29 Apr 2005
Jamie Theakston joined Heart 106.2's breakfast show to much fanfare earlier this month. Sarah Robertson investigates how PROs can best tailor their material to breakfast shows and get among the morning gossip.
29 Apr 2005
As Ogilvy PR Worldwide prepares for the exit of its EMEA chief, Ian Hall asks why the agency remains something of an enigma among the UK PR community.
29 Apr 2005
As Cambridge ushers in a new comms chief, Donna Werbner analyses the tactics of universities to build up their reputations for learning and research in an increasingly competitive and commercial market.
29 Apr 2005
| by Richard Cann
With polling day fast approaching, Angela Salt is feeling the strain of out-of-hours press calls.
29 Apr 2005
| by Kate Nicholas, kate.nicholas@haynet.com
Watching Mark Borkowski hammer a spoon up his nose last week, it occurred to me that this industry does sometimes take itself too seriously.
29 Apr 2005
| by Charlie Whelan, charlie.whelan@haynet.com
There is nothing like a few leaked internal memos to spice up an election campaign - and even better if they are from the two key election strategists.
29 Apr 2005
| by Daniel Rogers, Editor, danny.rogers@haynet.com
Is the PR industry ageist? Probably not intentionally, but it could be a growing problem according to PRWeek's investigation of the issue (Feature, p27). Recruitment consultants report a reluctance by agencies to recruit staff over the age of 35, and some agency heads worry how older consultants would...
29 Apr 2005
| by Daniel Rogers, Editor, danny.rogers@haynet.com
Talking of gravitas, we are happy to announce that chairman of judges for the PRWeek Awards 2005 will be Simon Lewis. The group director of corporate affairs at Vodafone has top-level experience in both the agency and in-house spheres.
29 Apr 2005
Andrew Caesar-Gordon, Electric Airwaves managing director, on the 'nimble' Kathryn Oakley.