29 Aug 2008
| by Richard Stokoe, head of news at the Local Government
Citizen journalists have been hailed by many as the next generation of 'truth searchers' against the evils of the state. The development of web 2.0 has made thousands of people into aspiring or part-time journalists. One only has to look at the BBC or Sky news websites to see that traditional media...
The Scottish Government has finally decided on its PR roster after a ten-month process..... The Government announced it was enlarging the number of organisations which could use the roster when it put out ...
including The Scottish Government and Parliament, VisitScotland and Health Scotland. Scottish Government ...
Government's creative agencies. ...
on Advertising with the Government Strategic Marketing Advisory Board (GSMAB) is a clear indication..., the GSMAB will monitor all government marketing activity, not just spend through the COI, which, according ...
. Significantly, there are no spend figures for other government marketing, as Alan Mayhead, the chairman of the GSMAB, pointed out. There s an awful lot of marketing expenditure being undertaken by government ...
The Cabinet Office has appointed Matt Tee as its new permanent secretary for government...Tee will move to one of the highest comms roles in government from NHS Direct where he is currently chief executive. An announcement is expected tomorrow. Howell James vacated the permanent secretary job after four years in June to become corporate affairs director at Barclays. Tee will follow ...
26 Feb 2008
| by Media Week
Advertisers have welcomed government proposals to support the sector, particularly steps to protect...On Friday, the Government published a strategic document on the creative
industries, Creative ...
Foundation,
outlines 26 government-backed initiatives to support the creative
industry. Among its plans, the Government intends to offer 5,000 apprenticeships
by 2012 to help people from all backgrounds enter ...
18 Sep 2008
| by Our Parliamentary correspondent
LONDON - A £6 million government campaign to encourage people to save energy and cut soaring bills...into the energy market. The Child Poverty Action Group added: "It is disappointing that the Government's spending ...
24 Oct 2008
Trevor Beattie, chair of Outdoor jury GOVERNMENT - DIGITAL WINNER Title: Cyberbullying ...
McNaughton Director: Guy Mannaring Producer: Alice Grant Editor: Mark Edinoff GOVERNMENT - DIRECT WINNER Title: Fire Home Movers Pack Client: Scottish Government Brand: Fire Prevention Marketing ...
05 Aug 2008
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greater scrutiny than other government-funded series. The latter includes Life Blood, which ...
Calls are being made for the government to promote the take-up of benefits, after it was reported...The Local Government Association (LGA) is calling for a publicity campaign to encourage take-up of council tax rebates, in particular amongst pensioners. Around two million elderly fail to claim every year, and six million people in poverty live in homes which pay full council tax. LGA vice-chair Sir ...
18 Aug 2008
| by Ted McKenna
An executive at one of the firms bidding for the deal, speaking on background, said it will be the first account directly awarded to a PR firm by SECOM. Previously, the government agency hired advertising firms, which in turn hired PR agencies as subcontractors, the executive noted. SECOM did ...