Business News - May 2008

    • Thursday, 29 May 2008

      International Gold Award For Good Relations

      Good Relations has won an international Gold Award for the agency’s work with the NHS Connecting for Health Programme. The 2008 pan European Sabre Award for best work in the public sector was awarded to the Good Relations team at the international prize giving event in Venice. Connecting for Health...

    • Monday, 26 May 2008

      Corporate Citizenship secures place as assurance leader

      A recent assessment of the key assurance providers in the UK by business research company Verdantix, confirmed that Corporate Citizenship has the biggest share of the FTSE 100 assurance market at 15%, and highlighted our leadership in stakeholder engagement work. Already this year Corporate Citizenship has been appointed to carry out...

    • Monday, 26 May 2008

      Good Relations Casts Off The Competition To Win Orvis Consumer Pr Account

      International outdoor specialist Orvis hires UK consumer agency Good Relations has been appointed by leading outdoor and fishing specialist brand, Orvis, to represent its wide range of products in the UK with a consumer brief. To further establish Orvis as a leading household name within the UK, Good Relations has...

    • Wednesday, 21 May 2008

      Metro’s mural message by VCCP

      A mural by the underground artists known as Le Gun has been commissioned by VCCP and Metro to tell the story behind the Metro phenomenon. The 20 x 2 metre mural is on the side of an undisclosed East End office block and visually recounts the        story and achievements of...

    • Sunday, 18 May 2008

      Units – They All Add Up – Government Launches New £10M Alcohol Campaign By Vccp

      Biggest alcohol awareness campaign to date The Government launches a new two-part alcohol ‘Know Your Limits’ campaign today, devised by creative communications agency VCCP.  The first ‘Units’ strand – with an overall budget from the Department of Health of £6 million for 2008/09 – aims to tell drinkers how many units...

    • Sunday, 18 May 2008

      The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Hires BPUSA to Promote New Leader

      In May 2008 Bell Pottinger USA worked with The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) to announce that its board has unanimously selected Peter Saltonstall to be the organization’s new President and Chief Executive officer. The appointment comes as NORD celebrates its 25th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of the...

    • Wednesday, 14 May 2008

      O2 appoints agency duo to form innovative partnership to deliver new digital strategy

      O2 has appointed VCCP and Avenue A Razorfish for the task of re-designing their O2.co.uk website. The agencies chose to approach the pitch as a combined team to offer best in class thinking and delivery across brand and online strategy, information architecture, creative, design and technical production. The combined agencies...

    • Tuesday, 13 May 2008

      Dr Thaksin signs up Bell Pottinger North

      Bell Pottinger North has been appointed to help it build and manage the reputation of Manchester City Football Club chairman Dr Thaksin Shinawatra. The Cheshire-based public relations consultancy advised the former Thai Prime Minister following his take-over of the club last summer. It has now been brought back in on a...

    • Monday, 12 May 2008

      Xiota Intent On Making A Difference By Appointing De Facto

      Xiota, an innovative new company, today announces it has brought in De Facto Communications, part of Bell Pottinger Health, to lead their PR campaign. Xiota, founded by Mike Reardon in February 2008, has one goal – to make a difference – this is achieved in two ways. Xiota brings together...

    • Sunday, 11 May 2008

      NHS Careers employs VCCP Digital for profession development

      NHS Careers has tasked VCCP Digital to create an on-line campaign to highlight the diversity of job and career opportunities in the National Health Service. The campaign is part of the wider Step into the NHS (www.stepintothenhs.nhs.uk) campaign aimed at 14-19 year olds in England. The online campaign developed by...

    • Monday, 05 May 2008

      Aer Lingus launches ad campaign by VCCP Blue

      Aer Lingus has repositioned itself in the fiercely competitive airline industry to compete with low cost airlines. As a result Aer Lingus is to run a new ad campaign through its retained agency VCCP Blue, part of the VCCP Group. The campaign is part of the company’s £2 million annual...