13 Jul 2001
The Rugby Football Union has taken on agency help to boost
England's chances of hosting the 2007 World Cup.
The Twickenham-based governing body for the sport has appointed the PPS
Group to handle its newly-created public affairs account, following a
four-way pitch.
The brief includes ...
12 Jun 1998
| by IAN DARBY
Last week I attended a World Cup warm-up event held by the
Institute of Directors at London...Last week I attended a World Cup warm-up event held by the
Institute of Directors at London s Hilton hotel.
Also in attendance, to see nine of the 1966 World Cup-winning team bask
in past ...
thought of
England s World Cup chances and the drinking exploits of Paul Gascoigne
and Teddy ...
09 Jul 1999
| by SIMON ELLERY
Alex McGivan, director of the World Cup 2006 Campaign, is looking
for 30 to 40 football...Alex McGivan, director of the World Cup 2006 Campaign, is looking
for 30 to 40 football-loving London-based PR professionals to volunteer
behind-the-scenes support to help bring the competition back ...
for multilingual PROs as tasks include dealing with a
world-wide constituency and specifically targeting the 24 ...
01 Sep 2000
| by IAN DARBY
There is little need to reiterate quite how much of a big deal the
World Cup was; nor how much...There is little need to reiterate quite how much of a big deal the
World Cup was; nor how much ...
, the slot machine operator, blamed the World
Cup for the poor performance of the games machines ...
informed person on football, but I am well aware
that the World Cup comes around once every four years ...
10 Jul 1998
| by SUZAN LEAVY
As the 1998 World Cup reaches its climax Alec McGivan, campaign
director of England s 2006 bid...As the 1998 World Cup reaches its climax Alec McGivan, campaign
director of England s 2006 bid ...
that England should host the World Cup in
2006.
McGivan was recruited by David Davies at the Football ...
.
This bid is very much about politics and has very little to do with
football. Football is the World Cup ...
04 Sep 1998
| by NICK PURDOM
As a sporting spectacle, World Cup 98 was a resounding success, but
the insatiable hunger...As a sporting spectacle, World Cup 98 was a resounding success, but
the insatiable hunger ...
this year following its failur eto deliver on orders for tickets to the
World Cup was widely covered ...
was reported to have left 2,500 business people
without tickets for the World Cup Final.So just what went ...
16 Apr 1999
| by SIMON ELLERY
PR agencies looking to entertain clients with corporate packages to
the Rugby World Cup have been...PR agencies looking to entertain clients with corporate packages to
the Rugby World Cup have ...
and PR managers should look to book
packages for the World Cup in October - but they need to be wary of the
unscrupulous touts who promise a lot but fail to deliver, warns
Scott.
During the footballing World ...
09 Jun 2006
| by Daniel Rogers, Editor, danny.rogers@haynet.com
, sponsorship and PR since the last World Cup in 2002....time around, many media
loudly proclaimed that Nike 'won the World Cup'. They were not only
referring ...
smart ambush campaigns. This time, with the World Cup staged on its home turf in Germany, Adidas ...
, for the next two World Cups. Of course, there's still a lot to play for over the next month - and we
could ...
01 Sep 2000
| by IAN DARBY
While some of us are suffering from World Cup withdrawal symptoms
many PR agencies are filling...While some of us are suffering from World Cup withdrawal symptoms
many PR agencies are filling the summer months with their own games.
Last week saw Arrow PR and NCH Action for Children hold a five-a-side
tournament for the charity at Arsenal s Highbury stadium, organised by
Arrow s Tom Herbst. The winner ...
25 Jun 1999
| by JULIETTE GARSIDE
matches and raise its profile in advance of
next year s World Cup....The Rugby Football League last week appointed McCann-Erickson PR to
increase attendance at its matches and raise its profile in advance of
next year s World Cup.
The account, won after a ...
to organise the
next Rugby World Cup, which will take place in the UK next year.
The agency has been ...