27 Nov 1998
| by MAGGIE BROWN
London-based Merlin Financial and Frankfurt-based Charles Barker
(not affiliated to its UK-based namesake) have come together to form a
new financial PR company, Investor Consult. The new agency will be
headed by managing director Daniel Ganjon, who was head of investor
relations at German bank Bayerische...
20 Nov 1998
| by KATHY GREENE
Insurer Norwich Union has appointed Rebecca Iveson to the newly
created role of investor relations...Insurer Norwich Union has appointed Rebecca Iveson to the newly
created role of investor ...
with Brunswick PR, which handles Norwich s PR. She will
report to Norwich Union s group financial controller ...
function, said Iveson.
Norwich Union also retains QBO for its healthcare and general insurance ...
20 Nov 1998
| by MAGGIE BROWN
Rowland Worldwide has forged an affiliation agreement with Canadian
agency Argyle Communications, which will become Rowland s first
representative in Canada. The agency, to be known as Argyle Rowland
Worldwide, is based in Toronto and has a staff of 20 led by chief
executive Ray Argyle. Its clients...
02 Oct 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Norwich Union has appointed Penrose Financial to raise awareness of
the modernisation of its range...Norwich Union has appointed Penrose Financial to raise awareness of
the modernisation of its ...
unit
trusts into an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC). It will target
Norwich Union s 34 ...
priced than
unit trusts.
Norwich Union wants the conversion to go ahead in November but the move ...
02 Oct 1998
| by SIMON ELLERY
Systems Union, a supplier of financial and business software, has
appointed Kate Pennell...Systems Union, a supplier of financial and business software, has
appointed Kate Pennell as European PR manager. Pennell,formerly an
account manager at Text 100 in South Africa, replaces Anne Costello who
left Systems Union in February to join De La Rue. Systems Union uses
Firefly in the UK ...
18 Sep 1998
| by Ian Darby
Earlier this week Norwich Union launched its latest advertising
campaign, featuring everyday...Earlier this week Norwich Union launched its latest advertising
campaign, featuring everyday ...
returns from
their policies.
Norwich Union also used retained agency QBO to handle the PR support ...
-twanging for longer than the Saatchi and Saatchi creatives who
dreamed up the Norwich Union ad. My picture shows ...
11 Sep 1998
| by CLAIRE COZENS
Norwich Union will next week launch a TV and poster campaign aimed
at building consumers...Norwich Union will next week launch a TV and poster campaign aimed
at building consumers awareness of its investment services.
The campaign, by Saatchi Norwich Union has more than pounds 50 ...
, account director at Saatchis, added: The challenge for
this campaign was to boost Norwich Union ...
11 Sep 1998
| by ELEANOR TRICKETT
appointed the Edinburgh-based agency, the
Union, to create an advertising campaign in the run...The Scottish Labour Party, which relaunched this week as the
Scottish New Labour Party, has appointed the Edinburgh-based agency, the
Union, to create an advertising campaign in the run ...
the Union to give me advice and guidance on the campaign - not
for its name!
The Union has also ...
07 Aug 1998
| by RACHEL BAIRD
Fashion casual wear company Joe Bloggs has hired Union PR for a
pounds 60,000 business...Fashion casual wear company Joe Bloggs has hired Union PR for a
pounds 60,000 business ...
rarely been
happy with external PR companies but (Union) has given indications that
it has its finger on the pulse.
Union will organise activities plus possible sponsorship deals with
nightclubs ...
24 Jul 1998
| by STEPHANIE FRANCE
, will become a reality in January 1999 when
European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), is rolled out to 11..., will become a reality in January 1999 when
European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), is rolled out to 11 ...
the UK signed up for
the first wave of monetary union, is open to speculation.
But even without the new business which monetary union will undoubtedly
bring, financial PR has already replaced hi ...