13 Dec 2002
| by CAMILLA PALMER
The former Saatchi Saatchi managing partner John Rudaizky is teaming up with the Spectre director Matt Ryan to form a new company specialising in developing PR alongside advertising.
An independent report set up to investigate the feasibility of a single "supergroup" to be the voice of Britain's communications industry has come out against a full-scale merger of its trade bodies.
08 Nov 2002
Ogilvy & Mather is strengthening its healthcare business with the integration of the Shire Health Group into the O&M Europe, Africa and Middle East business.
LONDON - HHCL & Partners is poised to become a fully fledged WPP agency in a move that would make it the London base of the group's Red Cell network.
21 Jun 2002
Prepare for surreal shots of seagulls following trawlers. Eric
Cantona - he of the eccentric turn of phrase and the famous kung-fu kick
- is having a bash at commercials directing through Harry Nash. Bon
chance to him. But you can't help feeling that the former Manchester
United star is being taken...
The IPA is trying to cool the controversy provoked by its
suggestion for a single trade body to be the voice of the communications
industry by suggesting that an independent commission of inquiry should
investigate the idea.
08 Mar 2002
| by ADAM LEYLAND
Derided by many in the ad industry as a hill of beans, the PR
industry shot up from nowhere in the late 90s, and almost every ad
conglomerate suddenly wanted a piece of the action.
08 Mar 2002
The most disappointing packages by far are the ones that are quite large but are very light. All experience shows that they are the product of a fevered PR imagination designed to disappoint, writes Ray Snoddy.
08 Mar 2002
| by MEG CARTER
PR can't compensate for tired or controversial advertising, but
when built into an ad strategy up front it can significantly magnify its
effect and minimise possible problems. Even so, few campaigns are
planned this way, with PR all too often being an after-thought. The
benefits of forward planning...
08 Feb 2002
Publicis is expanding in Japan with the acquisition of Gravitas, a
Tokyo-based agency that specialises in public relations and sales
promotion. The purchase will boost Publicis' revenues in Japan by 50 per
cent. Its Japanese office works for clients such as Nestle and Renault.
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