22 May 2012
| by Maisie McCabe
The Government is preparing to review its media buying business, currently handled by WPP's M4C...the Government Procurement Service and in a statement it said it plans to review its central media buying ...
was outlined at the Agile Government Communications Conference for suppliers in Westminster yesterday ...
to inform the future strategy".
Last year, Government advertising from its various departments commanded ...
22 May 2012
| by John Owens
The Government will be kicking off two roster searches in a hunt for 'the most innovative ideas...comms spend.
The Government Procurement Service will work alongside the governmental comms operation ...
will be awarded.
The meeting, named 'Agile government communications: ambitions for the future' and hosted by Dods, came after the COI was closed at the end of March.
During the meeting, senior government ...
22 May 2012
| by Gemma Charles
The government is to make ad campaigns aimed at stimulating growth a key part of the first cross...Speaking at the Agile Government Communications Conference in Westminster on Monday (21 May), Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude and the executive director for government communications, Jenny Grey ...
of the government's growth strategy.
Other campaigns set for the coming year include activity to promote ...
24 May 2012
| by John Owens
The Government's top communicators have called on the PR industry to diversify its services...At a standing room-only conference on Monday, senior Government figures explained the fresh ...
to better incorporate digital, planning and measurement.
The wide-ranging plan will see the Government ...
wide range of skills in PR, advertising and marketing.
Executive director of government comms Jenny ...
28 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
frustrations he claims were felt not only inside City Hall but in central government, the Olympics family ...
24 May 2012
| by Danny Rogers
This week, further details emerged of the Government's new approach to its comms campaigns after...of government comms Jenny Grey - have been caught between a rock and a hard place.
On the one hand Downing ...
Labour government. On the other, like any administration, the coalition is seeking significant public ...
to be seen to be doing some useful stuff.
Maude admitted this week that 'governments need to communicate ...
25 May 2012
| by Matthew Chapman
smaller central London stores, to push its F&F clothing range....The partnership will make the F F collection available to buy in central London stores, which do not have the floor space to display the clothes, for the first time.
F F clothing designs will appear ...
smaller central London stores aren't big enough to have clothing ranges, so this is a great opportunity ...
24 May 2012
| by John Tylee
Agencies were this week left bewildered by the Government's plans for a leaner approach....
At the same time, they are fearful about possible friction between government procurement specialists and the new "proactive communication hubs" that bring government departments together.
The Government's communication strategy for the post-COI era was laid out by Jenny Grey, the executive director for government ...
25 May 2012
The Scotsman newspaper has been forced to apologise after accusing the Scottish Government...of 250 public sector bodies
in Scotland, including the Scottish Government, health boards and the
police ...
, the Scottish Government contacted the
paper and put out a statement, which read: 'Any suggestion ...
24 May 2012
| by Elin Twigge, PLMR
The best campaigns capture the public imagination long before they tackle the Government, says Elin...for the coalition not to listen.
This was a textbook example of how strong public pressure forced the Government ...
of research and development tax credits for the life sciences sector after the change of Government in 2010 ...