PR chief sought for restructured NatMags team
26 Nov 1999 | by ANDREW HOLT
The National Magazine Company is restructuring its PR department and is looking for a new head of PR to work under the director of communications, Siobhan Kenny.
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GCI Jane Howard has won a four-way pitch to run a PR campaign for WH Smith s retail operation.
The National Magazine Company is restructuring its PR department and is looking for a new head of PR to work under the director of communications, Siobhan Kenny.
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Porter Novelli International (PNI) is merging its technology practice with specialist hi-tech agency and fellow Omnicom brand Copithorne and Bellows creating a single global brand.
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The IPR is seeking nominations for a new award for outstanding service to international public relations. The Campbell-Johnson Medal, named in memory of distinguished former IPR president Alan Campbell-Johnson, will be presented for the first time next year.
Westminster Strategy s Edinburgh branch, Strategy in Scotland, has drafted in Jim Eadie as account director. Eadie was parliamentary and media officer for the Royal College of Nursing until last week. He will report to Robbie MacDuff, managing director of Strategy in Scotland and a board member of WS....