16 Sep 2005
| by Anita Chabria and Ian Hall
'A lot of our clients are based in London so our account executives are
always flying there,' agency partner Simon Halls told PRWeek US. The Interpublic Group-owned outfit has offices in Hollywood and New
York. Its website lists AOL, Motorola, Levi's and Louis Vuitton as brand
clients. PMK ...
16 Sep 2005
Phones4u, part of UK phone company The Caudwell Group, was left without
a retained agency two weeks ago when four-year incumbent Brazen PR
resigned the account - the agency said it identified a ...
looking at our consumer PR needs but we have talked to a
few agencies as part of that review,' said ...
16 Sep 2005
The agency emerged triumphant this week after a pitch against Hill &
Knowlton, AS Biss & Co, Four Communications and the incumbent. The
switch comes amid Ofcom's review of its allocation of radio spectrum ...
policy at Cable & Wireless. Media Strategy MD Charles Lewington will lead the account. The agency ...
16 Sep 2005
| by Ravi Chandiramani
of BPPA managing
director Peter Bingle when Bingle was MD of public affairs agency
GPC. White told ...
in London. The agency lost directors Rhoda
MacDonald to Burson-Marsteller and Tim Carr to The Waterfront ...
09 Sep 2005
| by Ian Hall
NEW YORK/LONDON: London creative agencies The Fish Can Sing and Cake are handling global and UK...asked to perform. Meanwhile, The Fish Can Sing - a retained Motorola agency - is
understood to have ...
09 Sep 2005
| by Ian Hall
The France Telecom-owned operator has just unveiled its latest ad
campaign as part of a strategy to reinvigorate the brand, reworking its
acclaimed launch slogan 'The future's bright...'. The agency selection is intriguing given that JCPR represented fierce
competitor O2 for three years until declining to repitch ...
19 Aug 2005
SHENZHEN: China's biggest telecoms equipment maker, ZTE Corporation, has hired London agency AxiCom...The company, which makes and sells network equipment including mobile
terminals, has briefed AxiCom to provide strategic advice at both group
level and to the company's network of agencies. ZTE has previously relied on country-based agencies for external comms
support. ZTE's main competitor ...
19 Aug 2005
It has handed existing agency Weber Shandwick the six-figure consumer
and trade brief, secured in a head-to-head pitch against Germany-based
Oliver Schrott Kommunikation. 'We want to allow journalists to discover what these phones do for
themselves. They will have the opportunity to create ...
01 Jul 2005
| by Ian Hall
Video mobile network 3 is creating an agency roster for UK project work to promote its brand...Rostered agencies would handle specialist contracts - such as promoting product or service ...
thus far merely had 'initial discussions' with undisclosed agencies, and that a roster of preferred ...
to be finalised.
Agencies that 'understand the needs of challenger brands' are being approached, with decisions ...
10 Jun 2005
| by Donna Werbner
Orange and the Financial Services Authority have separately hired a start-up agency that claims...Called Parent Focus, the agency was formed by the National Family Parenting Institute director ...
.
The pair set up the agency on a part-time basis three months ago to work solely for parent-focused clients ...
.
The agency will begin a PR campaign about FSA leaflets at the end of the year.
'There is more awareness ...