01 Mar 2002
Manchester-based PR agency Brazen has won the account for mobile
phone retailer Phones4U, from...choice for
mobile phones.' A four-strong account team headed by Brazen owner and director Nina
Wheeler ...
growing mobile phone retailer. It operates
a national chain of more than 220 stores and is the retail arm ...
, which had a record-breaking 2001, seeing Phones4U cement
its position in the mobile phone retail market ...
16 Sep 2005
Mobile phone retailer Phones4u is reviewing its consumer PR as it prepares to roll out a £9m...conflict of
interest after winning a contract with network operator T-Mobile in
July. Phones4u ...
Phones4u, part of UK phone company The Caudwell Group, was left without
a retained agency two ...
. As well as Phones4u, The Caudwell Group owns fixed-line company Caudwell
Communications, which includes ...
17 Jul 1998
| by NICK PURDOM
The World 718 is the first mobile phone to operate on both sides of
the Atlantic. Previously...The World 718 is the first mobile phone to operate on both sides of
the Atlantic. Previously, people travelling to the USA have had to buy a
second mobile phone or SIM card, with the inconvenience ...
in the
mobile phone market.
Tactics
One-to-one briefings were set up with the trade press ...
09 May 1997
| by JOHN-PIERRE JOYCE
Mobile phone retailer The Phone House has hired Grayling to support
its shop launch programme...Mobile phone retailer The Phone House has hired Grayling to support
its shop launch programme in France. A subsidiary of UK chain The
Carphone Warehouse, The Phone House has already opened two outlets in
France and plans to open a further 15 this year and 50 next year.
Recruited following a competitive ...
06 Aug 1999
| by SOPHIE BARKER
Virgin Mobile, Richard Branson s new mobile phone outfit, has
handed its six-figure consumer PR...Virgin Mobile, Richard Branson s new mobile phone outfit, has
handed its six-figure consumer PR ...
Mobile brand
among existing mobile-users, as well as those who have not bought into
the mobile phone ...
covers the pre-launch and launch period and may
extend beyond that. Virgin Mobile has kept its launch ...
07 Nov 1997
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
Mobile phone operator Orange has appointed Lawson Lucas Mendelsohn
to advise it on government...Mobile phone operator Orange has appointed Lawson Lucas Mendelsohn
to advise it on government and public affairs.
It is the third account that the agency has won from Lowe Bell Political
since ...
the Government for Orange s research into new technology which can link
mobile phones to the internet and allow ...
20 Apr 2001
Worldpop, the pop music website aimed at younger consumers, is
launching a text messaging service for Tower Records, the music retail
chain. Worldpop, which produces its own content, will send what amount
to 'virtual vouchers' to various mobile phones. The recipient shows the
message ...
21 Nov 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has called in Jane Howard
PR to handle its six...Mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse has called in Jane Howard
PR to handle its six-figure account.
Jane Howard pitched against Life PR and Biss Lancaster, after Carphone
Warehouse went ...
introduced a free mobile phone battery
testing and reconditioning service for its customers. The company ...
13 Oct 2000
Mobile phone company Ericsson is doubling its global investor relations resource and opening a...Mobile phone company Ericsson is doubling its global investor relations resource and opening a dedicated office in London.
The moves are in response to the company s global expansion and a reflection of the fact that under four per cent of turnover now comes from within its home market of Sweden.
Until ...
23 Jun 2000
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
on the mobile phone portal Mviva when it
launches later this summer. Mviva is owned by Carphone Warehouse...CNN and the Cartoon Network, both owned by Turner Broadcasting
Systems, will be available on the mobile phone portal Mviva when it
launches later this summer. Mviva is owned by Carphone Warehouse and AOL
and will be distributed via the telephone retailer s stores. CNN Mobile
will feature breaking ...