01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
IT specialist BourneRiver has won the pounds 110,000 fee account to
become technology management consultancy Axon s first PR agency. Agency
director Matthew Bantock said the key tasks would be to differentiate
Axon s product offering and build its brand.
01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
directly into broadcasters computers, thanks
to a service it has bought from news agency Associated Press...Press. Previously
broadcasters had to download Medialink videos from satellites
themselves, after ...
advertising campaign. Press advertising will be launched in
July with television work following in September ...
01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Leedex PR is being bought out of its listed holding company,
Birkdale, by Birkdale chairman Kevin Morley, who will step down from his
position in the process. Morley is also buying two other Birkdale
subsidiaries: marketing companies TGA Chapmans and M s
plans are subject to a Birkdale general meeting...
01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
The Communication Group has made Donna Zur-cher a board director
and deputy chair of the consultancy s consumer division. Zurcher was
previously vice-president of global communications for the shopping
channel National Media Corporation.
01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Mark Oakes, head of corporate communications at Essex County
Council, was last week elected chairman of the Society of County and
Unitary PR Officers, replacing David Bennett, head of communications at
Dorset County Council. Peter Berry, assistant CEO, marketing and
communications at York City Council,...
01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Midlands-based agency Market Link PR has won a four-way pitch to
handle product and corporate PR for Calor Gas, the leading liquefied
petroleum gas supplier, on a one-year contract.
01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Travel and financial services company Thomas Cook has named Alexis
Coles as director of worldwide PR and communications following the
reorganisation of senior management within the company. Coles was
previously head of corporate communications, a role which sat across
Thomas Cook s two core businesses...
01 May 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Fashion and beauty consumer exhibition BBC Clothes Show Live Event,
which is organised by Barker Brown on behalf of BBC Haymarket
Exhibitions, has joined forces with the British Heart Foundation as its
charity partner. BHF hopes to raise its profile among 16-35-year-olds
through its links with the exhibition....
01 May 1998
| by MAIRI CLARK
Lowe Howard-Spink launches a quirky press and poster campaign for
Embassy Number One cigarettes...Lowe Howard-Spink launches a quirky press and poster campaign for
Embassy Number One cigarettes ...