Cision streamlines media-monitoring operations

Cision streamlines media-monitoring operations 

Cision is concentrating its Swedish operations for digital media monitoring to
Stockholm. Some time ago, the company chose a strategic direction involving
increased digitalization of deliveries to customers.  It is important to
maximize customer benefit, but also to improve Cision's profitability. 

These operations are now conducted in two Swedish locations: Östersund and
Stockholm. The operations in Östersund will be moved to Stockholm, where they
will be handled by existing employees. At the same time, the company is
notifying about 50 employees in Östersund of termination of employment, and the
reason for the termination is a shortage of work. 

This morning the company informed employees, staff organizations, the Swedish
Public Employment Service and the outplacement organization TRR, Trygghetsrådet
of the terminations. Together with these organizations and authorities, Cision
will now create a timetable for the process. It is still too early to provide
details of the process.

“We must constantly keep our long-term profitability in our sights. It is always
unfortunate when employees have to leave the company. Now our focus is on how we
can find the best possible way to support them in finding new jobs,” says Yann
Blandy, Regional Director Nordic and Baltic at Cision.

By concentrating the monitoring operations to one location, resources will be
optimized and deliveries to customers will be guaranteed. Accordingly, fewer
employees will be required to carry out the tasks. It is important for the
company to create long-term profitability.

“We need to streamline our production resources and strengthen relations with
our customers, in part by ensuring that we are closer to them. The great
majority of our customers are located near Stockholm,” says Yann Blandy.

Customers will not be affected by the change announced today. The company will
continue to provide monitoring, and will provide digital monitoring to an even
greater extent.



For further information, please contact:

Yann Blandy, Regional Director Nordic and Baltic  
Tel: +46 8 507 410 16
E-mail: yann.blandy@cision.com

Annika Ferm, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
Tel: +46 8 507 410 34
E-mail: annika.ferm@cision.com


Cision AB (publ) 
SE-114 88 Stockholm, Sweden
Telephone: +46 (0)8 507 410 00
www.cision.com


Cision improves clients' performance through integrated services and software
solutions for reputation and campaign management, media monitoring and research
of media contacts.
Cision AB is quoted on the Nordic Exchange and has approx. 17 000 shareholders.
The company has around 2,600 employees and a turnover of SEK 1.9 billion in
2007. Cision operates in the US, UK, Sweden, Canada, Germany, Norway, Finland,
Denmark, Portugal, Lithuania, the Netherlands and China and has partners in
another 125 countries.