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NIVEA has become a HotBrand!

NIVEA was voted the most popular brand at Hot Brands 2009 in the beauty care category. On Sanoma Budapest’s youth-community website www.hotdog.hu registered users, mostly secondary school and university students,...

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Tesco is sectorial No.1 in responsible business operation

In comparison with the company’s performance last year, Tesco Hungary did 21 percent better in the field of responsible business operation, thanks to the company’s CSR activity. The retail chain...

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More emotions!

Crisis-ridden consumers want real value for their money, therefore brands started emphasising functional product advantages in their advertisements. May be they even overdo it a bit, as a US survey...

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Brands and celebrities

Consumers are only willing to pay premium prices if a brand has real added value. A well-chosen celebrity can participate in the brand building process and in implementing the marketing...

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Demand for market information increased

Companies’ decision-makers in the field of marketing and sales showed interest for more market information and research data in the past one and a half years. Market analysing information needed...

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Logistics can be much more economical with the help of IT solutions

Increasingly fierce competition makes it inevitable for companies to set up IT systems that help the everyday operation of companies. IT investments are necessary even during the economic crisis, because...

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One million Forints went to Székesfehérvár

Alcoa Fehérvár KC’s supporters were the most active in the game organised by Arany Ászok and they won HUF 1,000,000 for their team. Between 8 April and 8 May, those...

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Donation in the value of several million Forints to flood victims

Many FMCG companies offered donations to help the victims of extreme weather in northern Hungary. Tesco donated truckloads of water, milk, tea, antiseptics, blankets and baby food. Borsodi Brewery gave...

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The Web – where shopping starts

A study by iVillage reveals that women of our digital age start shopping way before arriving at the store. On-line information and coupons have great influence on the shopping decisions...

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Coupons in catering

For a long time, Hungarian bar and restaurant owners could not imagine how coupon usage could be adapted to the attitude of the average Hungarian restaurant goer. In the age...

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Making gold with Házi Piros

Házi Piros Kft., one of the key companies on the spice and seasoning market, is twenty years old. Commercial director Gábor Heltai answered our magazine’s questions. What were the most...

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Intelligenr supply chain management

XAPT Hungary Kft. is a dynamically developing IT company, the main profile of which is the selling, installation, training and customising of the Microsoft Dynamics integrated business management system. XAPT...

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Already the new generation collects selectively

In the past two years, the proportion of 18-29-year old adults actively participating in selective waste collection grew from 35 to 50 percent – reports a survey by ÖKO-Pannon Nonprofit...

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MÉTE helps young researchers

MÉTE (Hungarian Association of Food Science and Technology) organised a conference at Szeged University on 6 May, where 96 essays by 100 students from 5 universities were presented. The topic...

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Will consumers use it?

The history of coupons started in the United States at the end of the 19th century: Coca-Cola’s employees and sales representatives distributed the company’s complimentary coupons, which were also placed...

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Level of unemployment still growing

In the first quarter of 2010, KSH measured an 11.8-percent unemployment rate (2.1 percentage points higher than twelve months earlier), with 3,719,000 people being employed and 498,000 unemployed in the...

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Grill products have become less hypermarket-centred

Despite the 3-percent decrease in grill sausage value sales by hypermarkets, 59 percent of sales was still realised in this retail channel. Volume sales plummeted by 17 percent and value...

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Innovation, mobility, consumption

The increasing role of mobile technology, from production to sale, brings benefits and satisfaction to manufacturers, retailers and consumers. A growing number of mobile phones will be able to read...

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Czech meat industry company starts using Cryovac® packaging

Kostelecké uzeniny, the biggest meat producing and meat product manufacturing company in the Czech Republic switched from standard shrink bags to high-performance shrinkable films and automation. The new system guarantees...

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Tesco recruited new regional suppliers

On 3 June, Tesco Hungary organised a suppliers’ forum in Sopron for farmers and manufacturers in Győr-Moson-Sopron, Zala, Vas and Veszprém counties. Tesco’s intention was getting to know new suppliers,...

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Most successful promotion of the year 2009. Silver medal: Up, Borsodi; Borsodi – Cheer like never before!

This prize game targeted 18-36-year old beer drinkers who like football. McCann Erickson did the ATL and the creative, while Up Hungary Kft. implemented the BTL activity. Borsodi’s brand strategy...

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A strong Forint helped meat import

The Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AKI) continuously monitors and publishes world trends in poultry and fruit/vegetable products. Their last report reveals that in the first quarter beef prices continued to...

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We are less fervent grillers than we used to be

The current economic situation does not favour the organisation of open-air grill parties and this inevitably affected grill product sales. Zoltán Szántó, PICK Szeged Zrt.’s product manager says: – Because...

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MPL conquers the Internet too

An increasing number of on-line retailers choose MPL (Hungarian Post Logistics) to be their delivery partner. MPL’s convenience services guarantee that on-line stores can serve their customers better. MPL’s goal...

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Hungarian milk domestic sales declining

The Hungarian dairy business mood reduces and the domestic sales also declining – states the most recent summary of the Milk Marketing Board, which was published on the occasion of...

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One-fifth of the companies feel the export boom

According to the latest survey of Coface Hungary; in nearly half of the interviewed hundreds of Hungarian exporting companies, an over 5 percent export revenues reduction occured in 2009. 21...

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A proposal for “hamburger tax”

The Strategic Alliance for the Hungarian Hospitals proposed a health action plan. The association's proposal also stipulates that health care contribution (10 HUF per unit) should be introduced on alcohol,...

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Best practices for self-regulation: the recent results of the beer industry

A report entitled “Beer advertising with responsible self-regulation ” was issued by the Brewers Association Europe (BoE), which summarizes the European brewing industry self-regulatory practices. The Brewers Association Europe (BoE)...

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The Watermelon Association initiates the creating of a government fund

The Hungarian Watermelon Association turns to the government for help. They want to achieve the creation of a government fund, that would pay the producers the price immediately, to avoid...

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The world price of coffee increased

Within five days, the world price of coffee increased by 20 percent. The Arabica coffee rose onto its two-year peak, according to analysts; mainly due to speculation. The price of...

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