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    • Monday, 4 December, 2023
      Note to Investis clients: Tesco does not request that you go f*** yourself

      Strong, relatable, and authentic new comms strategy just dropped

    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      John Gapper
      Lawyers have lost power if Schillings is going into PR

      The combative legal firm known for enforcing celebrities’ privacy cannot control the internet

      Meghan Markle, who was represented by Schillings. It is of declining utility to place pressure on papers to block or alter stories when damaging and misinformation circulates on social media
    • Tuesday, 5 September, 2023
      Media
      Law firm Schillings takes on PR industry by setting up its own company

      Reputation management to be added to group’s current expertise in defamation and libel

      Scales of justice
    • Monday, 9 January, 2023
      Teneo Holdings
      Teneo buys UK financial PR firm Tulchan for more than £65mn

      Deal marks latest consolidation by US group in lucrative business of corporate communications advice

      City of London skyline
    • Monday, 28 November, 2022
      News in-depth
      Global PR trade body at war over Ukraine comments

      Longstanding director-general attacked in poisonous power battle over governance

      Francis Ingham
    • Monday, 5 September, 2022
      Rutherford Hall
      You can’t buy integrity, but you can nick the idea

      An FT column offering a behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist

      Illustration of “Rutherford Hall”, wearing navy suit, open necked pink shirt, dark rimmed spectacles and holding a mobile phone
    • Monday, 4 April, 2022
      Tom Brady joins firm launched by disgraced PR guru Declan Kelly

      American football star is named on Consello site as a partner alongside ex-Qualcomm and ex-Uber executives

      Tom Brady  waves at fans as he leaves the field after an NFL pre-season football game
    • Wednesday, 30 March, 2022
      British Airways PLC
      BA flights disrupted and cancelled at Heathrow after IT failure

      Passengers report being stuck on planes and missing connections in latest mishap for airline

      BA planes parked at Heathrow airport
    • Wednesday, 2 March, 2022
      Public relations firms cut Russia ties amid reputational fears

      Agencies from FTI to Brunswick ditch clients regardless of their risk of sanctions

    • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
      Due Diligence
      Guess who’s back, back again Premium content

      Plus, Luckin Coffee takes another shot at a US listing and the Securities and Exchange Commission takes aim at private equity’s fee free-for-all

    • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
      Declan Kelly
      PR guru Declan Kelly plots comeback after sexual harassment claims

      Teneo co-founder forms new venture called Consello and has advised companies including Intel

      Declan Kelly
    • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
      Due Diligence
      Bad publicity: the PR firms accused of spinning climate misinformation Premium content

      Plus, Houston emerges as the US’s unexpected new bankruptcy court capital, and Didi looks for a second chance in Hong Kong

    • Monday, 23 August, 2021
      Andrew Hill
      Beware: new chief executives are getting ready for their close-up

      Their videos may be cheesy but it pays for them to appeal direct to stakeholders

      Charlie Nunn sits smiling at a man surrounded by a camera and overhead microphone
    • Tuesday, 6 July, 2021
      Teneo Holdings
      Troubled PR firm Teneo picks Ursula Burns as new chair

      Group scrambles to reassure clients following resignation of boss after misconduct allegations

      Ursula Burns
    • Thursday, 1 July, 2021
      Teneo Holdings
      How Teneo’s master of the dark arts spun out of control

      Declan Kelly built the world’s premier CEO advisory firm but failed to survive his own reputational crisis

    • Wednesday, 30 June, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Damage control: PR firm Teneo navigates a crisis of its own Premium content

      Plus, private equity heads to the public markets, and Lex Greensill clears up a ‘misunderstanding’

    • Friday, 25 June, 2021
      GM cuts ties with Teneo after CEO misconduct allegations

      Claims of drunken touching of women by Declan Kelly has left PR firm trying to reassure staff and clients

    • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
      Due Diligence
      Friends in high places: Buffett’s banker buys into Brunswick Premium content

      Plus, Toshiba’s boardroom theatrics, and the chief of struggling drugmaker GSK presses on under activist pressure

    • Wednesday, 23 June, 2021
      Professional services
      Brunswick agrees to sell stake to US fund run by Buffett’s banker

      Deal values UK public relations group at £500m and triggers big payout for chair Alan Parker

      Sir Alan Parker, chair of Brunswick
    • Tuesday, 4 August, 2020
      FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
      Someone should have a word with the government’s graphics team

      The rules are crystal clear: WASH COVER MAKE. HANDS FACE SPACE.

    • Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
      US & Canadian companies
      Corporate events get creative to beat lockdown doldrums

      Planners move beyond video conferences to entertain clients without meeting in person

      WarnerMedia is holding the premiere of its new series ‘Snowpiercer’ on a specially built website designed to mimic the show’s art-deco styles
    • Tuesday, 12 May, 2020
      FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly
      Someone should have a word with the government’s slogan department

      We Stand Together. Together Meaning 2 Metres Apart, Of Course.

    • Friday, 30 August, 2019
      Jonathan Guthrie
      How Tim Bell was overtaken by modern PR

      As City communications professionalised, brutality became more useful than charm

      Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alan Davidson/Shutterstock (9789413af) Lord Tim Bell and Margaret Thatcher Crimestopper Cocktail Party London, UK - 17 Sep 2002
    • Tuesday, 27 August, 2019
      ObituaryLord Bell
      Tim Bell, PR and advertising executive, 1941-2019

      Thatcher’s spin-doctor could turn on the charm when he needed to

      Mandatory Credit: Photo by Alan Davidson/Shutterstock (7543624ad) Baroness Thatcher at Number 10 Downing Street Westminster London to Unveil Her Portrait Lord Tim Bell Baroness Thatcher at Number 10 Downing Street - 23 Nov 2009
    • Thursday, 7 February, 2019
      LexMedia
      Publicis: cagency theory Premium content

      Disappointing results signal industry turf war is hitting hard

      Publicis Groupe SA Results News Conference...The entrance to the Publicis Group SA offices are seen in Paris, France, on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2011. Publicis, owner of the Leo Burnett ad agency, said 2010 profit rose 31 percent on revenue from North America and emerging markets and a return to growth in Europe. Photographer: Fabrice Dimier/Bloomberg
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