Company Also Plans to Conduct Creative Agency ReviewNEW YORK, Jan 12, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Six Flags (NYSE: PKS)
announced today that it has signed OgilvyOne Worldwide, the world's largest
one-to-one marketing agency, to enhance and evolve its direct and interactive
marketing efforts nationwide.
This new marketing partnership is part of Six Flags' strategy to increase
company focus on customers and transform the entire park experience to be the
number one destination for local family entertainment. OgilvyOne focuses on
building positive customer relationships through data-driven communications
that leverage customer feedback to deliver more personalized and relevant
messages, invitations and experiences.
"We are thrilled to be working with the new management team at Six Flags,"
said Michelle Bottomley, general manager of consulting and client services,
OgilvyOne. "There is tremendous equity in the parks -- and enormous customer
loyalty to the Six Flags brand. Our first job is to help unlock the value of
existing customer relationships through one-to-one marketing."
"We understand how critical it is to constantly improve our communication
with our guests," said Mike Antinoro, Six Flags' Executive Vice President for
Entertainment and Marketing. "We look forward to working with OgilvyOne to
develop a variety of innovative communication solutions that will help us
enhance the overall guest experience."
The company also announced that with its current multi-year contract with
Detroit-based W.B. Doner and Company expiring in June, it is planning to put
its account up for review.
"In an industry where much of the advertising tends to look the same,
Doner has provided us with out-of-the-box thinking that has successfully cut
through the clutter to create real awareness for the Six Flags brand on a
national level," said Antinoro. "We're now in the process of analyzing every
aspect of our business, and we're looking forward to Doner's participation in
the process as we investigate how to most effectively build on this
awareness."
Six Flags is the world's largest regional theme park company.
Forward Looking Statements:
The information contained in this news release, other than historical
information, consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act. These statements may involve risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements.
These risks and uncertainties include, among others, the costs of reviewing
and responding to the unsolicited offer and consent solicitation, and other
impacts of the proposed offer on Six Flags' operations. Although Six Flags
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to
have been correct. Important factors, including factors impacting attendance,
such as local conditions, events, disturbances and terrorist activities, risks
of accidents occurring at Six Flags' parks, adverse weather conditions,
general economic conditions (including consumer spending patterns),
competition, pending, threatened or future legal proceedings and other factors
could cause actual results to differ materially from Six Flags' expectations.
Reference is made to a more complete discussion of forward-looking statements
and applicable risks contained under the captions "Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements" and "Business - Risk Factors" in Six Flags' Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, which is available
free of charge on Six Flags' website at www.sixflags.com
SOURCE Six Flags, Inc.