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| − | Chime is the holding company for the UK's biggest Public Relations Group. It owns several research and consultant groups. In turn, Chime is part-owned by [[WPP]] and consists of three divisions | + | Chime is the holding company for the UK's biggest Public Relations Group. It owns several research and consultant groups. In turn, Chime is part-owned by [[WPP]] and consists of three divisions; public relations advertising and marketing. They work with more than 600 major UK and international brands, as well as governments, government departments, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, charities, not-for-profit organisations, professional service firms and famous people.{{Template:alcohol badge}}{{Template:Lobbying Portal badge}} |
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:Public relations companies in Chime have been shaping public opinion for decades. We help clients to announce important results and win investor confidence. We help them to shape regulatory environments and lead important public debates. And we help them to win more customers, increase sales and build brands. Increasingly, we help them to communicate better with employees and win the commitment needed to make employees brand advocates wherever they go. | :Public relations companies in Chime have been shaping public opinion for decades. We help clients to announce important results and win investor confidence. We help them to shape regulatory environments and lead important public debates. And we help them to win more customers, increase sales and build brands. Increasingly, we help them to communicate better with employees and win the commitment needed to make employees brand advocates wherever they go. | ||
:We also have to save companies from crisis, defend reputations, calm hostile media and prevent unwelcome takeovers. We even advise governments how to win elections and sometimes campaign to change national agendas. | :We also have to save companies from crisis, defend reputations, calm hostile media and prevent unwelcome takeovers. We even advise governments how to win elections and sometimes campaign to change national agendas. | ||
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==Executive Directors== | ==Executive Directors== | ||
| − | + | Lord [[Tim Bell]] - Chairman | [[Piers Pottinger]] - Deputy Chairman | [[Christopher Satterthwaite]] - Group Chief Executive | [[Mark Smith]] - Financial Director | |
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==Clients== | ==Clients== | ||
Major clients include: | Major clients include: | ||
| − | *[[Vauxhall]] | + | *[[Vauxhall]] | [[MFI]] | [[Emirates]] | [[AEA Technology]] | [[McDonalds]] | [[Autoglass]] | [[Vodafone]] |
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==Subsidiaries== | ==Subsidiaries== | ||
*[[Corporate Citizenship Company]], a CSR Consultancy | *[[Corporate Citizenship Company]], a CSR Consultancy | ||
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===Public Relations Division=== | ===Public Relations Division=== | ||
| − | + | :[[Bell Pottinger Corporate and Financial]] | [[Bell Pottinger North]] | [[Bell Pottinger Public Affairs]] | [[Bell Pottinger Sans Frontieres]] | [[Bell Pottinger Sport and Sponsorship]] | [[Bell Pottinger USA]] | [[QBO Bell Pottinger]] | [[De Facto]] | [[De Facto Medica]] | [[Good Relations]] | [[Good Relations Health Care]] | [[Good Relations Wales]] | [[Harvard Public Relations]] | [[Harvard GmbH]] | [[Insight]] | [[MMK]] | [[Ozoneozone]] | [[Rare Corporate Design]] | [[Resonate]] | [[Stuart Higgins Communications]] <ref> David Singleton, Bell Pottinger sets sights on security industry, PRWeek, 14 December 2007, p. 1.</ref> | [[Sunesis]] | [[Traffic Advertising]] | |
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===Research division=== | ===Research division=== | ||
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===Advertising and Marketing Services division=== | ===Advertising and Marketing Services division=== | ||
| − | + | :[[VCCP Group]] | [[Rare Digital]] | SFW | PURE MEDIA | GASOLINE | |
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===Specialists=== | ===Specialists=== | ||
| − | + | :[[Teamspirit]] | TTA PR/Creative | [[Rare Publishing]] <ref> Chime Company Website [http://www.chime.plc.uk/who_we_are/group_structure.asp About Us] accessed 6th June 2008 </ref> | |
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| − | <ref> Chime Company Website [http://www.chime.plc.uk/who_we_are/group_structure.asp About Us] accessed 6th June 2008 </ref> | ||
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===Resources=== | ===Resources=== | ||
*Jamie Doward, [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,841406,00.html Chime urged to sell off its ad business], The Observer, 17 November 2002. | *Jamie Doward, [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,6903,841406,00.html Chime urged to sell off its ad business], The Observer, 17 November 2002. | ||
Revision as of 08:34, 12 December 2011
Chime is the holding company for the UK's biggest Public Relations Group. It owns several research and consultant groups. In turn, Chime is part-owned by WPP and consists of three divisions; public relations advertising and marketing. They work with more than 600 major UK and international brands, as well as governments, government departments, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, charities, not-for-profit organisations, professional service firms and famous people.
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According to its website:
- Public relations companies in Chime have been shaping public opinion for decades. We help clients to announce important results and win investor confidence. We help them to shape regulatory environments and lead important public debates. And we help them to win more customers, increase sales and build brands. Increasingly, we help them to communicate better with employees and win the commitment needed to make employees brand advocates wherever they go.
- We also have to save companies from crisis, defend reputations, calm hostile media and prevent unwelcome takeovers. We even advise governments how to win elections and sometimes campaign to change national agendas.
Contents
Executive Directors
Lord Tim Bell - Chairman | Piers Pottinger - Deputy Chairman | Christopher Satterthwaite - Group Chief Executive | Mark Smith - Financial Director
Clients
Major clients include:
Subsidiaries
- Corporate Citizenship Company, a CSR Consultancy
Public Relations Division
- Bell Pottinger Corporate and Financial | Bell Pottinger North | Bell Pottinger Public Affairs | Bell Pottinger Sans Frontieres | Bell Pottinger Sport and Sponsorship | Bell Pottinger USA | QBO Bell Pottinger | De Facto | De Facto Medica | Good Relations | Good Relations Health Care | Good Relations Wales | Harvard Public Relations | Harvard GmbH | Insight | MMK | Ozoneozone | Rare Corporate Design | Resonate | Stuart Higgins Communications [1] | Sunesis | Traffic Advertising
Research division
Advertising and Marketing Services division
- VCCP Group | Rare Digital | SFW | PURE MEDIA | GASOLINE
Specialists
- Teamspirit | TTA PR/Creative | Rare Publishing [2]
Resources
- Jamie Doward, Chime urged to sell off its ad business, The Observer, 17 November 2002.
