08 May 2009
| by David Singleton
Top drugs companies are reshuffling their public affairs teams as they prepare for a likely change in government.
08 May 2009
- The American Pharmaceutical Group has handed fresh public affairs briefs to Fleishman-Hillard and Hanover Communications. The two agencies held on to the accounts following a ten-way pitch process. Hanover handles public affairs and corporate comms in the UK while F-H deals with issues around access...
08 May 2009
Agency: Fishburn Hedges
Client: Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP)
Timescale: Now until the end of 2009
Budget: Undisclosed
- What is the campaign? The campaign is run by WRAP, a government-funded organisation that
encourages recycling and resource efficiency. Love Food Hate Waste...
08 May 2009
| by Matt Cartmell
Social media - London force's head of comms rejects expert advice on how to combat recent negative press.
08 May 2009
The LGA presents case that council publications are not influencing local news demise.
08 May 2009
Labour councillors at Essex County Council are investigating the council's plans to launch a public affairs agency.
08 May 2009
Both Malcolm Nash (Letters, 24 April) and Paul Simon (Letters, 1 May) have raised questions regarding the Met's media handling of the G20 demonstrations and the tragic death of Ian Tomlinson. I have offered to meet them both to explain the Met's actions and discuss their concerns.
08 May 2009
I was disappointed to hear Sir Martin Sorrell bemoaning the project nature of PR, but not surprised (News, 1 May).
08 May 2009
The Equality Bill, if passed, will be the wake-up call the PR industry needs to address its lack of ethnic diversity (News, 1 May).
08 May 2009
Who is the fittest PRO of them all? Surely Bell Pottinger North director Vicki Baxter. Last week's quest to find the fastest PRO in this year's London Marathon unearthed the news that Baxter completed the race in a speedy 2:53.15. What's more, she broke the UK record for the women's 50-54 age group....