07 May 1999
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE and SOPHIE BARKER
Top four lobbying agency Westminster Strategy (WS) is to merge with
Political Context to create a 45-strong outfit with an estimated fee
income of pounds 2.5 million.
07 May 1999
| by SIMON ELLERY
A quarter of multinational companies do not test the effectiveness
of their international PR programmes, and another 30 per cent do not use
media analysis according to research carried out by the PRCA.
07 May 1999
| by SIMON ELLERY
British American Tobacco, the world s second largest multinational
tobacco company, is set to position itself as a responsible company
within a controversial industry .
07 May 1999
| by ED SHELTON
Cable company Telewest is to lose its corporate communications and
investor relations director Ian Hood, who is leaving the company after
six years to set up on his own.
07 May 1999
| by ED SHELTON
The Diana, Princess of Wales, Memorial Fund has appointed United
Biscuits external affairs chief, Joanna Scott, as its first head of
communications.
07 May 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Manchester United Football Club is to hire a corporate PR firm in a
bid to improve its community relations. Sources say the football club is
keen to promote a more positive image to both local and national
supporters and sponsors.
07 May 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Daniel Edelman, the founder of the only independent top ten global
PR agency, last week hinted of a possible change in his firm s
status.
07 May 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Kingfisher public affairs manager David Marshall has resigned after
nine months in the post. He has not yet decided on either his next move
or his departure date. Marshall previously spent 15 years in the
Government Information and Communication Service. He reports to
corporate affairs director Mike...
07 May 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Paul Burden, previously presenter of BBC1 s Business Breakfast, has
moved to the John Lewis Partnership to take its top PR post as general
editor.
07 May 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Teletext has hired Harvard PR to promote its new digital service
(PR Week, 23 April). The agency won the six-figure consumer account last
week following a three-way pitch against Rosalyn Palmer PR and Propeller
Marketing Communications. To date, Teletext s PR has been handled
in-house.