21 Aug 2003
| by Peter Simpson
LONDON - WPP chief executive Sir Martin Sorrell has pledged to sever all ties with Burma, after the company's inclusion on The Burma Campaign's latest 'dirty list' of firms operating in the country.
16 Nov 2001
DISABLITIES: Disabilities charity John Grooms has stepped up its PR
and advertising campaign to increase independence for disabled people. A
cinema ad detailing the campaign will be shown during performances of
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. All creative staff, including
Dom Joly...
17 Aug 2001
| by BEN BOLD
Client: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
PR Team: In-house
Campaign: Fishing Hurts
Timescale: 1 August - ongoing
Budget: Undisclosed
Since 1980, animal rights organisation PETA has campaigned against
fishing in the US and Canada, using poster and TV advertising and...
13 Oct 2000
| by MICHELE WITTHAUS
Following restructuring of its communications function, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has appointed Gary Ward as head of communications, a newly-created post.
13 Oct 2000
| by BEN BOLD
Client: The Environment Agency
29 Sep 2000
The Royal National Institute for the Blind has launched a six-month education campaign, 'Changing the way we think about Blindness'. Handled solely by the charity's in-house five-strong communications team, headed by Lynne Stockbridge, the campaign aims to change minds about sight-loss and show that...
19 Nov 1999
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Barnado s is to draft in Suzanne Heaney as its advertising and
communications head.
13 Aug 1999
| by RICHARD EDWARDS
Barnardo s communications director Andrew Nebel has folded the
children s charity s top advertising and PR posts into one role.
29 Jan 1999
| by ANTHONY CLARK
The British Red Cross is to hire a campaigns co-ordinator to manage
a campaign to raise the profile of its humanitarian work in the UK and
overseas during the next two years. The co-ordinator will report to
corporate communications director John Gray, who oversees a team of 30.
They will manage events,...