Business News - September 2010

    • Thursday, 30 September 2010

      Beale hires more senior players for growing Research & Engagement Division

      Opinion Leader, part of the Research & Engagement Division of Chime, today announced the appointments of Michael Thompson as Research Director and Shaendel Hallett as Client Services Director. Both Hallett and Thompson will be based at the Opinion Leader offices and are due to start their roles within the next...

    • Thursday, 23 September 2010

      Simples, comparethemarket.com chooses Good Relations

      comparethemarket.com, the insurance price comparison site behind comparethemeerkat.com, has appointed Good Relations to support its future PR drive. Marketing Director Mark Vile said: "Our marketing strategy has delivered phenomenal success for the business."There is a compelling story to tell about what we offer the consumer and why our customers are now...

    • Tuesday, 21 September 2010

      PELHAM BELL POTTINGER APPOINTED BY ARBUTHNOT LATHAM PRIVATE BANKERS

      Pelham Bell Pottinger, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has been appointed by Arbuthnot Latham, the London-based private banking and wealth management arm of Arbuthnot Banking Group plc. Arbuthnot Latham provides banking services to a wide cross-section of clients through its subsidiaries.Arbuthnot Latham’s account will be led by Zoë Pocock...

    • Monday, 20 September 2010

      VCCP launches new tonque twister TV campaign for Jordans Frusli

      VCCP has helped to create a new integrated campaign for Jordans Frusli cereal bars, which broke on 20 September 2010.In two different 10” bursts Bill Oddie energetically turns Frusli’s fruity ingredients into fun tonque twisters. It’s the fruitiness that makes Jordans Frusli bars distinctively delicious in the highly competitive family...

    • Monday, 13 September 2010

      PTARMIGAN BELL POTTINGER NETS THE MONEY SHOP’S SPORT ACCOUNT

      The Money Shop, the UK’s number one instant cash provider, has appointed the sports marketing division of Leeds-based PR agency Ptarmigan Bell Pottinger, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, to manage and maximise its expanding sports portfolio.Part of Dollar Financial Corp, a leading international financial services company, The Money Shop’s...

    • Monday, 13 September 2010

      Ellen MacArthur Foundation Appoints Good Relations to Support Communications

      Good Relations, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has been appointed to launch a foundation for Dame Ellen MacArthur and support her work to raise awareness of sustainability.Jamie Butterworth CEO of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation explained: “Ellen wanted an agency that is strong on message development and storytelling around some...

    • Friday, 10 September 2010

      Corporate Citizenship celebrates clients’ DJSI successes

      SAM and Dow Jones Indexes yesterday announced the results of the 2010 annual review for the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, and Corporate Citizenship is delighted that several clients are among the companies recognised.We would like to congratulate Pearson, Unilever and ANZ in particular on achieving super sector leader status for...

    • Thursday, 09 September 2010

      BODOG CONFIRMED AS NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF BODOG.COM WORLD GRAND PRIX DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP

      Bodog, the largest online betting brand in the world, has been confirmed as the new title sponsor of the “Bodog.com World Grand Prix Darts Championship”, in a deal negotiated by Nick Hoyle of Essentially.The poker, casino and online betting website is the new sponsor of the £350,000 event, which will...

    • Wednesday, 08 September 2010

      PELHAM BELL POTTINGER ADVISES RUSSIA’S NUCLEAR AGENCY

      Pelham Bell Pottinger, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has been appointed by ARMZ, the mining subsidiary of Rosatom one of the world's leading nuclear corporations, to advise it on media and investor relations on the proposed $1.5bn transaction with Canadian listed Uranium One.The deal which was passed by Uranium...

    • Tuesday, 07 September 2010

      PAGE & MOY LEADS THE WAY IN ESCORTED TOURS

      Page & Moy, one of the UK’s leading escorted tour operators, is set to lead the re-birth of Escorted Tours. The operator is redeveloping its brand strategy targeting new customers with a repositioning of its product plus a new look, feel and approach to guided tours.Page & Moy has spent...

    • Monday, 06 September 2010

      Pelham Bell Pottinger appointed by Wildnet

      Pelham Bell Pottinger, part of the Bell Pottinger Group, has been appointed by Wildnet Group, one of the leading providers of web-based solutions to the global insurance market place, to handle corporate PR. The account will be led by Damian Beeley, who leads Pelham Bell Pottinger’s insurance practice, with support...

    • Monday, 06 September 2010

      TOTALJOBS.COM LAUNCHES ADVERTISING PUSH IN THE NORTH WEST

      Totaljobs.com launches first television advert for ten yearsTotaljobs.com, one of the UK’s best known jobs websites, is to launch its first television advertising campaign in more than a decade. The ads, created by VCCP London, feature the tag line “It’s not luck, it’s totaljobs.com”, and follow a successful above-the-line regional...

    • Thursday, 02 September 2010

      Opinion Leader poaches most senior researcher from Lorien

      The Research & Engagement Division of Chime Communications plc today announced the appointment of Patrick Meakin as Research Director to head up the automotive practice across the Group. Meakin, who currently leads Lorien Connect’s research division, will join the company in early September and will be based at the Opinion...

    • Wednesday, 01 September 2010

      Claire Jakobsson to join Bell Pottinger Public Affairs

      Claire Jakobsson is set to join Bell Pottinger Public Affairs at the start of the Conservative Party Conference as an Account Director.  She will join BPPA’s successful Energy and Climate Change Unit.  Since 2005, Claire has worked at the House of Commons Parliamentary Resources Unit as Senior Adviser on Energy...