UKNM: RE: BBC and Ad Agencies

[John Braithwaite]

Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 12:39:39 +0100

From: Debbie Hill <

debbie [dot] hillbbc [dot] co [dot] uk

>

Subject: UKNM: cash scams


Hi


I am working on a BBC TV programme and wondered whether anyone from the list

had examples of any big cash scams on the internet which we might be able to

follow up, replies off list to me a the above address.


Thanks


Debbie



Sure, Debbie - I would really like to help with ANOTHER 'exposure' of bad

internet practices in an effort to undermine MY marketplace. If you

frequented this list, you may realise that we are concerned about the

negative, biased and undermining attitude of the press/media towards the

Internet. Sorry I can't help, but I thought the BBC was above all this

uneducated, overhyped and ill-informed media fragfest.


On another note - I like the sudden "we must spread warning messages to this

list in a really subtle way with Hugs and Kisses the UK Advertising Agency"

influx.


I agree with some of what was said, after all I know of a certain reasonably

high profile website that hired a design agency, an online agency and an ad

agency to give their site real impetus - almost �5m impetus - and now that

the potential backers from the States have pulled the plug they have

absolutely no means of paying these agencies. And no customers as yet .....

oops. Although it should not be celebrated as stories like these are bad for

everyone in the industry - especially those that have to convince backers

that they are viable. However if I was in the position of an Ad agency - I

would see the colour first before I shot... if you catch my drift.


It was also funny to see that URWired - who valued itself at �160m with only

35,000 unique visitors a month and spent too much on a very poor TV campaign

have cancelled their flotation. Wonders never cease....


John B

http://www.thegoodbookguide.com

Another book site? Yup - and doing all right thank you very much!



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