LONDON - Shares of debt-ridden internet consultancy Icon Medialab have been suspended from the stock exchange in Stockholm until further notice, as the company scrambles to secure extra financing.
AT&T Business - the B2B arm of telecoms giant AT&T - is driving a PR campaign to develop its corporate reputation across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The PR push comes after the recent demise of Concert - AT&T's joint venture with BT - which, until its closure in October, prevented...
LONDON - Publishing and market research firm VNU said it is on track to meet its reduced full-year forecasts after a strong performance from its research division, which includes the US-based ACNielsen.
LONDON - Consignia chief executive John Roberts has issued a hasty statement, backtracking on its announcement that 30,000 jobs were to go, by stressing today that no final decisions had been taken.
NEW YORK - Yahoo! has made a takeover bid for recruitment website Hotjobs.com, as it continues its drive to reduce dependence on advertising and find new sources of revenue.
LONDON - John Roberts, chief executive of Consignia, formerly the Post Office, has told MPs the company is set to cut up to 30,000 jobs in the next 18 months, representing 15% of the company's 200,000 workforce.
LONDON - Zenith Optimedia's latest advertising spend survey predicts another difficult year for the industry, with a recovery emerging later in 2002.
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LONDON - Aegis Group, owner of media-buying giant Carat, has bought Japanese market research group Research Fact.
LONDON - Hill & Knowlton, one of the UK's leading PR consultancies, has launched a new division to deal with change management to capitalise on the fallout from the economic downturn.
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