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27 Apr 2001
Francisco office. O'Boyle joins from global e-commerce solutions firm Intershop Communications, where she ...
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Francisco office. O'Boyle joins from global e-commerce solutions firm Intershop Communications, where she ...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
The South African Tourist Board (Satour) is putting its global creative account, worth pounds 35 ...