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Danny Rogers: An intriguing future awaits Bell Pottinger

Danny Rogers: An intriguing future awaits Bell Pottinger

With Lord Bell's buyout of Bell Pottinger from Chime now looking likely to take place next month, we are looking at the imminent break-up of Britain's biggest PR agency.

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George Eustice: We must prepare for euro break-up

George Eustice: We must prepare for euro break-up

By George Eustice, 17 May 2012

It is easy to deliver effective comms around issues over which you have control. But the big challenge facing governments is how to manage comms around events that are unpredictable and beyond their control.

 
 
Anthony Hilton: Tesco loses out in likeability stakes

Anthony Hilton: Tesco loses out in likeability stakes

By Anthony Hilton, 17 May 2012

Perhaps companies do reap what they sow.

 
 
Post-poll lessons to be learnt for public sector PRs

Post-poll lessons to be learnt for public sector PRs

By Peter Holt, 11 May 2012

This month's local poll results aren't just of interest to us in terms of who's now in charge, or how we'll help promote their manifesto policies now they're directly feeding our official organisational priorities. It's also worth setting aside the ...

 
 
Danny Rogers: Conscience is vital for PR professionals

Danny Rogers: Conscience is vital for PR professionals

By Danny Rogers, 10 May 2012

The PR profession and public ethics have always been bedfellows; their relationship often uneasy.

 
 
Ian Monk: Olympic team is beating the odds

Ian Monk: Olympic team is beating the odds

By Ian Monk, 10 May 2012

Seventy-seven days to go* and the Olympic razzmatazz builds up despite a cacophony of dissenting noises in the media.

 
 
John Woodcock: Coalition woes inspire Miliband

John Woodcock: Coalition woes inspire Miliband

By John Woodcock, 10 May 2012

After the local election results underlined just how far the Government has fallen in recent months, this feels like a crossroads for politics in Britain.

 
 
Alex Aiken: Memo to the new leader - the communication challenges we face

Alex Aiken: Memo to the new leader - the communication challenges we face

By Alex Aiken, 04 May 2012

Some heads of communication will need to start looking for new jobs after the local elections. After every election the new political leaderships demand change, in policy, from services and in communications. Many communicators fail to adapt to chang...

 
 
Anthony Hilton: RBS' Hester learns to play PR game

Anthony Hilton: RBS' Hester learns to play PR game

By Anthony Hilton, 03 May 2012

It was obvious at the time that Stephen Hester, chief executive of Royal Bank of Scotland, was unprepared for the storm that broke over his pay at the time of the bank's results and that led, after a few days, to his having to turn down a £1m bonus.

 
 
Danny Rogers: Industry can drive comms ethics debate

Danny Rogers: Industry can drive comms ethics debate

By Danny Rogers, 03 May 2012

We are obsessed with growth in the business world.

 
 
George Eustice: Law can help raise press standards

George Eustice: Law can help raise press standards

By George Eustice, 03 May 2012

Last week, the Leveson Inquiry turned to the relationship between politics and the media as Rupert Murdoch gave evidence.

 
 


















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