Diary: Harvard PR shot an e-mail into the air, it fell to earth they knew not where
25 Sep 1998 | by IAN DARBY
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PricewaterhouseCoopers has appointed Text 100 to handle PR for its Technology Industry Group (TIG) after a five-way pitch. TIG provides consultancy services to technology companies and Text will handle media relations and attempt to position it as the leading adviser in the sector.
My spies tell me that recruitment competition in the IT sector is hotting up by the day.
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