PR Week (UK) articles from July 2005

PR Week (UK) archives from July 2005

Jacobi exits ahead of Shell relocation.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Shell vice-president of external affairs Mary Jo Jacobi is to step down in the autumn after four years in the role. Her move coincides with the company's decision to merge its dual management structure this week, forcing a number of UK comms...

Make Poverty History promises to milk Live 8 gigs.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The media chief of the Make Poverty History campaign has promised no let-up in its endeavour to hold the media's attention after the Live 8 events, which begin this weekend. Make Poverty History media co-ordinator Catherine Cullen pledged...

Dixons reviews comms to fight retail downturn.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Electrical goods group Dixons is staging a comprehensive review of its agency needs as it fights tough UK trading conditions and bids to position itself as increasingly European. The review comes as the firm - which operates the PC World,...

Freuds' Latham quits for DCMS.(Department for Culture, Media and Sport)(Freud Communications)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Freud Communications director of public affairs Sara Latham is quitting to become special adviser to Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. Latham joins next week as the DCMS learns the fate of the London 2012...

Ryan exits start-up to join forces with Le Fevre.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Former Transport for London comms chief Locksley Ryan has quit the start-up he joined just eight months ago to launch an agency with Le Fevre Communications founder Joy Le Fevre. Ryan joined financial PR consultancy Corfin Communications...

Cafedirect in agency hunt to push corporate growth.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Fair trade coffee and tea producer Cafedirect is on the hunt for a new PR agency after incumbent Honey (formerly Leadbetter PR) resigned the account it has held for nearly seven years. Cafedirect will wait until September before inviting...

Ex-TCG director to take Ketchum job.(The Communication Group)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Jessica Bondy, a former MD at The Communication Group (TCG), is set to join Ketchum as UK corporate and marketing communications MD. Bondy - who left TCG earlier this year (PRWeek, 4 February) and has formerly worked at Burson-Marsteller,...

Yahoo! looks for new blood as Cow quits mail work.(Cow Public Relations)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Internet service provider Yahoo! UK and Ireland has approached agencies outside its current roster over a consumer PR contract to promote its Mail and Messenger interests. The move follows the resignation of the business by Cow PR. It is...

Pro-Israel group chief set to quit.(Good Relations Political)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The British Israel Communications and Research Centre (Bicom) is on the hunt for a director of comms after Lee Petar's decision to quit for PA agency Good Relations Political. Bicom was set up in 2000 to counter alleged anti-Israeli...

Murray open for extra sponsors.(Andrew Murray's public relations)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Andrew Murray's PR machine would consider 'one or two' further sponsorship deals as Britain's new-found tennis sensation seeks to cash in on his earning potential. The 18-year-old Scot, who surprised many by reaching Wimbledon's third...

Tribal creates pounds 10m public sector giant.
July 1, 2005... The Tribal Group is aiming to create a public sector comms powerhouse, having merged its triumvirate of PR agencies and unveiled ambitious expansion plans. Central government and CSR specialist Geronimo PR, local government troubleshooter...

3 set to draw up consumer roster.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Video mobile network 3 is creating an agency roster for UK project work to promote its brand to consumers. Rostered agencies would handle specialist contracts - such as promoting product or service launches, music or gaming initiatives -...

Investor Relations.(Investor Relations Society appointment)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Lynda Ashton, head of IR at J Sainsbury, has become chairman of the Investor Relations Society. She aims to ensure its 'financial security is maintained'.

BBC.(British Broadcasting Corp. downsizes)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The BBC is to axe 115 out of 491 jobs in its marketing, comms and audience division, subject to union agreement. The department's 20 sub-divisions will be slimmed to eight.

Fashion.(Brower Lewis Pelham PR)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Fashion and lifestyle agency Brower Lewis Pelham PR has split into two divisions. Founder Jasmin Pelham heads the lifestyle outfit, JB Pelham PR, while Amber Rakison takes charge of the fashion division, Brower Lewis PR.

Media Relations.(Redleaf Communications)(Match Day Media )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Sports stadium TV network Match Day Media (MDM-TV) has hired Redleaf Communications to boost awareness of its expanded audience reach. MDM-TV currently operates 500 plasma screens at seven Premier League clubs, but has signed deals with eight...

Agency exit.(Castleoak Care Partnership appointments)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Freshwater PR group development director Jonathan Smith is leaving the Cardiff-based agency at the end of July to become marcoms director at building firm Castleoak Care Partnership. He will remain a non-executive board member.

Consumer.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Menswear brand 28 Black has hired Resonate to launch its spring/summer 2006 collection. The media relations programme will push the brand's presence at trade shows and includes product placement.

Business.(London Chamber of Commerce)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The London Chamber of Commerce has promoted head of media relations Dan Bridgett to director of its five-strong press and PA team. Formerly a reporter at the Mail on Sunday and Evening Standard, he joined the LCC in April 2003.

Consumer.(United Biscuits )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... United Biscuits (UB) has consolidated all below-the-line work into Cake. Its work will focus on Hula Hoops, McCoy's and KP Nuts. The agency has worked with UB on projects for various brands since 2002.

Clarion promotes Coors' C2 lager.(Clarion Communications)(Coors Brewers)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Clarion Communications has won a brief to promote Coors Brewers' low-alcohol lager C2 to consumers. The agency is briefed to target C2, the two per cent alcohol version of Carling, at men who want to pace themselves when drinking, such as...

Hobsbawm's HMC at end of the road.(Bankruptcy case)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... HMC, the agency run by Julia Hobsbawm, is expected to be declared insolvent in a July court hearing. She said it was forced to cease trading after US film production firm Myriad Pictures, to which it had assigned the lease on its former...

PartyGaming makes City splash as FA suffers trial.(Faria Alam)
July 1, 2005... Online gambling site PartyGaming's long-anticipated flotation pushed it into the top five of this week's Reputation Monitor. The IPO's success, valuing it at over pounds 5bn, set PartyGaming's market capitalisation higher than the likes of...

Cuban tour operator hires Rooster.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Holiday Place, an independent tour operator that bills itself as the market leader in packages to Cuba, has brought in Rooster to handle a UK consumer PR push. The agency will provide a press office function for the company, which...

Curtis appointed to Trimedia post.(Tessa Curtis appointed as director of Trimedia Communications AG)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Trimedia Communications has hired ex-Weber Shandwick corporate practice MD Tessa Curtis as a director at its west London office with a brief to strengthen its corporate and CSR offering. She joins next week to oversee its Carmen Media...

Touch strives to lift media profile.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Digital information provider Touch Group has drafted in Mantra PR to co-ordinate a charm offensive designed to take on rivals Yell.com and Thomson Local. The firm provides online business directories and advertising space through the Touch...

Energizer blitz to take on Duracell.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Battery maker Energizer has dropped ten-year incumbent Westbury Communications and brought in CirKle Communications for an aggressive campaign to mark the release of a range of new products to challenge Duracell. Energizer's recently...

eBay hunts shop to give Motors site mass appeal.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... eBay is to refresh the UK PR strategy behind eBay Motors, its automotive sales arm, and is locked in agency talks over a fresh promotional assault to encourage greater consumer awareness of the site. The internet auction giant is likely to...

Ex-B&B chiefs set up PR shop Unity.(Band and Brown )(public relation)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Former Band & Brown Communications CEO Gerry Hopkinson has teamed up with the agency's ex-business division chief Nik Done to launch Unity PR. Unity's first client is Capita Insurance Services, which provides back-office support for major...

London's West End in retail push.(Westminster City Council)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Westminster City Council is trying to stem the exodus of West End shoppers to out-of-town retail centres. Many West End shoppers have switched to retail centres, such as Bluewater in Kent and Lakeside in Essex, because of the congestion...

Home Office bolsters immigration PR team.(public relation )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Home Office has beefed up its chief immigration PR post to boost public confidence in the system in the face of a sceptical press. The newly created communications director post at the Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND) in...

MHW to run media job for North-East.(Mitchel Halton Watson)(Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The economic development agency One Northeast has hired Newcastle-based Mitchel Halton Watson (MHW) to boost the North-East's image as part of a UK-wide campaign. MHW leads the account, handling local media. Its proposal includes a...

Medway NHS hires for comms review.(National Health Services appoints Quentin Holden)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Medway NHS Trust - saddled with one of the country's worst mortality rates - is to strengthen its comms function following the appointment of former Department of Health comms manager Quentin Holden as interim comms chief. Holden is...

Herts bids to reduce local road use.(Hertfordshire County Council's TravelWise campaign)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Hertfordshire County Council is trying to encourage young families to abandon their cars in a bid to reduce road congestion. The council's annual 'TravelWise' campaign is being intensified, and will focus on young families after research...

Electoral Commission.(head of communications role created)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Electoral Commission is looking to fill a newly created head of communications role. Reporting to comms director Angela Salt, the postholder will lead a team of six and be responsible for press, corporate comms, public information, and...

Coventry Airport.(Janie Barrett will give a presentation on media management)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Warwick District Council chief executive Janie Barrett will give a presentation on the council's media management during the Coventry Airport planning appeal at trade body LG Communications' workshop this month. The event takes place in...

Hants.(Fareham Borough Council launch Crime Reduction Environment Week)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Fareham Borough Council has teamed up with Hampshire Police, Hampshire Fire and Rescue and other service providers to launch its first Crime Reduction Environment Week. The week - featuring a series of events - is designed to help prevent...

NHS.(National Health Service)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to launch a hand-washing campaign in an effort to reduce infections such as 'super-bug' MRSA. The 'Max' campaign features a two-minute cartoon with a character who demonstrates...

Yorkshire.(Advertising Campaign)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Economic development agency Yorkshire Forward is using Brahm PR to handle a five-month campaign promoting the Yorkshire leg of the second annual cycle race, The Tour of Britain. Brahm will target international, national, regional and specialist...

St Helens.(St Helens Council )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... St Helens Council is urging residents to clear up after their dogs during its ongoing National Poop Scoop Week. Running this week, dog owners are being advised to 'grab it, bag it and bin it' when they take their pets for a walk. The council is...

Barking PR chief joins Essex Police.(Essex Police)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Essex Police has appointed Dagenham and Barking Borough Council's head of corporate communications Jane Sadler to become its head of media and PR. Sadler will join in August, reporting to deputy chief constable Charles Clark. Her main...

Lottery Commission puts licence work up for pitch.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The National Lottery Commission is on the hunt for an agency to promote the competition for a new licence. Camelot's existing seven-year licence to run the lottery expires in 2009. On the PR challenge ahead, NLC head of comms Sarah...

Camden revamps resident awards.(Camden Council )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Camden Council is to raise awareness of voluntary community work carried out by residents by relaunching its community awards as the Epic Awards (Extraordinary People in Camden) . The council is asking residents to enter one of seven...

Care hires RNID marketing chief.(Royal National Institute for Deaf People)(Care International UK )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Care International UK has poached the Royal National Institute for Deaf People's (RNID) director of marketing and membership to be its marketing director. Carol Monoyios joins in mid-August to oversee a department of 26. She will also be...

Age Concern gains from Tesco phones.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Age Concern has teamed up with supermarket giant Tesco's Home Phone brand to promote its 'Someone to talk to' initiative. Home Phone will flag up the campaign in-store, in its in-house magazines and through direct mail. Tesco will also...

Experts collaborate to highlight mental illness care.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... A group of mental health charities and senior health professionals are lobbying the Government and the NHS to provide better care for people with severe mental illness (SMI). Twenty mental health experts have written a report, 'Running on...

Breast Cancer charity to raise awareness in men.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Charity Breast Cancer Care (BCC) is this week kicking off a campaign to promote awareness that men can get breast cancer. It has produced a booklet, 'Men with breast cancer', launched this Wednesday at a joint conference hosted with Breast...

Tsunami appeal boosts Gift Aid.(Disaster & Emergency Committee)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The scale of the Disaster & Emergency Committee's (DEC) Asian tsunami appeal has enabled charities to boost donation revenues, according to a report by the Institute of Fundraising. IoF chief executive Lindsay Boswell said that a 32 per...

Marie Curie in Ollie & Nic handbag fundraising link.(Marie Curie Cancer Care)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Marie Curie Cancer Care (MCCC) is bidding to bolster its revenues and profile by launching a second annual fundraising campaign. The charity runs a fundraising campaign every March, but made the decision to launch a second annual push after...

WS hires LLM's Stewart to boost transport offer.(Weber Shandwick Public Affairs)(LLM Communications)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Weber Shandwick Public Affairs has appointed Murray Stewart to reinvigorate its transport sector offering amid Transport Secretary Alistair Darling's wide-ranging proposals. Stewart becomes head of WS's transport group today (1 July). He...

FSCS targets MPs through Lansons.(Financial Services Compensation Scheme)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the fund of last resort for customers of collapsed lenders, has appointed Lansons Communications to its PA and PR account. FSCS head of comms Heather Tilston said the organisation's...

Keable to launch UK arm of 'indirect lobbyist' Saint.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Nick Keable, the former managing director of PPS Group, has resurfaced to launch the UK arm of US public affairs planning agency The Saint Consulting Group (TSCG). Keable, who left PPS at the start of this year after five years as MD,...

ExxonMobil lures Bush environment aide Cooney.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... WASHINGTON DC: ExxonMobil has hired Philip Cooney, former chief of staff of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, to work in the company's public affairs group. Cooney recently came under fire for editing government scientific...

Toyota hires H&K for green push.(Hill & Knowlton)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Toyota has handed Hill & Knowlton its public affairs account to push its environmental and safety credentials in government circles. The firm's Lexus subsidiary has been hailed as a green pioneer through its RX400h model, which uses a...

Lord O'Neill joins Media Strategy.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Former Trade and Industry Select Committee chairman Lord Martin O'Neill has joined the advisory board of Media Strategy. O'Neill chaired the committee from 1995 until announcing his retirement from the Commons at the last general election,...

At a Glance: NHS launches innovation institute.(National Health Service)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Do you mean the NHS Modernisation Agency? From today (1 July) the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement replaces three NHS bodies: the NHS Modernisation Agency, NHS University (NHSU) and the NHS Leadership Centre. What will the...

Biss Lancaster ties up Levitra global contract.
July 1, 2005... WUPPERTAL/LONDON: German drug maker Bayer is to revitalise its global PR strategy for Levitra, having brought in Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster to handle global consumer comms for the impotence treatment. The agency replaces Ogilvy PR Worldwide...

MS&L's Hyder takes UK-based role.(Manning Selvage & Lee's Anne Hyder)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... LONDON/SAN FRANCISCO: Manning Selvage & Lee's (MS&L) San Francisco health practice director, Anne Hyder, has relocated to London to take the role of global healthcare director. The move was unveiled this week by MS&L London and marks the...

C&W health arm seals Chiron deal.(Cohn and Wolfe, Chiron Vaccines)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... US biotech company Chiron Vaccines is working with Cohn & Wolfe's UK healthcare team, it emerged this week. C&W UK declined to comment on the business, but is understood to have been brought in following lengthy discussions between Chiron...

Mason exits M&F for Tonic Life post.(Munro and Forster Communications)(Tonic Life Communications )(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Tonic Life Communications has hired Kirsten Mason from Munro & Forster Communications as an account manager. Mason joins the independent agency, launched last year, to work for clients such as AstraZeneca (AZ) and Serono. Tonic...

Hogarth beats rivals to Raymarine deal.(Hogarth Partnership, Raymarine Group Ltd.)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Marine electronics manufacturer Raymarine has drafted in Hogarth PR to boost its profile in the City, having floated last year. Hogarth was appointed last week in a competitive pitch. Citigate Dewe Rogerson, hired last year to handle PR for...

Stephenson leaves CDR for Smithfield position.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Smithfield has poached Richard Stephenson from Citigate Dewe Rogerson to lead a fresh assault on the financial services sector and set up a new division. Stephenson, an associate director in the agency's corporate practice, left CDR last...

Taylor Rafferty bought by Chinese firm.(conglomerate Xinhua Finance)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Chinese financial services conglomerate Xinhua Finance has acquired financial PR firm Taylor Rafferty for an undisclosed sum, in a move that promises to give Chinese firms access to US and UK capital markets. 'A significant percentage of...

Railtrack case puts focus on Gov't PR.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... This Government has a reputation for spin and the presentation of policy too often seems to take precedence over its delivery. So it should not come as a shock to read documents filed in court as part of the Railtrack shareholders' action...

Media Relations: 2 Minutes with ... Tim Knight Editor, Angler's Mail.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... How would you describe Angler's Mail? We are one of three weekly fishing magazines in the UK and cover everything to do with coarse and sea fishing. You have just undergone the most comprehensive redesign in seven years - so what's new?...

Media Relations: What the papers say - Co-op bank shuts for Christian Voice.(Co-Operative Bank PLC)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Co-operative Bank, noted for its strong ethical policies, took the moral high ground last week when it gave right-wing religious group Christian Voice its marching orders: 'Co-op shuts 'anti-gay' group's account' (dehavilland.co.uk, 24 June)....

Media Relations: Contact Book Update.(appointments in Media industry)
July 1, 2005... PRESS Sunday Telegraph columnist Rebecca Tyrrel has been made the paper's theatre critic. She replaces Tim Walker, who held the position for just a month but will continue to edit the Mandrake gossip column. Tyrrel's hire follows Sarah...

Media Analysis: Features hold key to Telegraph slots.
July 1, 2005... As the Telegraph Group welcomes Guy Black as its comms chief, Sarah Robertson asks what makes it into Britain's biggest selling daily broadsheet. The Telegraph Group has had a turbulent time since being acquired by the Barclay brothers a...

News Analysis: NLA's eClips sparks controversy.(Newspaper Licensing Agency's )
July 1, 2005... The Newspaper Licensing Agency's planned digital database of all newspaper cuttings - eClips - has rattled PROs and cuttings firms.The NLA and industry figures offer frank assessments of its creation to Dan Bloch. MARTIN STEVENSON,...

Profile: Another magic kingdom - Siobhan Kenny, V-P of communications EMEA, Walt Disney Television.(Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS))(Biography)
July 1, 2005... Siobhan Kenny's Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) leaving bash was not short of 'Mickey Mouse move' ribbings. But her erstwhile civil service colleagues know she will be characteristically ambitious, professional and gunning for...

Opinion: Overexposed Cruise's outburst backfires.
July 1, 2005... Hollywood PR titan Pat Kingsley could be excused for feeling pretty smug at the moment, watching from the sidelines as the Tom Cruise publicity machine begins to implode. Cruise's most recent misjudgement - a Scientology sermon on NBC's...

Opinion: Selling ID cards is uphill fight for Labour.
July 1, 2005... When then home secretary Michael Howard announced an ID card scheme to the cheering mob at the Tory Party Conference, the Labour Party was quick to condemn it. I should know: I was part of the spin machine that rubbished the idea and talked...

Opinion: Leader - Blogging not a threat but an opportunity.
July 1, 2005... The principal nightmare of any PR practitioner has to be losing control of the message, and as our main feature illustrates, the phenomenon of blogging threatens just that (see p18). The blogging community is, in essence, zillions of...

Opinion: My Best Hire.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Richard Cox, Salt founding partner, on the 'relentlessly positive' Catherine Thorpe. 'Catherine was a star from the first day I met her. One of the nicest people in PR, behind her friendly persona lies a hugely intelligent, driven...

Reputation Management: Blogs cast a shadow.
July 1, 2005... Do weblogs inevitably mean corporate chaos and PR disaster? Adam Hill finds that while some firms are running scared, others have joined the conversation. Kensington Locks, the US-based PC peripherals supplier, may not be the world's best...

Campaign: Corporate - British Gas price hike aids Energy Helpline.
July 1, 2005... Campaign: Establish Energy Helpline as the UK's top energy switching service Client: Energy Helpline PR team: Lewis PR Timescale: June 2004-March 2005 Budget: pounds 6,000 per month (retainer) Energy Helpline, whose media presence...

Campaign: Public Sector - Artful building launch boosts Goldsmiths.(Ben Pimlott Building, Goldsmiths College)
July 1, 2005... Campaign: Launch of Ben Pimlott Building Client: Goldsmiths College PR team: In-house Timescale: January 2004-January 2005 Budget: pounds 5,000 Designs from architects Alsop & Partners won a competition for the contract in 2003....

Campaign: Consumer - Floridita hits the spot with Cuban venues.
July 1, 2005... Campaign: Opening of Floridita and La Casa del Habano Client: Floridita PR team: Wild Card PR Timescale: July 2004-March 2005 Budget pounds: 10,000-pounds 25,000 Objectives To maximise media awareness of Floridita and La Casa...

Press Relations: Mind your business.
July 1, 2005... City journalists will only give time to PROs with a sophisticated approach to relationship building and newsworthy clients, says Steve Hemsley. There is a joke going around City journalists that the financial PR cricket team - which some...

Diary: Anti-spinners set for Edinburgh tour.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... PR folk in Edinburgh are on edge this week, with industry critic SpinWatch planning a 'SpinWalk' today (1 July) to 'shine a light on the activities' of corporate Scotland. SpinWatch, which also hosted a guided tour of agencies in London...

Diary: Notts firm takes up linguistic challenge.(Nottingham)(Integra Communications)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Anyone struggling to keep pace with the change in the English language will be relieved that a group of 'word wonks' is on the case. The Society for Editors and Proofreaders (SfEP), which exists to promote editorial standards, has started...

Diary: Bell: Sorrell 'more important' than me.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Lord Bell was spotted in the Royal Box on Wimbledon's Centre Court last week - but amazed PRWeek's spy by disappearing from sight just as British hope Greg Rusedski took to court. Rusedski, of course, crashed out rather embarrassingly, but...

Diary: GNER and Tube PROs feel the travel heat.(Great North Eastern Railway)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... There's a golden rule in PR - never tempt fate. This is just what GNER head of corporate affairs Alan Hyde and London Underground chief press officer Stuart Ross must be thinking this week, after their organisations were once more in the...

Diary: Hit or Miss ... Lions' media tactics under fire.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2005... Alastair Campbell's job as 'media adviser' for the Lions rugby tour was generating negative copy long before last weekend's mauling by the All Blacks. The New Zealand Herald dismissed Sir Clive Woodward's 'slick presentation' of the...