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Carmel firm top notch in the tourism industry
Strategic Marketing & Research Inc., commonly known as SMARI, measures ad effectiveness for several states, attractions.
City looks to tourists to supplement convention business
Leisure travelers could plug gap until additional conventions fill the expanded Indiana Convention Center.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Abdul airs take on punditry, influence
How is talk-radio host Abdul-Hakim Shabazz like the Wizard of Oz? Were his barbs about an IPS official "over the top"? Does he really have the governor’s ear? He's taking your calls.
Emmis decision to pay CEO legal fees illegal, financier says
Alden Global Capital, a firm Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan is suing for backing out of a deal to finance his efforts to take Emmis private, charges that a $200,000 loan Emmis made to pay his legal fees violates the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
Indiana Farm Bureau unveiling ads during Super Bowl
The insurer’s new campaign, developed by local advertising firm Young & Laramore, focuses on real-life situations amid a crowded field of competitors.
Cumulus Media to buy out radio partners for $740M
Atlanta-based Cumulus Media Inc. said late Monday it has agreed to acquire its partners’ interest in a venture that owns 32 radio stations in nine cities, including three in Indianapolis. No local changes are expected.
Florida marketing firm suing IRL over Izod contract
Florida-based CV Sports Marketing Inc. alleges in a lawsuit that the IRL and Indianapolis Motor Speedway could owe millions of dollars in fees relating to its role in landing Izod as a title sponsor.
WTHR-TV Channel 13 promotes Cardenas
The former station vice president was hired in June 2010 to replace the late Jim Tellus.
Emmis still facing NASDAQ-delisting danger
After an eight-day trading stretch in which its shares traded above $1 each, Emmis stock fell to 97 cents on Tuesday, below an important NASDAQ exchange threshhold.
MainGate signs three-year pact with Churchill Downs
For the Kentucky Derby, the Indianapolis-based retail and merchandising firm is providing licensed goods, handling official off-site retail locations and launching a new e-commerce website.
Hoosier State Press Association revamps co-op advertising
The press association hired a former marketing director for Columbus-based Home News Enterprises in late 2009 to spearhead the service.
Emmis surges as industry anticipates radio sale
Emmis Communications’ share price soared 42 percent on Wednesday, a day after the company reiterated that it is “actively pursuing” the sale of some assets. CEO Jeff Smulyan says it's impossible to call a station sale imminent, but shares gained another 13 percent on Thursday.
Emmis reports $1.6 million quarterly loss
The Indianapolis-based media company suffered a loss in the fiscal third quarter despite a 3-percent rise in revenue.
Local ad agency wins Scotts account
Young & Laramore will coordinate national ad campaigns for the Marysville, Ohio-based Scotts LawnService. With 46 employees, Y&L is the third-largest ad agency in Indianapolis.
NFL playoffs’ first 2 games set ratings milestones
The New York Jets' last-second 17-16 victory over the Indianapolis Colts earned the highest rating since the NFL began airing prime-time wild card games in 2002.
WTHR hires news director
Television news veteran Keith Connors will join WTHR-TV Channel 13 as news director Jan. 12, the local station announced Friday.
Newspaper chain expanding in Fishers
Current Publications is exhibiting growth seldom seen in the newspaper industry these days. Four years after launching, the company is preparing to debut its fourth weekly newspaper in Hamilton County on Jan. 25.
Jackson Group acquired by Houston company
Indianapolis-based The Jackson Group had 132 employees in mid-2010, ranking it the sixth-largest woman-owned business in the area, according to IBJ research.
Emmis pitching in on breach-of-contract lawsuit
Emmis Communications Corp. will contribute $200,000 toward legal fees in a lawsuit that company founder Jeff Smulyan’s JS Acquisition LLC filed over its failed effort to take the Indianapolis-based media company private.