http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/ P&MM an award winning marketing services agency that specialises in performance improvement P&MM, Marketing Services Agency (mailto:info@p-mm.co.uk) http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/images/topbanner2.png http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/ <strong>46% increase in profit before tax for the year ending 31st December 2009&nbsp;</strong><br /> &nbsp;<br /> Motivcom, the leading UK business services group offering marketing communications, events and incentive expertise to major blue-chip corporate clients, today (31 March 2010), announced a 46% increase in profit before tax for the year ending 31st December 2009.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Despite a very difficult year in most markets, Motivcom has, by professional management across the b http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=99 2010-08-04 News test http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=100 2010-04-14 News <div>Nigel Cooper, divisional managing director of Motivcom&#39;s events and communications division, speaks about the year ahead and beyond for P&amp;MM to C&amp;IT magazine. This video also includes the views of the four other prominent agencies within the sector. To view the video in full then please click the link below, <div> <div><br /> <a href="http://www.citmagazine.com/news/967157/C-IT-TV-video-Big-Five-agencies-revealing-2010-clients/">http://www.citmagazine.com/news/ http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=93 2009-11-23 News <p>The motivation division of P&amp;MM has had an excellent month, reaching the final stages of two leading industry awards: </p> <p><strong>The CIPD People Management Awards – </strong>which honours outstanding achievement in the field of people management and development. </p> <p>P&amp;MM has not one but two programmes battling it out in the final of the <strong>‘Total Reward’</strong> category. The <strong>Virgin Media ‘Shout’ </strong>employee recognition scheme will go head to hea http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=91 2009-09-11 News <p>Aviva is putting the contributions of individuals and teams into focus by introducing a new UK-wide reward and recognition scheme.</p> <p>The ‘Spotlight’ scheme enables 22,000 staff at the UK’s largest insurer to thank colleagues and to nominate them for additional rewards in recognition of their efforts. <br /> &nbsp;<br /> The points-based scheme, created and run by leading motivation specialists P&amp;MM Motivation, operates through a comprehensive website. Through the site, emp http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=88 2009-08-07 News <p>Fundamental to the success of any P&amp;MM programme is it&#39;s communication. <br /> As part of our commitment to delivering real time advice and information to all our contacts we have launched 2 blog sites for the Motivation and Events divisions. </p> <p>Motivation <br /> <a href="http://www.johnsylvester.co.uk">www.johnsylvester.co.uk</a> - all the latest advice on how to create an effective motivation, recognition, reward or benefit scheme. </p> <p>Events <br /> <a href= http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=87 2009-07-08 News <p>Leading events industry expert Nigel Cooper, Executive Director of P&amp;MM Events &amp; Communications; and Founding Chairman of Eventia; will be among the major figures speaking at EVENT UK 09, the industry’s most prominent event during National Meetings Week. </p> <p>Cooper, who will present How incentives and motivation scheme can create bigger attendance and add value to visitor experiences, will share his expertise, insight and experiences on day one of the event, Tuesday 22 Sept http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=90 2009-05-08 News P&amp;MM has won two Gold and two Silver Awards at the Eventia International Awards 2009, held on Friday 6 February in London.<br /> <br /> The first Gold Award was won for the category of Best Promotional Communication, for incentive and motivation programme, The Italian Job, which P&amp;MM designed and implemented for British Gas Business. This programme comprised an eight-month campaign including three sets of awards, the highlight of which was an incentive trip to Italy for 73 employees.<b http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=84 2009-02-09 News Following on the success of its recent awards win at the Employee Benefits Awards 2008, P&amp;MM is still on a real winning streak for its work with Nottingham City Council on a bespoke and innovative staff benefits package. <br /> <br /> At the recent HR Excellence Awards 2008, P&amp;MM added further trophies to its cabinet by scooping the &#39;<strong>Most Effective Benefits Strategy&#39; </strong>and &#39;<strong>Most Effective Use of Internal Communications&#39; </strong>awards before goin http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=79 2008-07-18 News <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Nottingham City Council Wins Leading Industry Award for Employee Benefits</span> <br /> <br /> Nottingham City Council&#39;s &#39;Works Perks&#39; employee benefits programme has won the award for &#39;Most Effective Application of Tax-Efficient Benefits&#39; at the recent Employee Benefits Awards 2008.<br /> <br /> <br /> Works Perks, implemented and managed with the support of Milton Keynes-based leading employee benefits supplier p&amp;mm, includes salar http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=78 2008-06-25 News <div>Cineworld, one of the UK&#39;s largest cinema houses, has appointed Filmology, the UK&#39;s first dedicated movie marketing and promotions company, to assist in selling its &#39;Unlimited Pass&#39; to the B2B market.<br /> <br /> The pass entitles recipients to unlimited access across 73 Cineworld sites for 12 months. In addition to unlimited cinema visits, the Cineworld Unlimited Card also offers cardholders preferential invitations and discounted tickets for Cineworld Exclusive Ad http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=76 2008-04-21 News <strong>Cover for coupon offers increasing fast, according to Fotorama research </strong><br /> Instant Win offers, followed by coupons, are the promotions for which brand owners and agencies are most likely to seek fixed fee cover, However coupons are the fastest growing sector, accounting for a rapidly increasing share of fixed fee deals. <br /> <br /> These are among the findings of fascinating new research and analysis by Fotorama, the leading fixed fee promotions company which this year http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=75 2008-04-21 News <div> <div> <div>Nigel Cooper, divisional managing director of Milton Keynes-based marketing services group, Motivcom plc, which owns international event agencies P&amp;MM, AYMTM and Zibrant, has been voted the most influential individual in the UK events industry for a second year. He was ranked number one in the "Power 50" list of key industry figures. <br /> <br /> <div> <div>Nigel is recognised as an industry authority on the subject of developing, directin http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=77 2008-04-21 News <div> <span class="step1">Arriva teams up with green travel to work scheme to offer annual savings on bus travel </span> <span class="step1">Arriva, one of the UK&#39;s leading bus operators, is giving employers the chance to offer their staff up to 41 per cent savings on bus travel to work through the innovative Greentravel2work incentive scheme created by employee benefits provider P&amp;MM. <br /> </span> <span class="step1"><br /> Developed in support of the Government&#39;s http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=80 2008-04-11 News <div align="left"><br /> Milton Keynes-based marketing services agency P&amp;MM has redeveloped their annual customer satisfaction survey to create revenue for a local charity. <div> <div align="left">&nbsp; <div> <div align="left">Under the guidelines of the new customer satisfaction survey P&amp;MM donates £5 to the Milton Keynes Community Foundation for every completed questionnaire returned. <div> <div align="left">&nbsp; <div> http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=73 2008-02-25 News <div align="left">P&amp;MM once again had a successful evening at the Eventia International Awards held in London on the 2nd February. <br /> P&amp;MM were awarded: <br /> <br /> <strong>Gold - Best Consumer Marketing Programme for Bose Grand Adventures</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Silver - Best Incentive Travel Programme, short haul for Toyota Ichiban</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Bronze - Best Celebratory Event for Toyota Ichiban</strong><br /> <br /> <strong>Bronze - Be http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=72 2008-02-12 News <div style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> <o:p>Event industry awards Milton Keynes businessman "Outstanding Achievement" accolade <br /> <br /> Milton Keynes event industry business leader Nigel Cooper, Divisional Managing Director of the Travel &amp; Events Division (including P&amp;MM, Zibrant and AYMTM) , within marketing services group Motivcom received the ultimate industry recognition when he was presented with the prestigious Outstanding Achievement Award at the annual Eventia Interna http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=71 2008-02-12 News <strong>Acquisition will further strengthen P&amp;MM Travel &amp; Leisure promotions division</strong> Motivcom plc today announced that it completed the acquisition of Protravel Limited. Protravel specialise in providing travel and entertainment related promotions solutions to leading sales promotion agencies and FMCG brands. Their products and services include travel promotions, group travel and incentives, sports and hospitality packages, prizes for competitions and prizewinner management. Mo http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=69 2007-11-19 News <div>&nbsp; <div> <div>In October 2005, Nottingham City Council launched its new benefits package, &#39;Works Perks&#39;. The scheme offers staff&nbsp;many benefits through P&amp;MM&#39;s Lifestyle programme and has won&nbsp;several awards over the past two years. <div> <div>&nbsp; <div> <div>The IDeA works for local government improvement so that councils can serve people and places better. The IDeA Knowledge website features news and guidance for m http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=68 2007-10-29 News <strong>Latest acquisition makes Motivcom the largest event management, venue finding and incentive travel business in the sector.</strong> <br /> <br /> Motivcom, a leading marketing services group which already owns P&amp;MM, AYMTM and Summersault, has agreed to acquire Zibrant, the event, venue and incentive group whose trading names include IBR, Illico, McGarvey Russell, MRM and Rand for an initial consideration of £15 million subject to shareholder approval. £11.25m will be paid in cash w http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=67 2007-10-18 News <div> <span italic?? font-style:>Tax free bus travel through P&amp;MM&#39;s new Greentravel2work scheme will offer up to 41 per cent saving for employees and up to 12.8 per cent on National Insurance for employers.<br /> <br /> Staff and employers can save on travel as well as driving commitment to more environmentally-friendly travel. Commuters can save up to 41 per cent on the cost of an annual bus pass through Greentravel2work, a new initiative by the employee benefits division of http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=65 2007-10-11 News <b></b> <div>Alphyra, the largest cash acceptance network in Europe, will launch the first gift card designed specifically for the UK convenience sector utilising P&amp;MM&#39;s successful Spree Card platform. The new Spree Gift Card will operate across Alphyra&#39;s Payzone network comprising of 29,000 active terminals in the UK. <br /> <br /> Each gift card features a number of leading high street retailers including Boots, River Island, Waterstones, Halfords, Debenhams, JJB, HMV and Go http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=64 2007-10-10 News In an article covered by Sales Promotion magazine&#39;s &#39;Voucher and Gift Card Supplement&#39;, John Sylvester, Executive Director at P&amp;MM looks at how stored-value cards are catching on as a tool for incentives, motivation and employee benefits. <br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.p-mm.co.uk/floodlight/rise_of_branded_cash.pdf" target="_blank">To read John&#39;s opinion piece, please click here</a>. http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=62 2007-09-24 News With staff retention difficulties on the increase it&#39;s no longer enough for employers to expect loyal devotion from their employees simply in return for allowing them to have a job.<br /> <br /> In a feature on <a href="http://www.HRZone.co.uk">www.HRZone.co.uk</a> John Sylvester, Director of the Motivation division at P&amp;MM, disscusses how to engage employees and improve staff retention.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.hrzone.co.uk/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=172477&amp;ampampampd=1063" tar http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=60 2007-09-10 News Nigel Cooper, Director of P&amp;MM&#39;s Travel &amp; Events division commented on how investing in events can make a direct impact on the success and well being of any company in BBT online.<br /> <br /> Nigel asks the question "<em>What&#39;s the cost of loyalty, motivation, initiative, enterprise and hard work?" </em><br /> <a href="http://www.bbt.be/guests.cfm" target="_blank">To read Nigel&#39;s opinion piece, click here.</a> http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=59 2007-09-10 News Land Rover has awarded its global event management contract to P&amp;MM, one of the UK&#39;s leading and award-winning B2B marketing services agencies, following an eight way competitive pitch.<br /> <br /> The three year campaign will include global events, all product launches, an employee road show that will familiarise dealers with Land Rover, and the G4 Challenge, a round the world 4x4 adventure spanning South East Asia and South America. <br /> <br /> P&amp;MM has worked with Land Rove http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=58 2007-08-30 News <div><em> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">&nbsp;</span></em> <div> <div><em> <span style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">"Christmas is coming - yes already. But don&#39;t worry if you haven&#39;t organised the office Christmas do yet, you aren&#39;t alone. Late, yes. Alone. no."</span></em> <div> <div> <div>- Martin Croft, Marketing Week (23rd August 2007) <div> <div>&nbsp; <div> <div>Susan Sexton, Travel and Events Sales Dire http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=57 2007-08-29 News At P&amp;MM we are continually striving to deliver a high quality of service and to keep our clients satisfied.<br /> <br /> For many years we have been asking clients for their views on the quality of the service we provide… and the results are in!<br /> <br /> Since the beginning of 2005 our overall client satisfaction rating has continually remained above 78% <strong>(reaching 86% at last count)</strong> and the number of existing clients that would recommend P&amp;MM has never ped below http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=56 2007-08-21 News We are sometimes asked how much an event will cost so that the client can decide if they can afford it. Maybe the question should be: "What&#39;s the cost of loyalty, motivation, initiative, enterprise and hard work?" Because that&#39;s what good events create. <br /> <br /> If you disagree, then try and remember the buzz in the office the week after the office Christmas party and imagine if it was like that every week. You might say "It&#39;s not possible", or simply that you can&#39;t afford http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=55 2007-08-07 News In a buoyant employment market, a key to understanding staff retention is getting to grips with the fact that it is simply no longer good enough to expect employees to be grateful for having a job. It is just as crucial to define the employment proposition in attractive terms and market it in the same spirit that the business is marketed to its customers.<br /> <br /> We can no longer afford to ignore the fact that higher staff turnover and absenteeism is a measure of poor motivation. Improvem http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=54 2007-08-03 News <div>P&amp;MM offer free flight voucher that can be used for Dubai, Hong Kong and Barbados. Free flights to Dubai, Hong Kong and Barbados are the exciting new additions to P&amp;MM&#39;s successful Flight Passes range. These exciting new incentive products will entitle recipients to two free return scheduled economy flights departing from airports around the UK. In addition, companies can offer a Flight Pass, which gives recipients a choice of all three destinations. Each of these dea http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=44 2007-06-23 News With over 100,000 employees already benefiting from the combination of attractive family discounts and low cost childcare, P&amp;MM&#39;s recently launched Childcare Plus scheme is proving to be an instant success. <br /> <br /> <em>"A range of distinguished companies across both the private and public sectors have signed up to Childcare Plus, including Nottingham City Council, UCAS, Trust Housing, Transport for London and Suffolk County Council, and the response so far has been extremely posi http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=47 2007-06-23 News Foreign holidays and designer wardrobes low priority as job starters put house ownership and benefits top. <br /> <br /> Foreign holidays and designer wardrobes are of low importance to graduate job starters, whereas owning their own home and receiving tax efficient benefits such as pensions, private health care and tax-free childcare are top priority to them according to a survey. These are just some of the key findings in the survey carried out by P&amp;MM, the UK&#39;s leading performance i http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=46 2007-06-23 News <div>UCAS installs new employee benefits programme from P&amp;MM. UCAS, the central organisation responsible for processing university applications in the UK, has appointed leading performance improvement business, P&amp;MM, to introduce and run a new benefits programme for its 370 members of staff. The comprehensive package contains Lifestyle benefits, ChildcarePlus vouchers, Bikes for Work and LifestyleAction - an Employee Assistance Programme and has been specially tailored to meet the de http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=45 2007-06-23 News Leading sales promotion company, P&amp;MM, is introducing a new free hotel accommodation voucher to add to its travel incentive product portfolio. <br /> <br /> The voucher will entitle recipients to one night of accommodation absolutely free when booking hotels through P&amp;MM Travel, which is a fully ABTA, IATA and ATOL accredited travel agents. <br /> <br /> Graham Howarth, director of sales promotion at P&amp;MM commented: " <span style="font-style: italic; ">A h http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=43 2007-06-23 News The incentive travel and events division of [Milton Keynes-based] P&amp;MM, one of the UK&#39;s leading and award-winning B2B marketing communications companies, has secured more than £10 million worth of business in the first quarter of 2007. <br /> <br /> This business includes car launches for Lexus and Toyota an international conference for global telecoms provider Telefonica and an incentive travel programme for consumer electronics company Bose. <br /> <br /> Nigel Cooper, Executive Di http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=51 2007-05-31 News <img class="image2right" alt="" src="http://www.p-mm.co.uk/images/assets/nigel.jpg" border="0" />Milton Keynes-based businessman, Nigel Cooper, divisional managing director, Travel &amp; Events Division, Motivcom (including agencies P&amp;MM and Archer Young) and Chairman of Eventia, has been voted the most influential individual in the UK incentive travel industry. He was ranked number one in the "Power 50" list of key industry figures. <br /> <br /> The industry publication Conference &amp http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=50 2007-05-31 News <div>Employees working for the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks are to benefit from the UK&#39;s first prepaid flexible benefits debit card, providing major savings at high street retailers. Spree-flex, is a Visa debit card developed by P&amp;MM onto which employees can load flex funds. They will then enjoy the benefits of savings with major high street retailers when they shop. It has been designed as part of the Banks&#39; employee benefits package to drive staff loyalty and retention, impro http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=49 2007-05-31 News The first voucher to offer free bottles of wine as an incentive has been launched by P&amp;MM, the UK&#39;s leading performance improvement company. Organisations will now be able to buy at minimum cost vouchers that entitle recipients to two, six or twelve bottles of top quality wine, absolutely free. <br /> <br /> P&amp;MM will manage the whole operation and all orders will be fulfilled directly through The Wine Warehouse Co.<br /> <br /> Graham Howarth, Director of Sales Promotion at P&am http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=42 2007-05-23 News P&amp;MM, one of the UK&#39;s leading and award-winning B2B marketing communications companies, has won the Motivation/Recognition Scheme Provider of The Year award at the Employee Rewards &amp; Benefits Awards. This marks the second year running that P&amp;MM has won with this prestigious accolade. <br /> <br /> John Sylvester, executive director of P&amp;MM commented: <em>"We are extremely proud to have been recognised by this industry for the second year in a row. This award is testament to http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=53 2007-05-01 News P&amp;MM, a leading B2B marketing communications company, won the highest number of Gold Awards at the 2007 ITM (International Travel &amp; Meetings) Awards held in London on 2 February. <br /> <br /> For creating and successfully delivering network marketing company Nikken&#39;s European convention, P&amp;MM scooped two Gold awards in the categories of Best Promotional Communication and Best Conference or Congress (short haul). The Nikken event also won P&amp;MM a Silver award for Best Celebr http://www.pmmpreview.co.uk/pmmnew/NewsDetails.asp?ID=52 2007-05-01 News