German teleshopping giant HSE24 reported this week an increase in net sales of around 12 per cent to €441m, wIth EBITDA rising more than 40 per cent over last year’s figures.
“Our growth is the result of an outstanding assortment policy and the systematic implementation of our multi-channel strategy,” explained HSE24 CEO Richard Reitzner. The company statement focused on three main news areas:
- Growth over-proportional in scale when compared with the rest of the market
– Pioneering use of new technologies and platforms
– Geographical expansion with an Italian channel launch in June 2011.
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Continuing our series of mini-interviews with leading members of ERA Europe, Manos Markakis, General Manger of Telemarketing SA in Greece gives the Newsshop his exclusive lowdown on the industry today.
Tell us about your company and your role
I am one of the founders and main shareholders, acting as General Manager of the largest multichannel retailer in Greece. The company has airtime in all national TV stations, both spots and infomercials; owns a local 24h TV station; sells (besides DRTV) through catalogs, internet, telephone, retail stores (24 telemarketing retail stores and supermarkets).
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By Marcel Avargues
– With only a month to go until ERA Europe’s Annual Conference, Executive Director Marcel Avargues invites you to sample the full delights of this most International of conferences.
In less than a month we will welcome you again to Monte Carlo, to enjoy the unique setting and atmosphere of the Riviera in June, before a new era for the ERA EUROPEAN Conference begins next year in 2011 in beautiful Stockholm.
To celebrate this “farewell to Monaco”, we have made special efforts to make it even more memorable: more networking opportunities; a quiet, protected and efficient business environment; many new first-time guests; plus vendors and industry representatives from attractive emerging markets across the world. I hope our first-time attendees, and the enthusiastic group of new ERA EUROPE members will feel at home amongst the many delegates who discovered and enjoyed the previous Electronic HomeShopping Conference & Expos in 2007-09.
We have continued to monitor the most advanced players in the RETAILING 2.0 sphere, ERA members and external pioneers in the new audiovisual retailing technologies. The Electronic HomeShopping Conference and Expo is the showcase of these new approaches and marketing technologies that will become part of your everyday business sooner or later.
We have organized for you a total of 2880 minutes of Business Networking time for your deal making and “star product” hunting over the 3 days of the Conference and our Business Club and Exhibit Hall will be the usual marketplace you can’t miss (or find anywhere else)…
But I urge you too, to mark in your calendars a small fraction of time out of your busy schedules, to attend the very selective 270 minutes of Business Development content of the 2010 programme – on Monday and Tuesday morning.
Please take advantage of the highly relevant and brand new concepts and case studies our distinguished group of speakers will share with you…
Once again, I look forward to sharing successful business and good fun together with you this year, thanks to our many exhibitors, sponsors and delegates…..
Kind regards
Marcel Avargues
Executive Director, ERA EUROPE
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Mike Wells’ minutes from the June ERA UK meeting at the European Conference are available here. The group discussed the recent rulings from Ofcom which, inter alia, remove the three-hour limit on teleshopping windows, allow PSB channels to broadcast teleshopping between 24:00 – 06:00 and reclassify gambling and gaming programmes as teleshopping…