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08 Dec 1995
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PR disasters over its part-time staff, media coverage of BSE health fears and now a major disagreement over creative strategy among Burger King s top executives. 1995 hasn t been too kind to the fast-food chain. Harriet Marsh reports
A coalition led by The Rank Organisation and London First is to spend an estimated pounds 30,000 to pounds 40,000 over two months on lobbying for a bill to put Britain permanently on Summer Time.
Fast food giant McDonald s is on the verge of appointing a lobbying firm to provide political monitoring and analysis.
Des Wilson, director of corporate communications at airport operator BAA, has recruited Tim Fallon from Lowe Bell Political as his government relations manager. Fallon, 25, who joined Lowe Bell a year ago from the House of Commons where he worked as a researcher, replaces BAA s outgoing head of government...
Which institution faces the greatest PR challenge in 1996? President Bill Clinton, to demonstrate that he is a real world leader? Sinn Fein/IRA, to convince us that they believe in peace? Shell, to recover a reputation for environmental sensitivity after its Brent Spar and Nigerian misfortunes? The...
Lorna Fitzsimons, former president of the National Union of Students and now a political consultant with lobbying firm Rowland Sallingbury Casey, has been named as the Institute of Public Relations first Young Communicator of the Year.
The International Spinal Research Trust is looking for corporate sponsors to join forces with former Superman star, Christopher Reeve and PR agency Shandwick, in supporting Push 2,000, a 1,000-mile fundraising wheelchair challenge from Land s End to John O Groats. Reeve, who broke his neck in a riding...
Successful lobbying has seen off the threat of dismemberment which faced the BBC. The draft charter is proof that PR has won the public service argument
client: The Samaritans PR team: In-house team Campaign: One Number Timescale: Four months Cost: pounds 100,000 including PR and advertising by Ogilvy & Mather.