Monthly archive for August 2009

Huntsworth restructures public relations
Huntsworth has announced a decline in revenues and profits and is to reorganise its public relations businesses. Starting university’s a joke
A new teen comedy series about the experiences of freshers at ‘Bankside University’ will be shown on the BBC in September and October. Profits down at WPP
WPP pre-tax profits fell 47% to £179 million in the first six months of 2009. Chime announces record profits
Chime Communications plc has announced record half-year profits in defiance of the recession. The marketing services group’s profits were up 3% to £9.4 million for the six months to the end of June. Business leaders urge enterprise route
As A-level results are announced this week, Britain’s entrepreneurs are calling on school and college leavers to consider enterprise as a career option rather than automatically heading for university. Agency adds TV newsreader
Regional advertising and PR agency Ward Lovett has recruited former ITV newsreader Llewela Bailey as a media consultant. Graduates face increased debt
Average graduate debts are expected to reach £20,000 next year, yet the recession means that most parents (74%) are finding it harder to fund their children through university, according to a YouGov poll for the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).