[PIAS] LAUNCH D2C SERVICES

5pm, Sunday 24th January MIDEM, Cannes, France – [PIAS] Entertainment Group, Europe’s leading music and entertainment services provider, has announced a raft of partnerships that represent the launch of [PIAS] D2C, a range of services that provide [PIAS] related repertoire owners with integrated e-commerce capabilities.In its first slew of deals, [PIAS] has signed partnerships with Digital Animal, MAM Logistic and Topspin Media in order to provide its labels and artists with a range of Direct to Consumer e-commerce solutions across digital and physical product types on a multi-territorial basis.[PIAS] D2C will provide its labels and artists with full featured online stores via Digital Animal. The stores will be feature rich, including multi-territory billing, pre-orders, SMS payments and a full content management system providing complete control of pricing and product offerings. The stores enable the sale of physical and digital audio products, together with merchandise and tickets.Topspin Media, developers of a leading e-commerce and marketing based technology platform, will provide [PIAS] with a range of solutions and tools that enable [PIAS] and its labels to manage bespoke e-commerce offerings driven via powerful digital marketing tools and initiatives. Such campaigns will initially focus upon clients of the [PIAS] Digital Marketing service.The domestic and international physical fulfillment of e-commerce solutions will be provided by a combination of both [PIAS]’s own Brussels based warehouse and UK based MAM Logistics.Through [PIAS] D2C, [PIAS] labels, artists and managers will be able to combine robust D2C e-commerce services alongside the broad range of marketing and promotional activities associated with an artist campaign.The combination of powerful marketing and e-commerce based solutions enables [PIAS] to offer its clients a truly end-to-end range of services across both retail sales, marketing and D2C on an international basis.“[PIAS] is ideally positioned to support its labels and artists with Direct to Consumer e-commerce and CRM based solutions,” said Adrian Pope, Director of Digital & Business Development [PIAS] Entertainment Group. “[PIAS] D2C will develop to provide a range of solutions that compliment other services that we offer, from [PIAS] Digital Marketing to [PIAS]’s retail marketing, sales and distribution operations on an international basis”Chris Thompson, Founder & Director Of Business Development at Digital Animal comments, “It’s great to have such an experienced full service channel partner that sees it’s future in our space.  We are thrilled to be able to offer competitive direct to fan solutions to Europe’s most important independent artists and labels through [PIAS] ”About [PIAS] Entertainment Groupwww.pias.comThe [PIAS] Entertainment Group is the definitive marketing, sales, distribution and licensing provider offering a highly professional and flexible service for music, film, comedy and sport repertoire on an international basis.Headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, [PIAS] Entertainment Group supplies a broad range of highly professional services for leading repertoire owners across both physical and digital routes to market. The group also has significant operations in the UK, France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Ireland. In addition to its local operations [PIAS] Entertainment Group has an international network of partners that enables it to offer its services on a truly global basis.[PIAS] Entertainment Group owns premium repertoire via its [PIAS] Recordings, [PIAS] Visuals, [PIAS] Comedy and publishing operations. It also has significant interests in the record label Wall of Sound, the film company Twin Pics.Notes for editors: Please note that “[PIAS]” should be written in upper case letters enclosed in square brackets.About Digital Animalwww.digitalanimal.com Digital Animal delivers a full compliment of integrated digital and e-commerce services to the music and entertainment industries. We currently provide over 200 major and independent record companies, independent labels and artists with managed services and their own branded music retail websites.DA’s market-leading applications are designed to build value in IP and drive growth by empowering music businesses with secure, direct-to-fan distribution and a best-of-breed online retail presence.An award winning service provider, D A is proud to partner with its clients to pioneer the 21st Century entertainment business and contribute to building one of the fastest moving sectors in today’s global economy.About MAM Logisticswww.mamlogistics.co.uk Our client base is across all sectors of industry from blue chip organisations to leading international sports, music and fashion brands across to technology based high-end electrical products as well as a greater and growing presence within the gift wear sector. MAM has a truly global customer base which would be the envy of many mainstream logistics organisations.Our attention to detail and accountability are two of the reasons that we at times are seen to ‘punch above our weight’… essentially it’s also in the results and our ability to perform and deliver service on-time and every-time. All four Directors have key roles within the business… there are no corridors of power at MAM… accountability begins and ends with ourselves. We believe it helps…About Topspin Mediawww.topspinmedia.com Topspin is the most complete technology platform that helps artists create their own retail channels, effectively promote their music and connect directly with fans. With Topspin, artists can create flexible offers, easily integrate with fan-trusted music discovery channels, and manage their workflow with data-driven feedback to make smarter marketing decisions.Contact for [PIAS] Entertainment Group:Sam Shemtob, Name PR, +44 (0)208 357 7305sam@namemusic.net Contact for Digital Animal:Chris Thompson, +44 121 449 3814 chris.thompson@digitalanimal.comContact for MAM Logistics:Stephen Harrison, 01270 759078, steve@mamlogistics.co.ukContact for Topspin Media:Gary Brotman, gary@topspinmedia.com