12 Dec 2003
The latest PR agency Economic Barometer survey suggest firms are going into 2004 with a marked increase in optimism. Mark Johnson sifts through the data
12 Dec 2003
| by Joe Lepper
Engineering giant Jarvis has taken a battering over the past year With senior management changes now in place, is it in a position to turn around its reputation?
11 Dec 2003
Paul Ross, Englishmen in baseball caps and men who go to awards dinners minus the black ties because they're so creative. Just a few of the people I'd like to see clambering out of the back of that German truck at the end of The Great Escape to face the big machine gun, writes Ian Darby .
10 Dec 2003
Anyone familiar with the concept of the 'Tipping Points' will find something very familiar indeed when they look around the internet marketing industry, writes Danny Meadows-Klue .
05 Dec 2003
| by Mark Johnson
Rugby's temporary PR flourish in the World Cup has not solved the core problem for all sports other than football - how to compete for attention with the national game. Mark Johnson reports on the 'grassroots and stars' strategy many sports now employ
05 Dec 2003
| by Joe Lepper
Regulators have a reputation as meddlers, interfering in and constraining the companies they oversee. So how will Ofcom's PR operation cope with its sprawling remit?
28 Nov 2003
| by Charlie Whelan, charlie.whelan@haynet.com
I think I had dinner with Guy Black, the new Tory head of media, at the Labour Party conference this year. I say think, because I confess to having had a few post lunch sherbets and my recollection of the evening hosted by The Mail on Sunday is not altogether clear.
28 Nov 2003
| by Lexie Williamson
As ever more brands try to gain a foothold in the already crowded haircare market, companies are looking to PR to get their products noticed.
21 Nov 2003
| by Adam Hill
It has been quite an autumn for shareholders. First, Carlton Communications chairman Michael Green was ousted from the new ITV plc, then James Murdoch's installation as BSkyB CEO became the subject of media ire. Adam Hill looks at the implications
21 Nov 2003
| by Andy Allen
For many a hard-pressed PR agency or in-house team, hiring freelancers seems a good way to get an extra pair of hands. But how does their cost compare to full-time staff?