Feature: Firefighting in the digital age
29 Nov 2006 | by Peter Crush
PROs met this week to discuss crisis management. Peter Crush picks three high-profile case studies, and speaks to delegates.
A month of parties might sound fun, but many PROs view the season as a chore. Steve Hemsley investigates.
PROs met this week to discuss crisis management. Peter Crush picks three high-profile case studies, and speaks to delegates.
'A successful agency needs three attributes,' argues Jonathan Jordan, settling in to his refurbished office. 'Strong clients, great people and a respected brand. We certainly have the first two, and I would argue we also have the most respected brand in the business.'
Stuart Rose, CEO of a buoyant Marks & Spencer, was this week named the fourth PRCA Romeike Business Communicator of the Year. David Quainton examines how Rose has communicated the retailer's turnaround.
PR agencies located in the North-West are booming, but leading lights are concerned about recruitment difficulties in the region. Ian Hall reports from a roundtable event convened in Manchester last week.
Following the sale of Reader's Digest last month for £850m, Robyn Lewis asks its executive editor how PROs should target its two million UK readers.
In April, LG appointed Hill & Knowlton and sister agency Blanc & Otus to launch the LG Chocolate Mobile Phone in the UK.
The PR Office has been recruited by Gibbs Technology to launch its latest product - the Quadski. Read on...
In 2004, environmentalists Ben Goldsmith and Gordon Roddick joined forces with retailers such as Planet Friendly Products and NatureWorks to launch Belu Natural Mineral Water. It was the first supplier of bottled water to donate 100 per cent of net profits to water projects in Africa and India.
Daily Mirror fancier Marcus Evans has brought in Gavin Anderson as he lines up a renewed bid for the tabloid - two years after he missed out on an £800m deal.