24 Oct 1997
| by SIMON O’CONNELL
Parker Pens launched a limited edition Snake fountain pen in March
this year and the company invited several PR consultancies to devise a
novel way of promoting it. Charles Barker won the pitch with its
suggestion to link up with Unicef to raise funds for its literacy
progamme.
23 Jan 1997
| by POPPY BRECH
supplier to London. With de-regulation
opening up the gas and electricity markets and the prospect...Recent research by London Electricity (LE) revealed low awareness
among customers of its role as a supplier to London. With de-regulation
opening up the gas and electricity markets and the prospect of
competition from up to 20 new companies, LE needed to raise its
profile.
In order ...
29 Oct 2004
| by Sarah Robertson
to help centralise marcoms. She now oversees a £10m-plus budget and 50 marketing and PR staff ...
1988: Head of marketing and business development, BAA
2000: Business development manager, British Airways Airmiles
2001: Marketing and communications director, Jigsaw Day Nurseries
2002 ...
06 Sep 1996
| by LISA CAMPBELL
Gas, its new gas marketing company....Energy giant British Petroleum has handed Grayling the task of handling
PR for the launch of BP Gas, its new gas marketing company.
Two other agencies pitched for the business which ...
launched on 1 August, the new company will market gas to
industrial, commercial, power generation ...
17 Sep 1999
| by ED SHELTON
of the companies from whom they purchase goods
and services.
Diane VandenBurg, director of marketing at Countrywide Porter Novelli,
says the growth of this social marketing concept is very helpful for
PR. The whole essence of social marketing is how you communicate with
stakeholders who, in PR, are the first ...
04 Jun 1999
| by MAJA PAWINSKA
? Or is it because the Irish market has
a unique propensity to be talked about?
These were the key topics ...
.
Significantly, Northern Ireland was regarded by delegates as aimply
another external market, and part of ...
at the Bank of Ireland; Jeremy Crisp, marketing
manager at Nestle; Barney Whelan, PR manager for electricity ...
07 Aug 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Xerox has promoted Mel Foster to the post of marketing
communications director for Europe...Xerox has promoted Mel Foster to the post of marketing
communications director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
(EMEA).
Foster was previously marketing director for Xerox s small ...
last month to become marketing director for EMEA
industries.
Foster will oversee PR ...
13 Feb 1998
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
as marketing manager....as marketing manager.
Greenwood will be responsible for managing media and all public
relations ...
managers.
She reports to director of corporate relations Mike Keohane, who
oversees marketing ...
.
Keohane joined the water company two years ago to head up a 26-strong
marketing team. Citigate ...
12 Apr 1996
| by REBECCA DOWMAN
-the-board marketing review....Toshiba s fax and photocopier division is seeing four PR agencies as
part of an across-the-board marketing review.
The Weybridge-based division is due to see incumbent firm, JSGL
Partnership ...
years.
Vicky Burr, of the division s marketing department, said the move
reflected a new ...
17 Nov 2000
Diabetes UK campaign director Mark Flannagan is leaving the charity to head up marketing...Diabetes UK campaign director Mark Flannagan is leaving the charity to head up marketing and communications at the newly-launched internet community activism organisation Advocacy Online (AO).
He has been given carte blanche to boost the marketing and PR operation, and will report to AO MD Graham ...