12 Dec 1997
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
Schools IT supplier RM has hired Grayling to promote it as one of
the leading developers of the Government s National Grid for
Learning.
12 Dec 1997
| by JENNIFER WHITEHEAD
Anticipating overwhelming demand from the public for information on
the verdict in the Louise Woodward murder trial, Judge Hiller Zobel
announced that his decision on the fate of the British au pair would be
posted on the internet. This would make US legal history and created
huge interest in the internet...
12 Dec 1997
| by ROBERT GRAY
Many public relations consultancies based in the Home Counties,
from Kent and Surrey to Berkshire and Oxfordshire - but based just
outside London - would take great exception to hearing themselves
described as regional businesses. That tag, they might assert
sniffily, belongs to agencies located in...
A landmark High Court ruling that will protect companies rights to
their names on the Internet has won praise from the Institute of Trade
Mark Agents.
21 Nov 1997
| by GIDEON SUMMERFIELD
Greenpeace has criticised the Advertising Standards Authority s
draconian stance towards the campaigning of non-profit organisations
as the pressure group launched two Websites.
14 Nov 1997
| by KAREN DEMPSEY and STEVE JOHN
The recent disagreement between the US and Europe over the dollars
2 billion investment to develop the South Pars gas field off Iran by the
French energy group Total, highlights the political risk inherent in
foreign investment decisions. While professional political risk analysis
can warn of potential...
14 Nov 1997
Text 100 s head of public affairs Venessa Holtham, who escorted
Microsoft s Bill Gates into No 10 Downing Street, has been busy meeting
world leaders lately.
31 Oct 1997
| by ALASDAIR REID
Mirror Group is said to be considering changing its name to reflect
the wider scope of its activities. The company, founded as a national
newspaper publisher, received the go-ahead from the Government last week
to buy the regional publisher, Midland Independent Newspapers. The deal
is expected to lead...
24 Oct 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
Hi-tech agency Bite has been appointed by Comic Relief to handle PR
for its Christmas web site which will be its main source of fundraising
over the festive period. Web surfers will be able to pledge donations
and enter competitions, while viewing the site.
10 Oct 1997
| by TOM HUDSON
Sensation. At the Royal Academy, yes. At the Grosvenor House? I
don t think so. While modern British art is fresh, funny and capable of
getting inside your head and derailing your day, modern British
advertising is coasting.