PR Week (UK) articles from March 2002

PR Week (UK) archives from March 2002

Sunday times city editor quits for PR role.(Kirstie Hamilton)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Sunday Times City editor Kirstie Hamilton has quit to join financial PR agency Tulchan Communications. She is set to join the agency as a partner in April after handing in her notice this week. At Tulchan she will take on senior...

Comms boss Davis is named bmi baby MD.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... bmi british midland government and industry relations director Tony Davis has been promoted to managing director of the airline's low-cost spin-off, bmi baby. Davis attributed the rare appointment of a communications professional to a...

PRweek extends forums for chief corporate PROs.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Former Greenpeace campaigner and Burson-Marsteller consultant Lord Melchett, Xscape CEO and former Dome chief P-Y Gerbeau and Makinson Cowell partner Bob Cowell are among the speakers confirmed for the the forthcoming PRWeek Forum (14-16 July)....

Miles and Morrison plan for high court battle with cordiant.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The two senior Business Communications International staff ousted in January are preparing to do legal battle in the High Court with parent company Cordiant. Ex-CEO Nick Miles and former group MD Hugh Morrison are believed to be planning a...

DTLR's comms function under attack.
March 1, 2002... Parliament is due to hear evidence this week from Government Information and Communications Service head Mike Granatt over the 'shambolic' state of the DTLR's communications function. As PRWeek went to press transport secretary Stephen...

Business in the environment index. (CSR).
March 1, 2002... IBM, Lattice Group' and ScottishPower have come joint first in the sixth Business in the Environment Index of Corporate Environmental Engagement. They are followed by Shields Environmental and Unilever in joint second place. The index is used...

Umbro. (Consumer).
March 1, 2002... Sports goods company Umbro has appointed Fuse PR to provide PR support for its online activity. The agency is tasked with increasing the number of online customers through the www.umbro.com website.

education.com. (Education).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... education.com, a global portal for children, parents and teachers has awarded its six-figure PR account to New Media Haze. The consultancy already works for divisions within education.com owner Vivendi Universal.

Virgin Bikes. (Consumer).
March 1, 2002... Virgin Bikes has taken on Promark PR to promote its website and motorbike home-delivery service. The Gatwick-based agency reports to Virgin Bikes MD Martin Elton.

Manning Selvage & Lee. (Healthcare).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Manning Selvage & Lee has created a consumer healthcare division. The team is headed by Sally Bradford, previously head of MS&L's consumer arm.

Jackie Cooper PR. (Consumer).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Department store Selfridges has hired Jackie Cooper PR for the launch of a sports department at its London store. JCPR associate director Heather Ogie heads the account, reporting to Selfridges marketing director James Bidwell. PR work involves...

Institute of public relations. (IPR).
March 1, 2002... The Institute of Public Relations has named PMS founder Lionel Zetter as chair of its government affairs group. He replaces mmO2 spokesman Simon Gordon. Zetter is also chairman of Enfield Southgate Conservative Association.

NB Media. (Consumer).(hired by Inver House Distillers)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... NB Media has been hired to provide PR support for single malt whisky brand, Old Pulteney. Inver House Distillers, which bought the Pulteney's Scottish distillery seven years ago, made the appointment. The NB Media team reports to brand manager...

Tangerine public relations and coaching. (Agency Launch).(new firm)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Ex- Harrison Cowley associate director Sandy Lindsay has set up her own PR consultancy, Tangerine Public Relations and Coaching. The firm is based in Manchester. Lindsay, who left HG in January, confirmed that she will be hiring staff in the...

Communications. (Consumer).(Maple Leaf Foods selects HT: Communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... HT: Communications has won an account at Maple Leaf Foods to handle its New York Bagel brand, after a three-month pitch process.

University of Central Lancashire. (Appointment).(Dr. Cathy Barrett)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The University of Central Lancashire's journalism department has appointed Dr Cathy Barrett as a PR lecturer. US-born Barrett has worked in South Africa for the past six years.

PR and the media. (Conference).
March 1, 2002... Buckingham Palace communications secretary Simon Walker has been confirmed as an additional speaker at PRWeek's PR and the Media conference on 20 March. For further information call 020 8267 4011 or visit www.prweek.com.

Kruesmann to head GA in Europe.(Michael Kruesmann, Gavin Anderson and Co.)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Gavin Anderson & Company has revamped its European management structure, and is to appoint a new head of its London bureau to replace Marc Popiolek. Michael Kruesmann, currently CEO of GA's Frankfurt office, is to be appointed European...

Band & Brown set to drive British gas consumer push.(public relations effort)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Centrica-owned utility company British Gas has appointed Band & Brown to handle a regional consumer PR drive aimed at boosting customer numbers and promoting energy efficiency. The agency has been taken on to drive media coverage of the...

RED Consultancy to boost Modern Apprenticeships.(hired by Learning and Skills Council)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The RED Consultancy has been hired by the Learning and Skills Council to raise the profile of Modern Apprenticeships, the Government's flagship young persons' training scheme. Now in its seventh year, the Government wants to increase uptake...

World cup.(Budweiser public relations effort)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... [Illustration omitted] Caption: World Cup sponsor Budweiser this week unveiled details of a PR plan to capitalise on its backing of the tournament, which will be held in Japan and South Korea from 31 May to 29 June. As a stunt to bag...

Saudi to hire agency to boost investment.(Saudi Arabia seeks foreign investment)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Saudi Arabian government is seeking agency help to improve the country's profile among the global business community. The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, the body tasked with wooing foreign investment, is to stage initial...

Webb set to quit consolidated for Halifax esure arm.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The direct selling insurance arm of the Halifax, esure, has appointed Adrian Webb to the newly created position of head of external comms. Webb joins esure later this month from Consolidated Communications where he has been media strategy...

Jowell reveals extra [pounds sterling]40m to woo back foreign tourists.(UK travel promotion and marketing)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A further [pounds sterling]40m is to be spent on promotions to woo foreign tourists back to Britain. The extra cash, announced this week by culture secretary Tessa Jowell, is the UK's largest ever promotional spend on tourism. The aim is...

Carlsberg rebuke means tighter IR staff regulation.(Carleberg Brewing investor relations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Carlsberg is to impose stricter regulation on its investor relations staff, after being rebuked for leaking profit details to selected analysts. The Danish brewer demoted chief financial officer Jesper Baernoldt to unspecified 'other...

PNCG triumphs in pitch to launch hotpoint products.(Porter Novelli Convergence Group )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... White goods brand Hotpoint's parent company General Domestic Appliances has appointed the Porter Novelli Convergence Group to launch the latest Hotpoint range. PNCG won a three-way pitch against The RED Consultancy and an unnamed consumer...

Rivett takes deputy CEO job in H&K London restructure.(John Rivett, Hill and Knowlton)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Hill & Knowlton has restructured its London office, dividing its corporate and financial work into two divisions and appointing a new deputy CEO. John Rivett has been promoted to deputy chief executive, while the agency has appointed new...

Outside set to win Ticketmaster PR retained account.(Outside Organisation contracts with Ticketmaster)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Outside Organisation is understood to be on the verge of sealing a retained deal with ticket sales company Ticketmaster. Details of the deal and the PR work it will entail were still being hammered out as PR Week went to press, but the...

Jackie Cooper PR wins latest Lycos consumer remit.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Internet portal and search engine Lycos UK has picked Jackie Cooper PR for the PR element of its latest consumer marketing campaign. JCPR will work alongside existing agency, Bite Communications, which has worked for Lycos for three years...

Mulcaster all set to run first drinks Mateus Rose PR.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... First Drinks Brands has handed the PR account for its leading Portuguese wine brand Mateus Rose to Mulcaster PR & Marketing. The agency won a two-way pitch to secure the brief Deputy MD Zanny Gilchrist this week returned from maternity...

Ward named UK MD at Brodeur worldwide.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Brodeur Worldwide, the world's largest technology specific PR firm, has appointed Simon Ward as its UK managing director. Ward joins Brodeur in May, from Edinburgh-based Metis Marketing where he was managing director. He will head a...

Internal comms overhaul at Birmingham Midshires.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Former building society Birmingham Midshires has undertaken an internal communications overhaul as the result of a lengthy review instigated last year. The HBOS-owned bank is currently implementing the final aspects of the review process,...

Firefly picked for Global continuity rolling PR contract.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Firefly has been handed the PR account for software house Global Continuity after a three-way pitch. Firefly secured the six-figure rolling contract after seeing off challenges from Ketchum and Weber Shandwick. The agency's remit will...

Limehouse opens UK audit service to avert disaster.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Crisis management consultancy Limehouse Partners this week launched its audit service to offer UK public companies a one-off 'health check' to assess their vulnerability in the face of a disaster. Limehouse founder and MD Charles Lankester...

Brazen beats three for Phones4U brief.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Manchester-based PR agency Brazen has won the account for mobile phone retailer Phones4U, from local incumbent agency Cicero. Brazen secured the one year contract worth six-figure fees after seeing off competition from Mere Communications...

Magistrates lobby to maintain local managerial rights. (Public Sector).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Magistrates have launched a lobbying campaign to stop plans to reduce their power. The Central Council of Magistrate's Courts Committees has launched the initiative as the Government prepares to publish a white paper on the future of the...

Audit commission selects Douglas to direct comms. (Public Sector).(Colin Douglas)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Audit Commission has appointed former Transport for London (TfL) PR chief Colin Douglas as its first director of communications. He is the first board-level PR head at the public spending watchdog and leads a 40-strong team. The...

Campaign to woo overseas students to UK. (Public Sector).(college and university marketing campaign)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... A fresh PR campaign to attract foreign students to UK universities and colleges is to launch. This latest, global joint PR and advertising campaign will cost [pounds sterling]1m and is launched by education body the British Council. A...

NHS reform spells doh comms change. (Public Sector).(United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Reform of the NHS has led to a top-level communications restructure at the Department of Health. The DoH is on the hunt for a deputy director tasked with heading a newly created strategic communications team. This handles long-term...

Glasgow council plans events for UEFA football final. (Public Sector).(Soccer championship marketing campaign)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Glasgow City Council is to launch a PR push around the final of the UEFA Champions League. The match - potentially worth as much as [pounds sterling]22m to the city and set to attract around 3,000 media professionals - will take place at...

Nottingham. (News in Brief).(Public relations position details)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Nottingham City Council is looking to fill two newly created PR posts: the roles of comms manager and sponsorship and promotions manager replace the press and PR manager post, vacated earlier this year by Tim Jones, and the now defunct...

RSPCA. (News in Brief).(Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The RSPCA has launched a campaign aimed at stopping confusion over stray dogs. The charity receives hundreds of calls each year despite responsibility for stray dogs resting with local authorities and the police. spokesperson said: 'This can be...

IPR. (News in Brief).(Institute of Public Relations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The IPR Local Government Group is inviting local authorities to bid to stage its annual conference this autumn. Last year's event took place in Birmingham, and the previous year's was held in Weston-Super Mare. Carl Welham, elected as group...

Blind Institute. (News in Brief).(offers free audits for websites)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The Royal National Institute for the Blind is offering to carry out free audits to businesses to show how their websites can be more accessible to the blind. The scheme, called the See It right Accessible Website Iitiative, is supported by...

CSR. (News in Brief).(Corporate Social Responsibility )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Corporate Social Responsibility pressure group Business in the Community is appealing for nominations from organisations fonts Department of Trade and Industry-sponsored Cause Related Marketing Award. The deadline is 22 March.

Yorkshire. (News in Brief).(new press office employees)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... East Riding of Yorkshire Council has filled the two vacant posts in its press office. Lucy Oates, who joins from South Yorkshire Coal-fields Health Action Zone where she was a communications officer, and Lorraine Rollo, who joins from Hull City...

NSPCC. (News in Brief).(National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The NSPCC has linked up with online art seller britart to help promote its ongoing Full Stop campaign, which aims to combat child abuse. The partnership, which includes ten per cent of britart sales of original works of art being donated to the...

New York. (Global Round-Up).(Bayer marketing activity)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Ogilvy PR World-wide has been picked to handle communications and branding efforts for Vardenafil, a direct competitor to the Pfizer blockbuster Viagra. No budget was disclosed, but it is expected to be Ogilvy's largest pharma client....

Hong Kong. (Global Round-Up).(Kingsbury Adams acquires shares in UpstreamAsia)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Australian PR shop Kingsbury Adams has bought a minority stake in UpstreamAsia. The acquisition comes within weeks of Upstream wholly acquiring Singapore-based tech specialist Sparktech. The buy-in follows talks, that began in September 2001....

San Francisco. (Global Round-Up).(Charles Schwab's John Onoda resigns)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Charles Schwab is losing its chief comms officer following John Onoda's decision to leave. He moved to the company from Visa USA in January last year. Onoda plans to work on a novel and will work part-time for CS for a few months. No...

Dublin. (Global Round-Up).(Porter Novelli International contracts with Drury Communications)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Porter Novelli International has teamed up with Dublin-based agency Drury Communications for PR work in Ireland. Drury director Trish Morrissey will serve as liaison for the partnership. The Irish agency, which is led by managing director Billy...

Geneva. (Global Round-Up).(Hunterskil Howard International Marketing facility information)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Hunterskil Howard International Marketing and Communications has launched an office in Geneva in a bid to be closer to its overseas Swiss clients, such as Novartis Consumer Health and Adecco. The agency has offices in Southampton, Brussels and...

Milan. (Global Round-Up).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... GCI Europe has signed up Pepe, Rossi & Partner as its Italian affiliate agency--an agreement the network says will lead to equity participation. PRP, founded in 1997 by Annibale Pepe and Daniele Rossi, has seven employees and clients including...

Stockholm. (Global Round-Up).(Spider Relations and Tattoo PR merger details)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Swedish agencies Spider Relations and Tattoo PR are merging to create an as yet unnamed 30-strong agency Spider director of operations Bjorn Nyblom becomes MD of the new consultancy, while the two agencies' MDs--Spider's Per Schlingmann and...

Weber Shandwick scoops coveted PRWeek US gongs.(Public relations award details)
March 1, 2002... NEW YORK: Weber Shandwick beat more than 800 entrants to win the highly coveted Campaign of the Year trophy at the PRWeek US Awards 2002. The campaign -- to help bring the 2008 Olympics to Beijing -- was described by USA Today as 'Beijing's...

Weyand quits GA to take Frankfurt job at Brunswick.(Christian Weyand leaves Gavin Anderson)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... FRANKFURT: Gavin Anderson has lost its Frankfurt managing director Christian Weyand following his departure to join rival financial PR firm Brunswick. Weyand is currently on gardening leave and is set to join Brunswick on 15 March as its...

US office of strategic information faces axe.(after preparing to disperse misinformation to the foreign press)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... WASHINGTON: The Office of Strategic Information, formed by the Pentagon in the aftermath of 11 September, could face the axe following revelations last week the division was considering using disinformation tactics. The Pentagon was...

Edelman secures Asia project work for Timberland PR.(Timberland offers Edelman PR Worldwide project account)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... SINGAPORE: Edelman PR Worldwide has won the Asia project account for US footwear and clothing giant Timberland. The account sees Timberland consolidating its PR activities through a single consultancy across Asia. Singapore-based...

HR chief Cussen heads Aer Rianta PR.(Oliver Cussen)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... DUBLIN: Irish state airports firm Aer Rianta this week named former human resources chief Oliver Cussen as its director of communications following a PR reshuffle. The group -- which owns and runs Ireland's major airports in Dublin, Cork...

Guardian/TIME to launch biannual mags for fashion. (Media).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Two publications known for their hard news coverage are launching biannual fashion magazines. Weekly news magazine TIME will unveil The Fashion Issue on 11 March, while The Guardian newspaper is to publish its Spring Fashion Handbook with...

femail.co.uk health boost. (Media).(website service changes and details)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... femail.co.uk, the Daily Mail website, is to concentrate on developing interactive services while beefing up health coverage. The site's new editor, John Lawrence, starts next week, replacing Maria Trkulja.Avril Williams, editorial director...

Ledwidge lands BBC regional position. (Media).(Bob Ledwidge appointed editor of regional political unit)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The BBC has appointed Bob Ledwidge as editor of its regional political unit. Ledwidge, formerly director of broadcasting at Anglia TV, takes charge of l2 journalists supplying political packages to news outlets such as local radio and...

Fiona Hughes is the new arts editor of London's evening standard, replacing annabel Freyberg (PR Week, 22 February). (Evening Standard).(periodical personnel changes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Fiona Hughes is the new arts editor of London's Evening Standard, replacing Annabel Freyberg (PR Week, 22 February). Hughes is currently The Daily Telegraph's arts reporter. She will join former arts desk colleague Norman Lebrecht, who has been...

Mark Killick is to be the editor of channel 4's replacement for the Big Breakfast. (Appointment).(television program personnel changes)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Mark Killick is to be the editor of Channel 4's replacement for The Big Breakfast. The unnamed show is a collaboration between Princess Productions and Sky. The Big Breakfast goes out for the last time at the end of March. Sport, entertainment...

IPC is launching buying for baby, a publication to accompany its practical parenting magazine. (Buying for Baby).(periodical introduction)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... IPC is launching Buying For Baby, a publication to accompany its Practical Parenting magazine. Hitting the newsstands tomorrow, it is aimed at mothers-to-be as well as parents, and is billed as 'the essential consumer guide' to baby products....

Two BBC Worldwide magazines have produced spin-offs with their latest issues. (EVE).(periodical product introductions)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Two BBC Worldwide magazines have produced spin-offs with their latest issues. Women's magazine Eve next week releases The Season, a L'Oreal-branded fashion supplement, while BBC Top Gear Magazine has teamed up with Rough Guides to produce a...

Pearson, the publisher of the financial times, is putting its financial magazines arm, FT business, up for sale. (FT Business).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Pearson, the publisher of The Financial Times, is putting its financial magazines arm, FT Business, up for sale. Titles include Investors Chronicle and Financial Adviser. An MBO for the titles will be led by FT Group chief executive Stephen...

Virgin.net. (Media Briefs).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Virgin.net, Sir Richard Branson's ISP, is to shut its content arm. The website's dedicated editorial team had covered music, movies, travel, shopping, sport, food and drink, lifestyle and radio but it is not known where content will come from...

Future Network this week launched the Official Xbox Magazine with James Ashton-Taylor as editor-in-chief French, Spanish and Italian versions of the title are also launched this week. (Xbox).(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
March 1, 2002... Future Network this week launched the Official Xbox Magazine with James Ashton-Taylor as editor-in-chief French, Spanish and Italian versions of the title are also launched this week. Future already produces X Gamer (PR Week, 8 February)....

Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal. (WSJ).(Brief Article)(Obituary)
March 1, 2002... A memorial service for Daniel Pearl, the Wall Street Journal correspondent murdered in Pakistan, will be held on Tuesday 5 March. The half-hour service will take place at 3pm in St Bride's Church, Fleet Street. Prior to working in Asia, Pearl...

Reputation high on BMI's agenda. (Editorial).(BMI British Midland)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... Tony Davis's elevation from the government and industry relations department at bmi british midland to the MD's chair at bmi baby, is a welcome indicator of both the increasing stature of corporate communicators and the central role of...

Special advisers undermine GICS. (Editorial).(United Kingdom Government Information and Communication Service)(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... The soap opera in DTLR communications seems to be drawing to a close with Stephen Byers living to fight another day. But the saga highlights a key issue within government PR, that the morale and standing of the Government Information and...

Letters.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Toolkit will be invaluable asset for local govt PROs. Your feature ('On the local level', 22 February) raised many important issues in local government communications. I also think the toolkit that is being produced as part of the DTLR...

Byers emerges as loser in media's spin circus. (Opinion).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
March 1, 2002... I doubt if my old mate Alastair Campbell will be losing much sleep over the latest bout of spin mania in all the media. The question he will be asking is, does anyone outside Westminster care about Martin 'Who?' Sixsmith? The answer is 'no'....

Jubilee PR machine kicks into action: PR preparations for the Queen's golden jubilee celebrations are well underway. PR Week assesses the comms challenges going forward. (Analysis).(Queen Elizabeth II's Jubilee)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... On Tuesday, Sir Michael Peat, The Keeper of the Privy Purse, shared a stage at Buckingham Palace with the BBC's Lorna Dickinson and Nicholas Kenyon, who are responsible for production of the Queen's Jubilee concerts, and creative adviser Sir...

Survey gives voice to brand managers: Research firm ORC International has established a panel of senior comms professionals to contribute views on brand management. Gidon Freeman reports on the panel's first findings. (Analysis).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... The results of the ORG Brand Insight Panel -- supplied exclusively to PRWeek -- make compelling reading for PROs and corporate comms advisers. Researchers at ORG International will convene a quarterly panel of brand managers in in-house...

NHS transformation raises PRO's stakes: In April, 95 health authorities will become 28 as part of the health service's reorganisation. In this special report, PRWeek looks at how the reforms will affect PROs. (NHS Special).(United Kingdom National Health Service)(Public Relations Officers)
March 1, 2002... The NHS has never been renowned for its skills and depth in communications. Of course, public service-bashing is something of a bloodsport for the media and politicians, particularly at the moment, but perceptions of the NHS have become locked...

Talking change: Karen Stafford talks to Department of Health head of comms Sian Jarvis about how PR will play a part in NHS transformation. (NHS Special).(United Kingdom National Health Service)(Interview)
March 1, 2002... Sian Jarvis, director of communications at the Department of Health -- the most senior communications post in the largest employer in the UK -- says the NHS is preparing for change with a new approach to communications. She draws the unlikely...

Keeping the faith: PROs at the NHS are a front-line defence in maintaining morale across the service. Andy Allen examines how they are tackling negative press. (NHS Special).(Public Relations Officers)(United Kingdom National Health Service)
March 1, 2002... Nye Bevan, creator of the NHS, famously warned upon its creation that the sound of a'bedpan dropped on an NHS ward would reverberate around Whitehall'. If he had written those words today, he might have been tempted to add that the clattering...

Tate Modern woos visitors to Warhol art. (Consumer PR).(Andy Warhol)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Client: Tate Modern PR Team: Tate Communications (the museum in-house PR team), plus Parisien agency Agenda Campaign: Warhol at Tate Modern Timescale: September 2001 - February 2002 Budget: Undisclosed Before Tate Modern...

Tree Council targets PR at youngsters. (Environmental PR).(public relations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Client: The Tree Council, and its sponsor Exxon Mobil PR Team: Ketchum London with Exxon Mobil in-house team Campaign: National Tree Week 2001 Timescale: Au gust - National Tree Week (21 November - 2 December 2001) Budget:...

JCPR boosts coverage for R&B lifestyle. (Clubbing PR).(Jackie Cooper Public Relations)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Client: Twiceas Nice PR Team: Jackie Cooper PR Campaign: 'The best party in town' Timescale: August 2001 - January 2002 Budget: Undisclosed Music and club brand TwiceasNice has helped bring UK garage and R&B music into...

Stonborough takes strategic standpoint: House of commons remit takes John Stonborough back into the spotlight.(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... I expect John Stonborough to be the Ray Winstone of the PR world, principally because his name is inextricably linked with a picture of him menacingly swinging a baseball bat in an ad for his agency in the early l990s. Stonborough returned...

Weber Shandwick takes stock of joint CEO-Byrne's latest media foray. (Diary).(Brief Article)
March 1, 2002... Much mirth at the offices of Weber Shandwick last week as joint CEO Colin Byrne stepped up his campaign to appear in the news media as often as he appears behind his desk. The soft focus My Week slot in The Daily Telegraph's Business File...