Monthly Shareholders Newsletter Issue 17: June
2015
STOCKHOLM, SE -- June 22,2015 -- InvestorsHub NewsWire
-- We welcome our shareholders from around the world to the
June 2015 issue of the UCP Newsletter. In it you will find the
information you need as reported by the management of the various
companies that fall under our holding company umbrella.
As we already reported in an earlier press release, fellow board
member Carl-Johan Grandinson has stepped down to pursue his
entrepreneurial work with Glue. Therefore, the UCP team will be
having a board meeting in Stockholm on Friday, June 26th. All
members will be in attendance to discuss Mr. Grandinson's potential
replacment as well as other businss issues at hand. The next
newsletter will be a combined July/August summer issue and will
include full details of the outcome of this meeting. Press releases
will of course follow for all important details decided upon.
We would also like to take this opportunity to wish former
3Kronor Stockholm CEO, Mia Forsgren continued success in all of her
future endeavors. She will be missed.
Finally, we bid all of you a pleasant summer and look forward to
a solid 3rd and 4th quarter for all of our companies!! Once again,
thank you, our shareholders, for your steadfast support.
Ken
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3Kronor Stockholm
In her final month as CEO, Mia Forsgren reports in from the
Stockholm that: On the new client side with Clas Ohlson and
Lensway, we have already started work for them and campaigns are up
and running. The teams built around the new clients have moved fast
with project deliveries. As to other new clients, we have some
interesting pitches which we are preparing at the moment to be
decided in August or September. Both of those companies would be a
perfect match for 3Kronor. More to come after the summer!!
Additionally, we are busy handling several new minor clients where
production is the main part of the assignment (home pages, brand
production and content).
As you know, two weeks ago our new Head of Programmatic came on
board (Emma Gronlund) and in August we will welcome a new person to
lead the Digital Traffic team.
Summer is getting closer and holidays are coming up. July is the
typical holiday month in Sweden for all employees as business is
really slow at that time. As a result, all summer media planning is
being done now prior to July. As you can imagine, it is a very busy
time in our office. Our team is working hard and we are proud of
the first half of the years accomplishments we have attained for
our company and our clients (see photo below).
Mia in closing states: "Since this is my last report as CEO for
3Kronor, I would very much like to wish 3Kronor the best of luck!
It is such a good company with wonderful, skilled and talented
people! With Niclas and Lars in the drivers seat there will be many
more new clients to come and awards to win! I am moving into a
start-up company and in the near future I will surely be a client
of 3Kronor!"
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3Kronor Copenhagen
3Kronor Copenhagen continues working with existing clients and
so far there have been no losses and no news to report.
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HowCom/HowCom Evolution - Sweden
New Employees
Leonard Muller has just been hired from OMD. He will
begin July 1st as an Account Manager, Digital
Solutions. Leonard has a background in digital implementation and
will immediately strengthen our lead digital team.
HowCom also plans to further strengthen our growing digital
department after the summer with the addition of two new team
members.
Client Wins
Telge Energi is the latest client win for HowCom. Telge
Energi has over 170,000 customers and is an independent energy
company that sells electricity from renewable energy sources like
solar, wind and water to private customers and companies.
I see a huge commitment from HowCom as they have a very high
level of competence and credibility in the business. Moreover, they
have shown great interest in our business and our industry with its
challenges. HowCom also has clear values that are consistent with
ours, says Marie Grabe, Marketing Manager at Telge Energi to Dagens
Media. Besides Howcom Bizkit/ Havas and MEC was also in the
pitch.
Telge Energi and Howcom will now review the company's media
strategy. In late autumn, we can expect the first results of this
new collaboration.
You can read more about this impressive client win at the link
below (in Swedish): http://www.dagensmedia.se/nyheter/byraer/article3914595.ece
C-Suite Level Movement
During the summer, HowComs founder and CEO Raymond Emtemark will
focus on the growth of the HowCom group as Head of Business
Development. In doing so, co-founder Stefan Zetterberg will now
move over as the CEO.
HowCom AB Board Movement
Lars Bnnelyche, will now join the board of HowCom AB, replacing
Niclas Frberg, (new CEO of 3Kronor Stockholm). Additionally,
Raymond Emtemark will become the new board chairman.
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Native Clicks Spain
Native Clicks continues working with existing clients and so far
there have been no losses and no news to report.
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In Sight - Norway
In Sight reports in two new client wins:
1) Elite Foto is the largest photo
printing service online in Norway.
2) Steinspruten is known for car glass
repair and replacement. Two of their biggest accounts are: AVIS and
Budget
New Business activities:
- There was a very productive meeting with the marketing director
of Bilia Norway. Interesting and good meeting. We received signals
about an upcoming discussion about a Nordic pitch. We will follow
this up closely. Additionally, we were invited to a large pitch
with an electronics retailer in Norway. Decision to take place July
2nd. We also pitched together with a Digital creative agency
called Good Morning. Client is an already established premium
clothing brand coming to the Nordics. Finally, we had a meeting
with marketing director of Nille in Norway. Nille is not likely to
change agency the coming year.
Employees:
- Ingrid Helene Skjerve has left the company
David Jacobsen is taking the role as COO
- Merete Mandt Larsen is hired as strategic client consultant
starting September 1st.
All in all, we are looking forward to an even busier next 6
months.
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ANNA-KARIN DARLIN
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