PR Week (UK) articles from February 2002

PR Week (UK) archives from February 2002

Computer Associates stages UK corp pitch.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Computer Associates (CA), the world's fourth largest software firm, is holding a beauty parade for its entire UK corporate and B2B PR business. CA this week confirmed it has sent out RFPs to a number of agencies and is in the early stages...

Ex-GJW consultant in libel threat over Enron.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The lobbyist accused of fixing political sponsorship deals for fallen US energy giant Enron is threatening to sue for libel. Karl Milner, a consultant at WPP-owned Finsbury's political and regulatory affairs arm, was named in six news...

FSA's awareness drive on market abuse targets PR.(United Kingdom. Financial Services Authority)(public relations ethics)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The PR industry this week backed attempts by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to raise awareness of its new market abuse regime. More than 80 in-house and agency PROs attended a seminar held by the FSA last week to help clarify the...

Biss Lancaster to devolve duties as Greenwood quits.(Isabel Greenwood )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Biss Lancaster Euro RSCG is to hand greater responsibility to its practice group heads following the resignation this week of MD Isabel Greenwood after ten years. Client-facing directors being given control of their businesses are Belinda...

Clark leaves Railtrack comms post.(Sue Clark)(RailTrack PLC)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Railtrack director of corporate affairs Sue Clark has quit the group's top communications role after 18 months. Clark stepped down this week, but has vowed to continue helping the Railtrack group fight to get value for shareholders,...

Launch. (Press).(Resolute Communications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Former Fleishman-Hillard UK MD Paul Blackburn this week launched his own agency with Anna Korving, former healthcare director at Omni-com sister firm Ketchum. The agency, called Resolute Communications, concentrates on the health sector and is...

Internal comms. (Press).(internal communications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Internal communications is being taken increasingly seriously in British boardrooms, according to a report set to be published next week. The report by headhunting firm Watson Helsby says internal comms staff are being increasingly consulted on...

Consumer. (Press).(GNER)(Countrywide Porter Novelli)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Train operator GNER has re-appointed Countrywide Porter Novelli as its retained consultancy to assist in efforts to build the company's reputation for customer service. CPN has been asked to help communicate what the client claims are the...

Industry. (Press).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Brunswick founder and senior partner Alan Parker has been awarded the IPR's President's Medal and made an honorary fellow of the Institute. The IPR this week announced a new programme of communications workshops for 2002.

Merger. (Press).(BNB Resources' Barkers Communications Birmingham and McCann Erickson)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Barkers Communications Birmingham and McCann Erickson are to merge. McCann is acquiring the business from Barker's parent company, BNB Resources. Diane Page from Barkers and Claire Oliver from McCann will take joint responsibility for...

New business. (Press).(Golin/Harris International hires new business director)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Golin/Hams International has hired Veronique Briant as European new business director, as part of its plans to become a major force in Europe. Briant joins from Nexus PR where she was group marketing director. Briant reports to G/HI's EMEA...

Public sector. (Press).(Mission 21 and Spin Media win Urbis museum account)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The promotion of Manchester's [pound sterling]30m museum development Urbis is to be shared between Mission 21 and Spin Media. The development is jointly funded by the Millennium Commission and Manchester City Council. Spin Media, led by former...

Technology. (Press).(Wraptech hires Stewart-Muir Communications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Wraptech, a firm specialising in products to combat software and digital music piracy, has hired Stewart-Muir Communications for its UK PR work, worth more than [pounds sterling]100,000. Wraptech, headed by CEO Gary Millner, has offices in...

Travel. (Press).(Sun International South Africa appoints BGB and Associates)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... South African hotel and leisure company Sun International has appointed BGB & Associates for its UK public relations activity. BGB will concentrate on raising trade and consumer awareness.

Clarification. (Press).(Correction Notice)
February 1, 2002... The Neighbourhood Renewal Unit has appointed Sarah Clifford as its head of communications, not Susan Clifford as reported last week (PR Week, 25 January).

Bite wins pitch to handle Inmarsat corporate brief.(Bite Communications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Global satellite communications company Inmarsat has hired Bite Communications after a pitch involving two-year incumbent Biss Lancaster Euro RSCG and three other agencies. Bite will handle corporate and trade PR as the operator seeks to...

Lego restructure leads to creation of global V-P post.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Lego has restructured its European PR function and is to appoint a global PR vice-president in a bid to achieve its aim of becoming the 'world's strongest brand among families with children by 2005'. The global vice-president role will be...

Barclays hires HBL for local boost.(Barclays Bank PLC hires HBL Media)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Barclays Bank has announced a boost in its local-level PR, creating a separate broadcast PR account for the first time. HBL Media has been hired to handle the account and tasked with improving coverage, particularly at a local level using...

KPMG hands UK PR business over to Bell Pottinger.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Professional services giant KPMG has handed its UK PR business to Bell Pottinger (BP), leaving its link with corporate and financial agency Weber Shandwick Square Mile in doubt. BP is tasked with providing strategic communications support...

Nkwocha sets up firm with former Harrods PR chief.(Kizzi Nkwocha, Michael Cole and Keith Bishop form agency)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Showbiz PRO Kizzi Nkwocha, former Harrods PR head Michael Cole, and the former BBC TV publicity head Keith Bishop are to launch an agency next month. All three currently run agencies - Nkwocha's is PRHQ, Bishop's is MCS and Cole's is...

Xfm budget cut causes Cake to resign brief.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Guerilla marketing agency Cake as resigned its PR account with radio station Xfm following a cut to the client's marketing budget. The station this week brought its press office function in-house with the appointment of Sacha Taylor- Cox as...

Cohn & Wolfe shuffle gives Ellis international V-P role.(Martin Ellis)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Top 20 UK PR firm Cohn & Wolfe has reshuffled its top UK management line-up as part of a plan to boost its international reach and expertise. Former London MD Martin Ellis has been promoted to a global role after three years heading the UK...

Hackney calls in PwC to help find schools PR chief.(PricewaterhouseCoopers)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The body called in by the Government to replace the London Borough of Hackney's failing education authority is to launch a hunt for a PR chief. The role is seen as crucial as the as-yet-unnamed body attempts to revive standards and reverse...

Spreckly Partners hired to promote Pritt Stick brands.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Spreckly Partners has landed the Pritt Stick PR account and will be promoting the glues as 'space-proof'. The agency this week added stationery products to work it does for parent company Henkel's DIY division. Its first campaign will...

One2One recruits Weber Shandwick for external PR.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Mobile phone giant One2One has completed the overhaul of its external PR. The company has reduced its five-strong roster to just one for the first time, recruiting Weber Shandwick to support all corporate, marketing, community liaison and...

Regional pitches loom as Xscape unveils PR plans.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... P-Y Gerbeau this week unveiled the PR strategy surrounding the roll-out of the Xscape brand and his plans for hiring local agency support. The former Millennium Dome CEO said that while the leisure group would not be looking to take on...

Communique set to push Goodrich brand for Michelin.(Communique Public Relations)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Tyre firm Michelin is launching a fresh communications initiative for its BFGoodrich brand in a bid to break into the mainstream media. BFGoodrich bosses have enlisted the help of Manchester-based Communique Public Relations to run the...

Harvey wins deal to promote 1,500 June cycle events.(Nick Harvey)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... The organisers of National Bike Week have hired independent PR consultant Nick Harvey to promote 1,500 cycling events in June this year. Harvey, who has handled the work for the previous three years, will co-ordinate a media relations and...

August.One secures Total TV ad campaign account.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Oil group Total has appointed August.One Communications, as the traditionally media-shy company seeks PR support for a [pounds sterling]4m TV ad campaign. The new marketing activity follows the merging during the past two years of Total...

Oke to launch hatch financial offer.(Michael Oke)(Smithfield Financial)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The hatch-group has recruited Michael Oke, a founding partner at Smithfield Financial, to launch and develop the group's financial PR and IR offering. Oke, who has more than ten years experience of City PR, will launch the offer next...

Celebrity-based ads most likely to hit the headlines.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 1, 2002... Marketers are tackling shrinking budgets by resorting to tried and tested celebrity-endorsement as a way of garnering PR support for ad campaigns, according to research out this week. Celebrity-based ads are increasingly likely to generate...

East of England RDA snubs local firms.(East of England Development Agency)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The East of England Development Agency has upset local PR firms by awarding part of an integrated marketing contract to promote the region to Newcastle-based Bradley O'Mahoney. The award of the contract to promote the East of England as a...

RSPCA campaign co-ordinator Emma Nutbrown.
February 1, 2002... [Illustration Omitted] Caption: The RSPCA this week launched its lobbying campaign aimed at convincing the Government to change legislation surrounding dangerous wild animals being kept as pets. RSPCA campaign co-ordinator Emma Nutbrown...

Commons set to increase Speaker profile. (Public Sector).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A campaign to publicise the work of the House of Commons will include a profile-raising strategy for the Speaker, Michael Martin. John Stonborough, newly appointed part-time PR consultant to the House of Commons Commission, says Martin is...

Inquiry blasts MAFF after foot-and-mouth disaster. (Public Sector).(United Kingdom. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A damning report into the use of PR during the foot-and-mouth crisis is calling for urgent action to be taken before another disaster hits farming. The Government, and in particular the now defunct Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and...

3G telecoms trade body to beef up PR. (Public Sector).(Citigate Dewe Rogerson Inc.)(Citigate Technology)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The trade body for 3G telecommunications operators has boosted its PR. The UMTS Forum is keen to ensure the service, which will offer digital sound and pictures on mobile phones, is a success. Other recent technological innovations, in...

DfES spending on PR agencies up to [pounds sterling]605,000 in 2001. (Public Sector).(United Kingdom. Department for Education and Skills)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Department for Education and Skills's (DfES) spending on external PR rocketed last year, figures have revealed. Last year the department spent [pounds sterling]605,000 on agency-led campaigns, more than double that of the previous...

Camden council to setup department for external affairs. (Public Sector).(London Borough of Camden)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The London Borough of Camden is to create an in-house external affairs division in an attempt to better communicate with stakeholders. Businesses, government officials and ministers and local housing groups will be among those targeted by...

Emergency services. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The LondonAmbulance Service is on the huntfor ahead ofpress and public affairs. Andrew Wallis is leaving the post to join holidays firm Thomas Cook. The postholder will lead a nine-strong team and report to director of communications David...

Pharma. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Pharmaceutical Marketing Society has hired Helen Lawn &Associates as its retained PR agency. HL & Areplaces Botsford PRfollowing a pitch. Botsford, which hadheld the role for the lOyears,did not repitch.

IPR seminar. (News in Brief).
February 1, 2002... The pros and cons of merging charities working in the same sectorwill be discussed atameetingnext month.The Institute of Public Relations voluntary sector group, called Fifth Estate, is hostingthe seminar on6 March at The King's Fund, London....

LGA. (News in Brief).(Local Government Association's Employers' Organisation contracts services of Associates in Advertising)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The Local Government Association's (LGA) recruitment ann, the Employers' Organisation, has taken on agencysupportto promote the organisation's national graduate development programme. The campaign, to be handled by Associates inAdvertising,...

Welsh assembly. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Advice onlobbyingintheWeish Assembly will be given at a seminar next month. The event, organised by the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action, takes place at the Cardiff based assembly on 13 March and includes a talk by Andrew Davies AM,...

MacMillan cancer. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Two websites aimed at increasing awareness of cancer among children have been launched by Macmillan Cancer Relief. The sites,www.classaction.org.uk and www.whybother.org.uk, are part of the charity's community work for schools and youth...

Education. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Glasgow College of Food Technology has hired Beattie Media for PR. Beattioe director Derek Douglas handles the account, which adds to an education client base that includes StAndrew's University and Motherwell College.

NHS. (News in Brief).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Chris Hornerhas been appointed as head of PR for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He joins from Central Sheffield University where he was comms manager.

Edelman PR Worldwide to woo air passengers in Asia. (International).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... SINGAPORE: The Asian airline industry is to drive a major PR push aimed at rebuilding passenger flight confidence following the terrorist attacks of 11 September. The Association of Asia-Pacific Airlines (AAPA) has appointed Edelman PR...

WPP reveals Ogilvy stake in Japan's PRAP. (International).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... TOKYO: WPP chief executive Martin Sorrell last week made good on his promise to grow the group's Asian business by announcing subsidiary Ogilvy PR Worldwide's acquisition of a one-third stake in Japanese agency PRAP. Ogilvy is the...

GDB to help teach Hispanic markets Microsoft benefit. (International).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... FLORIDA: Microsoft is planning a communications drive to tap into the burgeoning Hispanic small-business market, hiring PR firm GDB & Partners to help. The software giant is launching a series of educational and networking events, entitled...

Ketchum sets up three CSR offices with global reach. (International).(corporate social responsibility)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... NEW YORK: Ketchum this week launched a dedicated corporate social responsibility (CSR) practice out of New York. Five Ketchum staff will work solely on CSR issues in the US, reporting to group V-P corporate Erika Gabrielsen based in San...

French comms body nets female head. (International).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... PARIS: The trade body for the French communications sector -- L'Association des agences conseils en communication (AACC) -- has named Mercedes Erra as its president. Erra, who is co-founder and president of BETC Euro RSCG, becomes the...

Argentinian president Eduardo Duhalde. (Global Round-up).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... BUENOS AIRES: Argentinian president Eduardo Duhalde is building a 'crisis cabinet' communications team led by Brazilian journalist and PRO Joao Santana, formerly a partner at ad agency Duda Mendonca. Other team members so far include media...

Burson-Marsteller has appointed Armin Huttenlocher. (Global Round-up).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... BERLIN: Burson-Marsteller has appointed Armin Huttenlocher to head government relations in Germany. The former spokesman for the Hamburg SPD local council party, who before the closure of the Hamburg B-M office worked for the agency, will be...

The Perrier Group. (Global Round-up).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... CONNECTICUT: The Perrier Group has given Lewis & Partners a [pounds sterling]400,000 PR, events and sponsorship account for its San Pellegrino brand. Ogilvy PR Worldwide had been Pellegrino's agency, but marketing manager Elena Paraskeva said...

Christine A brossimov. (Global Round-up).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... PARIS: Christine A brossimov has been named communications director for the French Ministry of Labour and Solidarity, one of the government's largest and most important ministries, which is headed by Elisabeth Guigou, the highest-ranking woman...

After a management reshuffle at Bangkok PR boutique Nine East. (Global Round-up).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... BANGKOK: After a management reshuffle at Bangkok PR boutique Nine East, MD and co-founder Andrew Kilsby has left to go in-house at Kimberly Clark's regional Bangkok HQ. Kilsby steps into a new role as director of corporate communications for...

Lyudmila Pikhoya. (Global Round-up).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... MOSCOW: Lyudmila Pikhoya, who was Boris Yeltsin's chief speechwriter during his presidency in Russia, has been hired as vice-president in charge of PR at Russian bank Impexbank. A historian and sociologist, Pikhoya worked as part of Yeltsin's...

LVBA Comunicao. (Global Round-up).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... SAO PAOLO: LVBA Comunicao has picked up the PR account for Lider Taxi Aereo, Latin America's biggest business charter aviation company. LVBA will begin work for Lider next month, replacing incumbent Link Comunicao. Adriane Foldi will lead a...

Financial products debut. (Media).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Two of the broadsheets' financial heavy-hitters are to launch regular editorial products on major issues in the financial sector. The Financial Times next week puts out FTfm, a weekly supplement for the fund management industry, while The...

Creating Beautiful Homes set to launch. (Media).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... IPC is to launch an upmarket magazine on 7 February for people wanting practical advice about renovating homes. Creating Beautiful Homes, which will initially be quarterly, is aimed at 'young traditionalists' who want to create a home that...

Guardian's online arm to offer SMS alerts on politics. (Media).(Guardian Unlimited)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Guardian Unlimited is launching an SMS news update service for the public affairs and politics community this week. The mobile phone text messages wi11 cover breaking political news as well as a daily update of top stories from Westminster,...

Internet titles. (Media Briefs).(employee promotion)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Future Publishing has promoted Lynda Burgess to managing editor of its internet titles. She will work across Internetworks, Internet Adviser and the Maximum PC website network. Meanwhile Kris Holland has moved from Future's entertainment...

NatMags. (Media Briefs).(hires Debbie Codd)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... You & Your Wedding, published by the National Magazine Company's specialist arm, has appointed Debbie Codd to a newly created associate editor job. Codd, formerly editor of Wedding Day magazine, reports to Carole Hamilton, editorial director of...

FHM. (Media Briefs).(employee promotions)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... 700,000-selling lifestyle magazine FHM has made a raft of appointments. Phil Hilton, former editor of the defunct titles Later and FHM Bionic, will edit the Reporter section, which covers news and investigations. Dominic Smith, who was managing...

Volleyball Mag. (Media Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The English Volleyball Association this week launched a magazine focused on what it claimed is 'the largest indoor sport in the world'. The tabloid-size, bi-monthly title, 3Touch Volleyball, is edited by Barbara Totterdell, who said the sport...

Beeb.com. (Media Briefs).(downsizing)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Beeb.com, the BBC's online retail arm, is to cut 40 jobs.Beeb.com was set up by BBC Worldwide, the corporation's commercial arm, in 1997. The redundancies account for about half of beeb.com's staff CEO Julian Turner has left and Rupert Gavin,...

Financial world. (Media Briefs).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Caspian Publishing has bought Dennis and Beyond, the contract arm of Dennis Publishing. Financial World and The Adviser magazines are part of the deal, as are contract titles for Telewest, The Institute of Direct Marketing and the British...

ITV. (Media Briefs).(Independent Television)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Liam Hamilton has been appointed as ITV controller of daytime, replacing Maureen Duffy, who resigned last month. Formerly COO of Worldpop.com, Hamilton was also editor and executive producer of GMTV and editor of flagship show This Morning....

Breakingviews. (Media Briefs).(more services available)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Financial information service Breakingviews.com, edited by former FT reporter Hugo Dixon, is to widen its audience to cover existing subscribers to Thomson Financial's GlobalTOPIC product. Breakingviews.com was launched in 2000 and is...

Lobbyists cannot shun Enron issue. (Editorial).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
February 1, 2002... Seasoned lobbyists may dismiss the Enron cash-for-access scandal as a storm in a teacup, in that any link between payments made to Labour and the outcome of the company's legitimate lobbying are, at this stage, entirely circumstantial. But...

Foot-and-mouth PR lesson to learn. (Editorial).(Professor Ian Mercer)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Professor Ian Mercer, chair of the Devon foot-and-mouth inquiry, has called for PR to be a key part of future contingency planning. This includes the setting up of communications control centres, since they proved their worth in the area during...

Letters.
February 1, 2002... Mechanisms in place to police lobby standards PIELLE Consulting Group chairman Peter Walker is anxious that lobbyists might soon be caught up in new sleaze allegations (Letters, 25 January). While we need to be on our guard against...

Humans are beyond control of spin machines. (Opinion).(politicians and public relations)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Prime Minister's Questions remains the most exciting time of the week for the bored lobby hacks fed a daily diet of drivel from the party spin doctors. Last week was no exception as Tory leader lain Duncan Smith once again attacked the...

Credibility challenge for the Tories: In the first of a series on the communications issues facing political parties, ex-Tory PR chief Amanda Platell says her old employers must engage with voters' concerns. PR can then follow. (Analysis).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... When Tory frontbenchers sat down last Sunday to watch Bremner, Bird and Fortune. I hope they did not -- as they have done in the past -- sit there chuckling, thinking imitation the greatest form of flattery. The show was no compliment --...

Speculation mounts as to future of BCI brand: The city PR world was rocked last week as two top PROs suddenly left their jobs. With lawyers on the case, this story has legs. (Analysis).(public relations officers from Cordiant Communications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... City lawyers will be rubbing their hands this week after US-based adgroup Cordiant Communications placed Nick Miles and Hugh Morrison, CEO and group MD of PR arm BCI, on immediate gardening leave. Litigation looms, but the move has also...

Ditch the pitch? Many healthcare specialists feel the pitch process is fast becoming surplus to their requirements. But should they sound the death-knell just yet? (Healthcare).
February 1, 2002... When a US-based pharmaceutical company started looking for agencies across Europe last year, the PR manager decided that because of the sensitive nature of its products, it could not afford to hold a full-out pitch. Instead they approached...

Xscape woos skiing fans to indoor slopes. (Campaigns).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Client: Xscape PR Team: In-house, Edelman and CJP Campaign: Appointment of P-Y Gerbeauas Xscape CEO; unveiling of expansion and 'brand reassessment' Timescale: November 2001-ongoing Budget: Undisclosed Leisure complex...

A cautionary response to bullying rule. (Public Sector).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Client: The Department for Education and Skills PR Team: In-house Campaign: Announcement on bullying Timescale: A one-day announcement on 16 January, within a broader narrative about how disruption in the classroom can be tackled...

Adore helps designers to raise profile. (Product Launch).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Client: Adore PR Team: Strawberry PR Campaign: Launch of A dore Timescale: October-December 2001 Budget: [pounds sterling]2,500 Adore was the brainchild of Bryony Johnson,co-owner of Strawberry PR. It is a mail-order...

Howard--Allen plans to drive M&S revival: After 13 years at H&K, Flic Howard--Allen takes in-house role at retail giant. (Profile: Flic Howard-Allen, Marks & Spencer).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... A year is a long time in high-street retail. At the start of last year, Flic Howard-Allen's new employer Marks & Spencer was facing the consequences of resting on its laurels. Customers deserted, suppliers bailed out, and the share-price...

'Propaganda bomb' keeps Firefly's Hill on alert. (Diary).(Ben Hill)(Firefly Communications Ltd.)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Firefly director Ben Hill had his crisis training put to the test in January when his London home and half of his street were evacuated. During the refurbishment of his home in Brook Green, builders discovered an unexploded 250lb bomb under...

Edexcel media boss gets holiday timing right. (Diary).(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... Edexcel media chief Stevie Pattison-Dick must be a clairvoyant in her spare time. Last week the examining board was slaughtered by the media after a blunder in its AS-Level maths exam. The small PR team was busy fielding calls from...

Party-time at the IPR as Edelman CEO becomes body's 7,000th member. (Diary).(Edelman Public Relations Worldwide UK)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... The IPR was celebrating last week as it announced its 7,000th member -- the body's equivalent of a supermarket's millionth shopper. By happy coincidence, the person to be hung on this handy news hook is Edelman PR Worldwide UK chief...

Name-change at HMC triggers speculation as to 'M' replacement. (Diary).(Hobsbawm Macaulay Communications)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2002... What's in a name? Quite a lot for staff at Hobsbawm Macaulay Communications. The agency is on the verge of changing its name months after its co-founder, chancellor Gordon Brown's wife Sarah Macaulay, moved on to join Brunswick's arts...