Proximedia Group

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Proximedia Groep SA
Euronext:  XXXX
Founded1998 as Proximedia Belgium, 1999 as Proximedia SA
Headquarters
Humaniteitslaan 116, B-1070 Brussels
Area served
Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain
Key people
Fabrice Wuyts (CEO and owner)
ProductsWeb creation, SEA, corporate videos, Internet Service Provider, Digital Marketing
Revenue€ 39.1 million (2011)
€ 3.1 million (2011)
Number of employees
+-360
Website www.proximedia.be

Proximedia Group is a Belgian media group.

History

Proximedia Belgium was founded in 1998, by Fabrice Wuyts and Eric Glachant. [1] The company specializes in providing websites for SMEs. The Proximedia Group SA was founded in 1999 and became the coordinating organization of Proximedia Belgium, Online, Bizbook Channel, Globule Bleu bvba, Click+, Proximedia France, Proximedia Nederland, and Proximedia Spain. The Proximedia Group has been listed at the Free Market of Euronext Brussels since 2005. In 2007, the Proximedia Group founded the Bizbook Channel. This branch specialized in creating corporate videos. In 2008, Proximedia SA took over the web agency Globule Bleu. The following year, Proximedia launched the brand BeUP. They were also elected ‘Enterprise of The Year 2009’ by Ernst & Young. [2] Proximedia launched two new services in 2011: Videobiz and Promobook. In 2012, the Bizbook Channel was launched. Proximedia was acquired by Publicis Groupe S.A. [3] in July 2014.

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Branches

Key figures

Core Numbers (2011) [5]
Turnover+4.4%39.1 million
Operating profit+8,8%€6,4 million
Net profit (before goodwill depreciation)+10,3%€3,6 million
Net profit (group share)+14,3%€3,1 million

Sale tactics and lawsuits

There are a lot of websites, forums and blogs that warn for Proximedia. This is because of the long duration of the contract, the inability to terminate the contract and the alleged aggressive approach of Proximedia and the alleged low quality of service that Proximedia offers. Also, there are a lot of lawsuits every month, some of which are customers that wish to terminate the contract, others that allege Proximedia of misguiding. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

List of some example lawsuits:

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References

  1. "Proximedia Group -" (PDF).
  2. "Proximedia Franstalige onderneming van het jaar".
  3. "Publicis Groupe Acquires Proximedia: Creates a leading European digital communications hub". GlobeNewswire News Room. 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2019-02-18.
  4. "How to Get Promotional or Coupons Discounts". 25 November 2015.
  5. "Proximedia Group -" (PDF).
  6. "Sitebuilder BeUp gets reprimanded for agressive sales" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. "Terminate the contract is expensive" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. "Experiences with Proximedia - BeUp?" (in Dutch).
  9. "Complaints on BeUp" (in Dutch).
  10. "Customer experiences on BeUp" (in Dutch).
  11. "Google Productforums BeUp topic" (in Dutch).
  12. "Test-aankoop.be proximedia complaint topic" (in Dutch).
  13. "23 lawsuits against Proximedia" (in Dutch).
  14. "Alpens: entrepreneurs beware BeUp/Proximedia active" (in Dutch).
  15. "Tik.be Proximedia Mobsters" (in Dutch).
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