27 Jun 1997
| by HARRIET GREEN and KAREN YATES in Cannes
An ad for Legal and General showing a man having a heart attack has
emerged as one of this year s festival turkeys.
27 Jun 1997
| by EMMA HALL
The man masterminding the first online challenge to the National
Lottery has made a provocative start. Hiring M&C Saatchi (Campaign, last
week) saw to that, as did concluding negotiations with the very team -
Messrs Kershaw, Lowther and Duffy - which helped launch the lottery in
their days at Saatchi...
27 Jun 1997
| by MARK DICKINSON, managing director of In
Centre break of News at Ten and yet another fast-moving, icon-based
ad from Microsoft. But wait, this one s for Computer Homebanking from
Barclays - online information on my account from my PC was my simplistic
out-take. Great, let s check it out on the Web and get some further
information, maybe a...
27 Jun 1997
| by Edited by REBECCA DOWMAN.
Contrary to indications that all went ticketyboo with the Citigate
flotation, signs are that all is not well at Finsbury Square.
27 Jun 1997
| by By ANTONY SAVVAS.
American Express has drafted in its international government
affairs head, Jim Tobin, to take charge of European public affairs.
27 Jun 1997
| by By JULIETTE GARSIDE.
PPP healthcare has appointed Tom Harvey as group communications
manager.
27 Jun 1997
| by By ANTONY SAVVAS.
Finsbury has won a four-way pitch for the financial PR account for
global plaster board giant BPB (British Plaster Board) Industries.
27 Jun 1997
| by By RUTH NICHOLAS.
Abbey National s group PR manager Chris Wermann has become the
first casualty of recently appointed director of corporate
communications Nick Chaloner s new regime.
27 Jun 1997
| by By ANTONY SAVVAS.
Accountancy firm Arthur Andersen is looking for a new head of
public relations, following the departure of Tim Prizeman, who has left
to set up his own public relations agency Kelso Consulting.
27 Jun 1997
| by Edited by JULIETTE GARSIDE.
ABN AMRO, one of the five biggest commercial and investment banks
in Europe, has appointed Lucy Williams as its first European Union
public affairs manager. She joins from Hill and Knowlton Brussels where
she handled public affairs for financial institutions. Williams, who
joined the bank s EU liaison...