LONDON, April 9, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Button Group, a Futuremedia plc (BULLETIN BOARD: FMDAY) company, today announced it has won two new clients in March and has expanded its account with a third. Button Group has been selected by Al Jazeera, St. Petersburg, Russia, and Sony Ericsson. For Al Jazeera, Button will be designing and producing exhibition stands at MIPTV and MIPCOM in Cannes, France. MIPTV and MIPCOM are the premier global content events for buying, selling and financing entertainment content across traditional and digital platforms. The shows take place in Cannes on April 7-11, 2008 and October 13-17, 2008, respectively.
Button recently designed and produced an exhibition stand for the city of St. Petersburg, Russia at MIPIM Cannes 2008, which took place on March 11-14, 2008. The project also included phase one of a new brand for the city which was launched at the show. Button provided the creative for the new brand and supported the client with a host of promotional materials and literature.
Additionally, Button will be supporting Ericsson in the crafting of its exhibition stands at its forthcoming major industry events: JavaOne, San Francisco, being held on May 6-9, 2008 and Symbian Smartphone, London, being held on October 21-22, 2008. Button Group recently completed a key project with Sony Ericsson at MIDEM, Cannes, the world’s largest show for music and technology professionals.
“We are extremely pleased that these three organizations have selected Button to work with them. Our collaboration with these clients exemplifies our strategy of global expansion and growth having expanded our reach into the Middle East and now Eastern European markets. We look forward to working with each at more shows in the future,” stated George O’Leary, CEO of Futuremedia.
About Button Group
Button Group is a leading design, exhibition and events agency. With offices in London, Cannes and Los Angeles it has worldwide experience creating and delivering projects across a range of industries including IT & Telecommunications, Finance & Banking, Property, Television & Entertainment, Travel & Tourism, Food & Drink, Media & Publishing and Fashion & Beauty. With a proven track record spanning four decades, Button combines two and three-dimensional designs, to provide creative solutions in the production and management of branded environments and content. Clients include Anheuser-Busch, BlackBerry, CBS Paramount, De La Rue, Estee Lauder, Lend Lease, MSN, NBC Universal, NFL, Sony Ericsson and Union Properties. For more information, visit .
Futuremedia plc (BULLETIN BOARD: FMDAY) is a global media company providing online learning, design, exhibition and event services to public and private sector organizations. Established in 1982, Futuremedia helps its clients to communicate their values, product and brand information to employees, customers and industry, and believes that learning is a key component in the communication mix. Futuremedia divisions are Futuremedia Learning and Button. For more information, visit .
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