31 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
Lord Bell has told PRWeek that he is 'relishing the opportunity' to be back running a private...Bell, who has today agreed a deal with Chime Communications to buy a section of its PR businesses for a total sum of 19.6m, explained that his new company will continue to operate under the name Bell ...
. Bell used these positive comments to make a sideswipe at WPP CEO Martin Sorrell, a shareholder in Chime ...
09 Mar 2012
| by Alec Mattinson
Lord Bell, chairman of Chime Communications, has dismissed suggestions that The Independent...and Bell is convinced negative headlines about the ethical practices of the group s PR division have had ...
all the time and continuing to win business.
Writing in the Press Gazette this week, Bell hit out ...
.
However, Bell remained tight lipped over his plans to lead a management buyout of a proportion of Chime ...
09 Mar 2012
| by John Owens
Umpf was asked to reposition Belling as a kitchen appliance brand for cooks, rather than just a...Campaign: Tweet Pie: The World's Shortest Recipe Book Client: Belling PR team: Umpf ...
that started an online dialogue between Belling and consumers who were enthusiastic about cooking ...
,000 votes cast on Belling's Facebook page. Facebook fans increased by 360 per cent and Twitter followers ...
31 May 2012
| by Sara Luker
Chime Communications has agreed to sell a section of its PR businesses to Lord Bell, revealing...BPP Communications will be made up of Bell Pottinger Public Relations, Pelham Bell Pottinger (60%), Bell Pottinger Public Affairs, Bell Pottinger Sans Fronti res and Bell Pottinger Middle East. In addition, BPP Communications will acquire the 40% stake in Pelham Bell Pottinger held by senior management ...
10 Apr 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
The PRCA's chief executive has rejected criticism of the findings of an inquiry into Bell Pottinger...the PRCA rejected a complaint against Bell Pottinger Public Affairs, as reported last Wednesday ...
told by Bell Pottinger as prospective clients that is not public. And, as such, that could have ...
, with conditions.
Secondly, Overton suggested that Bell Pottinger s claims that they could help arrange a ...
09 May 2012
| by Alec Mattinson
been agreed for the Lord Bell-led MBO of a number of businesses in its PR division.
As revealed ...
constituents of the Bell Pottinger brand.
The businesses included in discussions are Bell Pottinger Sans Frontieres, Bell Pottinger Public Relations, Bell Pottinger Middle East, Bell Pottinger Public Affairs, Chime ...
09 Mar 2012
| by Alec Mattinson and Matt Cartmell
Rolls-Royce is taking its flagship public affairs work in-house from
Bell Pottinger as speculation ...
come as a result of
recent high-profile concerns around Bell Pottinger's lobbying activities
and ethics ...
engines behind
General Electric, had used Bell Pottinger Public Affairs since 2003. The news follows a ...
29 May 2012
| by John Owens
Hill+Knowlton Strategies UK has recruited Nick Edell for a newly created senior role overseeing...in the client need for digital capability and content creation.
'Nick s experience in this area, as well ...
Nick join us.
Edell will oversee digital work in sectors including consumer packaged goods, energy ...
Communications, Nick ran his own agency, humble2, for 15 years. During this time, Edell was responsible ...
01 Mar 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
Transport stalwart Nick Court has been promoted to the newly created role of director of group comms.
A spokesman for the DfT explained the role had been created in preparation for the focus on transport infrastructure in the run-up to this year's Olympic Games in London.
'This is seen as the first ...
14 May 2012
| by Matt Cartmell
Peter Bingle has left Bell Pottinger Public Affairs, as the group moves towards completing an MBO...The chairman of Bell Pottinger Public Affairs left the Chime Communications company on Friday ...
chairman Lord Bell told PRWeek: Peter Bingle is going to pursue his own affairs. He s decided to go off ...
is not a redundancy, it is expected that there will be a number of lay-offs within Bell Pottinger Group ...