21 Dec 2000
| by MARK KLEINMAN
'As the Millennium Dome opened its doors to the public this week, its corporate sponsors were among those waiting eagerly for the country's reaction.' So wrote Marketing in its first issue of the year. As 2000 draws to a close, do we really know what that reaction has been?
15 Dec 2000
The University of Southampton is seeking a head of development for its aggressive Golden Jubilee 2002 fundraising campaign. The newly-created position will be responsible for raising the profile of a large capital fund initiative which will fund new research facilities. Leading a team of eight fundraisers,...
15 Dec 2000
Political campaigning moved into new terrain last week as Labour MP Joan Ruddock launched a climate change campaign solely by e-mail.
08 Dec 2000
| by JENNY WATTS
WCRS has unveiled a national TV, press, poster and radio campaign for the charity Centrepoint, highlighting the plight of homeless young people during the winter months.
08 Dec 2000
Nkwocha world s agenda . Stone said events including fashion shows were planned and that outside PR consultants would be used for campaigns.
08 Dec 2000
Demonstrating its belief that the internet is an important communications tool in local government, Lewisham Council in London has created a web manager post within its PR division. The post-holder will take charge of the day-to-day management of the web as a communications tool and will have a brief...
08 Dec 2000
| by MAJA PAWINSKA
Client: Horticulture Week and other sponsors
08 Dec 2000
The Foreign Press Association's annual media awards took place last week with the cream of the world's news organisations represented.
The FPA offered for the first time a gong for the UK's best press office.
This award went to the press attache at the Irish embassy, Geoffrey Keating.
But...
01 Dec 2000
Westminster Strategy has hired Rob Goodyear, former head of ministerial support at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, to oversee new business and improve efficiency in the running of the office. He reports to MD Leighton Andrews.
01 Dec 2000
The Commission for Racial Equality head of public affairs, Richard Jarman, is to join Consolidated Communications Public Affairs as an account director. The former researcher to Labour MPs Margaret Hodge and Stephen Twigg will develop Consolidated's corporate social responsibility work.