11 Dec 2007
| by Darren Davidson
LONDON - Stuart Higgins, the former editor of The Sun, has sold his PR agency to Fast Track, part of Lord Bell's Chime empire, for an undisclosed sum.
02 Nov 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Animal Defenders International has condemned British Airways for highlighting bullfighting events as tourist attractions on its website, with descriptions such as 'a veritable kama sutra of bull-slaying'.
11 Sep 2007
| by Iain Akerman
DUBAI - Coca-Cola Middle East has handed its PR account to Jiwin following a hotly contested regional pitch.
23 Aug 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - McCann Erickson Communications House has negotiated a deal for Swedish bed maker Hastens to sponsor the Roehampton Tournament at Ham Polo Club in Surrey.
21 Aug 2007
| by Iain Akerman
DUBAI - Coca-Cola Middle East is due to announce the winner of its regional PR account next month following a secretive pitch.
20 Aug 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Hamleys has pulled two child jewellery products from its shelves, which were found to contain dangerous levels of lead, just a week after Mattel had to recall more than 18m of its China-made toys.
01 Aug 2007
| by Iain Akerman
DUBAI - Austrian energy drink Power Horse has appointed Memac Ogilvy and PHD as its new communication partners for the Gulf and North Africa.
27 Jul 2007
| by Nikki Sandison
LONDON - Lloyds TSB has launched a website, called Help I'm Flooded, to provide information for people who have been affected by or are at risk from the floods that have been sweeping parts of the UK.
24 Jul 2007
| by Staff
LONDON - The issue of what constitutes a retail sale has come to the fore after the ASA received complaints about the latest ad campaign by furniture chain DFS.
11 Jun 2007
| by Richard Abbott
DUBAI - Momentum Worldwide has signed up Phil Lynagh, the British boss of Dubai ad agency Fortune Promoseven which is affiliated to McCann Erickson, to become its regional director for Asia.