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Expanding Markets: The global search for growth

Expanding markets: Focus - The global search for growth

UK PR agencies are turning their attention to expanding global markets. Kate Magee reports on those offering the best opportunities for growth.

 
 
 

Global News

Expanding Markets: India

Expanding Markets: India

Number of PR agencies: 20 members of the Public Relations Consultants Association...

 
 
Expanding Markets: China

Expanding Markets: China

Number of PR agencies: Unknown, but big players include Ogilvy PR, Burson-Marsteller,...

 
 
Expanding Markets: Russia

Expanding Markets: Russia

Number of PR agencies: The Russian Public Relations Consultancies Association (AKOS) has...

 
 
Expanding Markets: Brazil

Expanding Markets: Brazil

Number of PR agencies: The Brazilian Association of Communications Agencies (ABRACOM) has...

 
 
Supporting soccer: Nell MacAndrew

Brazilian Soccer Schools appoints Multitude Media to support coaching initiatives

Multitude Media has been appointed by the International Confederation of Futebol De...

 
 
Launching in expanding markets: Chris Cook

Russian internet firm Yota calls in Good Relations and Harvard PR

The first company to launch high-speed wireless internet across Russia has brought...

 
 
Strategic partnership: Nokia and Microsoft

Microsoft and Nokia's partnership poses challenges, say agency chiefs

Microsoft's partnership with Nokia poses challenges for the PR functions in both...

 
 
Pelham Bell Pottinger's Asia Pacific director: Danny Phan

Pelham Bell Pottinger hires executive director for Asia Pacific from Ogilvy PR

Pelham Bell Pottinger has appointed Danny Phan, as executive director of its...

 
 
Goodyear Dunlop's EMEA brand PR director: James Bailey

Goodyear Dunlop's UK comms manager promoted to EMEA PR director

Communications manager for tyre manufacturer Goodyear Dunlop, James Bailey, has been promoted...

 
 
Appointing a global agency: Travelex

Travelex appoints Redleaf Polhill for global PR brief

Travelex, the foreign exchange provider, has appointed Redleaf Polhill as the lead...

 
 
Waggener Edstrom's global alliance director: Emma Richards

Waggener Edstrom Worldwide promotes UK tech head to global alliance director

Waggener Edstrom Worldwide (WE) has promoted its head of technology in the...

 
 

Global Newsmaker

Global newsmaker: Simon Montague

Global newsmaker: Simon Montague

Eurostar's former comms director Simon Montague has resurfaced in the top comms...

 
 
Global Newsmaker: Europcar's Marine Boulot

Global Newsmaker: Marine Boulot

Car rental company Europcar appointed Marine Boulot as communications director for the...

 
 
Nick Grange

Global newsmaker: Nick Grange

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare was arguably the most successful launch in...

 
 
Director of comms, World Aids Day 2010: Royston Martin

Global newsmaker: Royston Martin

World Aids Day is set to take place on 1 December. Director...

 
 
Katherine Bennett

Global newsmaker: Katherine Bennett

Katherine Bennett is the new vice-president, head of political affairs for plane...

 
 
Trevor Gorin

Global Newsmaker: Trevor Gorin

Unilever recently hit the headlines with its acquisition of global hair and...

 
 
Charanjit Jagait

Global Newsmaker: Charanjit Jagait

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The World Heart Federation created World Heart Day back in 2000, this...

 
 
 
 

The World's Best Work

Campaigns: Earth Hour 2009

Targeting the Copenhagen summit, the 2009 Earth Hour initiative turned the symbolic...

 
 

Campaigns: World Hepatitis Day 2009

Winner of Global Campaign of the year at the PRWeek Awards 2009,...

 
 

Focus On...

Focus On: Portugal

Despite a severe economic crisis, the PR industry in Portugal has seen...

 
 

Focus on: Belgium

A rich melange of cultures and languages make the PR market in...

 
 

Focus on: Venezuela

An increased consumer spend has seen more major brands develop a presence...

 
 

Focus on: Italy

An online-savvy audience and a fiercely competitive PR sector characterises Italy, but...

 
 

Focus on: Chile

This year marks the 20th anniversary of General Pinochet handing back the...

 
 

In-Depth

Procurement: The buying game

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As more client procurement departments become involved in the agency selection process...

 
 

Mobile comms: The way forward - When PR goes mobile

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As mobile technology evolves rapidly, Arun Sudhaman looks at whether the PR...

 
 

Global PR: National branding - Reputation of a nation

Countries are turning to PR to revive their global reputations. Arun Sudhaman...

 
 

PRWeek Global: Global Agency Report Card 2009

Global PR agencies have had a tough year but some have fared...

 
 
 
 

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