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Halifax is planning to invite agencies to pitch for its corporate and financial PR as it gears up for a period of City activity. The building society turned bank has a pounds 6 billion war chest to target likely acquisitions.
A register of professional lobbyists policed by Parliament would provide the transparency needed to prevent the abuse of privileges given to some lobbyists, IPR president Simon Lewis said this week.
The passenger division of German airline Lufthansa is carrying out a global PR review as it gears up to compete in the newly-deregulated European market and attempts to expand its business in Asia.
The German Wine Institute (DWI), a government-funded body formed to promote the consumption of German wines around the world, has put its pounds 500,000 UK PR account up for grabs.
Former Foreign secretary Lord Hurd this week attacked the media for putting business and political leaders in the dock, and called on PR people to redress the balance.
The 1997 PR Week Agency Report saw a significant rise in investment and increased client satisfaction among 40 of the UK s leading PR consultancies.
Helen Willis, former press officer for the Football Association, has joined PR agency Capitalize. Willis takes the role of head of football at Capitalize, running its Umbro and Manchester United Retail accounts.
Colin Walkey, Rover Group s former director of external affairs, has joined Birmingham-based agency Haslimann Taylor as a director. Walkey left Rover earlier this year after 10 years. In the interim he worked as a freelance consultant. Haslimann s clients include PowerGen and Kenning Rental.
Toshiba has appointed Bite Communications to handle its pounds 100,000 fee portable computer account. Bite will develop issue-based campaigns to raise Toshiba s profile in portable computing.
Consolidated Communications has expanded its financial division with the appointment of Elaine Bartleet as account manager and Johnny Weir as senior account executive. Bartleet joins from Norwich Union where she was press officer for Norwich Union Healthcare and Weir was previously at Leedex PR.
