The NHS in the North West has established a roster of social marketing agencies.
Local government communications can be a tough job. There are so many variables that can influence the effectiveness of how well councils communicate with residents and stakeholders.
PPS Group director Richard Evans has called on local councils to deliver 'minimum standards of service' and clear guidance on what activities should be given priority.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has appointed the former Association of Train Operating Companies' (ATOC) comms director as acting head of strategic communications.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has highlighted widespread dissatisfaction about the impact of council publications on local newspapers.
The Central Office of Information (COI) is calling on the industry to help it develop better standards for evaluating public sector PR activities, as government communications come under increasing levels of scrutiny.
Weber Shandwick has taken a prestigious Foreign & Com¬monwealth Office (FCO) comms brief from Trimedia.
The Duke of Edinburgh met the world's travel media at Buckingham Palace last Wednesday, as part of a global media tour by VisitBritain to encourage consumers to continue to travel to Britain. Seventy influential travel writers and broadcasters from 31 countries visited the palace as part of His Royal...
The Housing Ombudsman Service (HOS) has a brief out for a PR consultancy.
The Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC) has brought in Edward Welsh as its director of corporate affairs.