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PRWeek Top 150 league tables open for entries

- PRWeek's Top 150 PR Consultancies, the annual ranking of PR agencies by fee income, is now open for entries.

London 2012: Official sponsors' activity

- The 55 brands that have signed up to be one of London 2012's official sponsors are looking to maximise publicity from their multi-million-pound investment.

Claire Furlong: Ready for the media scrum

- The head of marketing and comms for UK Athletics will, win or lose, ensure our Olympic athletes face up to the media, finds Kate Magee

London 2012: Five ways non-sponsors can take part

- Here are five ways non-sponsor brands can share the Olympic spirit without breaking the rules.

London 2012: How Brands Can Compete - Non-sponsors

- Even brands that are not official sponsors of London 2012 can share in the Olympic spirit without falling foul of regulations.

Lady Gaga follows publicist Adrian Read to new venture Inside/Out

- Lady Gaga's UK publicist has quit the Darling Department to set up his own consultancy, taking the multiple platinum-selling performer with him.

Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales and Chime's Lord Bell in editing row

- Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales conceded that there are weaknesses in the site's editing process, as he clashed with Lord Bell in a heated debate over ethical editing.

Voluntary sector: Viral drives biker safety awareness

- Road Safety Analysis hired ST16 to work alongside its Safer Roads in-house team to highlight motorcyclist safety online, which it did with a hoax video.

I'm A Celebrity runner-up Mark Wright hires Hackford Jones

- Mark Wright, who finished runner-up on the reality TV show I'm A Celebrity last weekend, has hired Hackford Jones to handle his personal PR.

Beatwax MD Michael Brown quits to set up his own agency

- Beatwax MD's Michael Brown has quit the experiential agency after 12 years to set up his own PR agency.

CIPR PRide Awards 2011 North East: Change for the good

- OPR campaign for Strategic Health Authority is among the winners in the North East

Literature: Online book grabs worldwide attention

- Stratford Literary Festival asked Quicksilver to raise awareness of its fourth annual festival.

Technology: 'Gladvertising' has 3M in seventh heaven

- Technology firm 3M asked M&C Saatchi to help launch 3M

CSR: Mums' Wall boosts Hallmark charity

- Hallmark asked Lucre to promote its charity card range for Breast Cancer Campaign

Murray Chalmers: Rebel with a cause

- The punk styling may be gone, but the founder of Murray Chalmers PR is still kicking against conventions.

Watch behind-the-scenes video of PRWeek's 29 under 29 photoshoot

- Watch behind-the-scenes footage from the 29 under 29 photoshoot and the winners giving advice to other young PR professionals about how to climb the career ladder.

Video: PRWeek Awards 2011: An overview of the night

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PRWeek Awards 2011: Pictures from the night

- Were you spotted on the dancefloor at the PRWeek Awards?

Video: PRWeek Awards 2011: Alastair Campbell apologises to the PR industry for 'spin doctor' label

- Alastair Campbell apologised to over 1,200 senior PR professionals at the PRWeek Awards 2011 for tarring them with the 'spin doctor' brush.

Clarence House's Paddy Harverson named PR Professional of the Year

- The comms mastermind behind this year's royal wedding Paddy Harverson was named PR Professional of the Year at last night's PRWeek Awards 2011.