PR Week (UK) articles from September 2003

PR Week (UK) archives from September 2003

Kaye leaves PR21 amid cutbacks in the UK.(Beverley Kaye)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Edelman-owned PR21's Europe chief executive Beverley Kaye has quit as the firm embarks on a scaling down of its UK operation. Jerry Epstein, PR21's New York-based president and CEO has confirmed that Kaye, who has headed the consumer...

Granatt quits Govt as Phillis scraps his role.(Mike Granatt U.K.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Government Information and Communications Service (GICS) director-general Mike Granatt is to quit the Civil Service, following the axing of his role as part of the recommendations of the Phillis review into Government PR. The conclusions...

Baxter hires top NICE PRO for PA role.(Baxter Healthcare names Anne-Toni Rodgers to fill newly created, European-focused head of public affairs post)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Medical equipment firm Baxter Healthcare has secured the National Institute for Clinical Excellence's (NICE) corporate affairs director Anne-Toni Rodgers to fill a newly created, European-focused head of public affairs post. The hire of...

PRWeek is media partner for the PR Showcase event.
September 5, 2003... PRWeek has been named as the first ever media partner for the fourth annual PR Showcase conference, which is run by Evensis and will be held later this month. PRWeek editor-in-chief Kate Nicholas will be chairing a session with Evening...

BMG appoints The Outside Organisation.(for corporate public relations)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... BMG, the record company that handles the recording contract for the winner of Pop Idol 2, has appointed celebrity PR firm The Outside Organisation to handle its corporate PR. The move comes as BMG's German parent company Bertelsmann is rumoured...

NewsCast plans overseas growth.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Media services company NewsCast is to launch a new overseas expansion strategy following the acquisition of a majority shareholding by new CEO Stewart Goldstein. The company, which acquired photographic consumer PR agency Blink in 2000,...

Borkowski wins brief to put Tiscali's broadband on top.(Tiscali Business Services U.K. public relations )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Internet service provider Tiscali has hired Borkowski PR to handle its UK consumer and corporate PR. Borkowski won a three-way agency pitch to secure the business, according to Tiscali UK PR and communications manager Jody Haskayne. ...

GlaxoSmithKline shakes up top tier comms teams.(Neil McCrae appointed external affairs director for the company's pharmaceuticals division)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Europe communications director Neil McCrae has been appointed external affairs director for the drugs giant's pharmaceuticals division. McCrae replaces Kate James in the position, who has now been...

Edelman revamp puts Microsoft PR head in top ranks.(Jacqui Crane to manage corporate public relations group)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Edelman has recruited Microsoft corporate PR head Jacqui Crane as part of an overhaul of the top tier of its corporate PR group. Crane, who had joined this week, will manage the group alongside Alan Peck, who has been promoted from...

STOP PRESS: Tullow Oil hires Citigate Dewe Rogerson.(to handle its financial public relations and investor relations)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... FINANCIAL: FTSE 250 oil and gas firm Tullow Oil has hired Citigate Dewe Rogerson to handle its financial PR and investor relations. The agency will report to chief executive Aidan Heavey and finance director Tom Hickey.

STOP PRESS: Hotwire PR hired by DealTime.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CONSUMER: Hotwire PR has been hired to handle PR for DealTime, the US-based online shopping firm. The agency will focus on promoting the site's home appliances and computing products. Hotwire senior partner Sian Gaskell heads the account.

STOP PRESS: Biosector 2 hires Conor Griffin.(as corporate media specialist in its London office)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... HEALTHCARE: Biosector 2 has hired Conor Griffin as corporate media specialist in its London office. Griffin was formerly head of UK media relations at Burson-Marsteller, which he left in July.

STOP PRESS: Penrose Financial appointed by the Bank of Ireland Asset Management Group.(to handle U.K. public relations)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... FINANCIAL: Penrose Financial has been appointed by the Bank of Ireland Asset Management Group to handle its PR in the UK. The group manages around pounds 2.3bn for UK investors.

STOP PRESS: Emmett & Smith hired by Ruston Poole International.(for public relations campaign)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... HEALTHCARE: Emmett & Smith has been hired by pharma sector recruitment firm Ruston Poole International to handle a PR campaign to raise its profile within the life-science arena, specifically among non-executive directors.

STOP PRESS: Wild Card PR to launches campaign this month.(to promote two events for William Reed Exhibitions)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CONSUMER: Wild Card PR will this month launch a campaign to promote two events for William Reed Exhibitions. The events are the Food & Drink Expo and the Convenience Retailing Show, held at the NEC in Birmingham from 14 to 17 March next year.

STOP PRESS: Roche Diagnostics hires Pegasus PR.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... HEALTHCARE: Roche Diagnostics has hired Sussex-based Pegasus PR to handle its consumer and trade PR in the UK. The agency is to promote the Accu-Check range of blood glucose meters.

STOP PRESS: Revelation Software appoints Strategic PR.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... TECH: Revelation Software has appointed its first external PR adviser. Strategic Public Relations has been hired to target the government, healthcare, recruitment and financial services sectors.

STOP PRESS: PPS Group appoints a new director.(Bob Keys joins Birmingham office, PPS Midlands)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... PUBLIC AFFAIRS: PPS Group has appointed a new director for its Birmingham office, PPS Midlands. Bob Keys joins next month from Gough Allen Stanley.

STOP PRESS: Manhattan Associates hires Fourth Day PR.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... TECH: Software firm Manhattan Associates has hired Fourth Day Public Relations to handle a UK B2B PR programme. Agency directors Nikki Smith and Victoria Paton-Smith report to international marcoms manager John Bird on the remit.

Investors in People pitch three-year brief.(public relations U.K.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Investors in People UK, the body that encourages the ongoing training and education of employees, is seeking to appoint an agency for a three-year contract to handle its PR. Sources close to the company said that a shortlist of up to five...

Former co-owner of Le Fevre starts new consultancy.(Angie Moxham launches 3 Monkeys Communications)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Former Le Fevre Communications co-owner and managing director Angie Moxham has resurfaced with a new consultancy. Moxham, who along with joint-owner Joy Le Fevre sold Le Fevre Communications to Media Square in May, this week announced the...

Pfizer's Lipitor in top slot of PRWeek's Pharma survey.(public relations U.K.; includes "Pharma focus cholesterol" statistics table)
September 5, 2003... Pfizer's drug Lipitor has achieved the highest awareness among GPs of the six cholesterol-lowering drugs, tracked in PRWeek's inaugural Pharma Focus chart. Merck Sharp & Dohme's Zocor and Bristol-Myers Squibb's Lipostat also achieved high...

Mackey moves to Comms Group after Catullus sale.(Communications Group appoints Alex Mackey)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... The Communications Group has appointed Alex Mackey as chief executive of its financial division after he sold his agency Catullus Consulting to the firm. Mackay, a former European MD of GCI Financial replaces Michael Holme, who has quit to...

Band & Brown helps Cisco focus on EMEA promotion.(Cisco Systems has appointed Band & Brown to co-ordinate its public relations)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Technology giant Cisco Systems has appointed Band & Brown to co-ordinate its EMEA PR as the firm shifts its promotional strategy in the region. Band & Brown has taken over from incumbent PR and marketing firm Banner and will be responsible...

Britain in Europe tells staff to find alternative work.(public relations U.K.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Pro-euro campaigning group Britain in Europe (BiE) is encouraging its staff to quit as the Government looks increasingly unlikely to call for a referendum on UK membership of the single currency in this parliament. The group, which is...

Boehringer gives drug brand brief to Virgo Health PR.(Boehringer Ingelheim hires public relations firm to promote Micardis)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... German drugs giant Boehringer Ingelheim has hired newly launched healthcare boutique Virgo Health PR on a three-year brief to promote its cardio-vascular brand, Micardis. The account, which was decided in a two-way pitch, will see Virgo...

Creative industry recruitment firm hires first agency.(The Recruitment Business to hire first public relations agency)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Specialist staff-sourcing company The Recruitment Business is set to hire its first PR agency to boost its profile in key media. The London-based firm, which recruits creative directors and copywriters for the ad industry as well as...

Media House has PR brief on stolen da Vinci painting.(The Duke of Buccleuch Scotland)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... The Duke of Buccleuch has brought in Scottish PR agency Media House to handle PR surrounding the theft of Leonardo da Vinci's Madonna with the Yarnwinder from his Drumlanrig Castle last week. The agency is handling all press conferences and...

Public spaces body appoints comms head.(U.K. Commission fo Architecture and the Built Environment appoints Matt Bell)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has appointed its first head of communications as it embarks on a campaign to broaden the debate about England's public spaces by involving the public. Matt Bell has been...

Key figures to leave H&K to start new consultancy.(John Rivett and Dominic Shales are leaving Hill & Knowlton London to establish consultancy)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Hill & Knowlton London deputy CEO John Rivett and EMEA vice-president of marketing and business development Dominic Shales are to quit the agency. Both Rivett and Shales are currently serving out notice periods and plan to establish a new...

Kaizo takes over student website brief at Graduate.(The Graduate Network public relations retainer)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Student publishing company The Graduate Network has appointed Kaizo on fees of approximately pounds 100,000 to promote its newly launched student website, UnisUnited. Kaizo beat eight other agencies in the pitch, including Hill & Knowlton,...

HMC to help The Spectator celebrate.(HMC Communications public relations retainer)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... HMC Communications, the agency whose former clients have included left-wing magazine the New Statesman, has won a PR account for the right-wing journal The Spectator for undisclosed fees. The agency, which was previously co-managed by...

London exchange news service has lost market share.(London Stock Exchange's Regulatory News Service)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Fewer companies are choosing the London Stock Exchange's Regulatory News Service (RNS) to disclose information to the financial markets, according to latest figures from a survey of primary information providers (PIP) market share. The...

PUBLIC SECTOR: Welsh Assembly to target farmers for internet push.(public relations U.K.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... The Welsh Assembly is to target farmers as part of a campaign to promote the uptake of internet use. The campaign is to launch within the next two months and is being handled by PR agency Glasgows Group. The assembly sees rural...

PUBLIC SECTOR: Marcoms head quits City of York for Leeds council.(Helen Edwards reassigned)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... City of York Council marcoms head Helen Edwards has quit, amid an ongoing PR review, to join Leeds City Council in a newly created comms manager role. Edwards joins Leeds at the end of this month and will lead a ten-strong central team and...

PUBLIC SECTOR: Secret checks push disability compliance.(Disability Rights Commission U.K.)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... The Disability Rights Commission (CDRC) is to organise 'secret shopper' investigations of company and public buildings as part of its latest campaign to ensure access for disabled people is improved. DRC campaigns manager Tom Berry said...

PUBLIC SECTOR: Essex Rivers NHS trust puts on-site PR brief to tender.(Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Essex Rivers Healthcare NHS Trust, which dropped a star in this year's clinical excellence rating, has put its PR contract out to tender. The contract's current holder is Manchester-based Communique Public Relations. The trust, which...

PUBLIC SECTOR: Gateshead boosts adoptions with PRO.(Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council appoints Karen Wake)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council has beefed up promotion of its adoption and fostering service with the appointment of its first designated PRO. Karen Wake, who also works as an officer in the council's civic administration...

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: London Borough of Richmond launches magazine.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... RICHMOND: The London Borough of Richmond has launched its first residents' magazine. Called Arcadia, the publication is produced three times a year and goes out to 80,000 residents at a cost of pounds 12,000 per print run. The move follows the...

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: The Parkinson's Disease Society appoints Media Measurement.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CHARITY: The Parkinson's Disease Society has appointed media evaluation company Media Measurement to analyse its media coverage. The Society wants to evaluate the uptake of its press releases and specifically the geographic breakdown of...

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: British Judo Association hires first PRO.(Emma Reed)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... SPORT: The British Judo Association has hired its first PRO, appointing former Gavin Anderson & Company account manager Emma Reed to the role. Her priority is to increase the profile of judo in the UK and to draw up new strategies for...

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: Barnado's appoints media manager.(Elly Button)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CHILDREN'S CHARITY: Barnardo's has appointed Elly Button as its media manager. Button joins Barnardo's from Medialink and will manage a team of seven PROs working for the charity.

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: Rotherham Partnership hires HR Media.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... ROTHERHAM: Regional development agency Rotherham Partnership has hired South Yorkshire agency HR Media. The work includes producing a bi-monthly newsletter for the partnership.

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: Road safety charity Brake launches campaign.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... ROAD SAFETY: The road safety charity Brake is launching a campaign in the run-up to its annual Road Safety Week event, which takes place from 22 to 28 September. Targets in the run up to the campaign are businesses that the charity hopes will...

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: Jewel & Esk Valley College hires Halogen Communications.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... SCOTLAND: Midlothian further education institution, Jewel & Esk Valley College has hired Halogen Communications to handle its PR on a two-year contract. The account was previously held by Beattie Media.

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: The Finance and Leasing Association appoints head of communications.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... TRADE BODY: The Finance and Leasing Association, which represents the asset, consumer and motor finance sectors, has appointed Ian Humphreys as head of communications and marketing. He joins from the Country Land and Business Association.

PUBLIC SECTOR BRIEF: RNIB to promote its Right to Read Week.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... CHARITY: Blind and partially sighted people charity RNIB is to promote its Right to Read Week, which starts on 20 October. PR for the event includes the release of a report into reading access for blind and partially sighted people.

INTERNATIONAL: Pearson quits GCI for Novartis role.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... NEW YORK: GCI president of the Americas Bob Pearson has resigned to become head of worldwide communications for Swiss drugs firm Novartis. Pearson replaces Dieter Wissler, who recently retired, and will start the job on 1 October. He will...

INTERNATIONAL: UN's Iraqi comms work set for overhaul after HQ bomb.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... BAGHDAD: The United Nations is to overhaul its communications work in Iraq following the truck bomb that killed at least 23 people and destroyed its headquarters. The bomb, which killed top envoy Sergio Vieira de Mello and acting deputy...

INTERNATIONAL: Madison secures national brief over India's Coffee Day.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... NEW DELHI: Madison Public Relations has been hired by India's largest coffee conglomerate Coffee Day. Coffee Day has taken on Madison PR after a competitive pitch to promote the brand across its four business divisions, which include Cafe...

INTERNATIONAL: Next Fifteen buys Applied's team in Bite merger deal.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... SAN FRANCISCO: Tech firm Applied Communications has sold its PR division to London-based Next Fifteen Communications Group in a deal valued at between pounds 1m and pounds 1.2m. Next Fifteen, whose CEO Tim Dyson brokered the deal alongside...

INTERNATIONAL: Letter From America - PROs must be alert to controversial philanthropy.
September 5, 2003... The successful campaign to end Berkshire Hathaway's charitable dividend scheme should be a wake-up call for PROs everywhere, writes US commentator Paul Holmes. There was a time when corporate philanthropy was merely a reflection of the...

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: US PR spend will post double-digit percentage growth.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... NEW YORK: US PR spend will post double-digit percentage growth during the next two years, according to the Communications Industry Forecast, an annual report by merchant bank Veronis Suhler Stevenson. PR spend growth of 11.3 per cent in 2004...

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Asia Pulp & Paper launches PR blitz.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... JAKARTA: Asia Pulp & Paper has launched a PR blitz to help rebuild its reputation, having spent the past two years battling with creditors. Ogilvy PR Worldwide is assisting the Indonesian corporation.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Estudio de Comunicacion launches PR campaign.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... BUENOS AIRES: Estudio de Comunicacion has launched a PR campaign to promote mineral water brand Villavicencio in Argentina. Villavicencio is backed by French food and drinks giant Danone.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Ocaima to launch promotional push.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... BARCELONA: Spain-based tech firm Ocaima is to launch a promotional push across Spain and France. Xavier Adam PR has signed an 18-month agreement to handle the campaign, which will also include the UK, other western European countries and the...

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Brodeur Worldwide signs affiliation agreement.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... TAIPEI: Brodeur Worldwide has signed an affiliation agreement with Taiwanese newcomer Access Public Relations. Access PR managing director Jason Chen and Brodeur Asia-Pacific MD Terresa Christenson have brokered the tie-up.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Excel PR signs deal.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... ISTANBUL: Excel PR has signed a deal to become Hill & Knowlton's associate PR agency in Turkey. The nine-year-old agency has 30 staff and is run by its president, founder and partner Figen Isbir.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: RL Public Relations launches division.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... LOS ANGELES: RL Public Relations and Marketing has launched a division to promote brands to Latino audiences via sports events. The venture is titled Sportivo.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Weber Shandwick Adamson appoint Paul Baeyaert.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... BRUSSELS: Former Hill & Knowlton Brussels managing director Paul Baeyaert has been appointed as managing director international communications for Weber Shandwick Adamson in Brussels. Baeyaert reports to chief executive John Russell.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEF: Warner Brothers hire publicity head.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... LOS ANGELES: Warner Brothers has hired a publicity head for its newly formed speciality film label, Warner Independent Pictures. Laura Kim has been named executive vice-president of marketing and publicity of the auto-nomous unit, which plans...

MEDIA: Guardian section revamp.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Patrick Butler is to be the new editor of The Guardian's public sector supplement, Society, which relaunches next week. He replaces David Brindle, who moves to be the main paper's public services editor. Butler, currently editor of...

MEDIA: New sections for The Times to offer openings for PROs.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... This weekend's revamp of the Saturday edition of The Times will offer new opportunities to PROs in several areas, including healthcare, according to editor Michael Gove. Body & Soul, one of three new sections, aims to be 'a holistic guide...

MEDIA: New Scientist teams up with Discovery.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... New Scientist magazine and Discovery Channel are launching a series of short weekly science news bulletins, the first of which is to be broadcast on Discovery next week. The five-minute bulletins will include reports on new technology,...

MEDIA BRIEF: Ben Hall appointed by the Financial Times.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... FINANCIAL TIMES: Ben Hall has been appointed political correspondent of the Financial Times. He replaces Krishna Guham, who is leaving to study at Harvard University. Hall joined the paper in 2000, before which he was research director of the...

MEDIA BRIEF: Martin Daubney promoted to editor of Loaded.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... LOADED: Martin Daubney has been promoted to editor of lads mag Loaded and will take over this month from Scott Manson, who is leaving to concentrate on a start-up aimed at the youth market. Daubney joined the IPC Ignite! title in February as...

MEDIA BRIEF: Website The Sprout to launch as a magazine.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... THE SPROUT: Brussels-based satirical website The Sprout - thesprout.net - is to launch as a magazine in the UK next week. Edited by Martin Jay and Gawain Towler, the new monthly title will contain media news in addition to investigations into...

MEDIA BRIEF: Mitzie Wilson appointed editor of Delicious.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... DELICIOUS: Mitzie Wilson has been appointed editor of Delicious, the food magazine to be launched by Seven Publishing. Launch editor of BBC Good Food in 1989, Wilson has also been cookery editor of Best. Features editor of Delicious will be...

MEDIA BRIEF: Haulage industry magazine Commercial Motor relaunched.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... COMMERCIAL MOTOR: Weekly haulage industry magazine Commercial Motor is being relaunched this week with a greater emphasis on legal news and product reviews. There will also be more editorial on the used vehicle market, according to publisher...

MEDIA BRIEF: Olwyn Price to edit On the Road.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... BBC WORLDWIDE: Olwyn Price is to edit On the Road, a contract magazine published by BBC Worldwide for Tesco Personal Finance. The title, due to launch in November, is the latest signal of BBC Worldwide's intent to make a mark on the customer...

MEDIA BRIEF: Jesse Lewis appointed deputy managing editor.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... WALL STREET JOURNAL EUROPE: Jesse Lewis has been appointed deputy managing editor of the Wall Street Journal Europe and takes up the post this month. Replacing Catherine Bolgar, he will be responsible for shaping daily news coverage of Europe...

MEDIA BRIEF: Film magazine Empire signs up deputy editor.(Will Lawrence)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... EMPIRE: Film magazine Empire has signed up Will Lawrence to the newly created role of deputy editor. Lawrence was formerly associate editor at another Emap title, Max Power. He joined the car title two years ago.

OPINION: Hill is right man to win back trust after Campbell.(Column)
September 5, 2003... I have lost count of the number of times I said Campbell should go in order for the Government to show that the era of spin was over. Now that he has finally been forced out I suppose it was inevitable that Mandelson would try to use...

EDITORIAL: Comms crucial for UN's efforts in Iraq.(Editorial)
September 5, 2003... As the United Nations reviews its entire operation in Iraq- including, as reported this week, its PR strategy - in no way should it underestimate the vital role that communications can play in helping to bring stability to the war-ravaged...

EDITORIAL: PRWeek launches its Pharma Focus.(Editorial)
September 5, 2003... This week sees the launch of Pharma Focus, the latest in a series of data-based news products we are rolling out in a bid to aid comms professionals in different disciplines in the planning and execution of their work. Every month, Pharma...

ANALYSIS: Campbell's legacy to the PR world.(Alastair Campbell)
September 5, 2003... In under a decade, Alastair Campbell has transformed political PR and arguably gained more column inches than most of the Cabinet. PRWeek editor-in-chief Kate Nicholas looks at the legacy this so called 'master of spin' has left for the PR...

ANALYSIS: The myth of spin-free govt communications.
September 5, 2003... In the wake of Alastair Campbell's resignation and the release of the Phillis review into government communications' interim findings , Ian Hall asks 'what now?' for the Downing Street PR machine. The news that Alastair Campbell is to...

RESEARCH & EVALUATION: The Toolkit Test - PROs put the IPR's media evaluation guide through its paces.
September 5, 2003... As the column inches mount up for your client, you congratulate yourself for executing a brilliant PR campaign. Indeed, obtaining substantial media coverage remains the most visible initial output for demonstrating the immediate value of PR....

CAMPAIGN: Corporate PR - Citigate sells billionaire to Chelsea fans.
September 5, 2003... Client: Millhouse Capital PR Team: Citigate Dewe Rogerson Campaign: Takeover of Chelsea Village Timescale: June - August 2003 Budget: pounds 125,000 Citigate Dewe Rogerson was hired by Abramovich's British investment vehicle...

CAMPAIGN: Consumer PR - Tattoo studio proves big hit at Selfridges.(Metal Morphosis)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Client: Metal Morphosis PR Team: Crocodile PR Campaign: Launch of Metal Morphosis concession in Selfridges Timescale: 26 May - 31 July 2003 Budget: pounds 8,000 Metal Morphosis hired Crocodile PR to run a campaign to build footfall...

CAMPAIGN: Media Relations - Engineering body's push warns public.(Institution of Civil Engineers )
September 5, 2003... Client: Institution of Civil Engineers PR Team: Kinross & Render and in-house PR Campaign: Launch of the State of the Nation report Timescale: June - July 2003 Budget: pounds 15,000 Objectives To launch the ICE's annual State...

PROFILE: Dotti Irving, Colman Getty - Career switch makes Irving top of the class.
September 5, 2003... CEO Dotti Irving's enthusiasm has put Colman Getty on the literary PR map. If Dotti Irving had not spent a year as a school teacher from 1973 to 1974, this year's launch of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix might have been very...

DIARY: PRWeek off to a flier in Frank PR's Fantasy League championship race.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... When Frank PR offered PRWeek the chance to manage a team in its football Fantasy League we couldn't help but grasp the nettle. It's rare indeed for journos to have a spare pounds 5 to spend, let alone pounds 50m, so the opportunity to...

DIARY: Remember to do your homework before you set up your own agency.(Brief Article)
September 5, 2003... Following our report of David Hargreaves's post-Firefly Communications venture, the 'new' IT, media, telecoms and professional services firm Credo (PRWeek, 8 August), a bemused email arrives informing us that a PR firm of the same name has in...