everyone’s Different,’ targeting HR and sales promotion professionals with the message that by giving multi–retailer vouchers you’re giving the gift of choice to your staff and clients this Christmas.

Using a flip book format, the campaign promotes SayShopping Pass through various media including online marketing and kicks off with a direct mail piece sent to prospects and existing clients. The campaign is launched with a ‘leave-behind’ flip book given to the Sodexo sales team. The microsite www.everyonesdifferent.co.uk invites clients to ‘spin the wheel’ with an incentive of a chance to win a Vivabox – a try before you buy gift with a voucher. There are also e-shots and magazine supplement sponsorships planned to capture pre-Christmas incentive gift orders. Read more…

Latest state-of-the-art Risk Management Studio software released

October 30th, 2009 No comments

Risk Management StudioThe RM Studio 2.1, the latest in the series of state-of-the art applications, is an IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (IT GRC) tool that provides a single collaborative workflow helping to attain the ISO/IEC 27001 in much shorter time. The software is designed for managing international standards, compliance mandates, create policy management efficiencies and helps in controlling business risks.

Stiki’s Risk Management Studio software is designed for local government bodies, companies and institutions Read more…

Copenhagen’s Tivoli lights up in Christmas spirit

October 30th, 2009 No comments

Christmas in TivoliThe Christmas in Tivoli event lights up the Tivoli Gardens every year with miles upon miles of fairy lights that stretch all around the park. Over one thousand eight hundred light chains weave throughout the willows that are situated around The Tivoli Lake, a further five thousand meters branch around the magnificent Christmas Tree that towers in the centre of the garden, captivating the crowds that flock there every year to experience all the amazing festivities that the Danish amusement park has to offer.

In the magical Tivoli Gardens from November through December every year the Christmas in Tivoli festivities take place Read more…

Ericsson’s Director of Media Solutions to speak at the Internet Marketing Conference RIMC 2010 in Reykjavik

October 28th, 2009 No comments

Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference 2010Allen McCaskill, Senior Director of Media for Ericsson Worldwide and also Head of UK TV and Media Practice, has over twenty years experience in leading commercial digital developments and will be a keynote speaker at the forthcoming Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference, taking place in March 2010.

Allen McCaskill is a senior consultancy expert with commercial acumen from proposition development to successful delivery, predominately from within the broadcast, media, mobile and internet sectors. He also has strong business development, account and commercial management experience underpinned with more than a decade of managing large multi-disciplined teams including sales, accounts, software developers, information architects, marketing and PR. Read more…

SecurStore’s favoured backup software proves extremely successful

October 26th, 2009 No comments

SecurStoreOver the past 12 months the amount of sites that Asigra’s Hybrid Cloud Backup platform is protecting has doubled, now exceeding over 100,000 sites. In addition, the cloud backup and recovery software vendor reports that a 500-partner milestone has also been reached and the success of this can be accounted for by its solution’s ability to reduce backup complexity.

Asigra Hybrid Cloud Backup and Recovery platform is SecurStore’s preferred choice of software Read more…

Small Icelandic company helping to create jobs

October 26th, 2009 No comments

icelandglassMost of the big Icelandic firms such as Baugur Group, FL Group and Moderna went bankrupt after the financial meltdown in Iceland when the three main banks Kaupthing, Glitnir and Landsbanki collapsed. One year later, and now a lot of the smaller Icelandic businesses are beginning to generate more energy and drive. One such company is the online shop specialising in selling Icelandic products, called the Nordic Store.

With a vast selection of Icelandic products for sale worldwide, the Nordic Store is without a doubt a leading online shop in Iceland, focusing on providing the internet shopper with the best produce Iceland has to offer. Read more…

First House: New senior advisory firm focusing on financial communication and governmental affairs in Oslo, Norway

October 24th, 2009 No comments
Fast House - Bjorn Richard Johansen

First House Norway

Oslo, Norway, 24th October 2009 – FIRST HOUSE is a focused strategic advisory firm with Norway and the Nordic countries as its home markets. The firm is founded on the belief that the strategic importance of excellent, insightful and honest advisory within financial communication and public and governmental affairs is a crucial value creator for clients within the public and the private sector.

The two pillars of FIRST HOUSE services are governmental affairs and financial communication:

Governmental affairs: • Strategic advisory and governmental advisory consulting • Research, analysis and advisory related to strategic challenges • Issues management • Confederation, trade council, associations and labour union communication • Public affairs and issues management

Financial & corporate communication: • Strategic advisory and business consulting • Financial communication and investor relations • Equity story development • Restructuring and recapitalisation communication • Strategic communication services related to M&A and capital market communication – in close cooperation with the leading investment banks, brokerage houses, the private equity industry, and first class legal expertise Read more…

Restaurants in downtown Reykjavik catering for festival crowd

October 14th, 2009 No comments

La PrimaveraThe numerous restaurants and bars in the downtown Reykjavik area are all preparing themselves for a busy and eventful week with the annual Iceland Airwaves music festival beginning today and proving to be bigger than ever. From hotels and hostels, to restaurants and bars, everyone is getting ready to host the thousands of music enthusiasts that flood the streets every year.

Reykjavik over the years has never failed to deliver; supplying the thousands of festival goers with astonishingly beautiful cuisine since it first began back in 1999 Read more…

SMX Advanced Scheduled for London and Seattle in 2010

October 13th, 2009 No comments

smx_london-01Conference for experienced search engine marketers expands, SMX Advanced London scheduled for May 2010; SMX Advanced Seattle event dates set for 8-9 June 2010

London – 13 October 2009 – The producers of Search Marketing Expo announced dates for SMX Advanced in 2010, including the addition of a London edition of the search engine marketing conference. Read more…

Airloop set to play Iceland Airwaves 2009

October 13th, 2009 No comments

AirloopThe Icelandic band Airloop was founded in 2006 by four close friends, Fjalar – the trombone player, Gunnar Thor – who is in charge of beats and more, Svenni – Keyboards and guitars, and Sævar – the trumpet.

Since their first gig back in 2006 at the Iceland Airwaves music festival the band have been taking a long break, writing new material ready to release their first full length CD in early 2010. Read more…