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Chime is the holding company for 89 subsidiary companies.  Around 20 percent of Chime is owned by [[WPP]]. Until May 2012 Chime owned the UK's biggest public relations group, [[Bell Pottinger Communications]].
  
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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:  
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==Background==
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Chime was established in 1989 by Lord [[Tim Bell]] who had been deputy chairman of [[Lowe Howard-Spink & Bell plc]] since leaving [[Saatchi & Saatchi]] in 1985. <ref> Chime Communications, [http://www.chime.plc.uk/business-overview/our-people/board-of-directors Our Board of Directors, Tim Bell] accessed 12th December 2011 </ref> {{Template:alcohol badge}}
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According to its website:
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The business consists of four divisions; public relations, advertising and marketing, sports marketing and insight and engagement. Chime works with over 600 major UK and international brands, governments, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, charities, not-for-profit organisations, professional service firms and wealthy celebrities.
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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.
 
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: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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The Public Relations division serve 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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==Controversies==
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In 2010 the [[Guardian]] revealed that PR companies including [[Chime Communications]] were receiving as much as £2 million for "reputation laundering" for government regimes in Saudi Arabia, Rwanda and Kazakhstan. The Kremlin, Sri Lanka and Zambia were exposed as Chime clients.  Lord [[Tim Bell]] the chair of Chime and [[Bell Pottinger Communications]] defended the firm: “If people want to communicate their argument we take the view that they are allowed to do so.” <ref> The Drum, [http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2010/08/04/london-based-pr-firms-stand-accused-reputation-laundering London based PR firms stand accused of reputation laundering] 4th August 2010, accessed 14th December 2011 </ref>
  
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==Executive Directors==
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==Board of Directors==
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*Lord [[Tim Bell]] - Chairman
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Lord [[Tim Bell]] - Chairman | [[Piers Pottinger]] - Deputy Chairman | [[Christopher Satterthwaite]] - Group Chief Executive | [[Mark Smith]] - Financial Director | [[Richard Alston]] Director | [[Catherine Bradley]] Director | [[Paul Richardson]] Director | [[Rodger Hughes]] Director
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*[[Piers Pottinger]] - Deputy Chairman
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*[[Christopher Satterthwaite]] - Group Chief Executive
 
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*[[Mark Smith]] - Financial Director
 
  
 
==Clients==
 
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Major clients include:  
 
Major clients include:  
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*[[Vauxhall]]
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*[[Vauxhall]] | [[MFI]] | [[Emirates]] | [[AEA Technology]] | [[McDonalds]] | [[Autoglass]] | [[Vodafone]]
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*[[MFI]]
 
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*[[Emirates]]
 
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*[[AEA Technology]]
 
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*[[McDonalds]]
 
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*[[Autoglass]]
 
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*[[Vodafone]]
 
  
 
==Subsidiaries==
 
==Subsidiaries==
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*[[Corporate Citizenship Company]], a CSR Consultancy
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[[BMT]] | [[brand democracy]] | [[Corporate Citizenship]] | [[De Facto]] | [[Essentially]] | [[Facts International]] | [[Fast Track]] | [[Fast Track Sailing]] | [[Full Access Hospitality]] | [[Good Relations]] | [[Good Relations Wales]] | [[Golden Goal]] | [[Harvard]] | [[Harvard Germany]] | [[Icon]] | [[Icon Beta]] | [[Insight Marketing]] | [[Naked Eye]] | [[Open Health]] | [[Open LEC]] | [[Open Minds]] | [[Open Source]] | [[Opinion Leader]] | [[pmplegacy]] | [[Pure Media]] | [[Rare Corporate Design]] |  [[Resonate]] | [[Reynolds Mackenzie]] | [[Search Relations]] | [[SFW]] | [[SomeOne]] | [[Sportseen]] | [[Stuart Higgins Communications]] | [[Teamspirit]] | [[The Sports Business]] | [[Traffic Communications]] | [[Tree London]] | [[tta Group]] | [[VCCP (Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest)]] | [[VCCP Blue]] | [[VCCP Share]] | [[VCCP Health]] | [[VCCP Search]] <ref> Chime Communications, [http://www.chime.plc.uk/our-companies Our Companies] accessed 12th December 2011 </ref>{{Health badge}}
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===Public Relations Division===
 
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*[[Bell Pottinger Corporate and Financial]]
 
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*[[Bell Pottinger North]]
 
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*[[Bell Pottinger Public Affairs]]
 
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*[[Bell Pottinger Sans Frontieres]]
 
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*[[Bell Pottinger Sport and Sponsorship]]
 
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*[[Bell Pottinger USA]]
 
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*[[QBO Bell Pottinger]]
 
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*[[De Facto]]
 
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*[[De Facto Medica]]
 
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*[[Good Relations]]
 
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*[[Good Relations Health Care]]
 
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*[[Good Relations Wales]]
 
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*[[Harvard Public Relations]]
 
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*[[Harvard GmbH]]
 
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*[[Insight]]
 
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*[[MMK]]
 
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*[[Ozoneozone]]
 
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*[[Rare Corporate Design]]
 
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*[[Resonate]]
 
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*[[Stuart Higgins Communications]] <ref> David Singleton, Bell Potinger sets sights on security industry, PRWeek, 14 December 2007, p. 1.</ref>
 
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*[[Sunesis]]
 
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*[[Traffic Advertising]]
 
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===Research division===
 
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*[[Opinion Leader Research]]
 
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*[[The Smart Company]]
 
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===Advertising and Marketing Services division===
 
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*[[VCCP Group]]
 
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*[[Rare Digital]]
 
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*SFW
 
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*PURE MEDIA
 
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*GASOLINE
 
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===Specialists===
 
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*[[Teamspirit]]
 
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*TTA PR/Creative
 
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*[[Rare Publishing]]
 
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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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===Former subsidiaries===
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[[Bell Pottinger Business & Brand]] | [[Bell Pottinger Communications USA LLC]] | [[Bell Pottinger Change and Internal Communications]] | [[Bell Pottinger Issues & Crisis]] | [[Bell Pottinger Middle East]] | [[Bell Pottinger - MMK]] | [[Bell Pottinger North]] | [[Bell Pottinger Public Affairs]] | [[Bell Pottinger Public Relations]] | [[Bell Pottinger Sans Frontières]] | [[Bell Pottinger USA]] | [[Bell Pottinger Public Advocacy]] | [[Pelham Bell Pottinger]] | [[Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia]] |
  
 
===Resources===
 
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Latest revision as of 01:02, 19 November 2013

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Chime is the holding company for 89 subsidiary companies. Around 20 percent of Chime is owned by WPP. Until May 2012 Chime owned the UK's biggest public relations group, Bell Pottinger Communications.

Background

Chime was established in 1989 by Lord Tim Bell who had been deputy chairman of Lowe Howard-Spink & Bell plc since leaving Saatchi & Saatchi in 1985. [1]

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The business consists of four divisions; public relations, advertising and marketing, sports marketing and insight and engagement. Chime works with over 600 major UK and international brands, governments, pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, charities, not-for-profit organisations, professional service firms and wealthy celebrities.

Controversies

In 2010 the Guardian revealed that PR companies including Chime Communications were receiving as much as £2 million for "reputation laundering" for government regimes in Saudi Arabia, Rwanda and Kazakhstan. The Kremlin, Sri Lanka and Zambia were exposed as Chime clients. Lord Tim Bell the chair of Chime and Bell Pottinger Communications defended the firm: “If people want to communicate their argument we take the view that they are allowed to do so.” [2]

Board of Directors

Lord Tim Bell - Chairman | Piers Pottinger - Deputy Chairman | Christopher Satterthwaite - Group Chief Executive | Mark Smith - Financial Director | Richard Alston Director | Catherine Bradley Director | Paul Richardson Director | Rodger Hughes Director

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Clients

Major clients include:

Subsidiaries

BMT | brand democracy | Corporate Citizenship | De Facto | Essentially | Facts International | Fast Track | Fast Track Sailing | Full Access Hospitality | Good Relations | Good Relations Wales | Golden Goal | Harvard | Harvard Germany | Icon | Icon Beta | Insight Marketing | Naked Eye | Open Health | Open LEC | Open Minds | Open Source | Opinion Leader | pmplegacy | Pure Media | Rare Corporate Design | Resonate | Reynolds Mackenzie | Search Relations | SFW | SomeOne | Sportseen | Stuart Higgins Communications | Teamspirit | The Sports Business | Traffic Communications | Tree London | tta Group | VCCP (Vallance Carruthers Coleman Priest) | VCCP Blue | VCCP Share | VCCP Health | VCCP Search [3]

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Former subsidiaries

Bell Pottinger Business & Brand | Bell Pottinger Communications USA LLC | Bell Pottinger Change and Internal Communications | Bell Pottinger Issues & Crisis | Bell Pottinger Middle East | Bell Pottinger - MMK | Bell Pottinger North | Bell Pottinger Public Affairs | Bell Pottinger Public Relations | Bell Pottinger Sans Frontières | Bell Pottinger USA | Bell Pottinger Public Advocacy | Pelham Bell Pottinger | Pelham Bell Pottinger Asia |

Resources

References

  1. ↑ Chime Communications, Our Board of Directors, Tim Bell accessed 12th December 2011
  2. ↑ The Drum, London based PR firms stand accused of reputation laundering 4th August 2010, accessed 14th December 2011
  3. ↑ Chime Communications, Our Companies accessed 12th December 2011
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