Charterhouse, the marketing services production company, has opened a new office in central London to cater for its continued growth in digital production services.
The Old Street office puts all of Charterhouse’s digital capabilities under one roof, servicing clients including Sony, MINI and Burger King. read more
Top companies wasting €716m on inefficient marketing procurement
The vast majority (88%) brand current procurement practices ineffective
Four fifths (79%) claim marketing procurement could be more efficient
Europe’s top 500 businesses* could be wasting a combined €716m when purchasing marketing products and services, according to a forthcoming study from marketing production specialists Charterhouse. read more
Tim Ingram-Smith’s article on the challenges of marketing in the mobile channel has been published on Fourth Source. Tim offers his top tips to help businesses ensure that email marketing continues to be effective as more and more people read their messages on the move.
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David Fincham‘s article on implementing global marketing procurement has recently been published on supplymanagement.com, and argues that local engagement is vital for long term success.
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At the start of October Sam Sills and Gary Robinson from Charterhouse’s onsite account team teamed up with clients from E.ON’s Existing Customer Management and Fulfilment department to complete ‘Shine London’ – a Cancer Research UK Midnight Marathon.
The five walkers raised £1,402 for Cancer Research UK (which is E.ON UK’s charity of the year for 2011), making a great contribution towards E.ON Nottingham’s total of over £8,000. read more
Charterhouse has been announced as a finalist at the 2011 National Business Awards in partnership with Orange, in the Customer Focus category.
Now in its tenth year, the National Business Awards acknowledges some of the UK’s most prolific businesses for their business excellence, innovation and ethics. The Customer Focus Award is presented to ‘the organisation that can best demonstrate it truly has the customer at the heart of its business’. read more
The marketing procurement model has worn several guises in the last 10 years, with maturity varying widely across businesses and sectors, says David Fincham.
David’s article on this topic was recently published in Supply Chain Europe.
Stanley Black & Decker has awarded a pan-European print management contract to Charterhouse after a tender process which followed the merger of Stanley and Black & Decker in 2010.
The partnership will centralise print management across 17 countries for the construction & DIY, industrial tools and security products expert, and will focus on brand control across the group; ensuring a high level of consistency across all printed materials from product brochures and catalogues to Point-of-Sale (POS), exhibition pieces and direct mail. read more
Charterhouse has been successful for the second year running at E.ON UK’s “Changing Energy Supplier Awards” winning the “Sustainable Business” category.
The win follows on from last year’s “Planet & Society” Award, and is testament to our long-standing partnership with E.ON and the introduction of new process and efficiency innovations that have saved money and reduced the environmental impact of their marketing production.
The awards are open to all E.ON UK suppliers (over 300) and recognise those organisations that show real commitment in support of E.ON’s Changing Energy strategy. Jennie Andrews, Charterhouse Account Director comments: “we are absolutely delighted to win this award, to be singled out from E.ON’s extensive supplier base is a real honour“.
Charterhouse opened its new European Head Office in central Paris this month in a move that further consolidates our growing European presence; which now covers 13 countries following a number of recent ‘cross border’ contract wins.
The Paris operation is headed up by Chrystel Adams (European Client Services Director) and includes Account Management and Procurement Teams working with Charterhouse clients in France such as Electrolux, Nissan and Kronenbourg. read more
