PR Week (UK) articles from December 2003

PR Week (UK) archives from December 2003

FA shake-up splits marketing and comms.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... The Football Association is to overhaul its PR operation following the appointment of sports journalist Colin Gibson as communications director. Gibson will join next month from the sports desk of the Daily Mail, in a shake-up that will...

Ketchum promotes Higgins to European chief executive.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Ketchum has promoted London CEO Jon Higgins to a European chief executive role. Higgins takes overall charge of the agency's offices in Paris, Munich, Milan and Madrid, plus affiliate bureaus, and will also 'lead strategic acquisitions',...

Bite Communications wins task to support Atari brand.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Tech specialist Bite Communications has been hired to provide corporate and trade PR support across EMEA for the revived Atari brand. Atari achieved cult status in the 1970s through the production of early video games such as Pong and...

Medialink appoints Hadfield to MD role.(Medialink Worldwide hires marketing director)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Broadcast services consultancy Medialink Worldwide has hired former BBC producer Lucy Hadfield as MD of its international operations. The appointment of Hadfield follows the departure of Medialink executive vice president Ivan Purdie in...

STOP PRESS: Directors ask for retraction.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... INDUSTRY SURVEY: Nearly three-quarters of corporate comms directors have been asked to get a retraction or apology from the press, according to a survey published by The Counsel House Round Table. The survey also revealed that a quarter of...

STOP PRESS: 118 247 to embark on offensive.(public relations )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... CONSUMER: Directory enquiries service 118 247, operated by the Yellow Pages, is to embark on its biggest PR offensive yet, as it rolls out its first TV ads. The campaign, supported by retained agency Nelson Bostock Communications, will draw on...

STOP PRESS: Dennis appointed ATOC manager.(Association of Train Operating Companies)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... APPOINTMENT: The Railway Forum director of communications John Dennis has been appointed communications manager for the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). Dennis reports to ATOC director of communications Edward Funnell.

STOP PRESS: Tyrrell head at football club.(Manchester City Football Club hires head of communications)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... APPOINTMENT: Merseyside Fire & Rescue Service director of communications Paul Tyrrell has been hired as head of communications at Manchester City Football Club. Tyrrell will take up the post later this month.

STOP PRESS: Cottages to Castles hires Magnetic PR.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... TRAVEL: Self-catering company Cottages to Castles has hired Magnetic PR to handle media relations for the launch of its new programme in Croatia. Magnetic started work on the account this week and is targeting trade mags and the broadsheet...

STOP PRESS: Duffin appointed Beattie chairman.(Beattie Communications)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... APPOINTMENT: Iain Duffin has been appointed non-executive chairman of Beattie Communications. Duffin is chairman of Origo Services and a non-executive director of Stagecoach.

STOP PRESS: MPs sign up for CommunicateResearch.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... SURVEY: 230 MPs have signed up to take part in a series of surveys organised by CommunicateResearch. The firm's founder Andrew Hawkins is to launch the first poll next month and will stage an annual survey on members' views of public affairs...

STOP PRESS: Zen Internet appoints.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... TECH: Rochdale-based internet access company Zen Internet has appointed Insight Marketing & Communications to promote the company's broadband service to small- and medium-sized businesses.

STOP PRESS: Morse appoints Financial Dynamics.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... B2B: Tech firm Morse has appointed Financial Dynamics to handle its B2B PR in the UK, following a pitch that kicked off in May (PRWeek, 14 May). The agency will handle an ongoing programme based on rebranding around business-aligned IT.

WS plans campaign for European elections.(Weber Shandwick International)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Weber Shandwick (WS) is preparing to launch a PR campaign to encourage Britons to vote in the European elections next June. Five undisclosed agencies were shortlisted for the campaign, which will also see WS seeking to boost awareness of...

Pierce quits Tower Hamlets ahead of team restructure.(Kate Pierce)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... The PR head at the London Borough of Tower Hamlets has quit after less than eight months in the job. Head of communications Kate Pierce has decided to quit amid an ongoing staff 'consultation' that is likely to see around five core media...

Smithfield hits top of M&A chart as deal values fall.(mergers and acquisitions; Smithfield Financial )
December 5, 2003... Smithfield Financial has shot to the top of the Deal Watch table for PR advisers on mergers and acquisitions in November. Smithfield has not held first position for the total value of deals it advised on in any month since July 2001, when...

Kerzner International puts global support out to pitch.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Luxury holiday resort giant Kerzner International is reviewing its global PR strategy with a pitch process on the cards within weeks. Helen McCabe-Young, senior vice-president marketing for Kerzner's One&Only resorts sub-brand, said she was...

Halifax Insurance arm hires head of communications.(Halifax General Insurance; HBOS PLC)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Halifax General Insurance (HGI), the domestic insurance arm of HBOS, has appointed its first head of communications. In an internal hire, the company has handed the role to Claire Limon, formerly head of business development and customer...

Whitehorn takes Next Fifteen post as new chairman.(Will Whitehorn; Next Fifteen Communications)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Richard Branson's official spokesman Will Whitehorn was this week confirmed as chairman of Next Fifteen Communications. Whitehorn, who is director of brand development and corporate affairs at Virgin, will take up the post on New Year's Day...

Rotary to launch campaign.(Rotary Watches)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Watch brand Rotary is to launch a media relations campaign next month as it bids to gain more coverage 'beyond standard watch features'. Communique PR will take over as Rotary's retained PR agency from six-year incumbent Chambers Cox PR,...

Cicero boosts PR division with Hyde Burnett purchase.(Cicero Advertising and Marketing)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Manchester-based agency Cicero Advertising and Marketing has boosted its PR offering with the acquisition of Stockport agency Hyde Burnett. The deal creates a PR team of seven within an agency of 44, with five of the PR staff arriving from...

Chelgate makes local govt expert Derrane exec V-P.( Mary Derrane)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Corporate and public affairs agency Chelgate has promoted Mary Derrane to executive vice-president. Derrane, who specialises in local government work, joined the agency as senior counsellor in 1999 after 15 years at pharmaceutical giant...

Grey appoints DHL's Hanson to publicity role.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Resurgent ad agency Grey London has appointed former DHL media relations manager Kate Hanson as its head of PR. The agency, which relaunched earlier this year, has appointed Hanson to handle its promotion and publicity as part of its...

ebookers consolidates PR in pitch for single agency.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Travel company ebookers is to pitch its consumer and travel PR business as part of a revamp of its comms function. The move will see the current three retained agencies reduced to one, while the in-house PR functions are being consolidated...

Hyundai reveals Euro 2004 action plan.
December 5, 2003... Car giant Hyundai has unveiled plans for a raft of consumer PR activity to promote its sponsorship of the Euro 2004 football tournament. Hyundai has appointed Ptarmigan Consultants to handle the PR push. This will include taking 'up to...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Benson to quit Birmingham Council comms unit in June.(Myra Benson )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... The long-serving PR chief at Britain's largest local authority, Birmingham City Council, is to quit next June. Head of communications Myra Benson has worked at the council for more than a decade. She said it was her own decision to leave...

PUBLIC SECT0R: CCSR to set up full-time PR operation.(Criminal Cases Review Commission )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCSR) is to create its first full-time communications department as part of a drive to raise the body's profile with lawyers, the police and social services. The commission, set up in 1997 as an...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Council of King's Lynn to promote Norfolk tourism.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... King's Lynn is to launch a PR campaign to attract overseas tourists and investment to the Norfolk town. The Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk is behind the media relations push, which is part of a pounds 140m scheme aimed at...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Salford University creates new post for comms head.(communications)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... The University of Salford is revamping its communications as the university prepares to move to a new campus on the edge of Manchester city centre. Following an internal comms audit in 2002, the university has created a new role for a head...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Heads of comms co-ordinate efforts.(communications; regional government)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... BIRMINGHAM: Heads of comms representing the eight English regions meet in Birmingham this week to co-ordinate their lobbying efforts over devolution for the English regions. In May the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister announced plans for...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Avon and Somerset Constabulary wins award.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... AVON AND SOMERSET: Avon and Somerset Constabulary has won the Association of Police Public Relations Officers Award for Excellence for its Action on Street Crime campaign. The prize was presented at the association's conference in Northampton...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Children's Society runaways campaign.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... CHARITY: A campaign by The Children's Society is seeking to highlight the failure of half of all local authorities to protect young runaways, a year after the Government issued guidelines on the issue. A survey by the charity indicated that...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Campaign for local shopping.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... KENT: Medway Council has launched a campaign to persuade Christmas shoppers in the Kent town of Chatham to shop locally in the run-up to the festive period. The scheme is part of a long-term plan to secure the regeneration of Chatham as the...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Burma Campaign UK successful.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... BURMA: The Burma Campaign UK is claiming success in its campaign to convince PricewaterhouseCoopers to relinquish its business interests in Burma. In a letter to the campaign group, PwC said it had re-evaluated its stake in the Burmese firm...

PUBLIC SECT0R: National Deaf Children's Society campaign.(viral marketing)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... CHARITY: The National Deaf Children's Society has launched a viral PR campaign aimed at promoting fundraising adventures overseas. The campaign, circulating through an online computer game, aims to drive interest in treks across locations such...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Crack down on door-to-door selling.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... YORKSHIRE: North Yorkshire County Council has launched a PR campaign to crack down on door-to-door selling. A survey by the council indicated that 20 per cent of householders reported bad experiences with doorstep callers, with 98 per cent...

PUBLIC SECT0R: Ramblers relaunch walk.(Ramblers Association )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... CHARITY: The Ramblers Association is relaunching its magazine, walk. The charity's head of marketing and communications, Nick Milton, said the move is the first phase of an effort to modernise and 'makeover' its image

INTERNATIONAL: US food brands take arms against Atkins onslaught.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... BOSTON: Food brands and trade bodies that are losing popularity in the face of increasing take-up of low-carbohydrate diets, such as the Atkins Diet, are planning a raft of PR initiatives next year as they bid to win back public favour. ...

INTERNATIONAL: Mango hired for match.com Australia brief.(Mango Communications)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... SYDNEY: Mango Communications has been appointed to handle the PR for online dating service match.com in Australia. The global company has been running an unbranded dating service in the Australian market via nine.msn, but is now planning to...

INTERNATIONAL: Red Consultancy widens reach with New York bureau.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... NEW YORK: UK-based agency The Red Consultancy has opened an office in the US. Board director Mirella Cameran has moved from London as office MD, leading a start-up staff of four. Red is part of the Incepta Group, which already offers...

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Madison wins Procter & Gamble PR.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... MUMBAI: Madison Public Relations has won the PR account for Procter & Gamble in India. The agency will handle corporate PR with two consultants seconded in-house at P&G.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Hill & Knowlton signs up B.I.G.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... PRAGUE: Hill & Knowlton has signed up Czech PR agency B.I.G. as its affiliate in the central European country. B.I.G., which was founded a decade ago, specialises in investor relations, corporate literature and corporate design.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Silicon Graphics splits account.(between Access Communications and Noblemen Communications)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA: Silicon Graphics has split its US PR account between Access Communications and Noblemen Communications. Access has been tasked with handling corporate comms and storage PR, while Noblemen will handle high-performance...

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Paradise Food hires Rowland.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... BRISBANE: Biscuit manufacturer Paradise Food Industries has hired Rowland Communications Group to manage brand PR across its newly enlarged portfolio. The hire follows Paradise's acquisition of most of George Weston Foods' brands, such as Wagon...

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Rainbow Media hires Weiss.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... LOS ANGELES: Rainbow Media Holdings, owner of cable channels such as AMC, Fuse, The Independent Film Channel and WE: Women's Entertainment, has hired Jim Weiss as senior vice-president in charge of media relations, public affairs, internal...

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: InComm Brodeur wins pitch.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... SEOUL: InComm Brodeur has won a competitive pitch to land a four-month PR contract promoting water conservation for Korea's Ministry of the Environment.

MEDIA: Staff shake-up in women's lifestyle titles at Hachette.(Hachette Filipacchi )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Hachette Filipacchi has announced a wide range of appointments affecting its women's magazines. The company has promoted Elle acting deputy editor Marion Jones to associate editor, handing her responsibility for special projects on the...

MEDIA: New editor for Company.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Company, the 330,600-selling glossy, has promoted deputy editor Victoria White to take the place of editor Sam Baker, who is leaving to pursue a career in novel-writing. White has been in her current role at the National Magazine Company...

MEDIA: This is London on hunt for news editor.(News and entertainment website )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... News and entertainment website This is London is looking for a news editor, following the resignation of Emma Owen. Owen, who was not available for comment, is the latest senior editorial mover at the websites owned by Associated New Media...

MEDIA BRIEF: Groom to join Independent.(Danny Groom)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... THE INDEPENDENT: Danny Groom, deputy news editor of The Observer, is to join The Independent. He will be head of news, replacing news editor Mike Ellison, who quit last month after less than six months in the job. Meanwhile, Evening Standard...

MEDIA BRIEF: Campbell to write Times' sport.(Alastair Campbell)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... THE TIMES: Alastair Campbell, the prime minister's former director of strategy and communications, is to write about sport for The Times. His columns are expected to cover a broad spectrum of sports and issues. Campbell will report to Keith...

MEDIA BRIEF: Vodafone users receive stories.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... FINANCIAL TIMES: Business stories from FT.com will be provided to Vodafone mobile phone users as part of a new text service. Standard content will include an industry section, a business in brief service and world news. A higher price 'gold'...

MEDIA BRIEF: Fleming resigns as Bella editor.(Rebecca Fleming)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... BELLA: Rebecca Fleming has resigned as editor of H Bauer women's magazine Bella for personal reasons after less than a year in the role. Fleming is the fourth editor of the title in less than 18 months, having taken over in January after Jo...

MEDIA BRIEF: Mother@Work adds motoring.(website)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... MOTHER@WORK: The newly-launched website for working women, Mother@Work, has added a motoring section to its offering. The site, which already carries editorial on areas such as health and finance, will now feature reviews of cars with a family...

MEDIA BRIEF: Pipeline World relaunched.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... PIPELINE WORLD: Beaconsfield-based Scientific Surveys is relaunching Pipeline World in February 2004 as a journal for the oil, gas and water industries. Under the editorship of Bryan Clark, it will focus on pipelining developments and...

MEDIA BRIEF: Aitken editor The Journal.(Brian Aitken; Newcastle)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... THE JOURNAL: Brian Aitken has been appointed editor of The Journal in Newcastle. Previous incumbent Ged Henderson left the Trinity Mirror paper in October. Aitken, who is currently editorial development manager at Trinity Mirror Regionals, is a...

MEDIA BRIEF: Moto Magazine launches.(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... MOTO MAGAZINE: A new title for enthusiasts of motocross is to launch next year. Moto Magazine will be published by 4130 Publishing, and will feature bike news, tests and interviews. The magazine will be bimonthly to start with. Editor of the...

EDITORIAL: Palace forgot PR nous over Mirror.
December 5, 2003... The natural response of any organisation that has just received a mauling from the media is to become defensive and attempt any trick that might possibly bring that mauling to an end. The challenge for the organisation's PROs is to achieve...

OPINION: Thankless task at the mercy of the sporting fates.(sports public relations)
December 5, 2003... I've always thought that sports PR is the most difficult in the business. The problem is that you are completely dependent on the results of your team. Never was this so starkly illustrated than during the Rugby World Cup. Before England...

ANALYSIS: In the shadow of the beautiful game.(sports marketing)
December 5, 2003... Rugby's temporary PR flourish in the World Cup has not solved the core problem for all sports other than football - how to compete for attention with the national game. Mark Johnson reports on the 'grassroots and stars' strategy many sports now...

ANALYSIS: Vital PR role emerges in super-regulator's brief.(Office of Communications)
December 5, 2003... Regulators have a reputation as meddlers, interfering in and constraining the companies they oversee. So how will Ofcom's PR operation cope with its sprawling remit? At the end of the year, Ofcom is to launch with a remit covering 263...

CSR: The live debate.(corporate social responsibility)
December 5, 2003... Altruistic policy or just a cover for corporate cock-ups? When PROs were asked for views on corporate social responsibility, they didn't hold back. Corporate social responsibility, and the role that communications plays within it, is a...

CAMPAIGNS: Triumph for Madonna in sales quest - Consumer PR.
December 5, 2003... Client: Puffin Books PR Team: Colman Getty Public Relations Campaign: Madonna's English Roses books Timescale: April-September 2003 Budget: Four figures The pop star has signed a five-book deal with Puffin Books and the first of...

CAMPAIGNS: Samaritans widens role on birthday - Charity PR.
December 5, 2003... Client: Samaritans PR Team: In-house and Firefly Communications Campaign: Samaritans' 50th Birthday Timescale: July-November 2003 Budget: pro bono Objectives To create a media relations campaign to mark the 50th anniversary...

CAMPAIGNS: Video venues inspire global conferencing - B2B PR.(business to business)
December 5, 2003... Client: face2face PR Team: The Whiteoaks Consultancy Campaign: Launch of face2face Timescale: June 2003-ongoing Budget: Undisclosed Objectives To raise awareness of the availability and cost savings of the face2face service to...

PROFILE: Carl Gibson, British Energy - Gibson rolls sleeves up for energy battle.
December 5, 2003... British Energy's PR chief is driven to turn the power firm's image around Whoever at British Energy's (BE) London office is in charge of collating the day's press has had a busy time of late. The cuttings are placed on a table in reception...

DIARY: Harbinger of doom: could Tim Arnold be the most dangerous man in PR?(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Leaders of the international war on terrorism could do a lot worse than enlist the help of Tim Arnold, the clairvoyant MD and founder of broadcast PR specialist Arnold Group. Last Wednesday Arnold was giving a talk on how to handle a...

DIARY: Controversial views at the IPR dinner but Drew still pulls student crowd.(Institute of Public Relations; Graham Drew)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Sunday Times business editor Will Lewis was on boisterous form at the IPR corporate group's dinner last week. Especially contentious were his comments on why share prices always move ahead of official announcements - he didn't directly...

DIARY: Lewis shows feminine side with vision for PR.(Chris Lewis )(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Lewis PR chief Chris Lewis was in assertive mood at a clients and hacks dinner at London's trendy Zander bar last week. In the company of Theresa May MP, Lewis claimed the 'future of the PR industry is female', explaining further: 'They're...

DIARY: No benefit whatever in the Popes' succession.(Kate, Eldridge, Chris Pope)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... It emerged this week that College Hill partner Kate Pope's favourite uncle is former Eldridge Pope chairman Chris Pope. Although Chris has retired, the family retains some 30 per cent of the Eldridge Pope pub operating business, College Hill's...

DIARY: Personalised postcode has stamp of McLaren.(David McLaren; Hill & Knowlton Inc.)(Brief Article)
December 5, 2003... Hill & Knowlton chairman David McLaren has been a particularly busy man ahead of his agency's relocation next month to Soho Square. It has emerged this week that McLaren has successfully lobbied central London postal authorities to hand...

Orange drops FD prior to buyout by Telecom.(Financial Dynamics; France Telecom)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Orange has dropped Financial Dynamics barely a month after appointing the firm to advise it on financial PR. The mobile phone company, which appointed FD following a four-way pitch in October (PRWeek, 24 October), has replaced its incumbent...

Uni chiefs plan top-up fees lobbying assault.(University)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... University chiefs are staging a lobbying onslaught to persuade wavering Labour MPs to back the Government's controversial plan to introduce top-up fees for students. Universities UK (UUK), the body that represents vice-chancellors, was...

Leeds bid looms as Sheikh Abdul hires PR adviser.(Leeds United; Sheikh Abdul bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Sheikh Abdul bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa has drafted in Buchanan Communications to handle financial PR for a possible bid for Leeds United. Sheikh Abdul, a member of Bahrain's royal family, appointed Buchanan this week, as negotiations for a...

Durex set for review of its PR strategy.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Global condom brand Durex is reviewing its PR strategy and is understood to have sounded out agencies to pitch. However, Durex marketing manager Paul Rudge denied a pitch process was on the cards and that talks had been held with any PR...

Crisis announces Flannagan as its comms director.(Mark Flannagan; communications )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Homelessness charity Crisis has hired former Diabetes UK comms chief Mark Flannagan as its first director of communications and campaigning as it prepares for the critical Christmas season. Flannagan, who is charged with co-ordinating...

R&SA moves to rebuild torn image.(Royal & Sun Alliance PLC)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Insurance company Royal & Sun Alliance (R&SA) is boosting its communications with the appointment of external and internal comms heads as it bids to rebuild its reputation. R&SA director of corporate communications Richard Emmott said...

Playtex forges shortlist to handle new year crusade.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Sara Lee-owned underwear giant Playtex, the company behind brands such as Wonderbra, is planning to unleash a fresh PR offensive next year, with its entire consumer account currently up for pitch. Four PR agencies have been shortlisted for...

Little Chef prepares a PR campaign for breakfasts.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Britain's biggest roadside catererer, Little Chef, is poised to embark on a consumer PR push promoting its breakfasts. Little Chef, which has more than 370 roadside sites in the UK, has appointed Leedex PR on a six-figure fee to handle the...

H&K picks May to take EMEA health job from January.(Hill & Knowlton; Nick May; Europe, the Middle East and Africa )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... Hill & Knowlton has promoted UK healthcare practice chair Nick May to head its health and pharmaceuticals practice across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. May, who takes up the London-based role next month, will replace Diane Donlan,...

STOP PRESS: Cabinet hunt for secretary.(Cabinet Office communications)(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... GOVERNMENT: The Cabinet Office has begun the hunt for a permanent secretary responsible for government comms, in line with recommendations from the Phillis review into government PR (PRWeek, 5 September).

STOP PRESS: Energis appoints Jones.(Kevin Jones )(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... PUBLIC AFFAIRS: Telecoms group Energis has appointed Kevin Jones as head of public affairs. Jones, who will report to regulatory and PA director David Stewart, joins from Bell Pottinger Public Affairs.

STOP PRESS: See PR push.(Jackie Cooper PR; See (ticket service))(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... CONSUMER: Jackie Cooper PR is to launch a consumer PR push from next February for See, a new ticketing venture comprising the Way Ahead, Ticketselect and Really Useful Theatre Ticketing brands.

STOP PRESS: GlaxoSmithKline accuses Independent.(Brief Article)
December 12, 2003... PHARMA: Drugs giant GlaxoSmithKline has accused The Independent of 'misrepresenting' the company and the pharma industry in a front-page lead article headlined: 'Glaxo chief: Our drugs do not work on most patients'. The article was based on a...