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Cricket is back! - 14/04/2011

Following on from the successful Telegraph Cricket World Cup game, GFM have delivered Telegraph Fantasy Cricket County Challenge. With more than £15,000 up for grabs, the game invites you to pick 11 superstars from the cream of English cricket to compete for you throughout the summer season. This season, selected players will score points in all County Championship and 40 over matches. The game also allows Chairmen to restart their Super League from the World Cup and the 2010 County Challenge game. Try the game out for yourself at: http://fantasycricket.telegraph.co.uk/

Irish Sun Hotel Breaks

In January 2011, GFM recruited over 200 hotels, Guest Houses & B & Bs across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland for the Irish Sun’s first ever major national discounted accommodation promotion. The participants were offering room nights for €5, €10 or €20 per person, per night. Readers collected 10 tokens and resulted in bookings of over 10,000 room nights.

Telegraph Fantasy Aintree - 01/04/2011

GFM are pleased to announce the launch of Telegraph Fantasy Aintree, in association with Racing UK. Telegraph Fantasy Aintree is a new fantasy game based on the 3-day Aintree Festival - including the John Smith's Grand National, which runs from April 7 to April 9, 2011. The game is hot on the heels of the success of Telegraph Fantasy Cheltenham, which was also produced by GFM for The Telegraph. Play the game at www.fantasyracing.telegraph.co.uk.

PHEW WHAT A SCORCHER! SUN SUMMER HOLIDAYS FROM £15 - 26/03/11

The Sun’s Summer Holidays from £15 offer launched on Saturday, March 26th with the biggest number of parks ever! A whopping 336 holiday parks in the UK and Europe have been recruited by GFM, with breaks available in late May, June, July, late August and early September. Click here to see the promotion.

Telegraph Fantasy Cricket World Cup - 04/02/2011

Once again, The Telegraph has turned to GFM to deliver their fantasy cricket games for 2011. The first of which, Telegraph Fantasy Cricket World Cup, is based exclusively around the up-coming cricket World Cup. The game invites you to pick your 11 superstars from the cream of world cricket. New features include the ability for Chairmen to restart their Super Leagues from the previous seasons County Challenge game and more ways to share your team with friends on Twitter and Facebook. Click here to try the game out for yourself.

Telegraph Fantasy Football Europe - 28/01/2011

Telegraph Fantasy Football Europe is back, and this year it’s free to play. The game, based around the knockout stages of the Champions League, includes all the great features from the 2010/11 TFF Premier League game and also boasts a brand new player comparison feature. Promoted at a time when there is little competition in the market, the game is sure to attract a high number of entries and provides fantasy football managers with a new challenge for the 2nd half of the season. Click here to try the game out for yourself.

Sun Holidays are back! - 19/01/2011

The Sun's Holidays from £9.50 promotion is back for 2011 and has even more breaks than ever before with holidays in the UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Slovenia and Croatia. GFM recruited 351 UK and European holiday parks, offering breaks in 2011 for Sun readers. An 8-page editorial supplement and a 52 page glossy brochure, designed and produced by GFM, supported the promotion in-paper. Click here to view the promotion.

RADIO TIMES SHORT BREAKS 2011

GFM are pleased to announce the launch of the 2011 Radio Times Short Breaks promotion. We’ve signed up hundreds of great hotels across the UK to offer discounted stays for Radio Times readers. This year all the hotels have been listed across three editions of the magazine and full listings are available on the bespoke website created by GFM. Our partners include Ramada Jarvis, Old English Inns, Brook Hotels and Focus Hotels. Click here to view the promotion.

BBC WORLDWIDE AFTERNOON TEA OFFER – AUTUMN 2010

GFM have created and delivered this promotion across five BBC Worldwide titles – Radio Times, Gardener’s World, Good Food Guide, Lonely Planet & Olive magazines. The promotion features a range of offers, two teas for £5, £10, £20 or Two for One, at over 200 venues. The campaign involved recruitment of outlets and build of a bespoke listing website including a voucher than can be downloaded as well as the ones that appear in the magazines. Click here to view the promotion.

GFM throws weight behind national fitness drive - 01/09/2010

GFM is set to expand after being appointed by healthcare provider Nuffield Health to boost membership of its Fitness and Wellbeing Centres. The contact centre team will manage the recruitment of lapsed members following Nuffield Health’s acquisition of 51 health clubs.

GFM Business Development Director Laura Morrison said: “We will be contacting former club members and offering them great deals to rejoin. As a result of this and other new projects, we will be appointing 14 new staff to our team to help us manage campaigns and deliver excellent results.”

GFM has extensive experience in providing innovative outsourced contact centre solutions for a wide variety of clients and has a 152-seat contact centre at its Colchester headquarters.

Nuffield Health Sales Director Jane Griffiths explained: “Our Fitness & Wellbeing Centres offer a new look at health clubs by providing a comprehensive range of services that you wouldn’t usually find in a gym. As well as fitness facilities, there are on-site health MOTs, professionally trained health advisors, relaxation areas and regular health seminars.

“Because of the extensive changes in the way in which the health clubs operate, we need expert support to reach out to previous members which is why we have chosen GFM and their well-trained contact centre team to help us achieve our aims.”

Daily Mail Fantasy Football is back! - 22/07/2010

After a successful 2009/10 season, the Daily Mail have again teamed up with GFM to provide their Fantasy Football game for the 2010/11 Premier League season. The game has a fresh new look and runs on a similar mechanic to the one that proved so popular last season. The engaging features and a prize fund of £40,000 is sure to keep managers coming back for more! We’re sure it will be a big success again this season. Click here to try the game out for yourself.

Metro Premier League game has arrived - 20/07/2010

The Metro World Cup Fantasy Football game turned out a huge success and Metro have once again chosen GFM to create their new Premier League Fantasy Football game. The Premier League game has the same fresh look as the World Cup game, and more great features. You can now bet against your mates in Mini Leagues, enter cash Tournaments and play a brand new 5-a-Side game – there’s never been more ways to win! Click here to try the game out.

THE Telegraph Fantasy Football is back! - 10/07/2010

We’re delighted to announce the launch of The Telegraph Fantasy Football 2010/11. The ever popular Telegraph game is back for what promises to be another exciting Premier League Season. New features include the ability for Chairmen to restart their Super Leagues from the previous season, more ways to share your team with friends on Twitter and Facebook, and the chance to go head to head with The Telegraph sports writers in their own league. GFM’s promotions team has also put together some great incentives, including; a free copy of the popular Championship Manager 2010 PC game for all managers and a free Dammed United DVD for all Chairmen with over 20 teams in their Super League. Click Here to try the game out for yourself.