05 Apr 2012
| by Gemma Charles
As the COI shuts up shop, the new public ad structures, under the auspices of the Government...long goodbye, but last week the COI shut its doors for good.
Its demise is well-documented; once ...
much-vaunted austerity drive. Ministers reasoned that there was no need for the COI, and since last ...
of government communications Jenny Grey, will pick up some of the COI's duties, although the Cabinet Office has ...
26 Mar 2012
| by Gemma Charles
expressed that lessons learnt by the COI on effectiveness would be lost but Grey said there was an "extensive programme of knowledge transfer".
On Friday the 66-year-old COI officially closes its doors ...
26 Mar 2012
| by Ian Darby
The Government has confirmed that the COI, which officially closes on Friday, will be replaced by a...of government communications, will have a significantly smaller headcount than the COI s 400.
The new unit ...
that were not previously part of COI. The 70-strong communications team will oversee services formerly handled by the COI and will include a "policy and capability" team, a "shared services" team to improve co ...
01 Mar 2012
Double-digit growth from many sectors has compensated for the absence of COI revenue, according...the dreaded 'COI gap', or is there more to be done?
Losing COI has been a stepping stone, rather than a ...
with national newspapers.
- Has the death of COI actually had any good impact on radio in the long run ...
OF BROADCAST SALES AND BAUER ACCESS
- Has radio completely filled the dreaded 'COI gap', or is there more ...
08 Dec 2011
| by Matt Williams
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills contacted COI roster shops with the brief earlier this week and intends to have an agency in place by Christmas, with pitches taking place the week commencing 19 December.
An initial campaign will break in late January and is expected to run until March ...
05 Dec 2011
| by Gemma Charles
The COI will stop taking on new work from next week as part of the wind-down of the 65-year...A letter, seen by Marketing, from COI head of procurement Bob Ager to suppliers, states that "at some point in December (likely to be the 14 December) COI will cease taking on new work".
Ager adds: "This is to allow us to manage the closure of COI in an orderly fashion in the new year."
COI clients ...
02 Dec 2011
COI has extended its framework agreement with ad agencies until September.
03 Nov 2011
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
The Government has been warned that its ad campaigns could descend into chaos next April when COI...Senior COI officials and trade union leaders expressed fears that time is running out to ensure a ...
by COI staff.
This week, 400 COI employees received formal notices that they could be made redundant next April. Some may transfer to departments, which are setting up "hubs" to provide COI-run services ...
19 Oct 2011
| by Mark Banham
of Information (COI)....In the 12 months until July 2010 the COI spent 48m on radio, according to Nielsen. In the 12 months to July 2011 that figure plummeted to 12m, a quarter of the spend.
Fast forward towards ...
towards plugging the hole left by COI."
There is no doubt that the S P market will continue to grow ...
19 Oct 2011
| by Daniel Farey-Jones
of plans to replace COI, which also include appointing Jenny Grey as acting executive director and placing...is with immediate effect and is intended to manage the transition to a post-COI world about March next year.
In the meantime, COI has been absorbed into the Cabinet Office and its winding down is being handled by William Jordan. It is continuing to accept new work for the time being.
COI s 400 remaining staff ...