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− | '''John Coyle''' was a well-known City PR man and former journalist. | + | '''John Coyle''' was a well-known City PR man and former journalist. He died in 2006. |
− | == | + | ==Career== |
Coyle joined forces with [[Brian Basham]], founder of the PR firm [[Broad Street Group]] in 1976 and worked with him until 1988. According to ''PR Week'': | Coyle joined forces with [[Brian Basham]], founder of the PR firm [[Broad Street Group]] in 1976 and worked with him until 1988. According to ''PR Week'': | ||
:together they built Broad Street into a pounds 15 million public company with a reputation for high-profile and aggressive PR, together with an equally high-octane lifestyle. <ref> Steve Bevan, [http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/94469/ Profile: Brian Basham, Warwick Corporate: PR man who’s up for a fight - Brian Basham faces 1997 with expansion, instead of libel suits, on his mind], ''PR Week'', 10 January 1997, acc 27 January 2012 </ref> | :together they built Broad Street into a pounds 15 million public company with a reputation for high-profile and aggressive PR, together with an equally high-octane lifestyle. <ref> Steve Bevan, [http://www.prweek.com/uk/news/94469/ Profile: Brian Basham, Warwick Corporate: PR man who’s up for a fight - Brian Basham faces 1997 with expansion, instead of libel suits, on his mind], ''PR Week'', 10 January 1997, acc 27 January 2012 </ref> | ||
− | Another account | + | Another account after his death summed up his 'colourful' life and career: |
− | :Johnny was a colossus who bestrode City PR in the 1980s. He built Broad Street Associates with Brian Basham and between them brought a new meaning to the contested takeover bids of that boom era. Johnny started half-a-dozen other PR companies, married and divorced many times, made two fortunes and lost them both, was declared bankrupt and probably made as many enemies as he did friends.[http://www.profile-extra.co.uk/articledetail.aspx?page=ECB0ED07-A810-4CC1-9B75-594D1A997545&article=DE9E34F3-7DFB-4BC7-8BD0-5B1CD949E01D Coyle a tough player in corporate world], Profile Extra, [[CIPR]] web journal Publication Date : 30 June 2006 | + | :Johnny was a colossus who bestrode City PR in the 1980s. He built Broad Street Associates with Brian Basham and between them brought a new meaning to the contested takeover bids of that boom era. Johnny started half-a-dozen other PR companies, married and divorced many times, made two fortunes and lost them both, was declared bankrupt and probably made as many enemies as he did friends.<ref> [http://www.profile-extra.co.uk/articledetail.aspx?page=ECB0ED07-A810-4CC1-9B75-594D1A997545&article=DE9E34F3-7DFB-4BC7-8BD0-5B1CD949E01D Coyle a tough player in corporate world], Profile Extra, [[CIPR]] web journal Publication Date : 30 June 2006</ref> |
==Companies== | ==Companies== | ||
− | *[[Barbican Corporate Communications]] - formed in August 1994 in partnership with [[John Emerson]], a one- time director of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising | + | *[[Barbican Corporate Communications]] - formed in August 1994 in partnership with [[John Emerson]], a one- time director of [[Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising]] <ref name="Prince">Dominic Prince, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/bunhill-john-coyle-1379197.html Bunhill John Coyle]] The Independent, 28 August 2004 </ref> |
− | *[[Square Mile Communications]] -formed after he left Broad Street Associates in 1988 | + | *[[Square Mile Communications]] -formed after he left Broad Street Associates in 1988<ref name="Prince"/> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
+ | [[Category:Public relations|Coyle, John]][[Category:PR people|Coyle, John]] |
Latest revision as of 12:11, 22 February 2012
John Coyle was a well-known City PR man and former journalist. He died in 2006.
Career
Coyle joined forces with Brian Basham, founder of the PR firm Broad Street Group in 1976 and worked with him until 1988. According to PR Week:
- together they built Broad Street into a pounds 15 million public company with a reputation for high-profile and aggressive PR, together with an equally high-octane lifestyle. [1]
Another account after his death summed up his 'colourful' life and career:
- Johnny was a colossus who bestrode City PR in the 1980s. He built Broad Street Associates with Brian Basham and between them brought a new meaning to the contested takeover bids of that boom era. Johnny started half-a-dozen other PR companies, married and divorced many times, made two fortunes and lost them both, was declared bankrupt and probably made as many enemies as he did friends.[2]
Companies
- Barbican Corporate Communications - formed in August 1994 in partnership with John Emerson, a one- time director of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising [3]
- Square Mile Communications -formed after he left Broad Street Associates in 1988[3]
Notes
- ↑ Steve Bevan, Profile: Brian Basham, Warwick Corporate: PR man who’s up for a fight - Brian Basham faces 1997 with expansion, instead of libel suits, on his mind, PR Week, 10 January 1997, acc 27 January 2012
- ↑ Coyle a tough player in corporate world, Profile Extra, CIPR web journal Publication Date : 30 June 2006
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dominic Prince, Bunhill John Coyle] The Independent, 28 August 2004