[PIAS] names Britt as Director of GPM
3rd February 2011, London/Brussels – [PIAS] Entertainment Group, Europe’s leading music and comedy company, has appointed Clare Britt to the new position of Director of Global Project Management (GPM).
Britt joins [PIAS] with a wealth of experience including being Marketing Director at Rough Trade and Island Records prior to setting up her own consultancy which has managed a host of high profile campaigns most recently Faithless, McFly and Charlotte Church.
[PIAS]’s Global Project Management service taps into the broad range of services and routes to market offered at [PIAS]. Working in tandem with artists, managers and labels, Britt and the [PIAS] GPM team continue to take advantage of new business models and income streams as well as deliver innovative, tailored marketing campaigns on an international basis.
Artists projects adopted by [PIAS] GPM benefit from a wealth of experience and specialist expertise spanning all areas of an artist’s interests - from recorded music sales to live ticketing and merchandise; from brand and sponsorship to sync; from digital and social media marketing to e-commerce solutions and rights management - [PIAS] is able to deliver on both the strategy and execution of marketing plans that weave all elements of an artists interests into one cohesive campaign.
Artists benefitting from the GPM service include Agnes Obel, Royksopp, Editors, Enter Shikari, Faithless, Grace Jones, Joan As Police Woman, Tiesto and Young Knives.
Britt will report into UK MD Peter Thompson, and be based at the [PIAS] UK offices alongside business partner Pru Harris. Britt & Harris will also house their existing management and brand consultancy at [PIAS], where they will continue to work with clients such as Mcfly and Faithless.
Edwin Schroter, [PIAS] Managing Director of Repertoire says ““We’re delighted to have Clare on board with us. Her vast experience in marketing and project management, combined with her strategic and out-of-the-box thinking will help us develop the Global Project Management service into a unique and unrivalled offering for artists and labels.”
About [PIAS] Global Project Management[PIAS] GPM is an artist focused solution that centrally co-ordinates, manages and drives the success of projects on a multi-territorial basis. GPM is marketing led and services driven, working with artists, managers and labels to develop all facets of their activity from repertoire releases to live performance. GPM benefits from [PIAS]’s network of sales and distribution operations and is supported by significant investment into IT, finance and administrative systems that enable project managers and artists to have clear sight of developing campaigns. Based in London, UK, [PIAS] Global Project Management represents the benchmark for tailored, continuous and artist centered services.
About [PIAS] Entertainment Group
[PIAS] offers specialist services for the licensing, distribution, sales and marketing of music, film and comedy on an international basis. [PIAS] is dedicated to providing repertoire creators and owners with specialist, premium level services that enable them to develop and maximise the value associated with their artists, products and brands.
Originally founded in 1982 and headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, [PIAS] supplies a range of highly professional services for leading repertoire owners across both physical and digital routes to market. The group has significant operations in UK, France, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, and Ireland. In addition [PIAS] has interests in USA and Australia plus an extensive international network of partners that enables it to offer its services on a truly global basis.
[PIAS] also owns premium repertoire and rights through its [PIAS] Recordings stable of labels that includes the Wall of Sound, Different and Play It Again Sam imprints. Additional interests include [PIAS] Comedy and the Strictly Confidential publishing operations and joint venture film company Twin Pics.