Clarity for Metzgerlehner

Advertising budgets Despite the bad news surrounding the bankrupt Erb Group, the Metzgerlehner advertising agency has made a reasonably good start to the new year. "Last week, the Belgian Alcopa Group, which acquired the automotive division of the Erb Group, extended our mandates for Suzuki and Hyundai - beyond 2004," says Ted Metzger, co-owner of Metzgerlehner. It is also certain that the agency will be able to invoice all the advance services provided in 2003 for 2004. However, it is unclear what will happen to the remaining outstanding invoices. "There's no doubt that we'll have to take a cut," says Metzger, but adds: "We got off lightly once again." Whether this will also be the case for the Mitsubishi agency One Stop and for the
media agency m&m is unclear. No information was available from m&m by the editorial deadline. And for One Stop, the
situation at the end of this week at the earliest. It is possible that Alcopa will sell the Mitsubishi dealership in Switzerland.
(mk)