PR Week (UK) articles from June 2006

PR Week (UK) archives from June 2006

Foxtons hires B-P for image boost.(B-P Business & Brand)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Estate agent Foxtons has drafted in Bell Pottinger to repair the damage to its reputation caused by BBC documentary Whistleblower. B-P Business & Brand MD Kevin Read is to act as media adviser to Foxtons owner and chairman Jon Hunt. ...

Firefly put on alert as Motorola stages pitch.
June 2, 2006... Motorola is reviewing its UK consumer and corporate agency support, triggering alarm-bells at incumbent Firefly Communications. The world's second-biggest handset maker, behind Nokia, described the move as part of a 'drive to ensure the...

England star Rio to build 'brand'.(Rio Ferdinand hires Pitch PR )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... England and Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand has brought in sports agency Pitch PR to build his profile outside of football. Pitch creative director Andrew Ager said management agency NVA Entertainment Group had briefed the agency...

Cresswell quits top Carlsberg position.(Carlsberg Brewery Ltd. appoints Gareth Roberts as Donna Cresswell resigns)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Carlsberg has made the unorthodox move of putting its sponsorship controller in charge of UK PR. Gareth Roberts has become the brewing firm's head of comms following the exit of Donna Cresswell after eight years. Roberts, sponsorship...

PRCA chair vows to boost client regard for agencies.(public relations consultants associations's Richard Houghton)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The PRCA's newly installed chairman has pledged to improve the reputation of agencies in the eyes of their clients, by calling for 'robust interaction' between consultancies and in-house professionals. Richard Houghton, whose day job...

McDonald's mistrusted over its health motives.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... McDonald's efforts to tackle obesity have failed utterly to chime with the British public, according to a study commissioned by PRWeek. More than four out of five consumers believe measures such as the inclusion of fresh fruit and salads,...

Tonic Life grabs Dettol global job.(Reckitt Benckiser PLC signs Tonic Life Communications )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Reckitt Benckiser is to use Tonic Life Communications to handle a global campaign for its germ-busting brands, with major push lined up for flagship disinfectant Dettol. The campaign's ambitious aim is to 'improve good hygiene practice...

Weber Shandwick bags top European Sabre Award.
June 2, 2006... BERLIN: Weber Shandwick's Brussels office scooped the pan-European campaign gong at last week's European Sabre Awards in Berlin. The agency's launch of Goodyear's 'RunOnFlat tyre' beat entries from all over Europe to clinch top gong at the...

Orange in youth broadband drive.(Weber Shandwick International's Slam to promote Orange Broadband)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Weber Shandwick's youth division Slam is promoting a gig by Charlotte Church next Wednesday for the launch of Orange Broadband. The newly merged Orange and Wanadoo is using Slam to promote the new brand - and the fact that Orange plans to...

Agency grandees in 'no cure, no pay' bid.(Adrian Wheeler, Christopher Broadbent to launch corporate consultancy )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Adrian Wheeler and Christopher Broadbent - two well-known senior figures in the agency world - are to launch a corporate consultancy based on an unusual 'no cure, no pay' model. Wheeler, former GCI Europe chairman and UK CEO, and Broadbent,...

Constellation to promote US wine.(Constellation Brands Inc. to promote Robert Mondavi wine by Phipps PR)
June 2, 2006... Constellation Brands is to launch a major UK marcoms push for its Robert Mondavi Californian wine brand, using a 'supper club' theme promoted by Phipps PR. Constellation acquired Robert Mondavi in 2004 and is to spend pounds 600,000 on a...

Lords to boost its internal comms.(House of Lords)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The House of Lords is to get an internal comms manager for the first time, as New Labour continues to threaten an overhaul of the second chamber's role. A recruitment process is already under way to fill the newly created job, which will...

News Brief: Barclays Capital appoints.
June 2, 2006... CORPORATE: Barclays Capital has appointed Siobhan Loftus as a director and head of corporate comms. She will be responsible for global PR, internal comms, advertising and brand. She joins from a role as director of marketing at Apax Partners...

News Brief: Brave brought in.
June 2, 2006... CONSUMER: Blistex has brought in Brave PR to transform perception of the lip-balm brand from medicated product to trendy beauty essential. Five-year incumbent Attenborough Associates (now Attenborough Saffron), lost out in a repitch.

News Brief: Yell.com recruits.
June 2, 2006... CORPORATE: Yell.com has recruited Microsoft UK corporate press officer Demelza Fryer-Saxby for a newly created role - also titled corporate press officer - that reports to head of press John Salmon.

News Brief: Incognito hires Ahad.
June 2, 2006... AGENCY: Finance and tech agency Incognito has hired Lena Ahad to the new role of head of press and analyst relations for UK and North America. She joins from Chameleon PR after a year as a strategic consultant. Ahad also spent ten years at...

News Brief: ING to use Prova.
June 2, 2006... CORPORATE: ING Car Lease is to use Prova PR to handle a trade comms campaign. The UK arm of the firm owns just under 20,000 vehicles, and is keen to target 'medium to PLC-sized firms with fleets needs' via a B2B media relations push.

News Brief: O'Connor to leave.
June 2, 2006... AGENCY: Fleishman-Hillard associate director Amber O'Connor is leaving its consumer team at the end of the month. Consumer director Louisa Jenkins said the agency was recruiting for a replacement.

News Brief: MC2 replaced.
June 2, 2006... CORPORATE: Business finance administrator Ultimate Finance has replaced one-year incumbent MC2 with JBP PR to target SMEs. The brief is to target lawyers, accountants, brokers and insolvency practitioners. It will also raise the profile of a...

HC takes on Grant as Midlands head.(Harrison Cowley appoints Bettina Grant)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Harrison Cowley (HC) has appointed Bettina Grant, a former PR head at chemist Boots, to take charge of its Midlands office. 'We've invested in the Birmingham operation, and wanted an industry heavy-hitter to run the office,' said deputy CEO...

Kaizo wins pitch for Del Monte.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Del Monte is to use Kaizo to reinvigorate its brand in the face of increasing demand for healthy food and drink. The global tinned and fresh-fruit firm has handed the agency a six-figure UK consumer brief. Executive chairman Rosemary...

Saab brand loses comms chief Axon to Goodwood.
June 2, 2006... The UK head of comms for Swedish car brand Saab is leaving to join Goodwood - home to the Festival of Speed. Gary Axon joined this Thursday (1 June) as head of motorsport press and PR after leaving Saab, now owned by US car maker General...

Thai drink Sabai in UK campaign.
June 2, 2006... Red Bull UK has taken on consumer minnow LDR London to promote Thai spritzer brand Sabai across the UK. The drink, which is bright red and uses the hibiscus flower mixed with sparkling white wine, was trialled last year at 400 city bars in...

Hackford Jones in Fearne Cotton job.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Fearne Cotton has taken on Hackford Jones PR to represent her as she prepares for a stint in the limelight as presenter of the second series of ITV1's Love Island. The Top Of The Pops presenter will join Patrick Kielty as co-host of the...

Lowe turns to fashion.(Pearl Lowe hires Unity to promote her fashion range)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Former 'Primrose Hill set' wild child Pearl Lowe has brought in PR agency Unity to promote a new fashion range. Lowe, who has turned her back on a celebrity lifestyle that involved Kate Moss and Sadie Frost to live in the country with...

Insurer Primary in comms chief hire.(The Primary Group appoints Philip Malpass )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Insurance firm The Primary Group has recruited former Inbev director of corporate affairs Philip Malpass to a new top comms role. Malpass becomes Primary's first group corporate affairs director and reports to CEO Philip James. He is...

Yahoo! overhauls comms as consumer head exits.
June 2, 2006... Yahoo!'s European consumer PR chief, Georga Douglas, has quit after almost five years. She is not being replaced, with a restructure of PR and marketing teams under way that will see a reallocation of responsibilities and new reporting...

Iroquois picks up Dockers account.
June 2, 2006... Levi Strauss-owned clothing brand Dockers is relaunching for Autumn/Winter 2006, with Iroquois PR as its newly retained agency. A campaign will target 25 to 35-year-old men through consumer magazines and national and regional press....

Public Sector: DoH in consultation over cigarette packet images.(Department of Health)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The Department of Health is asking the public to decide which warning pictures should appear on cigarette packs. A national and regional media campaign is inviting the public to visit www.packwarnings.nhs.uk and pick the images they find...

Public Sector: Geronimo makes foray into design.(Geronimo Communications acquires The LAB)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Geronimo Communications has acquired three-strong design and creative agency The LAB. It hopes the deal will offer enhanced creativity to existing clients and help win new business. Although The LAB - which undertakes work including...

Public Sector: Ex-Sky producer Poulten in Gateshead press role.(Ruth Poulten appointed)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Gateshead Council has brought in former Sky News producer Ruth Poulten as its head of press. Arriving after 18 months at CSR group Business in the Community, Poulten is charged with a five-strong media team at one of the North-East's...

Public Sector: EOC seeks interim media director.(Equal Opportunities Commission's Claire Hibbitt to go on maternity leave)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The Equal Opportunities Commission is on the hunt for a media director as Claire Hibbitt prepares to go on maternity leave. The postholder reports to acting head of comms John Wilkes - who himself is covering for head of comms Sarah...

Public Sector: Visit Scotland prepares to entice North Americans.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Visit Scotland is seeking agency support to target its largest international source of visitors - North America - and encourage 'ancestral tourism'. More than 11 million Americans and four million Canadians claim to have Scottish ancestry....

Public Sector: Kent group set to fight green crime.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The coalition formed in 2004 to make Kent a cleaner county is to begin agency talks for a campaign to tackle 'environmental crime'. 'Clean Kent' is run by the County Council and groups such as Kent Police and the local fire service, as...

Public Sector: Reputation Awards 2006 honour local authorities.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Wycombe District Council and Westminster City Council were among the winners at the public sector's first Reputation Awards last week. More than 60 councils submitted 150 entries to the competition, overseen by LG Communications and the...

Public Sector: 'Destination marketing' booming, says poll.(The Communication Group's Michael Hayman )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Councils, cities and regions need to up their game if they want to be noticed in the increasingly tough arena of 'destination marketing', according to The Communication Group CEO Michael Hayman. Speaking at the annual LG Communications...

Public Sector: We are at heart of community effort.
June 2, 2006... The role of local government communicators just got harder - and more satisfying. The Government is seeking to accelerate its drive to deliver 'sustainable communities' by devolving more power to local authorities. So communicators are at...

Voluntary Sector: Schools design body set for better buildings drive.
June 2, 2006... A not-for-profit educational lobbying body that will focus on multi-million-pound school PFI schemes has taken on PR support ahead of its launch next month. From 19 June, the British Council for School Environments (BCSE) will promote good...

Voluntary Sector: RNID's campaign supremo to leave.(Chris Underwood resigns from Royal National Institute for the Deaf)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The National Deaf Children's Society has taken on the RNID's head of campaigns as its new head of communications. Chris Underwood joins on 5 June after four years at the RNID. He takes charge of a five-strong team, replacing Sarah Etwell,...

Voluntary Sector: British Legion in hire to track down servicemen.(The Royal British Legion signs Amazon PR)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Armed forces charity the Royal British Legion has taken on PR support to help track down people who are not aware they could be eligible for its services. Amazon PR has been briefed to run the Poppy Support campaign, which will raise...

Voluntary Sector: Charities back disabled helpers.
June 2, 2006... Two major disability charities are launching a campaign during Volunteers' Week to highlight the problems faced by volunteers with disabilities. Cerebral palsy charity Scope and disability support organisation Leonard Cheshire are...

Voluntary Sector: Tech agency trio back 'sleepout'.
June 2, 2006... Three technology PR agencies are running the campaign for Byte Night - the annual 'sleepout' that sees company bosses sleep in the open for charity. Banner Corporation, Kaizo and Lewis PR are providing around pounds 150,000 worth of pro...

Voluntary Sector: Safety first for children.(Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK Ltd. partners with British Red Cross to launch roadshows)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The British Red Cross is to launch a road-safety drive on 9 June badged 'Don't be a bystander'. The charity, which has linked up with car maker Toyota, is planning roadshows for nine to 13-year-olds. The events will position first-aid as an...

Public Affairs: Lobbyists welcome Mawer all-party groups report.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... The public affairs industry has welcomed Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Sir Philip Mawer's recommendations following his inquiry into the conduct of all-party groups. An investigation by The Times in January found that six APGs...

Public Affairs: Grocer Musgrave in agency review.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... CORK: Musgrave, the Ireland-based grocer that owns the Londis and Budgens convenience store chains, is in the advanced stages of reviewing its PA and corporate account. It comes as Musgrave bids to prevent the UK's major supermarkets from...

Public Affairs: Newsnight producer to be Defence Secretary's aide.
June 2, 2006... Defence Secretary Des Browne has appointed Ailana MacDonald, a producer on the BBC's flagship current affairs programme Newsnight, to be his special adviser on communications, PRWeek can reveal. MacDonald takes up the position next Monday...

Public Affairs: PA chief Horsman departs Provident.(Provident Financial PLC appoints Jonathan Horsman)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Provident Financial head of public affairs Jonathan Horsman has quit the loans firm after seven years. Horsman joins agency Project Associates next week as a senior associate and one of five full-time consultants. Provident is...

Public Affairs: College Hill lures ex-Tory comms chief Baverstock.
June 2, 2006... Paul Baverstock, the Conservative Party's former director of strategic comms, has landed a job at City PR firm College Hill Associates. Baverstock, who took on the role three weeks ago, would only say that his brief was 'specialising in...

Healthcare: Pfizer readies launch of anti-smoking drug.(Edelman London hired)
June 2, 2006... NEW YORK/LONDON: Pfizer has overhauled the agency support behind its anti-smoking drug on both sides of the Atlantic. It has brought in Edelman to advise on US and global comms, while it is using start-up Just Health PR on a UK brief. ...

Healthcare: FH hosts pharma debate in London.(Fleishman-Hillard Inc. hosts pharmaceutical event)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... 'Why does the pharma industry sell us Ferraris?' is the intriguing title of a debate to be hosted by Fleishman-Hillard in London on 13 June. Roy Lilley and Chris Ham, two well-known UK health policy analysts and commentators, will examine...

Healthcare: Fulcher exits M&F for Biss Lancaster.
June 2, 2006... Euro RSCG Biss Lancaster has hired Munro & Forster Communications account manager Sam Fulcher to handle its account for Kimberly-Clark's Huggies brand. Fulcher started at Biss Lancaster late last month in an account manager position, after...

Healthcare: Harley Street Direct hires agency.(Ash Communications Healthcare to promote the campaign)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Ash Communications Healthcare has won a six-way pitch to promote Harley Street Direct (HSD), a provider of business support services to the independent healthcare sector. HSD sees itself as 'championing best business practice' in...

Healthcare: At a Glance - Pharma companies plan breast cancer comms.
June 2, 2006... Are you referring to aromatase inhibitors (AIs)? Yes. The AI class of drugs has been shown to reduce the recurrence of breast cancer, when compared to current standard therapy tamoxifen. AIs were okayed for NHS prescription in Scotland in...

City & Corporate: Consortium uses Tulchan to handle British Ports bid.
June 2, 2006... A multinational consortium led by Goldman Sachs has brought in Tulchan for its bid for the UK's biggest ports operator. The Admiral Consortium's pounds 2.4bn offer for Associated British Ports Holdings (ABP), made last week, is likely to be...

City & Corporate: IR consultancies announce merger.(Phoenix-IR merge with Tanner and Tanner )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Brussels-based Phoenix-IR and London-headquartered Tanner & Tanner have merged. The investor relations specialists will trade under the Phoenix-IR name. The merger will see the retirement of T&T co-founders Louis and Linda Tanner...

City & Corporate: FD buys Citigate Dubai shop.(Financial Dynamics acquires from Huntsworth Group)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Financial Dynamics has acquired Citigate's Dubai office in its entirety from Huntsworth. The five-man business, founded in 2003 by John Hobday, represents FD's first foray into the booming Gulf city. 'There's expansion all over the...

City & Corporate: Vodafone's Sarin needs image lift.
June 2, 2006... It is some years now since Burson-Marsteller discovered that there was a correlation between the images of CEOs and their company. Indeed, studies have confirmed that more than half the reputation of a company is derived from that of its chief...

Technology: Edelman secures US consumer account for CA.(Edelman London wins the account)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... NEW YORK: US software leviathan CA, formerly Computer Associates, has enlisted Edelman to boost its profile among US consumers. The agency is to focus on media relations, product reviews and will advise on a consumer-directed blog written...

Technology: Brands2Life to promote 'electronic wallet' in UK.(LUUP hires the firm)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... A Norwegian firm promising 'the death of change in your pocket' has brought in Brands2Life to promote its forthcoming UK launch. LUUP is behind technology that turns mobile phones into 'electronic wallets', allowing payment processing,...

Technology: Pleon snaps up Kyocera Mita job.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Pleon has bagged a pan-European brief for printer and photocopier company Kyocera Mita. The agency wants to establish Kyocera Mita's European sales and marketing centre in Meerbusch, Germany, as a hub for its European PR. Kyocera is...

Technology: US software firm appoints Carrot.
June 2, 2006... Omniture, a US-based maker of software that enables corporates to analyse their website traffic, is using Carrot Communications to handle its comms in the UK and France. Carrot director Kate Hartley said the ten-year-old company wanted to...

Technology: K&R to represent Sigma in Europe.(Kinross and Render hired by Sigma Systems Group)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Canadian broadband technology firm Sigma Systems has hired Kinross & Render for European PR support. Sigma supplies what is known as 'back-end converged technology' that enables broadband suppliers to run services without technical...

Technology: Haygarth lands UK brief for Sennheiser headsets.(Sennheiser Communications A/S )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Audio technology company Sennheiser Communications has handed Haygarth a brief to promote its headsets in the UK. The 60-year-old headphone firm has brought in the agency to run both trade and consumer campaigns. 'We will target firms...

Media Relations: What The Papers Say - Botched drug trial report under fire.(Parexel drug testing report)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Last week's publication of the official report into the 'elephant man' drug trial brought scant comfort to Parexel, the organisation behind the 'disastrous' (The Guardian, 26 May) testing of drug TGN1412. It found that the negative effects...

Media Relations: Contact Book Update.
June 2, 2006... PRESS Victor Mallet has been appointed editor of the Financial Times, Asia, with print and online responsibilities. He is currently chief Asia correspondent for the FT in Asia, based in Hong Kong, and replaces John Ridding, who is...

Media Relations: 2 Minutes with... Deborah Joseph, editor, Brides.(Interview)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... WHAT WILL CHANGE NOW THAT YOU ARE EDITOR OF BRIDES? Brides has been number one in the market for 50 years, so it will be an evolution, rather than a revolution. But as my background is celebrity and features-led, I will bring those...

Media Analysis: WSJ does battle with FT in Europe.
June 2, 2006... As Wall Street Journal Europe ushers in a new editor, David McCormack assesses the publication's influence and asks how PROs should engage with it. The Wall Street Journal - a media institution in the US - has remained in the shadow of the...

Reputation Check: McDonald's returns to its roots.
June 2, 2006... The company is turning its attention back to burgers as UK profits dip, reports Ravi Chandiramani. As TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has disdainfully put it, McDonald's is to many a 'huge ugly lump of global corporate muscle'. It...

News Analysis: Viral campaigns go mainstream.
June 2, 2006... An increasing number of organisations are targeting 'opinion formers' online. Who are these people and how do 'virals' work? One digital expert reveals all. In the last month, via the web, upwards of 16 million people saw the BBC interview...

Profile: Consumer appeal - Jo Barnes, joint founding partner, Sauce Communications.
June 2, 2006... The bump that restaurant PR supremo Jo Barnes is sporting - although barely perceptible thanks to 'clever dressing' - is not a sign of her having sampled too many culinary delights. She is eight and a half months' pregnant. Barnes, 32,...

Opinion: Media too often skew complex subjects.(Interview)
June 2, 2006... Presenter: 'Which is the largest Spanish-speaking country in the world?' Contestant: 'Barcelona.' Presenter: 'I was really after the name of the country.' Contestant: 'I'm sorry, I don't know the name of any countries in Spain.' This...

Opinion: Prescott croquet snaps take heat off Blair.
June 2, 2006... If ever proof was needed of the power of a photograph, the BBC provided it with a picture of John Prescott playing croquet - a story deemed more important than the Indonesian earthquake. The Mail on Sunday has spent a small fortune digging...

Editorial: Lobbying requires its own image makeover.(Philip Mawer)(Editorial)
June 2, 2006... The Government's sleaze-buster Sir Philip Mawer last week issued recommendations that are crucial to ensure the transparency of all-party groups (APGs). There are more than 440 such organisations, which enable MPs and peers to discuss issues...

Opinion: Letter - McDonald's chief did well in Schlosser spat.
June 2, 2006... Forget the World Cup. Sport on TV came of age last week with the head-to-head BBC Newsnight match between McDonald's UK chief executive Steve Easterbrook and Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation. The protagonists faced each other...

Opinion: Letter - Government comms is above the 'politics'.(Lorraine Langham)(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Lorraine Langham ('Elections revealed our shortcomings,' 12 May) has catapulted local government PROs back by about 20 years. She attempts to tie comms staff directly to the politics of local elections and says we need to ensure that we are...

Opinion: Letter - Professional bodies should be respected.(Letter to the editor)
June 2, 2006... In response to Nick Andrews' letter, 'Internal comms staff need better support' (26 May), I think we should properly value organisations such as CiB, the CIPR and IABC. As a new member to these groups, I have been surprised and delighted...

Opinion: My Best Hire - Samantha Loggie.(Camron PR's Judy Dobias )(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Judy Dobias, MD of Camron PR, on the 'tremendous' Samantha Loggie. 'I first met Samantha in 1994 when she was working in Harrods' management offices. A friend asked if I could give her advice on getting into PR, and she was so...

Campaign: Sudoku lures would-be maths teachers - Public Sector.
June 2, 2006... Campaign: Sudoku Roadshow Challenge Client: Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) PR team: Band & Brown Communications Timescale: January-March Budget: Part of contract with TDA When TDA research found that one in ten...

Campaign: Leeds restaurant brings communities together - Community Relations.
June 2, 2006... Campaign: Restaurant opening Client: Rice restaurant PR team: Nicola Prior, independent PR consultant Timescale: November 2005-February 2006 Budget: pounds 2,000 Although the authenticity of the food is its selling point, Rice is...

Campaign: Ntl:Telewest focuses its sights on the regions.
June 2, 2006... Campaign: North/South collide - B2B Client: Ntl:Telewest Business PR team: Rainier PR Timescale: Jan 2005-Feb 2006 Budget: pounds 11,000 It asked tech specialist Rainier PR to develop a nationwide story that would have instant...

Careers: Job sharing offers the best of both worlds.
June 2, 2006... Decent PROs are hard to find, and more are seeking flexible working - so perhaps the solution is to share roles, says Maja Pawinska Sims. Ask people whether they would like to work fewer hours in the week, and the answer is usually a...

Communication Directors' Forum: Strategies for averting a crisis.
June 2, 2006... PR directors from some of the most scrutinised firms met last month to discuss reputation. Peter Crush reports. 'You can live down everything except a bad reputation' - so said Oscar Wilde. At last month's rain-lashed Communication...

Diary: Flaks and hacks set for cricket rematch.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... Budding Freddie Flintoffs in the PR sector are being called on to sign up to the annual Hacks vs Flaks cricket match. Financial Dynamics senior V-P James Melville-Ross, the PR side's skipper, has two months to assemble a squad to better...

Diary: Agencies limber up for the World Cup.(Brief article)
June 2, 2006... With just seven days until the World Cup, agencies are busy planning to ensure staff get to watch crucial games. Edelman CEO Stuart Smith tells us: 'We've decorated our cafe with the country flags of staff who care and there are plasma TVs...