31 Oct 1997
| by JEMIMAH BAILEY
The demerger of communications group Cordiant - which will see The
Rowland Company come under Saatchi and Saatchi ownership - has been
passed by shareholders. The demerger is expected to be complete by 15
December.
31 Oct 1997
| by KATE NICHOLAS
and Partners, as PR Week went to press this
week....Chime Communications was on the brink of completing its purchase of
advertising agency HHCL and Partners, as PR Week went to press this
week.
Marketing services group WPP played a crucial role in the final
negotiations by taking a sizeable stake in Chime, giving HHCL its
long-desired access ...
31 Oct 1997
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
As PR Week went to press, the pens were poised on Chime
Communications long awaited purchase...As PR Week went to press, the pens were poised on Chime
Communications long awaited purchase of ad agency HHCL. The deal -put
together with a little help from WPP - will see Lowe Bell and HHCL
continuing to operate independently, while the interesting combination
of Piers Pottinger and Rupert Howell ...
31 Oct 1997
| by PETER ROBINSON
.
Following the game press packs were issued and journalists received a
bottle signed by Rangers stars Paul ...
There were around 50 cuttings with coverage across the general Scottish
press, trade and consumer and some regional press. The agency was not able
to use the occasion for radio and TV interviews. While there does ...
17 Oct 1997
| by IAN DARBY
DMB We are in negotiations with an internal candidate, but they are
not available until early next year, he explained.
03 Oct 1997
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
is
now common in the UK trade and technical press. Businesses are being
encouraged to buy their way into the press, which is totally at odds
with the tradition of editorial freedom.
The IPR has asked the ASA to support its recommendation that a clause be
added to press releases stating that news ...
03 Oct 1997
| by IAN DARBY
president Michael Burkin was not
available to comment when PR Week went to press.
...
19 Sep 1997
| by IAN DARBY
The Advertising Association has made Sara Price its new head of
public affairs, responsible for Government, Parliamentary and consumer
relations.
She currently works as a Parliamentary adviser to UNICEF and replaces
Jonathan Bullock who resigned following the general election. Press
officer ...
05 Sep 1997
| by NICK PURDOM
advertising and
marketing.
National press coverage included pieces in the Daily Mail ...
08 Aug 1997
| by FRANCES LEE
at best muted. Press coverage following the
Anti-Smoking summit was very pro-ban. The proposal to make ...