21 Jul 2000
| by ALLISON GILES
The Engineering Council has awarded Bell Pottinger PR a one-year
contract following a two-way competitive pitch to advise it on building
its reputation. Bell Pottinger PR chief executive Shimon Cohen will head
a team of four, working alongside the Engineering Council s director of
communications and...
21 Jul 2000
| by ALLISON GILES
Increased awareness of the power of good public relations has
pushed the University of Bristol into a reorganisation of its marketing
and PR set-up. The university has recently appointed Barry Taylor to the
newly-created post of director of communications and marketing, starting
in October. Taylor will...
21 Jul 2000
| by ALLISON GILES
Help the Aged has appointed Paul Cann to the newly-created role of
director of policy and international affairs. Cann comes from the
National Autistic Society where he was chief executive. Heading a team
of eight in the policy and public affairs department, Cann will report
to director-general Michael...
21 Jul 2000
| by ALLISON GILES
South West Tourism has hired Bristol-based Strategy PR after a
competitive pitch. Strategy PR account director Philippa Bevan will head
a team of three and will report to South West Tourism s head of
operations Simon Bradley. South West Tourism is upping its profile in
the light of a relaunch in April...
21 Jul 2000
| by ALLISON GILES
Hallmark PR has been appointed by Inside UK Enterprise (IUKE) to
run PR operations for its DTI-funded Best Practice Programme. Steve
Osborne-Brown at Hallmark will head a team of three and will report to
Jennifer Jenkins at IUKE. The campaign aims to raise the profile of the
business-to-business programme,...
21 Jul 2000
| by ALLISON GILES
Manchester-based PR consultancy Harrison Cowley is to handle the
local Community Foundation s PR. The Foundation is a charity which aims
to improve the quality of life of the community it is set up to serve by
channelling money from local businesses and individuals to grass-roots
causes. The two-strong...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
Communications personnel at charities, including Barnardo s, the
Blue Cross, the British Heart Foundation and the Imperial Cancer
Research Fund, have been offered the chance to see how well their
message gets across to MPs. Think-tank, The Future Foundation, proposes
to set up a parliamentary monitoring...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
Former head of communications at animal charity Blue Cross, Gerry
Doyle is leaving next month. After a year in the post she is moving to
join the Brighton Corporation. The charity is currently looking for a
replacement who will be in charge of internal and external
communications strategy and will head...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
In light of John Prescott s launch last week of a charter on the
future of inland waterways, British Waterways plans to boost its media
and communications team with the appointment of two new press officers.
One will formulate and implement media strategies for stakeholders and
covers areas such as...
14 Jul 2000
| by ADAM HILL
Big PR has won the contract to promote Eaga Partnership s
involvement in the Government s recently-launched Home Energy Efficiency
Scheme (HEES). Lucy Bernard of Big PR will head up the four-strong team
promoting Eaga s delivery of pounds 260 million worth of grants to more
than 350,000 UK households,...