27 Apr 2001
Francisco office. O'Boyle joins from global
e-commerce solutions firm Intershop Communications, where she ...
27 Apr 2001
NEW JERSEY: Healthcare PR firm The Shire Hall Group has partnered
with international agency CommonHealth to open an office in the US. The
venture is headed by former Shire Hall UK director, Neil
McGregor-Paterson. Shire Hall CEO Margot James said she expects the US
operation to exceed the size...
27 Apr 2001
SEOUL: Brodeur Worldwide has taken a majority interest in Korea's
largest hi-tech PR agency InComm Korea, making its first move to build a
branded network in Asia. The deal, funded by parent company Omnicom,
comes amid rumours of further acquisitions in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Sixty-strong InComm...
27 Apr 2001
ATLANTA: Jamie Kellner, head of AOL Time Warner's cable interests,
has hired Brad Turell as his communications executive. Turell becomes
Turner Broadcasting System EV-P of communications, reporting to chairman
and CEO Kellner. The remit is to head comms for the WB network, where
Turell previously...
27 Apr 2001
PARIS: French industrial group Altran Technologies has taken on
Francois-Jose Bordonado as head of investor relations. He joins from his
previous role as director of financial communications for fellow French
industrial firm Pechiney.
27 Apr 2001
VIENNA: German agency network The European Communications
Consultants Group (ECC Group) has bought a 40 per cent stake in Austrian
agency Publico PR & Lobbying. Publico employs 55 staff and last year
posted fee income of more than pounds 5m. The new partners aim to open a
public affairs office...
27 Apr 2001
CONNECTICUT: Microsoft has knocked Coca-Cola off the number one
spot it held for three years in an annual study of corporate brand
strategy conducted by Corporate Branding in the US. Coke comes in
second, followed by Walt Disney, Johnson & Johnson and Harley Davidson.
The study asked more than...
27 Apr 2001
BEIRUT: US wire service Business Wire has entered into an agreement
to translate its news releases into Arabic and distribute them to member
agencies of the Federation of Arab News Agencies (FANA) based in Beirut,
Lebanon. FANA is a consortium of 18 Middle East news agencies in
countries including...
27 Apr 2001
The South African Tourist Board (Satour) is putting its global
creative account, worth pounds 35 ...
27 Apr 2001
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