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Rhapsody Consolidates Global PR With Weber Shandwick

Aarti Shah
23 May 2013

Online music provider Rhapsody has consolidated its global PR needs with Weber Shandwick in a seven-figure deal.

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Porter Novelli Firm Assigned Comms Duties For Potential Blockbuster Eliquis

Arun Sudhaman
22 May 2013

Porter Novelli's Paradigm Communications has been hired to handle comms duties for blood thinning drug Eliquis in Europe.

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UK Brewers Draft In Agencies To Plot Beer Revival

Arun Sudhaman
22 May 2013

The UK's largest brewers are drafting in agencies for a major campaign that aims to revive declining consumption of beer in the country.

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MasterCard Strikes Deal With French Open

Holmes Report
21 May 2013

MasterCard is to become the official payment card of the French Open, as part of a five-year sponsorship deal with the French Tennis Federation.

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Saudi Arabia Brings In MHP For Landmark Riyadh Metro Project

Arun Sudhaman
20 May 2013

MHP Communications has been charged with providing global communications support for the multi-billion dollar Riyadh Metro project.

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'PR Thinking' Will Dominate, Say Next Generation Of Marketers

Arun Sudhaman
20 May 2013

PR thinking is set to dominate the marketing landscape, according to a major new survey of marcomms students in four European countries.

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Edelman, Hotwire, Shine, Hering Earn EMEA Best Workplace Honours

Holmes Report
19 May 2013

The winners—Edelman, Hotwire, Shine and Hering Schuppener—will receive their trophies at our annual SABRE Awards dinner in Barcelona on May 30.

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Jose-Antonio Llorente To Receive SABRE Honor In Barcelona

Holmes Report
19 May 2013

José Antonio Llorente is the founding partner and chairman of Llorente & Cuenca, the largest public relations firm headquartered in Spain.

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Individual Achievement SABRE For Sixtine Bouygues

Holmes Report
19 May 2013

Sixtine Bouygues recognized for work as director of corporate communication for the Directorate General Communication at the European Commission.

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Tony Christodoulou To Receive Individual Achievement SABRE

Arun Sudhaman
19 May 2013

Forty years after launching Action Global in Cyprus, Tony Christodoulou now oversees a network of 400 staff across 31 owned offices.

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Paul Gittins To Lead Health Practice At Edelman UK

Holmes Report
19 May 2013

Edelman has appointed Paul Gittins as group managing director of the firm UK’s health and bioscience practice.

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EMEA News In Brief (May 20, 2013)

Holmes Report
19 May 2013

New people at College Hill, Social@Ogilvy and Skout; new accounts at Curzon PR, Boom!

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EU Readies €5m PR Agency Budget For Southeast Asia Business Push

Arun Sudhaman
17 May 2013

The EU is to spend as much as €5m on PR firms to support the extension of its 'Gateway' business programme into Southeast Asia.

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Hotwire Opens San Francisco Office

The Holmes Report
17 May 2013

Hotwire PR has opened a San Francisco office as it expands its presence in the US.

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Ikea UK Continues PR Search After Hiring Press Office Support

Arun Sudhaman
16 May 2013

Ikea UK is continuing its search for broader PR support after tapping Hope & Glory to handle press office duties.

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Weber Shandwick Hires Melinda Eskell To Lead Digital Integration In Europe

Holmes Report
16 May 2013

Weber Shandwick has hired former StrawberryFrog MD Melinda Eskell to lead digital integration in Europe.

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Huawei Hires W Communications To Boost UK Consumer Presence

Arun Sudhaman
16 May 2013

Chinese tech brand Huawei has brought in new PR support to help it build a more compelling offer to UK consumers.

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Global Comms Head Herbert Heitmann To Exit Shell For Bayer

Holmes Report
15 May 2013

Herbert Heitmann is to depart Shell to join Bayer, after three years as the oil giant's global comms head.

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Cohn & Wolfe Acquires Minority Stake In Middle East Firm BPG

Holmes Report
15 May 2013

Cohn & Wolfe's global expansion continues with the acquisition of a minority stake in Middle East agency BPG PR.

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Sanofi Hires Frank Farnel For Public Affairs Role

Arun Sudhaman
15 May 2013

French pharma company Sanofi has named former GE veteran Frank Farnel to a senior public affairs role.

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Edelman’s Adrienne Hayes Leaves For Top Comms Post At Motorola

Aarti Shah
14 May 2013

Google’s Motorola Mobility has hired Adrienne Hayes for its top communications post reporting into the company’s CEO.

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LG PR Shakeup Sees Mobile Brief Revert To Burson-Marsteller

Arun Sudhaman
14 May 2013

12 months after assigning global PR duties to Porter Novelli, LG Mobile has returned the assignment to previous incumbent Burson-Marsteller.

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Microsoft UK's B2B And Skype PR Assignments Under Review

Arun Sudhaman
14 May 2013

Microsoft is reviewing its UK B2B PR assignment, while subsidiary Skype is also on the hunt for a new PR firm.

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Hasbro Moves UK Consumer PR Duties To Bite

Arun Sudhaman
14 May 2013

Hasbro has selected Bite Communications to handle UK consumer PR duties following a competitive review that featured four firms.

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UK National Lottery Seeks PR Firm To Make ‘Players Feel Proud’

Arun Sudhaman
13 May 2013

The UK’s National Lottery is seeking a PR firm to help reaffirm its importance and contribution to British society.

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Porter Novelli Elevates Sally Ward To EMEA President Role

Arun Sudhaman
13 May 2013

Porter Novelli has restored the EMEA CEO role, handing additional duties to senior executives Sally Ward and Luc Missine.

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Analysis: APCO And Text 100's Unlikely PR Alliance

Aarti Shah
13 May 2013

The APCO and Text 100 alliance for BlackBerry breaks new ground and bends longstanding rules on how agencies go to bat for pitches.

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Silver SABRE Winners To Present Cases At ThinkTank Live Event

Holmes Report
12 May 2013

Three SABRE winning campaigns—ranging from a massive experiential effort for Microsoft Xbox to a recruitment “game”—will feature at ThinkTank Live.

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FTI Sees Communications Revenues Up 1 Percent In Q1

Holmes Report
12 May 2013

The strategic communications division of FTI Consulting saw revenues increase by 1 percent in the first quarter of 2013, to $45.5 million.

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EMEA News In Brief (May 13, 2013)

Holmes Report
12 May 2013

New people at MSL Group, College Group, Waggener Edstron, Four; new accounts at Broadgate Mainland, Teamspirit.

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Video: Melissa Waggener On Acquisition, Sustainability And Staying Motivated

Arun Sudhaman
10 May 2013

Melissa Waggener Zorkin discusses Waggener Edstrom's acquisition plans, and explains what she still enjoys most about the PR business.

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Victoria Clarke Becomes SAP's Fourth Comms Head In Three Years

Holmes Report
09 May 2013

German technology giant SAP is to merge its marketing and comms functions, and has hired Victoria Clarke to lead corporate affairs.

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Agencies Gear Up For LG Electronics Global PR Pitch

Arun Sudhaman
08 May 2013

A number of PR agencies are contending for LG Electronics' global PR business, one year after the company extended its contract with WPP's LG-One unit.

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European Commission's Sixtine Bouygues To Headline Barcelona Event

Holmes Report
07 May 2013

Sixtine Bouygues, director for strategy and corporate communication at the European Commission, will speak at ThinkTank Live in Barcelona.

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Oskar Yasar Exits VMA Group

Holmes Report
07 May 2013

Oskar Yasar has departed communications recruited consultancy VMA International.

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Profile: Porter Novelli CEO Karen van Bergen

Arun Sudhaman
06 May 2013

Can the new Porter Novelli CEO's honesty and dynamism revive the agency's fortunes?

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Edelman Enters Africa With Baird's Renaissance Acquisition

Arun Sudhaman
06 May 2013

Edelman has entered Africa by acquiring longtime South African affiliate Baird's Renaissance.

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Cohn & Wolfe Wins Nokia Global PR Pitch

Arun Sudhaman
06 May 2013

Nokia has shifted global PR duties to Cohn & Wolfe, the Holmes Report can reveal.

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EADS Restructures Communications Department

Holmes Report
05 May 2013

European aerospace giant EADS has restructured its corporate communications department to increase its focus on international growth markets.

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EMEA News In Brief (May 6, 2013)

Holmes Report
05 May 2013

New people at APCO, TVC, Lufthansa, Porter Novelli, Credit Suisse, Powerscourt, Sermelo, WaggEd; new business at Racepoint, Liberty, Clareville, Curzon.

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10 Ways To Design The PR Agency Of The Future

Paul Holmes
03 May 2013

To put it mildly, a public relations agency designed to meet the major challenges of the 20th century is unlikely to succeed in the 21st.

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Echo Chamber: Chadlington Looks For BlueFocus Deal To Transform Grayling

Arun Sudhaman
02 May 2013

Lord Chadlington has told the Echo Chamber podcast that Huntsworth's deal with Chinese firm BlueFocus will aim to transform Grayling's global presence.

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Ruder Finn UK Adds Senior Trio In Healthcare Reshuffle

Arun Sudhaman
02 May 2013

Ruder Finn has named new healthcare leadership in the UK and brought in Stephen Davies to lead its digital health efforts.

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Sage Brings In Bite To Boost Global Brand

Arun Sudhaman
01 May 2013

UK software player Sage has handed its global corporate comms assignment to Bite Communications.

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Edelman Hires Joe Paluska As Global Tech Lead

Aarti Shah
01 May 2013

Edelman has hired Joe Paluska to fill its lead global tech role, left open by Pete Pedersen's departure.

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Maria Sennels Returns To Burson-Marsteller As Danish CEO

Holmes Report
30 Apr 2013

Burson-Marsteller has appointed Maria Sennels as CEO of its Danish operations.

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New Australia CEO As H+K Asia-Pacific Overhaul Continues

Arun Sudhaman
30 Apr 2013

Hill + Knowlton Strategies Asia-Pacific leadership overhaul continues with the appointment of a new CEO in Australia.

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BlackBerry Consolidates Global PR With APCO/Text 100 Team

Arun Sudhaman
29 Apr 2013

BlackBerry is concluding its global PR review by consolidating the $10m account with a joint agency team comprised of APCO and Text 100.

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FleishmanHillard Rebrands, Emphasizes "The Power Of True"

Paul Holmes
29 Apr 2013

Fleishman-Hillard is rebranding itself, dropping the hyphen to become FleishmanHillard and adopting new tagline, “The Power of True.”

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Nokia's Lee Brooke Quits To Lead PayPal EMEA Comms

Arun Sudhaman
29 Apr 2013

Lee Brooke is departing his global role at Nokia to lead communications for PayPal EMEA.

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