19 Dec 1998
| by LISA CAMPBELL
VF Jeanswear has appointed Ketchum Life to handle PR for Lee jeans.
The account was previously held by Jackie Cooper PR. Ketchum was
appointed without pitch by VF s new marketing and PR controller,
Mariella Gambardella.
17 Dec 1998
| by ROB GRAY
What do Cliff Richard, Bandai yo-yos, the England and Wales Cricket
Board and General Pinochet have in common? They ve all used public
relations agencies or lobbyists this year to work on their behalf.
11 Dec 1998
| by STEFANO HATFIELD
The Central Office of Information ain t broke. On the contrary, it
makes a tidy profit. So why are Labour ministers trying to mend it yet
again?
11 Dec 1998
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
Ludgate Group this week announced the closure of part of its
corporate communications division and initiated ten redundancies.
11 Dec 1998
| by SIMON ELLERY
Top selling doll Action Man is being relaunched next year and owner
Hasbro UK is drawing up a shortlist to appoint a new PR agency.
11 Dec 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
German sports giant Adidas is reviewing its largest UK consumer PR
account, worth over pounds 200,000 in annual fees and covering its brand
name across all sports.
11 Dec 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Richard Rogers Partnership, the architectural firm commissioned to
design the Millennium Dome, announced this week it is seeking a
communications manager to head its four member in-house team.
11 Dec 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Vodafone Group, the world s largest mobile communications company,
has shortlisted three agencies to handle its six-figure fee consumer PR
account.
11 Dec 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
The Scottish Office is drawing up the job description for a PR
chief to head media services at the new Scottish Parliament.
11 Dec 1998
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Fishburn-Hedges has won a three-way pitch to handle national PR for
law firm Eversheds (PR Week, 16 October). Citigate Dewe Rogerson and
Financial Dynamics also pitched for the six-figure fee account. FH will
promote the law firm in the UK financial and general press and the
international media and...