Reabold Resources Regulatory News (RBD)

15 Nov 2005 07:03

Adventis Group PLC15 November 2005 For release 07.00 am 15 November 2005 Adventis Group Plc: Contract Gains Provision of Marketing Services to Lincoln Financial and Medibureau Adventis Group Plc ("Adventis" - ATG/L), the full service multi-media marketingand advertising agency, announces two contract gains from Lincoln FinancialGroup and Medibureau, to provide a range of ongoing marketing services. Thecontracts, for an undisclosed amount, are now live. Both contracts have been secured by AdventisNMG, the financial servicessubsidiary of Adventis, which provides communications services to the UKproperty, healthcare and financial services industries. For Lincoln Financial Group, which manages assets of £4.9 billion in the UK andhas 738,000 policies from over half a million customers, AdventisNMG hasprovided design and copywriting, market research and marketing consultancy.Research conducted into the investment bond market amongst IFAs, has ascertainedhow Lincoln is benchmarked against competitors. To help develop bond sales arange of new advertisements and direct marketing marketing material wererecently launched and further campaign initiatives are now being created. For Medibureau, a medical underwriting services provider to the financialservices sector, which organises home visits by nurses to carry out lifeinsurance medical exams, Adventis has provided consultancy and is organising thedevelopment and implementation of leading edge digital wireless pen technology.This will allow nurses to complete their reports more efficiently by scanningdata for mobile phone transmission to underwriters within 20 seconds, as againstthe previous four days. The streamlined recognition systems will turn thewritten information into xml data reducing keying time and costs. AdventisNMGwill work in partnership with Destiny Wireless, which will run the pentechnology and systems side. Commenting, Nick Baker, General Manager and director for AdventisNMG, said: "Wehave created a highly impactful new campaign concept for Lincoln Financial.Medibureau provides entry into a new sector of the financial services industry,leading to process consultancy work and form design projects. We are pleased tobe advising both of these prestigious companies and look forward to our ongoingrelationships. These client wins in financial services follow those of InvescoPerpetual, ABN AMRO, GAB Robins, and Savills Private Finance." ENDS For more information, contact: Adventis Group PlcCharles Philpot, Managing Directorcjphillpot@adventis.co.uk 020 7034 4750 Binns & Co PRPeter BinnsPeter.binns@binnspr.co.uk 020 7786 9600 Seymour Pierce LimitedJohn Depasqualejdp@seymourpierce.com 020 7107 8030 Editor's Notes: Adventis Group: Adventis is a specialist multi-media marketing and advertising agency. It hassix operating companies, four of which have a specific industry focus, theremaining two providing media planning and buying services focusing itsmarketing and media buying services on main sectors, in which it buildssignificant market positions. The Group, which went public on AIM in 2004,announced record interim results on 19 September 2005. It has made a series ofacquisitions since going public, buying a specialist UK advertising agency andmedia planner. Lincoln Financial:Quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, Lincoln offers its life, pension andinvestment products through financial intermediaries and directly to itscustomers, with the aim of providing a friendly, efficient and professionalservice. Founded in 1905, it provides financial strength and security for itscustomers throughout the world and manages total assets of over $156 billion. Inthe UK, the company was formed from a number of companies. Medibureau:A leading provider of outsourced healthcare and administration services to theUK and worldwide Life Insurance Industry, the Intermediary market and corporatesector. Its services include medical evidence gathering for underwriting andclaims assessment, absence reporting and tracking software and management, MIAS(modular integrated administration solution) and bespoke specialist softwaredevelopment. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange