28 May 2004
| by Lynne Roberts
Campaign: Microsoft People Programme
Client: Microsoft
PR team: Edelman and in-house
Timescale...On Sunday and The Times. BBC Breakfast examined Microsoft's flexible benefits, including an on-site creche ...
, Personnel Today, Eve, and on BBC Radio 4 and Breakfast.
The FT ran a full-page Microsoft profile ...
Following a series of well-publicised reputation issues, Microsoft needed to challenge negative ...
22 Jun 2001
| by TARA STEVENS
through loud and clear; from The Guardian 'Manchester gets Microsoft
boost' to BBC Sport's 'Microsoft ...
Client: Microsoft
PR Team: Edelman
Campaign: Commonwealth Games sponsorship launch
Timescale: 1- 3 April
Budget: Undisclosed
Microsoft decided to sponsor the Manchester 2002 ...
11 Oct 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE AND LEXIE GODDARD
Microsoft, the computer software giant, has recruited Peter Shackleton
as head of corporate...Microsoft, the computer software giant, has recruited Peter Shackleton
as head of corporate ...
across its
Africa, Mediterranean and Middle East region.
Still based at Microsoft s Wokingham ...
for managing Microsoft s overall
corporate profile and liaising with its PR agencies: Text 100, The Red ...
07 Feb 2003
Software behemoth Microsoft is staging a PR pitch for its business solutions division in the UK..., Bite Communications and Weber Shandwick for the work.
Microsoft Business Solutions PR manager Sarah ...
the pitch was being conducted separately from Microsoft's main agency roster: 'Microsoft has a roster ...
recently formed initiatives, housing two main acquisitions: Great Plains, which Microsoft bought two years ...
30 Apr 1999
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
GPC director Bill Davies is leaving the public affairs firm after
three-and-a-half years. Davies...GPC director Bill Davies is leaving the public affairs firm after
three-and-a-half years. Davies specialises in IT, aerospace and defence.
His clients include Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems.
...
01 Sep 2000
| by RACHEL BAIRD
Computer publisher Ziff-Davis has announced the late spring launch
of IT Week, a weekly newspaper...Computer publisher Ziff-Davis has announced the late spring launch
of IT Week, a weekly newspaper aimed at senior IT professional. The
launch team includes Tony Westbrook, former launch editor of Ziff-Davis
titles PC Direct and PC Magazine, as editor in chief. The new title will
provide news ...
06 Jun 1997
| by POPPY BRECH
In July 1996 The Red Consultancy was researching a lifestyle
campaign to promote Microsoft Network...In July 1996 The Red Consultancy was researching a lifestyle
campaign to promote Microsoft Network (MSN), Microsoft s new Internet
service provider.
The agency asked a simple question ...
that
Microsoft didn t know. It became obvious that no one had researched the
consumer experience ...
12 May 2000
| by MAJA PAWINSKA
Organisation: Microsoft...Organisation: Microsoft
Issue: The Love Bug
At: www.microsoft.com
Who ...
in the Philippines and spread via Hong
Kong to Europe and the US during the course of 4 May through the
Microsoft Outlook system. Microsoft was also one of the companies hit by
the virus.
It s amazing how often ...
08 Oct 1999
| by DAVID MCCORMACK
Microsoft is on the verge of recruiting its first UK government
relations head....Microsoft is on the verge of recruiting its first UK government
relations head.
The move ...
candidate. It will be based at Microsoft s
UK headquarters in Reading and work alongside the existing ...
closely with Microsoft UK chairman David Svendsen.
The new post will be responsible for liaising ...
28 Jun 1996
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Microsoft, the US-owned computer and IT giant, has hired Darren Briggs
as its first internal...Microsoft, the US-owned computer and IT giant, has hired Darren Briggs
as its first internal ...
department, joins Microsoft in August.
Based at its headquarters in Winnersh, near Reading, he will be in
charge of communicating with Microsoft s 718 employees throughout its
offices in Winnersh, Edinburgh ...