Primary Recommendation

Communisis - Set to expand its "agency" business

October 2013

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I have been a bit slow to realise what a great little company specialist printing firm, Communisis, is because like most people my view is that “dead tree publishing's” time may soon come to pass. Communisis' mainstay is the printing of chequebooks, credit card statements, utility bills and direct mail and it is easy to imagine customers are viewing much of this content online. But a meeting with the company this month has helped wake me up to its potential. Chief executive Andy Blundell says that modern communication is about highly personalised content and there is still a requirement for someone to design, create and put it all together. Blundell says there are three key “props” to his gr ...

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Market Comment - October 2013

STV - "Celtic ITV" on a cheaper valuation

Communisis - Buys shopper marketing agency (January 2015)

Communisis (August 2014)

Communisis - Three acquisitions since last update (July 2014)

Communisis (April 2014)

Communisis (December 2013)

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