07 Jul 2006
CONSUMER: Drinks company Beam Global has switched the accounts for its Courvoisier and Maker's Mark
09 Mar 2001
CINCINATTI: The joint venture being created by Coca-Cola and
Procter & Gamble faces over six months of regulatory review before it is
likely to begin operating and assessing PR needs. Coke and P&G last week
announced the formation of the company. Each firm will own half of the
venture, which...
09 Mar 2001
DENVER: The American Sheep Industry Association and the American
Lamb Council launched their campaign to revitalise the US lamb industry
last week. The US agriculture ministry has given the bodies more than
pounds 1m for a campaign to reinvigorate demand. It is being overseen by
BSMG Worldwide.
30 Mar 2001
NEW YORK: Estee Lauder has revamped its internal PR team,
appointing Janet Bartucci as vice-president of global communications,
Bari Seiden as second V-P of global comms and Jennifer Mann as executive
director of global communications. The team report to senior V-P Sally
Susman.
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01 Jun 2001
PARIS: Leo Burnett PR is to undertake a pro-beef PR campaign for
Charal, one of France's mass beef distributors. The appointment comes in
the wake of a recent poll, which revealed 25 per cent of all French
households have reduced their beef consumption and five per cent have
stopped eating beef...
18 May 2001
SYDNEY: US pharmaceutical company Pharmacia Corporation has
retained Weber Shandwick Worldwide to manage the consumer PR brief for
two of its leading brands in the Australian market. The agency will
oversee the remits for Pharmacia's anti-smoking brand Nicorette and its
hair-loss brand Regaine.
06 Apr 2001
ATHENS: Delta Dairies (DD), one of the largest dairy products firms
in Greece, has appointed Publicom/Hill & Knowlton on a corporate and
product PR brief.Robert Hipkins, Publicom/H&K MD, leads the account,
reporting to DD CEO Anthony Crontiras. DD is an affiliate of
international dairy firm...
16 Mar 2001
PENNSYLVANIA: Ketchum has defeated both Edelman and Ogilvy to be
named PR agency of record for Hershey Baking Products, the division of
Hershey Foods that produces chocolate chips and baking chocolate.
Ketchum and Hershey have signed a one-year contract, overseen by
marketing manager David Sweeney.
16 Mar 2001
HONG KONG: Fashion brand Esprit has hired Gary Ng as vice-president
of corporate affairs, renewing speculation the company may be mounting a
second attempt to float its European arm on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
this year. Ng has been enlisted to oversee IR and PR for the brand from
Hong Kong...
15 Feb 2002
PARMA: Italian food giant Barilla is planning a global corporate
communications push following a