28 Nov 2008
Beem has already signed up around 40 UK businesses, including pizza
chains, taxi services and university student unions. It is also in
discussions with London 2012 to provide mobile payments for tickets,
travel and merchandise. Hotwire will initially work on a social media campaign to raise Beem's
profile ...
28 Nov 2008
The University of Essex has appointed a new director of communications
and external relations as it looks for greater brand recognition.
Vanessa Potter has more than 15 years' senior management experience in
the public and third sectors and has worked in central and local
government and for the National Union ...
24 Nov 2008
| by Matt Cartmell
in central and local government and for the National Union of Students. She will be responsible for leading ...
21 Nov 2008
| by David Singleton
As the European Union and the US push ahead with legislation to ban the importation of illegally harvested timber, Open Road will advise Helveta on its worldwide lobbying strategy. The UK-based company provides technology such as barcodes and handheld applications that allow governments to establish ...
21 Nov 2008
The quango has snapped up Rachel Gilmour, director of comms at the
National Farmers' Union, as head of strategic comms. Whitehall comms man Alex Ross has joined as head of media and events and
National Trust assistant director of comms Kirstie Hills has joined as
head of corporate comms. The hires ...
21 Nov 2008
at a studio in Brixton. They posed with and
without Union Jack flags, and had personal 'mantras ...
17 Nov 2008
| by Matt Cartmell
The quango has hired former director of communications at the National Farmers Union, Rachel Gilmour, as head of strategic communications. Former Whitehall comms man Alex Ross has joined as head of media and events and former National Trust assistant director of communications Kirstie Hills has joined ...
14 Nov 2008
| by Matt Cartmell
Norwich Union has put its insurance and RAC consumer business up for
repitch - believed ...
by the end of the year,' said Norwich Union head of media
relations Louise Zucchi. Lexis will continue to work on Norwich Union's life insurance. Its
sports team will continue to handle sponsorships ...
14 Nov 2008
Target: UK Government
Protesters: National Union of Students
Location: Nationwide
Date: 5 November
- The lowdown The National Union of Students (NUS) organised a 'Students in the Red'
day ...
called by the European Students' Union. - How did the Government respond? The Department ...
07 Nov 2008
- Ten-second biography A former president of the National Union of Students, Murphy was
propelled into Parliament in 1997 as Scotland's youngest MP. Since
taking his first step on the government ladder in 2001 he has been
junior whip, employment minister and Europe minister. He took over from
Des ...