PR Week (UK) articles from January 2005

PR Week (UK) archives from January 2005

BA consumer win for Porter Novelli.(British Airways PLC)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... British Airways has named Porter Novelli (PN) as its consumer PR agency, with a brief to improve the airline's reputation with the public - and to sell more seats. PN will have a 12-month contract worth around pounds 400,000 for campaigns...

Tsunami-hit countries seek to reassure tourists.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Countries devastated by the tsunami in the Indian Ocean were this week urging holidaymakers to help revive tourism and protect their people's livelihoods by highlighting their unaffected attractions. Sri Lanka Tourist Board, handled by...

Dixons fills top PR post with BK's Boschmann.(Dixons Group PLC, public relation, Burger King international, Kai Boschmann)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Recovering retailer Dixons has ended its 12-month search for a PR chief by hiring Burger King international comms director Kai Boschmann. Boschmann, who became BK comms director in 2000, joins Dixons as group director of corporate affairs...

Yelland in key role as WS nets Coke.(David Yelland, Weber Shandwick, Coca-Cola Great Britain)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Coca-Cola GB has hired Weber Shandwick to its consolidated corporate PR and public affairs account, charging ex-Sun editor David Yelland with rebuilding relations with the media, after last year's Dasani fiasco. The agency wheeled out its...

Leighton hires Dare amid Sainsbury's rumours.(Allan Leighton hires Lucy Dare )(lastminute.com)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Serial board director Allan Leighton has poached lastminute.com's most senior PRO Lucy Dare to manage his private office amid recent reports he is considering a bid for ailing supermarket Sainsbury's. Dare, who has been lastminute...

Campbell-Smith leaves Maitland for Rolls-Royce.(Duncan Campbell-Smith)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... FTSE 100 aerospace firm Rolls-Royce has poached The Maitland Consultancy partner and former journalist Duncan Campbell-Smith to be director of corporate communications. Campbell-Smith, who has also worked in senior comms roles for...

Henry's House dumps Bols job.
January 7, 2005... Drinks distributor Maxxium is hunting a PR agency for its Bols liqueur brand after Henry's House resigned the pounds 150,000 account to handle PR for First Drinks' liqueur Disaronno. First Drinks director of marketing Fiona Chinn said PR...

Gilmore takes on JCPR writer-in-residence role.(Mike Gilmore, Jackie Cooper PR)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Former Borkowski PR creative director Mike Gilmore has resurfaced in the newly created role of writer-in-residence at Jackie Cooper PR. Gilmore, who left Borkowski last April, after 15 years, is briefed to 'review the agency's entire...

Software firm CA turns to Inferno.(Computer Associates)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Computer Associates, the software company, has hired Inferno PR to handle its UK PR in a bid to boost its image. The firm settled a two-year fraud investigation by the US Department of Justice last autumn. Inferno won the account in a...

Drugs regulator appoints PR boss.(United Kingdom. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, public relations, Simon Gregor )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the UK's medical regulator, has snared Simon Gregor as its first director of comms. Gregor is currently director of comms and external relations for the National Clinical...

Morgan to head BT group comms.(Peter Morgan, British Telecommunications PLC.)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... BT has promoted group media relations director Peter Morgan to group communications director. Morgan takes over next week from Robin Pauley, who moves to the new position of European affairs president, reporting to BT CEO Ben Verwaayen....

Government puts out call for sperm donors.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Government is planning a PR campaign to encourage egg and sperm donors ahead of legislation that allows people conceived artificially the right to identify their biological parents. The law comes into effect on 1 April and the...

Ex-ECB comms chief joins H&K.(England and Wales Cricket Board, John Read, Hill and Knowlton UK)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Hill & Knowlton has hired former England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) director of comms John Read to head up its Diamond Trading Company (DTC) account. Read, who quit the ECB last summer, complaining that it needed to 'modernise' (PRWeek,...

News Brief: Emmott joins Media Strategy.(Richard Emmott)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... APPOINTMENT: Richard Emmott, former corporate affairs director at FTSE-100 insurer Royal & Sun Alliance, has joined Media Strategy in the part-time post of affiliate partner in its corporate practice.

News Brief: Amazing promotes NME.(NME Awards)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... CONSUMER PR: Start-up agency Amazing is promoting next month's NME Awards and its associated spin-off gigs. Amazing is run by Jacquie Chalmers, who formerly worked at The Outside Organisation, which was responsible for promoting last year's...

News Brief: ING Direct hires Band & Brown.(Band and Brown Communications)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... CONSUMER PR: ING Direct has hired Band & Brown Communications to handle brand PR, field marketing and press office work. The agency takes over from incumbents Jackie Cooper PR and Bottle PR following a successful pitch (PRWeek, 12 November...

News Brief: Black & Decker retains Camron.(Black & Decker International)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... CONSUMER PR: Black & Decker has retained three-year incumbent Camron PR to handle its UK consumer PR following a review (PRWeek, 29 October 2004). Six other agencies pitched for the account but Camron PR account director Alison Clark said her...

News Brief: Talkback Thames poaches Booth.(Sarah Booth )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... APPOINTMENT: Independent TV production firm Talkback Thames has poached Channel 4 group publicity manager Sarah Booth to fill the newly created position of head of comms. She starts next month.

News Brief: Dewhurst appointed.(Philip Dewhurst, Nuclear Industry Association)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... ENERGY: BNFL group corporate affairs director Philip Dewhurst has been appointed chairman of the Nuclear Industry Association, the trade body for the UK civil nuclear industry. Dewhurst took up the non-executive role last month.

News Brief: Strong leaves Ebookers.(Oliver Strong, Latasha Malik appointed)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... INTERNET: Ebookers head of communications Oliver Strong has left following Cendant's acquisition of the online travel retailer. Corporate comms manager Latasha Malik has taken over as ebookers head of communications.

Franchetti Bond prepares PR hire.(leather goods retailer seeks public relations firm)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Luxury leather goods retailer Franchetti Bond is bringing in PR support in a bid to boost media coverage of its stores and products. The handbags-to-luggage firm, which has shops in London and Guildford, also wants more coverage of 'the...

Sporting Index in spread-bet push.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Web-based spread-betting agent Sporting Index has hired The Idea Generation as its first PR agency as the three-year-old firm tries to boost its profile outside of major cities. The offensive will promote Sporting Index analysts'...

Tsunami relief donation lifts Vodafone coverage.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Vodafone soared 25 places to the number two slot of this week's Reputation Monitor. The mobile phone operator amassed positive coverage after it kick-started an unprecedented demonstration of charitable support from Britain's largest...

Reebok hands Euro job to M&C Saatchi.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Reebok has brought in M&C Saatchi Sponsorship for a pan-European strategy to better promote its sporting credentials. The agency has been hired to create and co-ordinate sports events and media appearances that will generate coverage across...

Markettiers4dc in TV expansion.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Radio consultancy Markettiers4dc is extending its services to TV to capitalise on the convergence of news gathering. 'News and planning desks are now covering all platforms, so it is a natural progression for us to be able to meet their...

Gartner reviews UK B2B account.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... IT industry analyst and consultancy Gartner has put its UK B2B account up for review, the first time it has put its PR out to tender since hiring August.One Communications seven years ago. Gartner has shortlisted six agencies including...

Amazon puts PR brief up for grabs.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Amazon.co.uk is on the hunt for an agency to promote its 'hard lines' range of electronics, toys and garden products. Known primarily as an online bookseller, Amazon wants to focus its 2005 PR efforts on raising awareness of the 'newer...

Ford calls in Launch for Focus comms offensive.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Ford has drafted in Launch PR to handle a consumer PR blitz behind its new-look Ford Focus using the theme 'quality redefined'. The agency is to handle a six-month PR campaign to promote the new Focus, which has to follow one of the most...

The Fish Can Sing plugs Coors' C2.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Coors has hired The Fish Can Sing to handle consumer PR for the launch of C2, a low-alcohol version of its Carling lager brand. C2 has two per cent alcohol by volume but is brewed to taste the same as normal lager. The US brewer has...

Public Sector: Newport body in makeover effort.(Newport Unlimited)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Regeneration firm Newport Unlimited has begun a ten-month media relations campaign to promote its 15-year improvement plan for the South Wales town. The campaign targets local, regional and national media and trade press and is managed by...

Public Sector: VisitLondon bids to lure Japanese.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... VisitLondon has launched a campaign to woo young, single Japanese women to London. The capital's promotional body is using the charm offensive to try to boost the number of working female Japanese tourists aged 20 to 40, because they are...

Public Sector: Skills council hands Wye comms chief position.(Learning and Skills Council)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) has appointed a new comms chief as it strives to meet targets in encouraging more people into training and education. Director of the chair and chief executive group Rob Wye took up the beefed up...

Public Sector: Cabinet Office to set up central marcoms function.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Cabinet Office is to establish a marcoms function at the heart of government - an attempt to make policies more relevant to the public. The unit will be in place by the spring, according to permanent secretary for government comms...

Public Sector: Mental health arm plans media audit.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) is to commission a review of media coverage of mental-health issues as part of a campaign to tackle 'discrimination and stigma' around the subject. NIMHE is on the verge of hiring...

Public Sector: Carbon Trust aims energy-saving drive at UK firms.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Carbon Trust has begun a campaign to encourage businesses across the UK to be more energy efficient. The campaign aims to reinforce the messages that will arise at this year's G8 summit, where climate change will be a key topic. ...

Public Sector: PRCA creates procurement guides.(Public Relations Consultants Association)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Public Relations Consultants Association (PRCA) is to publish two guides on public-sector procurement to help the increasing number of agencies tendering for public-sector accounts, as well as the managers who oversee pitches. The...

Public Sector: Youth Justice Board snares COI's Larkins.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Youth Justice Board (YJB) has appointed Sean Larkins, the man charged with reaching marginalised groups at the COI, as its comms chief. Larkins joins on 14 February with the title head of comms after four years at the COI, where he...

Public Sector: Islington bids for 'A1' regeneration.(public relations campaign)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Islington Council is preparing a PR campaign to promote the 'A1 Borough Project', a major scheme to regenerate the Archway, Holloway Road and Finsbury areas of London. It has teamed up with Transport for London and regeneration body...

Public Sector: Nott'm in Big Issue drive.(Nottingham City Council)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Nottingham City Council has launched a campaign to help the public identify genuine Big Issue sellers. The media relations drive is accompanied by a poster campaign, which promotes the official blue jackets that registered vendors now...

Public Sector Brief: Birmingham University hires DTW.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... BIRMINGHAM: Birmingham University has hired DTW to review its internal communications and ensure it is prepared for a more competitive higher education market with the introduction of top-up fees in 2006. The agency will recommend how the...

Public Sector Brief: Irish Food Board on hunt.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... DUBLIN: The Irish Food Board is on the hunt for an agency to handle its Food Dudes healthy eating programme for primary schoolchildren in Ireland. The three-year campaign will target schools in disadvantaged communities where consumption of...

Public Sector Brief: Beahan appointed.(Learning and Skills Council Hertfordshire)(Robert Beahan)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... HERTFORDSHIRE: Learning and Skills Council Hertfordshire has appointed Robert Beahan as acting head of marketing and communications. Beahan was previously a communications executive and is covering for Lynn Maguire, who is on maternity leave...

Public Sector Brief: Whowell seconded EMRA.(East Midlands Regional Assembly)(Corby Borough Council)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... EAST MIDLANDS: Corby Borough Council comms officer Jon Whowell has been seconded to the East Midlands Regional Assembly (EMRA) as a policy adviser on communications and community involvement. The role is based in Melton Mowbray. The regional...

Public Sector Brief: 'Play Safe in Glasgow'.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... GLASGOW: NHS Greater Glasgow last week launched a campaign called 'Play Safe in Glasgow' to reduce alcohol-related violence and to promote a better atmosphere in the city centre. It has launched a website and is distributing postcards and...

Public Sector Brief: Winter blues website.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... STOCKPORT: Stockport Council has begun a campaign to promote a counselling website designed to help young people battling against the winter blues. It targets young people at school and college in Stockport and includes ads on local radio...

Voluntary Sector: Bishop of B'ham hires PR director.(Appoinment)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Bishop of Birmingham, the Right Reverend Dr John Sentamu, has hired Acorn's Children's Hospice comms manager Jessica Foster as his director of communications. The move comes as the diocese gears up to celebrate its centenary this year...

Voluntary Sector: British Council in climate change drive ahead of G8.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The British Council is gearing up for a major campaign around climate change in the build-up to next summer's G8 summit. The charity wants to raise awareness of its ZeroCarbonCity science project and highlight the work of British scientists...

Voluntary Sector: Volunteer body in hospital push.(Campaign of Community Service Volunteers)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Community Service Volunteers (CSV) has kicked off a campaign that encourages young people to volunteer in hospitals and GP surgeries. The campaign, the first part of CSV's Year of the Volunteer initiative, is using research on the health...

Voluntary Sector: Dyslexia group enlists celebs for schools campaign.(British Dyslexia Association)(awareness campaigns-celebrities)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The British Dyslexia Association will use dyslexic celebrities such as Robbie Williams and Damon Albarn to draw attention to the launch of its 'Xtraordinary People' fundraising scheme this month. The initiative, which was set up by Band Aid...

Voluntary Sector: Charities win Media Trust grants.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The National Endometriosis Society, Community Forests Northwest and Bully Free Zone have emerged as the winners of The Media Trust's first PR bursary scheme. The charities were chosen from more than 100 entries and will each receive 14...

Voluntary Sector: Uproar nets festival job.(Prince's Trust)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Prince's Trust has hired Uproar PR to promote its Urban Music Festival in April following a seven-way pitch. The agency's first task will be to stir up interest in the charity's regional Up & Coming Talent Nights, where singers and MCs...

Public Affairs: HSE stages pitch for PA support.(Health and Safety Executive)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a tender for PA support as it campaigns to guard against complacency around workplace health issues. HSE director of comms Colin Douglas said that it is planning to hire an agency by the end...

Public Affairs: GCG buys US shop Rose & Kindel.(Global Consulting Group)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... LOS ANGELES: Global Consulting Group (GCG) has snapped up California PA outfit Rose & Kindel for an undisclosed sum. It inherits a 24-strong consultancy with offices in LA and Sacramento and annual fee income of dollars 5m (pounds 2.6m)....

Public Affairs: Pleon appoints military PR expert to launch UK arm.(Ian Tunnicliffe)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Pleon, the international agency brand created last autumn by the merger of Brodeur and ECC Group, has hired military communications specialist Ian Tunnicliffe as a director, with a brief to launch its UK public affairs practice. ...

Public Affairs: B-M steals Trimedia MD to rouse its UK practice.(Burson-Marsteller )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Burson-Marsteller has hired Trimedia managing director of public affairs Simon Elliott to fire up the PR giant's UK lobbying arm. Elliott joins B-M as public affairs practice chief, ending the agency's nine-month search to replace Malcolm...

Public Affairs: ISC hires to save charitable status.(Independent Schools Council)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Independent Schools Council (ISC) has poached APCO UK associate Nick von Westenholz as its public affairs manager as it strives to protect its members' charitable status. Last month's Charities Bill outlined plans that threaten to...

Public Affairs: TUI UK agency review threatens Citigate account.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Britain's largest holiday company TUI UK is reviewing its public affairs account in a move that threatens incumbent agency Citigate Public Affairs' ten-year hold on the business. The brief involves representing TUI on issues such as...

City & Corporate: Salt quits GA to join HeadLand.(Gavin Anderson London )(Chris Salt joined HeadLand Consultancy )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Gavin Anderson London deputy CEO Chris Salt has quit after ten years with the company. Salt left GA earlier this month to join former GA vice-chairman Howard Lee, who launched The HeadLand Consultancy last May. Salt joins as a partner. ...

City & Corporate: CDR secures Elia flotation brief.(Citigate Dewe Rogerson)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Shareholders in Belgian national grid company Elia have hired Citigate Dewe Rogerson to handle financial comms around the likely flotation of the firm. CDR directors Rachel Lancaster, Andrew Hey, Toby Moore and Sally Marshak are leading...

City & Corporate: Powerscourt appoints CDR's Brough as director.(Citigate Dewe Rogerson)(Victoria Brough)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Powerscourt has poached Citigate Dewe Rogerson director of small and medium-cap specialist practice Victoria Brough. Brough, who joined CDR two years ago from investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein is to start at Powerscourt next...

City & Corporate: HHG hires Finsbury owing to FD conflict of interest.(Financial Dynamics )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Financial services firm HHG has parted company with Financial Dynamics over a conflict of interest just a few weeks before it begins the sale of its Life Services business to a clutch of investors. FD London chief operating officer Tim...

City & Corporate: NCB's Keilthy to exit for start-up.(NCB Stockbrokers: John Keilthy)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... DUBLIN: John Keilthy, chief operations manager at Ireland's biggest independent securities firm NCB Stockbrokers, is set to leave next month, after 15 years, to set up his own reputation management consultancy. Keilthy, a former...

City & Corporate: Cubitt prepares to defend WMC from Xstrata bid.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... MELBOURNE: Cubitt Consulting was this week due to issue a statement on WMC Resources detailing the Australian mining company's defence against a pounds 3bn hostile bid from Swiss rival Xstrata. As revealed on PRWeek.com last month,...

City & Corporate: Merlin tops table as CDR and Buchanan re-enter.(Citigate Dewe Rogerson Ltd.; Merlin Financial Communications )(Buchanan Communications )
January 7, 2005... Merlin Financial Communications jumped to the top of December's Deal Watch table in which the top ten firms worked on more than pounds 25bn worth of contracts. Merlin worked for LNM Holdings on Ispat International's pounds 6.8bn...

City & Corporate: IR Focus leaves Chime fold.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Chris Birks and Neville Harris, sole partners of investor relations shop IR Focus, are set to quit Chime Communications following a breakdown in negotiations with Chime chairman Lord Bell. Birks and Harris, who declined to comment, will...

City & Corporate: Glazer PRO slams Man U supporters.(Malcolm Glazer's bid for Manchester United Football Club PLC)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... BALTIMORE: Sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer's bid for Manchester United took another knock last month after his new PR man accused the club's fans of xenophobia. Bob Leffler, founder of The Leffler Agency and former marketing and sales...

City & Corporate: LSE suitors play clever PR game.(London Stock Exchange PLC)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Most takeover bids pay lip service to high-minded claims about business strategy, but are really about price and power. The struggle for the London Stock Exchange promises to be different. Exchanges may be 'bog-standard technology...

Healthcare: At a Glance - Latest research into Type 1 diabetes.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... What's going on? The new year has kicked off with the usual spate of PR campaigns to encourage Britons to lose weight - but there has also been some interesting recent news on diabetes. It's very early days, but after ten years of...

Healthcare: Red and Red Door win Schering Health work.(Schering Health Care, Red Door Communications and The Red Consultancy )(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Schering Health Care has hired Red Door Communications and The Red Consultancy as it bids to boost take-up of its contraceptive brands and prepares for the UK launch of its male hormone-therapy injection Nebido. Red Door pitched against two...

Healthcare: 3 Monkeys nets anti-smoking job.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The firm behind NicoTest, a do-it-yourself DNA test designed to help smokers kick the habit, has drafted in PR agency backing for a campaign to build brand awareness among GPs, retailers and the public. The firm, g-Nostics, is using 3...

Healthcare: Health writers slam 'opinion leader' approach.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The PR tactic of promoting the views of 'key opinion leaders' to journalists as part of drug promotion campaigns has been slammed by two national health writers in parliament's ongoing inquiry on 'The Influence of the Pharmaceutical Industry'....

Healthcare: Tonic Life nets FECS cancer job.(Federation of European Cancer Societies)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... BRUSSELS/LONDON: The Federation of European Cancer Societies (FECS) has called in agency support as it prepares for a PR campaign to boost awareness of inequality in cancer care across the Continent. Tonic Life Communications will promote...

Healthcare: Boehringer hands briefs to Virgo Health and NBPR.(Nancy Brady PR, Boehringer Ingelheim)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Boehringer Ingelheim's consumer health arm has drafted in Virgo Health PR to promote its gastro-intestinal portfolio, while appointing Nancy Brady PR (NBPR) to promote its natural health products such as Pharmaton energy capsules and new brand...

Healthcare: Resolute snaps up Lowe's Jones.(Nina Jones appointed at Resolute Communications)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Resolute Communications has poached Nina Jones from Lowe Fusion in the role of senior account manager. Jones, who joined the 23-strong agency last month, will work for clients such as Roche Pharmaceuticals and Shire Pharmaceuticals. She is...

Healthcare: Awareness Campaign Close-up - Macmillan wins celebrity support.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Organisation: Macmillan Cancer Relief Campaign: Cancertalk Week and The Big Hush PR team: In-house Budget: Undisclosed Date: 24-28 January Children's authors Jacqueline Wilson and Anne Fine are also backing the charity's annual...

Media Relations: 2 Minutes with... Mark Calvert, Editor, Five News.(Brief Article)(Interview)
January 7, 2005... How will the switch to Sky change production of Five News? Five News will look very different - new set, new graphics, many new on-screen faces. It will have more resources than ever before. Most importantly, we're aiming to generate some...

Media Relations: Spain plugs sand and sun to win back Brits.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The Spanish Tourist Office (STO) is to refocus its UK consumer PR on its traditional appeal of beaches and sunshine to fight back against emerging destinations. The growing popularity among British tourists of countries such as Croatia,...

Media Relations: What The Papers Say - Deutsche Boerse CEO fuels LSE fire.(London Stock Exchange)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The new year City pages returned almost immediately to the pre-Christmas big story: the bid by Deutsche Boerse (DB) for the London Stock Exchange (LSE). Uppermost was the claim that DB was prepared to raise its bid and compromise on every...

Media Relations: Radio Lynx sets up editorial site.(Radiolynxfeatures.co.uk)(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Radio editorial and promotions agency Radio Lynx has created an audio download website offering PR agencies and clients chunks of editorial. The site, Radiolynxfeatures.co.uk, enables radio stations to download broadcast quality...

Media Relations: Daisy Foods plans anti-obesity drive.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Organic baby-food company Daisy Foods is to emphasise the role weaning can play in the development of healthy eating habits via a consumer PR drive. A two-month campaign by Phipps PR, for its frozen baby food Fresh Daisy, will aim to...

Media Relations: The NewsMarket seeks Europe MD.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... US-based broadcast distribution service The NewsMarket is on the hunt for its first European managing director as it seeks to accelerate its growth in the region. NewsMarket had hired Ivan Purdie for the post, but the former Teletrax...

Media Relations: RAC in drive-time media bid for financial services.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... The RAC is to target broadcast media at drive time with a campaign to position the motoring services giant as an expert on wider consumer finance issues. Senior PR manager Philip Hale said the RAC brand is most relevant to consumers when...

Media Relations: Allied Domecq to promote wines.(Brief Article)
January 7, 2005... Drinks firm Allied Domecq UK is set to increase the profile of three of its wine brands in a consumer lifestyle media campaign. It has hired an external agency to handle wine PR for the first time, choosing Focus PR to handle the six-figure...

Media Relations: Contact Book Update.(periodical publishing-appointments)
January 7, 2005... PRESS The first issue of IPC's Pick Me Up will be given away free next week. The real-life weekly magazine will be paid-for from 20 January. Launch editor is June Smith-Sheppard. The Times's deputy sports editor Tim Hallissey has...