PR Week (UK) articles from May 2004

PR Week (UK) archives from May 2004

WH Smith to hire new comms chief.(WH Smith Group PLC)(public relations shakeup due to poor interim results)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Beleaguered retailer WH Smith is on the verge of appointing a new director of comms as the company's management shakes up its PR in the wake of its poor interim results. Melissa Duncan, executive assistant to WH Smith CEO Kate Swann, is to...

Hill & Knowlton set to win London 2012 deal.(London 2012 Olympic bid)
May 7, 2004... Hill & Knowlton is poised to secure the PR brief to promote London's bid for the 2012 Olympics, having defeated Edelman in a three-stage pitch shoot out. H&K will promote the bid internationally with the ultimate aim of convincing the 125...

RWE Thames Water to replace Henney.(Sandy Henney on leave)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... RWE Thames Water is on the hunt for a divisional communications director to replace Sandy Henney - former press secretary to the Prince of Wales - who has been placed on gardening leave. Henney, who resigned as PRO to Prince Charles in 2000...

Firms told: report social impact.(Public relations firms)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... The PR community and shareholder groups this week welcomed Government proposals that would oblige UK quoted companies to give shareholders information on their policy towards employees, customers, suppliers and the environment. The plans,...

Five hires C4's Stott to ramp up corporate comms.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Five is beefing up its corporate communications and has poached Channel 4 deputy head of corporate relations Martin Stott to take the role of deputy head of corporate affairs. Stott, who is expected to leave Channel 4 at the end of May...

Zurich FS reviews UK PR during European rejig.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Zurich Financial Services is reviewing its UK PR operation as its plans to create a single European business division get under way. The group has yet to decide whether it will appoint a replacement for UK director of comms Jane...

Manners hands over Kaizo reins.(Crispin Manners incoming chair of Public Relations Consultants Association)(he will head sales service for The Argyll Consultancies)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Incoming PRCA chairman Crispin Manners has stepped back from the day-to-day running of his agency Kaizo with the appointments of Liz Andrews and Paul Smith as joint managing directors. Manners will continue to act as a strategic consultant...

US diplomat with image-boosting remit quits post.(Margaret Tutwiler resigns as under-secretary of state for public affairs and public diplomacy)(joins New York Stock Exchange )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... WASHINGTON: The US diplomat charged with boosting the image of America overseas has quit her post. Under-secretary of state for public affairs and public diplomacy Margaret Tutwiler will join the New York Stock Exchange as executive...

Unilever media boss set to retire.(Mike Haines leaves Unilever Group)(recruitment for lower level replacement)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Unilever has scrapped its head of corporate media relations post following incumbent Mike Haines's decision to take early retirement. Haines, who has worked for Unilever for 22 years, is to take early retirement at the end of June. ...

May joins WS as first CSR chief.(Brendan May joins Weber Shandwick )(corporate social responsibility)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Global PR giant Weber Shandwick has hired sustainable development agency The Marine Stewardship Council CEO Brendan May as its first head of corporate social responsibility. May joins WS this month in a one-day-a-week role and is expected...

Aberdeen reviews GA role as Bennett quits.(Aberdeen Asset Management)(Neil Bennett leaves Gavin Anderson)
May 7, 2004... Fund manager Aberdeen Asset Management is to review its relationship with retained adviser Gavin Anderson following the resignation of GA UK chief executive Neil Bennett. Aberdeen head of marketing and investor relations Piers Currie said...

JCPR backs Tetley speciality teas.(Jackie Cooper PR )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Tetley is set to enter the pounds 40m speciality tea market and has appointed Jackie Cooper PR to introduce a new range of 12 teas to consumers, in preparation for an advertising push this autumn. A media relations and sampling campaign...

News Brief: PRide Awards open for entries.(IPR (Institute of Public Relations))(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... PRIDE AWARDS: The IPR's regional PRide Awards, for which PRWeek is the official media partner, are open for entries. The 11 separate awards ceremonies take place throughout the autumn and winter but are judged in August by regional judging...

News Brief: redheadPR retained.(redheadPR retained by Future Forests )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... CONSUMER PR: Start-up agency redheadPR has been retained by climate change company Future Forests to boost its lifestyle media coverage. The agency reports to head of PR Jim Peacock.

News Brief: Liquid launched.(Bromsgrove agency, Liquid Public Relations )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... AGENCY LAUNCH: Elisabeth Lewis-Jones and Menna Rees-Steer have launched Bromsgrove-based agency Liquid Public Relations. Lewis-Jones was formerly MD of Willoughby Public Relations, from which she resigned two months ago, while Rees-Steer has...

News Brief: Taylor promoted.(IPC Media Ltd. )(Chris Taylor becomes head of media relations)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... MEDIA: IPC Media corporate affairs manager Chris Taylor has been promoted to head of media relations following the return of corporate comms director Julie York from maternity leave. The move has also resulted in the promotion of IPC Media...

News Brief: Video Networks poaches Southall.(Nick Southall joins Video Networks Ltd.)(he will manage Frank PR which will promote HomeChoice TV)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... APPOINTMENT: Video Networks has poached Nickelodeon senior PR manager Nick Southall to direct its in-house PR team for the relaunch of its HomeChoice TV package. Southall was responsible for hiring Frank PR at Nickelodeon and will manage the...

News Brief: Kraft hires MC2.(Kraft Foods Inc.)(MC2 replaces Countrywide Porter Novelli)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... TRADE PR: Kraft Foods has hired Manchester-based agency MC2 in a three-way pitch, ending Countrywide Porter Novelli's hold on the pounds 50,000 account. MC2's UK-wide remit is to handle all trade PR and some consumer press enquiries for the...

Three PR firms in FT workplace poll.(Public relations)(Financial Times)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Three PR agencies have been named in a Financial Times list of the best workplaces in the country. Fishburn Hedges, Lewis Comms and Ketchum featured in the FT's annual 'Best Workplaces' report, with the former ranked first in the category...

US anti-drugs PR remit out to pitch.(public relations)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... WASHINGTON: The US government is to review the PR account for its anti-drugs media campaign targeting American youth - promotional work that has an annual budget of almost pounds 30m. The account, long considered a key remit for...

Herald appoints Coady as UK managing director.(Herald Communications)(Annalise Coady replaces Stephanie Macleod)(chair Paul Mathieu takes part-time consultative role)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Tech and B2B agency Herald Communications has appointed a former Brands2Life associate director as UK managing director. Annalise Coady joined the 20-strong Herald London office this week after leaving enterprise software company Vignette,...

Ofcom rises up Monitor after telecoms review.(Reputation Monitor)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Telecoms regulator Ofcom made a surprise entry into the top three of this week's Reputation Monitor, a table usually dominated by the corporate world. It took third position after the media's positive response to the results of the first...

B-M to run Cabinet War Rooms comms offensive.(The Cabinet War Rooms)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... The Cabinet War Rooms is mounting a PR offensive to raise awareness about the significance of its role in World War II and the January 2005 opening of a Churchill museum. The historical site, a branch of the Imperial War Museum, appointed...

Armadillo snaps up Audax Comms.(Armadillo Consulting Group)(Audax Communications)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Birmingham-based agency Armadillo has bought Nottingham's Audax Comms for an undisclosed sum. Rosie Featherstone, who founded Audax in 1990, has stepped down as MD but will remain as a consultant. Armadillo has installed its own...

221 firms 'show financial stress'.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... A record 221 UK PR companies are showing the 'early signs of financial stress', according to the results of an investigation by Plimsoll Publishing. Five of the top ten agencies risk financial collapse, according to the research, which...

Brighter to lead Wallace Arnold campaign push.(Wallace Arnold Tours Ltd.)(Brighter Public Relations)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Coaching holiday operator Wallace Arnold has hired Brighter PR to launch a consumer media drive aimed at boosting its brand appeal with a younger clientele. The campaign will target women's consumer magazines, radio stations and travel...

RSA/Marbles set up Six Degrees.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Roger Staton Associates has merged with Marbles to form Six Degrees. RSA founder Roger Staton becomes chairman of the united entity, while Marbles founders Sue Beard and Jan Stannard are joint-MDs. Former directors Mark James, Jennifer...

Public Sector: DoH hires Shell's Herbert for IT PR.(Department of Health )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... The Department of Health has hired former Shell media relations chief James Herbert to lead PR for its pounds 6bn National Programme for IT. He joins the programme, which launched last year, as its first director of comms, and reports to...

Public Sector: NGI selects Goulding to head corp comms.(Newcastle Gateshead Initiative )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Newcastle Gateshead Initiative (NGI) has appointed Susie Goulding as head of corporate communications from FTSE 100 software accountancy firm Sage, where she was head of UK PR. Goulding, who reports to NGI chief Neil Rami, joins as the part...

Public Sector: Meecham resigns over comms spat.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Haringey Council leader George Meehan has announced he is to step down this month and is believed to be the latest casualty in the ongoing spat between the council and its comms staff. The stand-off began in February when seven of its comms...

Public Sector: Oliver hook puts Greenwich on TV.(Greenwich Council; Jamie Oliver )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Greenwich Council is planning a national PR blitz to promote school meals in the area after playing host to TV chef Jamie Oliver and his new series on school dinners. The series for Channel 4, entitled Jamie's School Dinners, will see...

Public Sector: Hutton PRO is charged with rape.(public relations officer)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... One of the Government's key PROs during the Hutton Inquiry is to appear before the Old Bailey later this month accused of rape. Department of Constitutional Affairs senior press officer Mike Burrell appeared before Horseferry Road...

Public Sector Brief: The Forster Company hired.(Department for Work and Pensions )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... DISABILITY LAW: The Department for Work and Pensions has hired The Forster Company to promote key parts of the Disability Discrimination Act, which relate to access and come into force later this year. From October all businesses and service...

Public Sector Brief: Fleishman-Hillard hired.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... WALES: The Welsh Development Agency's food directorate has hired Fleishman-Hillard to handle its consumer PR. Part of the campaign work will be promote the diversity and quality of food and drink from the area. This includes promoting the WDA's...

Public Sector Brief: Hartlepool Council launches campaign.(Hartlepool Borough Council)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... HARTLEPOOL: Hartlepool Borough Council has launched a campaign to boost the number of fosterers in the town. The campaign is called '20 Reasons to Care' and seeks to boost the current 63-strong team of foster care workers by 20. The campaign...

Public Sector Brief: Bury Metro News revamped.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... BURY: Bury Metropolitan Borough Council has revamped its residents' newspaper Bury Metro News. The revamp has been spearheaded by press and media liaison officer Neil Sterio, who had a brief to make it more 'people focused'. New features in the...

Public Sector Brief: Lancaster campaigns mentioned.
May 7, 2004... LANCASTER: PR campaigns run by Lancaster City Council have gained mentions in the latest Improvement and Development Agency best practice guide. Called 'A Year of Liveability Challenges', the guide features the council's Streets Ahead and Waste...

Public Sector Brief: Museum to launch campaign.(Flare Communications)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... MUSEUM: London Transport Museum is to launch a consumer campaign to promote a range of products based on transport designs from the past. The museum has hired Kent-based Flare Communications to handle PR surrounding the launch of products, such...

Voluntary Sector: BBC in PR drive to secure support for Sport Relief.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... The BBC is mounting a PR blitz to drum up support for its Sport Relief campaign, with a raft of fundraising events involving celebrities and sports personalities set to take place over the next ten weeks. Sport Relief, an offshoot of Comic...

Voluntary Sector: ChildLine sets up ePolitix microsite.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Children's charity ChildLine plans to boost its profile in Westminster via a dedicated public affairs microsite on the ePolitix portal. The new communications channel will link opinion-formers with the issues talked about by children...

Voluntary Sector: British Red Cross hires Talbot as comms chief.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... The British Red Cross has hired Phil Talbot as its director of communications as it gears up to strengthen its profile in the UK as an emergency response organisation. Talbot will lead a 39-strong team across the UK and will have overall...

Voluntary Sector: Web press office to aid charities.(WorldPressLounge)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Not-for-profit organisations are set to benefit from a 'virtual press lounge' service launched by software and internet start-up WorldPressLounge. The website application, JournalistPressLounge, is designed to act as an online virtual...

Voluntary Sector: Superdrug signs promotional deal with Macmillan.(Macmillan Cancer Relief )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Superdrug has sealed an awareness-raising deal with Macmillan Cancer Relief that should see the charity gain its largest high-street exposure to date. The charity has mounted a press and PR campaign to exploit the link-up while Superdrug...

Public Affairs: Anderson considers PA agency hire at Sodexho.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Catering and support services giant Sodexho is considering drafting in external public affairs support following the creation of the company's government relations division. Sodexho head of government relations Ruth Anderson said she had...

Public Affairs: Lib Dem's Clegg to take GPlus job.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... BRUSSELS: Liberal Democrat MEP and Guardian Unlimited Politics columnist Nick Clegg is stepping down at the next European election to take on a role at EU consultancy GPlus. Clegg is to join GPlus as a partner with equity rights after the...

Public Affairs: NHS training body set to draft in comms support.(National Health Service)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... NHSU, the professional training body for the National Health Service, is preparing to assess pitches for PA agency support. The tender comes as the body, which provides training and career development opportunities for Europe's largest...

Public Affairs: Councils to lobby government over budget caps.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... A raft of councils are embarking on a lobbying push to counter government plans to cap their budgets. The move follows the Government's announcement that four unitary authorities and two district councils, including Fenland and Shepway,...

Public Affairs: O'Connor to leave IPR for Eloqui role.(Institute of Public Relations)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... The Institute of Public Relations is to launch a hunt for a public affairs head following Nigel O'Connor's decision to quit the post. O'Connor, who joined the IPR four years ago, is leaving to join Eloqui Public Relations, the agency...

City & Corporate: Umbro hires Brunswick to run flotation comms.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Umbro, kit supplier to the England football team, has drafted in Brunswick to handle financial comms around its planned pounds 200m flotation. Brunswick partner Susan Gilchrist is leading the account and reports to Umbro CEO Peter...

City & Corporate: Bunting to head merged GCG.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Global Consulting Group executive consultant Christopher Bunting is to be the London head of GCG Hudson Sandler, Huntsworth Group's to-be-formed financial comms and PA shop. Bunting has taken up the post of senior MD at GCG in London and...

City & Corporate: WPP revenues rise for PR and PA work.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... WPP, the marketing and comms group that owns Finsbury and Burson-Marsteller, has posted a six per cent rise in revenues for its PR and public affairs businesses. The group said in its quarterly trading update that public relations and...

City & Corporate: Making a scene of a private affair.
May 7, 2004... Baltimore Technologies was a star of the internet boom. The shares, which once hit pounds 140, now sell at under 50p. Institutional shareholders have cut their losses and gone, but 45,000 mainly small shareholders are still there. Down but...

Healthcare: At a Glance - Community Health Partnerships.(Community Health Partnerships)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... What are they? Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) are the new bodies to which responsibility for local health services in Scotland will be devolved as part of the NHS Reform (Scotland) Bill introduced last year. The legislation is due to...

Healthcare: Novartis hires Ogilvy for Alzheimer's brief.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Swiss pharma giant Novartis has appointed Ogilvy PR Worldwide to handle global PR for its Alzheimer's disease treatment, Exelon. The agency is to handle DTC awareness-building, provide congress support, data publicity and new media work....

Healthcare: AZ hunts for product PR global director.(AstraZeneca)
May 7, 2004... Anglo-Swedish pharma group AstraZeneca is on the hunt for a new global director of product PR following Cathy Kernen's switch to a public affairs role in her native US. Both internal and external candidates are understood to be in the...

Healthcare: Kiehl's 'treadathlon' raises YouthAIDS funds.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... NEW YORK: Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics chain Kiehl's flagship store in New York City has hosted its first 'treadathlon' as part of a PR tie-up aiming to raise funds for YouthAIDS education and prevention programmes. Two marathon runners,...

Healthcare: J&J MSD plans UK Athletics PR drive.(Johnson & Johnson MSD Consumer Pharmaceuticals)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Healthcare specialist Johnson & Johnson MSD Consumer Pharmaceuticals is planning a raft of PR activity to promote its sponsorship of UK Athletics. J&J MSD's sponsorship PR activity is to promote its Daktarin treatment for athlete's foot...

Healthcare: NHS chiefs to get mock interviews.(NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... NHS primary care bosses will be shaken from their beds at 6.30am and subjected to mock 'Today programme-style interviews' as part of PR training funded by pharma giant AstraZeneca. The Anglo-Swedish firm is using Nexus Structured...

Healthcare: Sanofi-Aventis deal to trigger GSK PR pitches.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... PR contracts for Sanofi-Synthelabo's Fraxiparine and Arixtra blood-thinning brands could be up for grabs should the France-based firm's takeover of Aventis be given the go-ahead. If Sanofi's acquisition proceeds, GlaxoSmithKline would buy...

Healthcare: Trinity in tabloid cholesterol push.(Developing Patient Partnerships )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Trinity PR is to target the tabloids as it bids to raise awareness of cholesterol and its relationship with heart disease in an upcoming campaign for client Developing Patient Partnerships (DPP). The Surrey-based healthcare and charity...

Healthcare: Awareness Campaign Close-up - Backers line up for Condom Week.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Organisation: Durex Campaign: National Condom Week Agency: Myriad PR Date: 10-16 May Budget: pounds 30,000 The campaign, funded by Durex and promoted by Myriad PR, will communicate the safer-sex message to young people via...

Media Relations: 2 Minutes With... George Sell Editor, Viva Espana.(Interview)
May 7, 2004... Why launch a magazine about Spain? Spain is the biggest market for Brits looking to buy property overseas but it is also a very popular holiday destination. People are discovering there is a lot more to Spain than the beaches - they're...

Media Relations: ADT in pan-European corp branding drive.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Security systems giant ADT has appointed Countrywide Porter Novelli to handle its pounds 400,000 corporate branding PR pan-European account just months after it hired Beattie Communications. Beattie held ADT's UK account for more than four...

Media Relations: Shine ups Salad Cream soap cred.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Heinz is set to launch a four-month PR blitz during its pounds 10m sponsorship of ITV soap Emmerdale to emphasise the versatility and pub-food credentials of its Salad Cream brand. The campaign by Shine Communications will target national...

Media Relations: What The Papers Say - Dixons gives all the right answers.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Dixons Group CEO John Clare handled the closure of 106 high-street Dixons stores with slick efficiency. Targeted stores were prolonged loss-makers, personnel would be 'redeployed', with profit-improvement plans and new store format plans...

Media Relations: Celebrities drive TGC's poker push.(The Gaming Club )(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Online gambling operator The Gaming Club has lined up Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Jodie Kidd to promote its pounds 700,000 two-year sponsorship of the World Poker Championships, to be held in June. The South African operator has appointed...

Media Relations: Boomerang plans consumer drive.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Postcard media company Boomerang is set to use consumer media to promote its advertising platform with a national competition to find a pounds 50,000 golden boomerang. Boomerang has hired Frank PR to create discussion among radio DJs, TV...

Media Relations: Holsten Pils and FHM set up comedy competition.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Holsten Pils has joined forces with FHM to host a national tour of beer gardens this summer that will see stand-up comedians battle for prizes including a contract with comedy agency Bound & Gagged. FHM will launch the competition in its...

Media Relations: GNER boosts PR with media hires.(Great North Eastern Railway, public relations)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Great North Eastern Railway (GNER) has bolstered its comms team with the appointment of BBC Radio Cleveland news editor John Gelson as media relations manager as the Government completes its rail review. GNER has also hired Glasgow Herald...

Media Relations: Contact Book Update.(Directory)
May 7, 2004... PRESS Daily Mirror political editor James Hardy is to join the BBC as political correspondent next week. He will be part of the politics team based at Millbank, reporting on radio and TV. Hardy was previously at The Press Association and...

Media Analysis: Sketch writers: missed opportunity.
May 7, 2004... Political sketch writers are well read in the national press,but many PROs seem unaware of this doorway to the media. Adam Hill asks Westminster observers how PR affects the work they do in the corridors of power. PROs looking to influence...

News Analysis: eBay builds PR to safeguard name.
May 7, 2004... Online marketplace eBay has become a huge success. As it sets up its first UK in-house comms function, Sarah Robertson asks how PR can build the brand. The rise and rise of eBay is described by one marketer as an 'incredible phenomenon'....

News Analysis: Payback time for creative PR work.
May 7, 2004... Frank PR has sealed a deal with Nickelodeon that will see the agency paid a fee whenever the TV firm uses its 'TV Family' creative internationally. This could be a seminal moment for the industry, says Maja Pawinska. Frank PR's...

Profile: Heir to the PRCA throne - Crispin Manners, Kaizo CEO and PRCA chairman-elect.(Public Relations Consultants Association )
May 7, 2004... When the PRCA welcomes Crispin Manners as its chairman this month, it will not only get a man dedicated to upholding the vision of his father who helped found the organisation more than 30 years ago. It will get a man hell-bent on action. ...

Opinion: Good PR converted me to the marriage ethic.
May 7, 2004... By the time you read this I will be on honeymoon, 20 years after I first met my husband and nearly six years since the birth of our first child. Apart from love and milestone birthdays (this year I'm 40, he's 50), why were we prompted to take...

Opinion: All parties hit the negative campaign trail.
May 7, 2004... If I ever see another politician on TV telling us that they are running a positive campaign, I think I will throw a brick through the screen. This week saw the launch of the parties' European and local election campaigns and it was...

Opinion: Leader - Reporting on social impact has value.
May 7, 2004... There has been negative comment in the business pages over the past few days about the DTI's Operating and Financial Review, the corporate governance initiative that was elaborated on this week and requires companies to include in their annual...

Opinion: My Best Hire - Sonia Davies.(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Debbie Hindle, BGB managing director, on the 'clear-thinking' Sonia Davies. 'I first met Sonia in 1994 when we were looking for a sharp, hard-hitting person who could handle crisis comms, consumer brand development and lobbying. ...

View From The Top: Another Branson?
May 7, 2004... The PRCA's Business Communicator of the Year, Carphone Warehouse CEO Charles Dunstone is co-operative with the media, but still turns down offers that would make him 'look like a wanker' Charles Dunstone can remember the exact moment he knew he...

Sponsorship: Ready for kick-off.
May 7, 2004... With Euro 2004 around the corner, Adam Hill reports on the PR tactics being employed by the official sponsors. Next month, the soccer world descends on Portugal for Euro 2004. Potentially thrilling on-pitch encounters such as the one...

Crisis Training: Facing the media.(shell)
May 7, 2004... In the event of corporate disaster, a blood-thirsty media won't let firms take the ostrich approach. Mark Johnson reports on successful crisis comms. Hiding from a problem only makes it worse. Oil giant Shell, one of the world's best-run...

Campaign: Politics - Vote 2004 lobbies for a Euro referendum.(Vote 2004)
May 7, 2004... Campaign: EU constitution referendum Client: Vote 2004 PR team: In-house Timescale: June 2003-April 2004 Budget: Around pounds 1m Objectives To get Blair to commit to a referendum. To raise awareness about Vote 2004 with UK...

Campaign: Second Opinion.(Vote 2004)(Brief Article)
May 7, 2004... Paul Barnes, Weber Shandwick/GJW Public Affairs joint managing director, has worked on a series of lobbying campaigns. The most impressive aspect of Vote 2004's campaign was its total success. Not many people thought that Tony Blair...

Campaign: Drink Detective put on news agenda by CDR - Consumer PR.(Citigate Dewe Rogerson)
May 7, 2004... Campaign: Launch of the Drink Detective Client: Bloomsbury Innovations PR team: Citigate Dewe Rogerson Timescale: March-April 2004 Budget: Around pounds 10,000 The Drink Detective detects the three main drug families used in drug...